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General Discussion Area / HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OOF!!!! - 10 Years today!!!!

« on: 08 July 2016, 05:19:02 »

 Ten years today , OOF has been an invaluable site for omegaowners , well done to the admins for keeping it going

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General Car Chat / How long have you had your Omega?

« on: 05 July 2016, 05:58:22 »

Was just curious  , how long members have had their omega for, I am on my second omega after the first pre-facelift got written off through no fault of my own in 2003. Current facelift I have had almost 13 years.

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General Discussion Area / Today.......

« on: 20 June 2015, 06:39:43 »

Off to Vx stealers to pick up new roof aerial, crank sensor and pick up the bits they forgot to give me last weekend , then off down to Headley for some Clay pigeon shooting, having to borrow my mates car as the omega cutting out is getting worse so that's getting left at home, and hopefully all will be sorted tomorrow

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Omega General Help / Engine cutting out & fault codes

« on: 13 June 2015, 09:54:23 »

Earlier this week the engine just cut out when coming up to a junction, today coming back from my trip to VX in Welling car cut out after pulling away at the lights, and then cut out again a little further upon the road. Started fine again, done the pedal trick, and codes 0170 & 0173 came up Fuel trim malfunction Banks 1 & 2. Now the lambda sensors have been moved on the car (Thanks to Marks DTM), reading through some other threads could this be the MAF sensor?, breathers needing a good clean out, not been done for a while or possibly something else?

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General Car Chat / Staples - Gearstick Gaitor

« on: 04 June 2015, 15:03:06 »

Anyone have a part number for the staples that hold the gearstick Gaitor in place

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General Car Chat / MOT.....

« on: 31 May 2015, 07:07:34 »

Yeah another old chestnut, did not fly through this year, had a few bits needing done a couple of joints on front steering and track rod, new front tyre, took for geometry and they could not do the tracking on the rear, so had to order two rear suspension arms, got them from Eurocarparts, Lemforder (£117) for two just over £57 each but reduced from £89. Had them fitted yesterday and tracking done, all sweet now, but been an expensive one this year , next week change the old Alpine head unit out for a newer Alpine head unit!!

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General Car Chat / CAR INSURANCE...............

« on: 31 May 2015, 07:00:41 »

Yeah that old chestnut again, had my quote from Adrian Flux, £745 , same as last year, bearing in mind was £845 in 2013, anyway rather than just go with them shopped around and got the insurance down to £521 with LV insurance, with all the mode insured, so well pleased and happy  

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General Discussion Area / The Place to give up Drinking??

« on: 13 August 2014, 15:35:22 »

We'll it has to be Norway, coz the beer is super expensive, 6 bottles of beer Chang is all I have had since arriving here last Saturday, and they cost £20 from the supermarket, thank god have' nt managed to find any bars yet  , we'll am off fishing again now, catch u all later

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General Discussion Area / Driving in Thailand

« on: 13 May 2014, 01:01:00 »

I am in Thailand at the moment on a needed break following the loss of my sister back in February, anyway have been driving around and in Thailand for over 14 years now, and the Thai drivers and their driving is just really bad, to the point of dangerous. Have listed below main issues with Thai driving.

1. Overtaking on blind corners and bends.
2. Overtaking before the brow of the hill.
3. Not paying attention - nearly crashed into the side of a thai pick up truck last week who did not see the oncoming traffic whilst he was crossing the highway.
4. Night driving is even worse, the use of full beam is all the time even when there is oncoming traffic, and whilst some drivers do switch of full beam when you flash them, others just flash you back and keep their full beam on

What makes some of he above issues even worse is you have to take real care and pay attention when you come up to brows of the ill or corners, just in case some idiot is overtaking. Anyway rant over, this is now public

Have driven to Chang Ria first week I was here 12 hour drive there and 12/13 hrs back, hit a section of highway having roadworks for a whole 100km . The speed limit is 55 mph (90km) on main highways and less on town and city roads. Thankfully I missed the earthquake that took out sections of one of the main highways last Monday. 

Good points of driving in Thailand is there are some excellent highway roads with excellent scenery, includes beware of elephant signs in some parts , and had a 6 hr drive yesterday to Khon Kaen and back to renew my wifes Thai passport (second trip as last friday went there and office was shut ), and got caught speeding doing 120km, the charge was 400 thai baht around £8 , not the first time caught last year and got charged 200 thai baht .

Well 7am in the morning here and getting very warm already go fishing later and then catch up with a few of the expats for some refreshments later

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General Car Chat / MOT

« on: 24 April 2014, 06:11:17 »

 Well chopped the car in yesterday for MOT, passed with few minor advisories, nails in each of rear tyres , front near side disc wear, and track rod arm rubber, not bad all in all, car still going strong

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General Discussion Area / Thanks Martin!!!

« on: 30 March 2014, 10:02:20 »

Big thanks to Martin Imber for repairing my key for the second time now, all back in working order top job and top man!!!!

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General Discussion Area / Merry Hogmanay Everyone!!!!......

« on: 31 December 2013, 08:12:37 »

Hope you all have a Merry Hogmanay and an even Merrier New Year !!!!!

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Omega General Help / Central locking problem help!!!!!

« on: 12 October 2013, 17:42:19 »

Changed the door solenoid on drivers door and now the car will not lock, everything is connected but door pin will not go down and when using the key in the lock that's not locking the door either, where have I went wrong?

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Central Locking Door Solenoid

« on: 30 August 2013, 06:03:11 »

Anyone have a central locking doo solenoid knocking about let me know as I need one for me car.

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General Car Chat / hello

« on: 21 May 2013, 18:28:56 »

Most of the forum members know me but the past couple of years being concentrating on my masters, all done know , subject to end results , hopefully have more time on my hands now, and forgot to take my car for its Mot yesterday need to re book now ,