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General Discussion Area / Buses

« on: 21 March 2014, 08:21:30 »

Does anyone here have a Bus licence. I am trying to find out if it is actually illegal to drop off passengers at traffic lights when the light is red. Tried to search for an answer but found nothing yet.

Regards

107

General Discussion Area / Re: Gravity.

« on: 26 January 2014, 19:05:11 »

Thought it very hyped up.
 Alot of special effects and action but otherwise boring, apart from Sandra Bullock who is one stunning looking actress.

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General Car Chat / Pistonheads

« on: 10 January 2014, 12:39:11 »

Anyone noticed shed of the week on Pistonheads.
http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=29185

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Omega General Help / Re: ignition

« on: 24 November 2013, 21:46:00 »

Where is the transponder located. Tried both keys.

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Omega General Help / Re: ignition

« on: 24 November 2013, 19:18:32 »

Yes

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Omega General Help / Re: ignition

« on: 24 November 2013, 18:03:51 »

Could it be that the imobiliser is stopping the car from starting.

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Omega General Help / ignition

« on: 24 November 2013, 17:34:50 »

Hello people

Seems I may have done something wrong.
The ignition barrel has been broken for sometime know as it has been popping out along with the key. The ignition barrel shaft actually broke half way down and part of it remained in the solenoid. Today I decided to replace the barrel and had to take the solenoid of the back to remove the broken shaft. Not really sure what I was doing but dismanteled the solenoid to try and remove it. Got the shaft out and went about reassembling the solenoid as part of it fell apart. Now the problem is that the key works and turns the starter motor but will not even try firing up. Could this be down to the solenoid being incorrectly assembled and if so has anyone got any pictures of how it should be assembled.
The car is a 2001 2.6 CDX Omega


Cheers

113

General Discussion Area / Re: Heathrow to close?

« on: 13 November 2013, 14:56:10 »

Never happen.

The enviormental impact will be huge. New transport infrastructure will be needed and lets not forget Heathrows biggest customer BA-which  has just built a brand new terminal. Also lets not forget the hundreds of bird strikes that occur within the UK every year which will only increase if Boris Island is built. The loss of jobs around the Heathrow area will be a big problem as well as the new planning of ATC routes.

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General Car Chat / Saab 9-3 1.9TDI Gearbox

« on: 04 November 2013, 12:59:51 »

Hello

Has anyone please got the torque settings for the gearbox housing to clutch housing. Around about 15 bolts.
Gearbox is an M32-6 F40

Cheers

115

General Car Chat / Re: Vauxhall Meriva question

« on: 20 August 2013, 22:13:02 »

Thanks for the reply. I looked at the thread and it appears to only cover one failed window. All of mine have failed at the same time. I was able to put them up using the remote for locking the car by holding the button down, but none of them go up or down using the switches inside the car. It seems to be also linked to the display failing at the same time.

Thanks again

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General Car Chat / Vauxhall Meriva question

« on: 20 August 2013, 20:20:28 »

Hello everyone

I was wondering if anyone is able to give me some advice regarding a problem my wife is having with her Meriva. The car is a 1.7 CDTI 2008 and all the electric windows have stopped working, going neither up or down. The information display is not showing any info but does when the radio is on. Checked the fuses and came to a conclusion that they are ok due to the fact that each window works on a separate fuse and pulled one out and it seemed fine. not to sure what to look for next. Any suggestions welcome.

Regards

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Omega General Help / Re: Air con problem

« on: 26 July 2013, 20:59:31 »

Thank you all, problem now fixed and cost only £5.00 plus a re-gas £48.00. Once again OOF comes to the rescue.

Cheers

118

General Car Chat / AC Fixed

« on: 26 July 2013, 20:55:29 »

The other week I took my Omega to Kwik Fit to be re-gassed. I know what you are all thinking, plonker taking his car to Kwik fit, but they are only up the road from me and for convenience it seemed reasonable, after all what could go wrong!!! Well after having the car for an hour they called and said they can not re-gas it as there is a leak from the valve on the front pipe and as it was all part of the pipe the whole thing would need to be replaced which would mean the front bumper coming off . Vauxhall part £180.00 +fitting and re-gas. Probably looking at around £300.00 or thereabouts. Looking on this wonderful site I found that you could order the part from Vauxhall for around £5.00 and it could be changed over. Took it to a local garage who I have used previously who fitted the valve (took only 5mins) and charged me only for the re-gas of £48.00. Thanks once again to all of you on this site who replied to my query andhave helped me save money on my Omega.. Kwik fit will never be visited by me again.

Regards

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Omega General Help / Air con problem

« on: 16 July 2013, 14:57:50 »

Hello everyone

Last Friday I went to Kwik Fit to have my air conditioning re-gassed. They confirmed that it was low on gas and hooked up their machine to extract the old gas and replace it. After about half an hour they said there is a problem. The lower pipe valve is leaking and they are unable to top up. Fair enough I thought, just need to replace the valve. They informed me that unlike the top pipe,the bottom pipe has the valve incorporated within the pipe and would need to be completely replaced. Is this correct? Got a price from Vauxhall for £180.00 for the pipe alone  . The car is an Omega 2.6 2001 facelift.

Cheers

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General Car Chat / Re: Steering Wheel Problem

« on: 14 June 2013, 22:05:23 »

The story we got quoted to justify that sort of statment was a guy tried to use a flymo type mower to trim the side of a large/high hedge.

He lost the balance of the mower and it fell on his head while still running. His family sued the mower company because it didn't say in the instruction that it was not to be used on hedges.

Might only be a tall tail but it does some it up

Andy

Natural selection comes to mind!!