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Omega General Help / Rear window washer hose routing (estate)

« on: 08 June 2023, 09:18:29 »

There's a length of small diameter hose that crosses the engine bay near the scuttle that I assume is for the rear window washer (it originates near the front washer hose, and seems to head off in the direction of the back of the car). Currently it's just flapping in the breeze, although it has some metal clips on it. How should it be routed, and where do those clips attach? If anyone has pictures that would be ideal

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Omega General Help / Dropped a drill bit into my crank case breather box

« on: 30 May 2023, 22:19:39 »

While following the guide for clearing blocked breathers on the V6, I managed to drop the 1mm drill bit I was using to clear the smaller hole into the breather box. From what I can see of the pictures of the breather boxes internals, the baffles should keep the bit in there, and not allow it into the crank case itself, but I really don’t like the idea of leaving it there.

Has anyone else managed to screw up in this way? Is it worth the effort of removing the breather box to retrieve the drill bit? Looks like it’ll be a pain in the ass to reseal it again

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Wanted: Coil packs for facelift 2.6 V6

« on: 30 May 2023, 09:12:58 »

I’m after both coil packs for my 2001 2.6 V6, although I think the coil packs for the 3.2 were the same? I desperately need the 2-4-6 coil pack, I can probably get away with reusing my 1-3-5 pack if no one has one of those available

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General Car Chat / If anyone has a Halfords trade card and needs some new axle stands...

« on: 12 April 2023, 09:14:26 »

This 3 tonne pair are over 50% off with the trade card, down to £20, making them cheaper than the equivalent 2 tonne ones - https://www.halfords.com/tools/garage-workshop/axle-stands-trolley-jacks/halfords-3-tonne-axle-stands-657123.html

Might be a mistake, as all the others are the usual 10-20% off, but either way they're honouring it, I just bought two pairs and they arrived yesterday 

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Omega General Help / Does spinning the oil filter housing damage it

« on: 28 March 2023, 08:56:00 »

I'm trying to do a simple oil and filter change, and I've come up against the dreaded stuck cap on the oil filter housing, and I didn't realise initially that the entire housing was turning.

I've searched the forum and read through countless threads about this, with a couple asking if spinning the housing will damage it, but I couldn't see a definite answer.

I've got a chain type oil filter removal tool, so I'm gonna try to use that to hold the housing still and get the cap off. My plan is to then remove the housing and try to see if the housing/seal looks damaged, but it would be great to know in advance, so I can order the adapter for a spin on filter if needed

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Newbie Welcome Area / Hello, just bought my first omega

« on: 14 February 2023, 17:50:13 »

Hi all,

For some reason even I struggle to explain I’ve always wanted an Omega, and last weekend I finally got one 

It’s a 2001 CDX 2.6 auto estate, I bought it sight unseen from Northern Ireland (I’m in Devon), she’s not great cosmetically but runs well and has a full year’s MOT, so I can’t complain.

I’m planning to tidy her up and sort out all the issues once I’ve got my MR2 back on the road (one project at a time)

I’ve already learned a lot from posts on here, and I’ll be sure to share my progress. I’ve also got a small YouTube channel which will also feature the omega - https://youtube.com/@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness