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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?

« on: 29 March 2024, 10:02:44 »

This - is it ever going to stop raining.

Unblocked scuttle drain and flushed out sludge (again). Might have to look at removing that rubber drain bung, but cant get my arms down past the pollen filter.

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Omega General Help / Re: Speedo and rev counter not working

« on: 24 December 2023, 15:39:10 »

Mine's a 2.5 like yours Webby, and it did exactly the same a few years ago, flickering needle and no rev counter speedo.

In the end I removed the binacle, cleaned the contacts and refitted, but it didn't make much difference.

However I got better results after removing and checking / cleaning the 2 big round multi-plug connectors by the fuse box. It's been running fine for 3 years without a problem.

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General Car Chat / Re: MOT pass (phew)

« on: 22 December 2023, 11:46:07 »

Great result - another one lives.

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General Car Chat / Re: Spotted

« on: 24 November 2023, 15:07:37 »

Scruffy dark blue CD saloon X38 HBP at Longleat Safari car park wearing a black bin liner to cover broken O/S/R window.

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Omega Gallery / Re: HAPPY DAYS - MOT PASS AGAIN FOR THE OLE GIRL

« on: 16 November 2023, 10:31:49 »

Beautiful!! 

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 30 October 2023, 11:48:05 »

Took the Omega CD for an MOT test - it had been off the road since last Spring. I thought it may have advisories for rusty brake discs, but it was a pass with only advisory on greasy brake pipe. Result, hopefully it might see its 25th birthday still on the road.

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: Greetings from Serbia

« on: 30 October 2023, 11:42:45 »

Hello and welcome. If you've got an Omega, there's no better place than on here, although nowadays I suspect there's more members than there are Omegas!

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: Just a quick Hello

« on: 30 October 2023, 11:42:04 »

Hello and welcome. If you've got an Omega, there's no better place than on here, although nowadays I suspect there's more members than there are Omegas!

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: Bonjour!

« on: 30 October 2023, 11:41:46 »

Hello and welcome. If you've got an Omega, there's no better place than on here, although nowadays I suspect there's more members than there are Omegas!

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General Discussion Area / Re: Word Association.

« on: 22 September 2023, 10:19:35 »

Moon

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 13 September 2023, 09:17:38 »

Well known online auction site - available in different sizes, and saves a lot of faffing around.
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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 12 September 2023, 16:59:14 »

Fitted complete £110 cat-back exhaust to the Omega 2.5 in the last couple of days.... getting a bit old for this lark, but a sense of achievement. There wasn't much left of the cat flanges, so drilling bolts not an option, so plumped for a couple of new split flanges.
 

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General Discussion Area / Re: OOF next few days....

« on: 02 July 2023, 10:03:33 »

I enjoy the site daily - many thanks for keeping OOF going 

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Omega General Help / Re: Ground clearance for exhaust replacement

« on: 18 May 2023, 11:34:49 »

Doh!! of course it's underslung, what was I thinking?

This is the arrangement I had when I did the handbrake cable a couple of years ago, ramps front, chassis resting on blocks and axle stands under the back. No need to take the rear wheels off to do the exhaust, so will be safer with ramps at the back.

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Omega General Help / Ground clearance for exhaust replacement

« on: 18 May 2023, 10:28:17 »

I'm planning on replacing the cat-back exhaust on my F/L 2.5 estate - just something to get it through another couple of years, as it's still a great drive. If we're going to keep them on the road, it's a given that most of the jobs we have to do ourselves, at a tenth of the price quoted by the local tyre & exhaust place in the case of the exhaust.

No spring chicken, but I think I can still grovel around under the car for a day. Front end up on ramps with back end jacked and blocked to bring it level - say 18" ground clearance to the bottom of the sill.

Is it possible to get the middle sections over the axle - or will I need to go higher?

Has anyone done an exhaust in the street / driveway and know the minimum height the car needs to be?