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Omega General Help / Couple of Questions - LPG Certification (in Midlands) and Hesitant starting
« on: 11 December 2015, 13:32:32 »
Morning all,
So, having got into my new work it turns out that the Omega can stay as there aren't any hard and fast rules about how old a car can be. However this does mean I now need to address the list of jobs I've been meaning to get around to!
On the shopping list is:
- New timing belt and water pump (only done 30k but nearly 5 years old)
- Clean breathers and fit new rocker gasket
- Front Discs and pads (discs are original I think so 65k on)
I also have a couple of questions - having read the excellent guide I feel confident I could fit a Stag LPG kit to the car. But I need it certifying for insurance purposes. Most places I've spoken with are unwilling to do this - no doubt as they either don't believe in the competence of amateur installers or (more likely) they're sore about the missed installation fees! So, who do you guys use for certification?
Secondly (although needs to be addressed before lpg) I've had a couple of instances where the car turns over but doesn't fire (perhaps only 10 in total) - usually from a hot start but once or twice from cold always seems to start . Also it cut out on me once when I was slowing for a roundabout but started again immediately. I want to bottom out any issue with the car's ignition/fuelling before going for the LPG conversion. There aren't any codes stored and it only manifests itself occasionally - colour me confused!
So, having got into my new work it turns out that the Omega can stay as there aren't any hard and fast rules about how old a car can be. However this does mean I now need to address the list of jobs I've been meaning to get around to!
On the shopping list is:
- New timing belt and water pump (only done 30k but nearly 5 years old)
- Clean breathers and fit new rocker gasket
- Front Discs and pads (discs are original I think so 65k on)
I also have a couple of questions - having read the excellent guide I feel confident I could fit a Stag LPG kit to the car. But I need it certifying for insurance purposes. Most places I've spoken with are unwilling to do this - no doubt as they either don't believe in the competence of amateur installers or (more likely) they're sore about the missed installation fees! So, who do you guys use for certification?
Secondly (although needs to be addressed before lpg) I've had a couple of instances where the car turns over but doesn't fire (perhaps only 10 in total) - usually from a hot start but once or twice from cold always seems to start . Also it cut out on me once when I was slowing for a roundabout but started again immediately. I want to bottom out any issue with the car's ignition/fuelling before going for the LPG conversion. There aren't any codes stored and it only manifests itself occasionally - colour me confused!