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General Car Chat / Re: About to part ex the MV6
« on: 21 October 2013, 22:07:40 »
Not quite an advert just a heads up, hi Barron
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General Car Chat / About to part ex the MV6
« on: 21 October 2013, 20:33:40 »
Hi All as we bought a twin wheel caravan earlier this year and it is on the limit for the towing capacity of the 2.6 omega its got to go - found a very very low mileage DTI frontera 03 plate with one owner full vauxhall service history and only 38k on the clock - offered £500 for my near mint mv6 which has 92k on the clock so not a bad loss really one year on as i only paid £900 for it.
anyway put some bits on ebay if anyone is interested - full set of MV6 springs (as car was lowered by an ex owner originals came with car - very good condition 90% of original paint still on them)
and a air induction carbon fibre viper kit (sounds great not sure of any performance improvements)
both the above are on ebay
will still stay on the forum and am willing to answer any v6 issues
Geoff
anyway put some bits on ebay if anyone is interested - full set of MV6 springs (as car was lowered by an ex owner originals came with car - very good condition 90% of original paint still on them)
and a air induction carbon fibre viper kit (sounds great not sure of any performance improvements)
both the above are on ebay
will still stay on the forum and am willing to answer any v6 issues
Geoff
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Omega General Help / Re: Coolant leak after flushing out & Antifreeze mix put in ~ Advice please
« on: 13 June 2013, 17:12:43 »
Its probably your water pump - I had to do mine a few months ago on my 2.6 - the good news is you can do it without removing the timing belt its even possible to remove it with the timing cover still on on the 2.6 as the water pump hole does allow access to the three E 12 bolts - ebay is a decent source / I have a new pump here if you need one quick not a hard job to do torque is 30NM
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Omega General Help / Re: Difference(s) between early and late 3.2 V6 engines
« on: 15 February 2013, 15:38:26 »
the later tappets had none return valve fitted - can be retro fitted to early models if the T vents are replaced with the later spec ones
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General Discussion Area / Re: Just got a new Job - LPG Installations team
« on: 11 February 2013, 11:34:37 »Im sure that market was filled with the monaro - which looks very like an OmegaYeah it was the northstar engine - but with longitudinal arrangement - did fill the engine compartment they had it on show there,Sure it was a Northstar? Ls1 surely ? Northstar is front wheel drive transverse, and is enoooormous.When i was working at Russelsheim once they had an Omega there with a cadalac northstar V8 in it - they were thinking of producing it.
Well documented, canned we believe due cooling issues at Autobahn speeds. Real issues with exhaust manifold exits on the (UK) passenger side.
It could have been solved, sure there would have been a solution. But maybe maybe just too expensive
Any chance you can "Have a word"? There's a market for new V8 Omega'sAlthough I will admit, it's limited
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Omega General Help / Re: Difference(s) between early and late 3.2 V6 engines
« on: 11 February 2013, 11:30:51 »Hydraulic lifter part numbers are different too between early and late 3.2s, apparently not interchangeable between lumps?
The none ecentric bottom roller went to all models, it was intended to reduce the belt noise which is common with this engine but didnt work, you can still fit the ecentric roller- the later tappets had a none return valve fitted - you can swap them to older models aslong as you fit the later T vent which has larger oil hole in it.
the idea of the later improved tappet was to solve the problem of tappet noise on start up - those few seconds of tap you get with the older design - you can identify the different tappets by comparing the underneath view.
you can get tappet bore wear though where even new tappets will not improve the noise - if your old tappets have score marks on the sides even new tappets will not improve the noise level - we put this down to casting sand retained in the head - at one point we went to Cosworth to supply heads - they used the Cosworth process that turned the mould during the casting process which reduced blow holes - unfortunetly they also used a different casting sand - this reduced tool life dramatically on the machining lines plus they couldnt keep up with supply so they were binned!
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General Discussion Area / Re: Just got a new Job - LPG Installations team
« on: 11 February 2013, 11:20:47 »Yeah it was the northstar engine - but with longitudinal arrangement - did fill the engine compartment they had it on show there,Sure it was a Northstar? Ls1 surely ? Northstar is front wheel drive transverse, and is enoooormous.When i was working at Russelsheim once they had an Omega there with a cadalac northstar V8 in it - they were thinking of producing it.
Well documented, canned we believe due cooling issues at Autobahn speeds. Real issues with exhaust manifold exits on the (UK) passenger side.
It could have been solved, sure there would have been a solution. But maybe maybe just too expensive
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Meetings, gatherings, parties etc / Re: xmas meal & new year meet in burton on trent
« on: 10 February 2013, 22:10:38 »Cheers all we both had a good time (managed to squeeze a couple of pints in at the premier inn) nice to put a face to the forum namesha ha, glad you managed a pint or two. was feeling guilty consuming large amounts of beer infront of you.
thanks for the favour again. your a star.
No problem John - don't forget to pass my No on to him
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General Discussion Area / Re: Just got a new Job - LPG Installations team
« on: 10 February 2013, 22:09:31 »
When i was working at Russelsheim once they had an Omega there with a cadalac northstar V8 in it - they were thinking of producing it.
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Omega Gallery / Re: midlands boars head hotel overnighters cars
« on: 10 February 2013, 15:20:56 »
good meet enjoyed it
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General Discussion Area / Re: Just got a new Job - LPG Installations team
« on: 10 February 2013, 15:19:29 »So will the design be altered to allow for the LPG kit, or will it still be a retro fit/conversion done in the Vx factory?
Doughnut tank in the spare wheel well, harness is different and the gas fill is incorporated into the fuel filler flap
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Meetings, gatherings, parties etc / Re: xmas meal & new year meet in burton on trent
« on: 10 February 2013, 15:16:27 »
Cheers all we both had a good time (managed to squeeze a couple of pints in at the premier inn) nice to put a face to the forum names
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Omega General Help / Re: Difference(s) between early and late 3.2 V6 engines
« on: 09 February 2013, 11:20:42 »
only difference was the none ecentric bottom roller fitted to the later engine plus around 2001 they used a dodgy batch of stem seals (different colour) got to change mine this year 
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General Car Chat / Re: Warning for Hillpers boot mod.
« on: 08 February 2013, 19:32:16 »
Cheers mine is like that - bit of a pain having to remove the key if you are opening the boot for a passenger
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General Car Chat / Re: Warning for Hillpers boot mod.
« on: 08 February 2013, 19:16:12 »
whats the boot mod?