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Omega General Help / Re: Opel 2.5 td hard start cold

« on: 04 April 2019, 23:00:03 »

Quote from: gazsomega on 03 April 2019, 08:29:27

Hi there got me a new Opel 2.5td lovely car owned many now this one wont start first thing when cold just cranks for a minute then will go like lack of fuel but then will start fine all day long on and off and will start again if I turn it straight off it's as the plugs are not working but I'm thinking fuel is leaking during night no leaks though any help guys much appreciated

the td i had for 10years had the glow plugs changed only once. if ever it never started straight away it was always the leak off pipes needed replacing. if i squeezed them where they went on to the nipple & my fingers had diesel on them i changed them. also i would check the blank on No 6. some are rubbish & swell . regards the leak-off pipes i always made mine a tad longer than necessary so i could just cut a couple of mill off the ends.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Omegas 52

« on: 02 April 2019, 00:21:26 »

Quote from: Keith ABS on 27 March 2019, 14:31:13

Anyone got Nigel's phone number please? I have mislaid it

edited thats the No i have for him

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General Discussion Area / Re: Staying in Thornton-le-Dale....

« on: 01 April 2019, 21:37:17 »

Quote from: STEMO on 01 April 2019, 18:10:39

.......opposite this place:
https://mathewsons.co.uk/about.
There's a few classics parked out front, I'll have a mosey on over tomorrow.

passed through there twice today, was on my was to Reighton Nurseries. on the way back stopped at Pickering for lunch.

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Omega General Help / oil leak

« on: 26 March 2019, 12:52:35 »

i have on my dti an oil leak. its on the n/s of the engine towards the rear & when it drops the oil it is about 3" in diameter. i have renewed the front crank & cam cover gaskets. its annoying. wondering if its from the oil cooler vicinity.

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Omega General Help / Re: power steering oil reservoir

« on: 23 March 2019, 21:08:25 »

Quote from: BazaJT on 23 March 2019, 10:02:03

Omegas52 on e-bay has one listed with pipe for just shy of £9.50p with postage[£5odd for the part]he's near Nottingham.

i think i have had something off him before . if so i do have his phone number. have fitted a bmw one, but there is a couple of reasons why the bmw is not quite right. thought its doing the job

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General Discussion Area / Re: Brexit

« on: 21 March 2019, 21:26:53 »

having not read all the comments posted. but having heard Nigel Farage saying that he would have sent negotiators to companies hoping i guess to put pressure on their respective governments to point out how the uk ,s brexit plans would also cause problems to their trade. i dont think spanish veg & fruit growers will want all their produce rotting in trucks. firms like Varta sell millions of euros in the uk of their products. real negotiators could have maybe done things different to May.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / ccr2006

« on: 21 March 2019, 20:59:56 »

a ccr 2006 thats in my car has suddenly developed a fault with the flap on the tape section. i dont know why but the locating pins that keep it in place got chewed up. baffling me why as it nobody was playing about with it. i just noticed it flopped down on one side a bit.

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Omega General Help / Re: power steering oil reservoir

« on: 21 March 2019, 20:29:47 »

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Quote from: raywilb on 21 March 2019, 09:55:39

do all omegas have the same power steering fluid reservoirs

the reason that i asked is i lose fluid & i thought i fixed the problem. initially blamed the banjo bolt as it looked wet. put new washers on it but still i lost fluid. i topped the reservoir up but the cap was really tight & all the top half of the reservoir turned . where i park at home i have to reverse with hard left hand down & i am leaving a trail of fluid that are about 2 feet apart & three inches in circumference. i rang Steve at vauxhallspareparts & he has heard of reservoirs perishing ( i hadn,t ) unfortunately he hasn,t got one. may see if a bit of gorilla glue & sealant fixes it.

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Omega General Help / power steering oil reservoir

« on: 21 March 2019, 09:55:39 »

do all omegas have the same power steering fluid reservoirs

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General Discussion Area / Re: missing a £

« on: 05 March 2019, 23:12:47 »

Quote from: STEMO on 04 March 2019, 22:12:51

Petrol pumps take a token payment of £1, just to check that your card is valid, the rest, in your case £49, will come out in a couple of days. It's the only way it can work, as they don't know in advance how much fuel you will take.

thats what it must of been as its been put right now. i usually avoid tescos fuel but the chance to top up when travelling from clifton moor york to thirsk is short of places to fill up.

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General Discussion Area / missing a £

« on: 04 March 2019, 21:08:15 »

its not often i know to an exact penny that i have any idea what my bank balance is, checked it out & their is a pound difference in whats in & whats available. not a big deal but Iv,e never used a bank card for a quid. put £50 in the tank at tesco,s do they charge for using a card at the pumps ?

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Omega General Help / Re: vauxhall wheels

« on: 28 February 2019, 15:40:47 »

Quote from: raywilb on 28 February 2019, 10:36:27

i have been offered a nice set of wheels that were taken off an Astra mk 4 cabriolet . will they fit an omega ??

since my original post i have found an exact match on ebay & bought it . free postage from Swansea . now no longer need to look for a complete set. so a good result

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