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Retrieved TPC from Gatwick Long stay. The ground all down the right side was covered in glass.

No damage or evidence and tampering on my car, so can only assume that it was less interesting than whatever was parked next to it :-\

Someone had a shitty end to their holiday ;(
There is no way that I would leave my car, no matter how plain and boring, in any long stay car park.
I tend to use the short stays when going abroad, though that is more about my idleness and utter hatred of those transfer buses than any concern about my car. And as a rule, they ain't the cheapest.

That said, the short stay at Luton is well known not to be the safest place, and ever since that burnt down, we take things like house keys with us ;D


One place I won't leave mine is the car parks in Birmingham city centre, as the cartel of gangs use them for acquiring parts to sell, and the police see them as no-go areas.  Even shitboxes are targetted, depending on whatever they have sold on egay etc.

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Omega General Help / Re: Oil cooler from ACS Parts
« on: 28 June 2025, 10:51:19 »
I should add the latter GM oil coolers were stainless, so tend to be more corrosion resistant than the earlier ones. I think the changeover point was around 1997?

If you have a stainless one, and keep on top of coolant servicing, they tend not to give problems.

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Omega General Help / Re: Oil cooler from ACS Parts
« on: 28 June 2025, 10:49:34 »
Never used that one.

You may wish to replace the oil cooler plate at same time, as these sometimes corrode and leak.

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 27 June 2025, 13:26:02 »
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202506233799176

Thar do lad. Local and reasonably priced. You'll not miss it long ;)

You never fail us!  :y   ;D
Ad no longer visible, but I'm guessing some clapped out Merc that will struggle to outlast the Mundano?

;D

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 25 June 2025, 17:22:07 »
The Mondeo catastrophically failed it's MOT today.  :(   The End.  ;(
What's killed it? Rust?

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Omega General Help / Re: Gearbox issues
« on: 25 June 2025, 17:20:45 »
Assuming fluid level is correct, at that stage in the UK, we'd replace the box - but spare parts from breakers are cheap here.

If you read the codes in the transmission, are you seeing a P0730 Incorrect Ratio?

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As Doctor Gollum suggests, check the oil pickup (which is always worth doing, despite the slight mess and hassle - plus you can clean the sump out at the same time - and consider using a slightly thicker oil.  10W40 Semi Synth was the original spec for that age Omega.

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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?
« on: 22 June 2025, 09:19:01 »
Thanks for all your kind words fella's. She has now just been moved onto the cardiac ward, en suite room, comfy bed and a telly. She reckons she's been in worse hotels.  ;D
Wishing her a speedy recovery.  She in the right place and the right ward, and sounds like she is as comfortable as she can be.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Time to Celebrate
« on: 20 June 2025, 11:01:35 »
That means its never time to go to bed ;D

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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?
« on: 19 June 2025, 15:30:59 »
Chiltern. They are beyond useless.

Outside of major cities, public transport is just too unreliable to be viable

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General Discussion Area / Re: Daylight!
« on: 18 June 2025, 15:12:31 »
The third rock from the sun spins at around 900MPH, and moves through space at roughly 68,000MPH.

 However, flat earthers will disagree. :)
The earth isn't flat?

;D

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Omega General Help / Re: Simple Code Reader
« on: 17 June 2025, 16:47:33 »
Yes, Tech2 with TIS is the only tool capable of updating gearbox firmware.

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Omega General Help / Re: Simple Code Reader
« on: 17 June 2025, 16:46:54 »
Speaking about code reader, I have this vLinker that I use for my 2012 Astra J with OPL Manager (Polish app made for recent Opel/Vauxhall models).

vLinker on Amazon

Can I use this dongle on the Omega? And is there a preferred application that you can recommend ?
The only petrols that are OBDII compliant are the 2.6 and 3.2.  The 2.2 petrol is EOBD compliant, which is almost, but not quite the same as OBDII, and most OBDII readers struggle with that.  I think the common rail 2.5 diesel is (we never got those in the UK), but the other diesels aren't.

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General Car Chat / Re: PHEV
« on: 17 June 2025, 15:55:36 »
I heard a saying tother day that made an awful lot of sense...

"If I have to make you payments on it, then I am working for you, not me."
Although in Bro's case, he would argue that paying depreciation is not dissimilar ;)

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Omega General Help / Re: Simple Code Reader
« on: 17 June 2025, 15:52:21 »
An OBDII reader will do engine, and if you're lucky, gearbox, but nothing else.

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