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General Discussion Area / Re: Who's a lucky boy?
« on: 10 March 2024, 19:33:07 »The XJ is a handsome brute to my eyes....Yes, but you're very special, and believe the Signum is a special car....
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General Discussion Area / Re: Who's a lucky boy?
« on: 10 March 2024, 16:03:29 »I do have to concur - most of my motor is quite attractive looking.... ....but it's arse, WTF was that Scottish idiot Callum thinking?Well, its improved its looks.Not as bad as an old man's jag
I wonder how badly stained the drivers seat was....
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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 10 March 2024, 15:58:06 »Washed a ton of bird crap off the Omega. One wish in this world is for the neighbours tree to die...Isn't that why copper nails were invented?
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General Discussion Area / Re: Who's a lucky boy?
« on: 08 March 2024, 14:29:24 »
Well, its improved its looks.
I wonder how badly stained the drivers seat was....
I wonder how badly stained the drivers seat was....
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General Car Chat / Re: Signum ATF.
« on: 08 March 2024, 14:28:31 »Hooked up the Maxiscan 509, which was kindly given to me by an OOF member.Can that do gearbox, as its just a OBDII scanner...
No codes either stored or pending.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Going to take a look with maybe a purchase.
« on: 08 March 2024, 08:54:11 »
Yeah, and pull yer finger out Rangie, and get some pictures posted when it arrives 
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General Car Chat / Re: Signum ATF.
« on: 07 March 2024, 17:17:50 »If the gearbox was in limp, which sounds like it was if it just picked 1 gear, there will be codes in the gearbox.And what codes are in the engine and gearbox?
No codes or warning lights.....the car just got very hot after a while at 50 MPH, which is 5000 rpm in second gear.
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Omega General Help / Re: Wanted headlights
« on: 07 March 2024, 17:16:39 »Personally I found the resin ones to be poor, I bought these and fitted them, no worse than the originals and should last the life of the car now, certainly been OK in one of mine for the last 3 years.Yup, look better than resin ones, good find
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125416409940?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=gO1F9KL7RGi&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=0OC64k8KQ_m&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
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General Car Chat / Re: Signum ATF.
« on: 07 March 2024, 14:41:52 »
And what codes are in the engine and gearbox?
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General Car Chat / Re: Two MOT passes
« on: 07 March 2024, 12:58:27 »It's NOT the 10th till SundayThose were the good ol' days, when you'd get it MOT'd only so you could buy the tax from the PO....
unless you mean another PREVIOUS month or year
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General Car Chat / Re: Signum ATF.
« on: 07 March 2024, 12:56:54 »
TBH, if the issue you had was a hydro mechanical issue, you're pissing in a force 9 anyway. Nothing will fix it. If it was an electronic issue, that needs resolving.
*BUT* gearbox servicing is part of the car's servicing requirements, so needs doing anyway, unless you think the box is shagged.
*BUT* gearbox servicing is part of the car's servicing requirements, so needs doing anyway, unless you think the box is shagged.
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Omega General Help / Re: Wanted headlights
« on: 07 March 2024, 12:54:45 »if self levelling Xeon then is the sensor on the wishbone functional.MFL CDX will be halogen, unless retro fitted (and I dont know any retrofits that bother with the levelling
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Omega General Help / Re: Wanted headlights
« on: 07 March 2024, 12:53:42 »
I would imagine broken adjusters, unless the lenses are very cloudy.
If it is the lenses, a standard 3M headlight polishing kit will do the job (or even sanding by hand, but then needs effort, LOL).
Broken adjusters are hugely common on Omegas. In the old days, somebody made aluminium ones which were superb, but no longer available. I think some resin ones are available on ebay? Fitting requires disassembly of headlight, which is fiddly, and needs popping in the oven. Mrs TheBoy and I became quite a dab hand at doing them
If it is the lenses, a standard 3M headlight polishing kit will do the job (or even sanding by hand, but then needs effort, LOL).
Broken adjusters are hugely common on Omegas. In the old days, somebody made aluminium ones which were superb, but no longer available. I think some resin ones are available on ebay? Fitting requires disassembly of headlight, which is fiddly, and needs popping in the oven. Mrs TheBoy and I became quite a dab hand at doing them
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Omega General Help / Re: Loosing coolant
« on: 07 March 2024, 12:08:46 »Heater matrix is also a possibility. I currently have similar symptoms due to a small leak at the matrix.I would have thought you would have smelt it if it was heater matrix?
Which reminds me, I really must get off my arse and replace i soon.
Only use it occasionally, so havent been desperate to do the job.
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General Car Chat / Re: Signum ATF.
« on: 07 March 2024, 10:16:59 »
If you take to a proper gearbox specialist, they will pump the ATF through, putting in new as it extracts the old. This gets to a near 100% fresh ratio.
But far cheaper to do it yourself a couple of times, but depends on your CBA levels.
But far cheaper to do it yourself a couple of times, but depends on your CBA levels.