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Omega General Help / Earths...

« on: 26 June 2025, 17:27:40 »

Been over the forum and it seems like there is some slight difference on the location of the flat braided earth..some have it going to a point 6 inch ahead of the wishbone bolt,.some to a point under the battery.
1 can we confirm this is the point, and
2 on a PFL V6 would this be right, or better on the chassisrail? Presumably same difference.

Just trying to iron out an old issue. Cheers!

Test Zone / Pic

« on: 26 June 2025, 17:18:20 »

General Discussion Area / Any internet or phone deals?

« on: 02 June 2025, 22:29:44 »

After a 4G router as I'm living 'off grid ' to an extent, so no chance of getting a phone line to me where I am

Also o2 will only offer me a paltry contract deal after a mere 24yrs loyal custom. I'm on 600mins, unlimited texts and 1gig data.

Anyone know of anything out there?

Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / WTD... PFL parts, various

« on: 02 June 2025, 16:26:47 »

Anything considered however now I'm 'back on the wagon' my wants list is currently...

Z266 panels, any considered, but looking for as close to mint as possible.
Interior rubber door pulls, the ones which split.
Irmscher steering wheel, can be/preferred in awful condition as aiming to get it recovered
Rear bumper chrome strip
Earth strap below battery tray
Plastic scuttle trim, the bigger one

Also if there's a whole car there is be open to coming round for a rummage and getting a job lot, like non-saggy headlining etc...

A few hen's teeth in there, but always worth an ask

Omega General Help / V6 Timing was all going so well...

« on: 30 April 2025, 11:20:58 »

Well, I'm back after a long break... More on that later.

So the Old Girl has been very sadly laid up for several years but now I've got the space, time and almost even finances to actually do work on her, I've tackled the timing.

The crank seems to jam when I hand crank round at maybe 10 o clock .

Firstly the old OOF DVD is excellent and actually it all went like child's play.. and after several cranks round, and a small tweak to the eccentric pulleys, ensuring all torqued correctly etc, I left it a day, and came back and just for safety's sake I thought I'd give her a couple more turns. First seems to get very stiff at the 10ish. Puffed a bit, after 30 seconds she was free and fine. Next time she really seemed jammed. I put a shirt extension on just to eliminate the 'im a puff' factor. Still solid and so didn't want to be silly and really force it

After half an hour I went to packup and she went round.

My worry is that because the engine's been sat for so long there's zero oil on the valves and at least one is sticking, and clashing with a piston... but after a while it sort of slowly slides back. Logical? Not possible? Daft idea?

I'd welcome the collective OOF wisdom on this.

Thanks in advance

Newbie Welcome Area / Old member back from the dead - how is everyone?

« on: 30 April 2025, 11:12:20 »

Hotel California

Hope everyone's well, love to hear who's still here and still actually driving an Omega!

Recommissioning the Old Girl after the messiest five years of my life (though pretty much everyone can say this, surely?)

Wishing you all well, anyway!

Omega General Help / V6 top end rattle

« on: 24 September 2020, 12:03:40 »

As per...

Fairly loud clatter / rattle very much like a diesel.

Timing overdue slightly (few thou, this is in hand soon as I can get to the very nice chap)
Oil weep (long standing leak, always suspected rear crank seal)
Coolant weep (getting worse, shot up to about a litre in the last week, versus maybe 1 litre a month-2month)
Oil pickup strainer cleaned earlier this year
Regular oil changes, last service only a couple of months ago

Concerned it's beginnings of timing slipping, however other posts on here suggest oil starvation, tappets.

Would have had her off the road long time ago but she's in daily use by other half as District Nurse, so ploughs through 1k miles a month. In spite of the above runs sweet as a nut, good mpg, smooth.

This clatter is forcing my hand though I've had enough, don't want to leave her like that if it's going to be serious. Thoughts?

General Car Chat / Halfrauds 200 piece on sale...

« on: 03 September 2020, 11:56:15 »

As title. Just a note to say the 200-piece is now on sale at £260 down from £325. The 175-piece is now back up to RRP, ( though you may get lucky and your local branch hasn't updated their prices on the 175

.) changed the prices yesterday

Obviously another nice chunk off if you have a Trade Card.

Omega General Help / Reconditioning ignition locks - are we stuffed?

« on: 10 August 2020, 11:15:16 »

The recommended repair kit for our barrels as found here...

https://www.nwkeys.co.uk/Product/discontinued-keying-kit-to-suit-vauxhall-h-y-laser-series-locks

is discontinued, so, what's our options? Has anyone found any other places out there? Mine's getting a bit unhappy in this weather and want to get on it before we're left stranded.

Hope you're all still alive and well! Ta

Omega General Help / Nurse requires Cambelt!

« on: 29 April 2020, 10:29:05 »

Well, it's that lovely time of the decade, cambelt time again

And as the Omega is the daily transport for the other half as Community Nurse I owe it to her to keep the Old Girl in roadworthy safe condition.

I had a very kind off from a fellow OOFer to do the job myself with him looking over my shoulder so to speak, checking I'm doing everything right, though I'm not sure under current guidelines that's going to happen, however I'll check with him in due course. Options are...

1. Ignore it (no!)
2. Take it to local garage (no!)
3. Do it myself (have the tools, not the confidence!)
4. See about other qualified OOF persons on here - doesnt matter the mileage I have to travel as I know it'll be a good standard of work, Serek etc...

We're between Stratford-upon-Avon and Northampton essentially in a cow field... what do we think?

General Car Chat / 2.0 DTi Cat if anyone still owns one...

« on: 15 November 2019, 10:42:21 »

Just spotted this on my daily trawl through the web...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-Vauxhall-Omega-B-Front-Exhaust-Pipe-Catalyst-R1620035/293189246524?hash=item444370de3c:g:dj8AAOSw35ZdVV1D

Genuine GM, bargain! Only thing is you'd need to own the DTi which is about three people in the UK, isnt it?

Omega General Help / Problem after problem after...

« on: 15 November 2019, 07:58:46 »

Without boring the bits off you all, suffice it to say my car's been in bits more than assembled over the last few weeks, and Miss DBG needs it for work 'tomorrow' each time, so pressure's always on to make sure she's running.

Fuel pump, sparks, oil n filters, done recently. Brand new DIS pack (last night) HTs with 4 years on them, always runs on Tesco Ultimatum and currently has a bottle of redex in the tank.

Slow to start today, and has started to get a bit slower recently. Fast turnover, good starter/alternator, but exactly the same as the other week when the fuel lines were purged. So I'm diagnosing FPR non-return valve is getting tired. Everyone concur? Just before I source another car part wanted everyone's opinions.

General Car Chat / Well, that was fun!...

« on: 11 November 2019, 09:20:27 »

Last week my seven month old Catalytic converter started rattling...got in touch with the retailer, they sent me another one out,

Because the car is in daily use I had the weekend only to do the job...then other half got called into work on Sat, and it was chucking it down, I was at work Sunday, finished at 3pm, get home, someone parked in such a way we couldnt quite get the car on the front ~~garden~~ patch of tarmac. So from 4pm till 7.30ish scrabbled around in the gutter, with the car not nearly high enough to do the job.

The replacement they sent, though from the same make (BM Cats) theyve changed the design,so for a pedant like me they now no longer 'match' no head shield any more, though the cat itself seems to have a painted finish - odd, also the flange to manifold looks to be an inferior design with larger holes without as much 'purchase' for the (soft metal) manifold nuts, the middle bracket is also a weaker design. The genuine GM gasket is in the bin, I guess they can't/shouldn't be reused.

Ah well! Then sat scraping off sealant to redo the scuttle, which is leaking causing a misfire.. until 10.30pm.

So...is this a one-off, or has BM cats' quality fallen off a cliff, too? The NS cat has only been on about a month, so if that starts grumbling in May I'll let you all know!

Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / WTD: Earlier V6 fannymold to cat gasket p/n 90499289

« on: 09 November 2019, 16:15:21 »

90499289

as may have been mentioned elsewhere, one of my lovely cats which I fitted when the weather was dry and warm has now failed

, a new one has been sent out but this means (unless I can get away with it?) chucking the 7-month-old genuine Vx gasket in the bin. I have one spare, luckily, however I want one or two 'in stock' especially as the other cat may fail in a few months, who knows?

Ta in advance. I know aftermarket ones few quid on the 'bay, but trying to go genuine as it will - ahem - last (not in this case, it seems!)

General Discussion Area / "There's never a Copper round when you want one..."

« on: 08 November 2019, 17:23:28 »

Miss DBG had cause to perform an emergency stop today, as the van and trailer ahead of her suddenly parted company. The thing wasn't attached properly. She opens the window as bloke walks over to the trailer asks "are you alright?" to which she gets a fairly nasty "yeh, why woulnd't I be?"

'well, because your trailer just very nearly caused an accident' would be the answer.
The thing was clearly overloaded, the bloke has zero concept or remorse for what had transpired. As my Missus is still sat there with hazards on, as this mess is cleared up what's going the other way?...

...a PANDA CAR! Which promptly spins round, and ask Miss DBG what's happening. She relays the tale, of a poorly secured load, overloaded trailer, the need for an emergency stop - clocks her uniform (nurse) and learns that had there been an accident that's a written off car, not to mention a dozen elderly and vunerable people which wouldn't be seen today in the community (potential for missed medication/early warning signs of underlying health issues etc missed and so on) and the guy's attitude was also noted. Mr Plod took a dim view of this, and went for a nice wee chat with the van driver...

Not often we see a bit of justice in the universe, but ruddy nice when it does happen!