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General Car Chat / Re: Auxiliary belt snapped and best shocks to buy
« on: 23 April 2016, 12:26:30 »
Yes but which pulley that's the hard part
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General Car Chat / Re: Auxiliary belt snapped and best shocks to buy
« on: 23 April 2016, 11:42:12 »
Auxiliary belt on mv6
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General Car Chat / Re: Auxiliary belt snapped and best shocks to buy
« on: 23 April 2016, 10:57:28 »
I have seen a set Bilstein on eBay all for front and back for £177 has anyone tried them?
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General Car Chat / Auxiliary belt snapped and best shocks to buy
« on: 23 April 2016, 10:31:18 »
Just seen an omega for sale said auxiliary belt snapped may be a pulley seized it's worth a gamble, also looking to replace my shocks any recommendations
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General Car Chat / Re: Cam cover gaskets
« on: 29 January 2016, 19:47:54 »
Thank you but that shopping list is for X25Xe mine is Y26se is it same for both engines thanks for replying
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General Car Chat / Re: Cam cover gaskets
« on: 27 January 2016, 15:21:35 »
Right had few offers to replace cam covers am very impressed with people on here, just need part numbers for what is required can anyone help, been to order they asked ok gaskets how many? o rings how many? I thought it comes all as one set so bit confusing? and I thought I knew about cars 
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General Car Chat / Re: Cam cover gaskets
« on: 25 January 2016, 18:14:34 »
Well that's the hard part finding one I have been looking for the last 20 years, it bugs me so much when a clip is broken or a nut missing 
with a dealer all work is under warranty I had a coolant leak I took it back 5 times they fixed it in the end, still use them, plus you get a courtesy car, but I do shop around now and try to get work done on days off and do basic stuff my self like brakes and oil change
with a dealer all work is under warranty I had a coolant leak I took it back 5 times they fixed it in the end, still use them, plus you get a courtesy car, but I do shop around now and try to get work done on days off and do basic stuff my self like brakes and oil change
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General Car Chat / Re: Cam cover gaskets
« on: 25 January 2016, 18:08:31 »
Omegas are not cheap to run the last omega was a 2.5 V6 cd had it for 10 years done 300-350k I think or near that mark and driving to the max everyday but cost me about 12-15k over 10 years that's tyres, service, parts, and all repairs at dealer kept me going just got rid of due to the last repair at my local garage messed my car up as considering that new cars are so not reliable and light as a feather, omegas are solid cars just some bad designs in engine making it hard to repair which needs experienced mechanics even the dealer mechanics are all very young, hence why it's best to pay a little more then a little less as I did to my last repair ending up getting rid of the car, I drove a 2.2 automatic was light as feather and had no punch or shift 
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Omega General Help / Re: heater never gets HOT ! help
« on: 23 January 2016, 19:06:29 »
There is motor next to the coolant if it dose not move or vibrate that means it's seized which forces the water around the matrix just turn engine on a place hand on motor to see it vibrates if doesn't it means it's dead if this has been going on for a long time then you may need a new heater matrix as it's all corroded
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General Car Chat / Re: Cam cover gaskets
« on: 23 January 2016, 18:41:55 »
When I had the car it was 15w40 oil then my dealer changed it to 10w 40 now it's gone over 100k it's now 15w 40 so which weight oil is best for leak free and block free breathers?
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General Car Chat / Re: Cam cover gaskets
« on: 22 January 2016, 23:04:22 »
Well even dealers use patterns as they don't make original ones anymore as it's not cost effective, as gm use approved gm parts as to genuine, after 10 years they don't stock parts as the life expectancy of a car is only 10 years define genuine and pattern parts? it's all about cost cutting , I had a heat shield fall of my cat converter to get a genuine cat would cost £1200 and yet I can get the same part from London for £287, but a cat should last for life of the car as they say they don't make cars like they use to
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General Car Chat / Re: Cam cover gaskets
« on: 22 January 2016, 22:43:56 »
I just had a quote for £50 quid that's just labour is it to good to be true I wonder maybe a cowboy, is it worth the risk I will get a quote from my dealer see what they say, last time I done my old omega at my local garage it still kept leaking after replacement took it back they just plastered it sealer just got fed up of burning oil I just got rid of it done 300k in the last omega this one just done 100k last week now leaking oil only when I put my foot done but it's getting worse as I can smell buring oil, why do the gaskets go one these? Is it a bad design I suppose, another way for vauxhall to make money
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General Car Chat / Re: Cam cover gaskets
« on: 22 January 2016, 21:27:32 »
Am in bedfordshire 2.6 V6 automatic 2002