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As I'm planning to give the rear donut bushes a go is it better to do this while I've got the diff lowered for the rear springs or should I put that back up and then do the bushes?

Removing the subframe bushes takes a fair amount of prying, levering and swearing. The last is the only one that is not made easier by having the subframe firmly attached everywhere it can be. Do one side at a time.


There's a bloody good chance your diff mounts are no longer bonded together.....


If your self-levelling is still working, it will work even better if it's assisting standard rate springs and not the much weaker S/L ones. They're much easier to find too.

Hmmm - LA is VX90295666, and it's listed in my 2000 EPC as being for Senators with engines 25NE, 30NE, C30LE, C30NE, C30SE WITHOUT self levelling.

It's also listed as OmegaB Saloon (except Police and Armoured Body) WITH self levelling, from chassis number W1081185 onwards. However my EPC is from year 2000, so doesn't cover much on facelift Omega B's or 3.2's.

As I'm planning to give the rear donut bushes a go is it better to do this while I've got the diff lowered for the rear springs or should I put that back up and then do the bushes?

Omega was £415 to tax so that's gone up £20 
Still .... at least the council will have that cash to fix all the bloody pot holes 
car insurance renewal £100 too much (compared to other sites) so I'll have to waste my time arguing them down again 

Come south to Malvern, nice here apart from the slow drivers.

My flanges were so crusty, I fitted these after a tidy up with the angle grinder.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174475765263?chn=ps&_ul=GB&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1NJ-5UZY-T4iGZc9gpthWXg66&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-134428-41853-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=174475765263&targetid=1816181028179&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=1006790&poi=&campaignid=19090194174&mkgroupid=147009364227&rlsatarget=aud-1162782600376:pla-1816181028179&abcId=9303860&merchantid=137662815&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw57exBhAsEiwAaIxaZoAG_oBqEh6XPZznyRGHlKNTsgEiNryVljEiTj_ZGbi7F7xJB1-tNhoC9HkQAvD_BwE

Obviously you would need to check the cat pipe diameter.

If you have time, get yourself some good TiN coated drill bits. Far tougher that ordinary HSS bits.

Thanks will have a look, any recommended makes?

Andy

Facelift saloon self levelling springs with ident LA are GM part no.  90295666

Cheers, I got the other ones on order but I'm still keen to find genuine, if I can find them and afford them.

Does it still have SL?

The snapped studs - drill them out and use nuts and bolts.  Needs decent drill bits, not the 10,000 bits for 50p egay shite.

I take it you mean self levelling? The compressor runs sometimes but I don't think it's doing much if anything. There is a pipe going to the back shocks but they aren't actually connected into anything so I'm assuming it's now defunct.

Need to get a set of drill bits as I looked at the manifold and there is no way I'm attempting to take all that out with the car 1 inch above my nose, and also risk snapping more studs.

Any recommendations for good set of drills don't want to buy chinese stuff?

Cheers

Andy

If you have time, get yourself some good TiN coated drill bits. Far tougher that ordinary HSS bits.