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General Car Chat / Re: Two MOT passes
« on: 05 March 2024, 21:33:58 »
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General Car Chat / Re: Zafira B 1.6 top end noise.
« on: 04 March 2024, 21:46:34 »I stuck my finger in the hole and wasn't convinced ,didn't feel loose at all
I will be sure to get my finger in the hole as you suggested, give it a waggle and see if anything's loose.
I hadn't heard of the inlet manifold baffles before, so that's good news information, thanks
Only after I'd cleaned and re-glued the baffles and stuck it back together ,started the engine ,did i believe it would cure the rattle/knock
I agree with taking the upper cambelt cover off to start with
My vauxhalls are too OLD to have VVT
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General Car Chat / Re: Zafira B 1.6 top end noise.
« on: 04 March 2024, 19:06:47 »
what engine code ? Z16XEP and XE1 don't have sprung lifters that fill with oil ,they are more of a cup/shim
Common issue is the baffles in the intake manifold become un-glued ,this results in a NOCK sound (can sound terminal )
I've done this job ,wasn't convinced that the baffle being loose would make such a racket
so I ordered the shimmed lifters (set of 8 exhaust)
spent a few hours cleaning, re-sealing the intake
it was cured
£100 worth of lifter shims came , and are having a "rest" in the parts hoard
Common issue is the baffles in the intake manifold become un-glued ,this results in a NOCK sound (can sound terminal )
I've done this job ,wasn't convinced that the baffle being loose would make such a racket
so I ordered the shimmed lifters (set of 8 exhaust)
spent a few hours cleaning, re-sealing the intake
it was cured
£100 worth of lifter shims came , and are having a "rest" in the parts hoard
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General Car Chat / Re: Signum woes.
« on: 03 March 2024, 12:39:30 »
It could well need an ATF change ,as many have said
could also be a wiring fault ,caused by Micky Mouse eating your looms ,so don't rule that out if an ATF change doesn't cure the problem .
sadly such wiring faults can be intermittent
Best of luck
could also be a wiring fault ,caused by Micky Mouse eating your looms ,so don't rule that out if an ATF change doesn't cure the problem .
sadly such wiring faults can be intermittent
Best of luck
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Omega Gallery / Re: Project Car
« on: 02 March 2024, 22:20:04 »
That's one way to get the inside of the rear window clean
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General Car Chat / Who's this ? own up
« on: 23 February 2024, 23:04:12 »
Who's this ?
video YOUTUBE clicky
End of the video @ 10 mins 15 secs
NOT me ,My Omega is IN -A -STATE , not AN ESTATE
video YOUTUBE clicky
End of the video @ 10 mins 15 secs
NOT me ,My Omega is IN -A -STATE , not AN ESTATE
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General Car Chat / Re: Lotus Carlton/Omega
« on: 19 February 2024, 12:40:08 »I watched that a while back
I had 4 Carlton saloons ,great cars
I stuck with 4 pots with mods
and avoided the "boat anchor" engines I remember someone stuck an Omega V6 in an estate carlton
I have fond memories of the 'totalcarlton.com' (now defunct) days
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General Car Chat / Re: Car insurance
« on: 13 February 2024, 17:16:28 »It's not the car with me, I think that counts for very little. It's my age, the area I live in and the 20,000 miles pa that does it.
When wifey's car was set alight about four years ago, the bastard did six others in one night. We were lucky, someone knocked on the door and told us and I managed to put it out with only damage to the rear bumper. One poor fella had his van destroyed, along with his front door and windows. The others were somewhere in between. Seven insurance claims in one night in one postcode, the computer thinks we live in Beirut.
It's also gone up to subsidise rich EV owners who's cars get written off with the slightest scratch because no one wants to fix thermo galactic bombs (EVs)
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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: Wanted: Rear Saloon window
« on: 09 February 2024, 22:25:08 »Yeh i'm watching that one while I wait to see if Insurance will pay for the fitting.Don't you own an AXE
Was wondering if the windscreen fitters over the road from Serek would remove the remnants of the old one and fit this one....
couple of tubes of pound shop sealant
job jobbed
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General Discussion Area / Re: American elections
« on: 08 February 2024, 22:52:57 »Imagine being an BRITISH, and being asked to choose between THE SHOWER OF S**T We've all read about
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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: Wanted: Rear Saloon window
« on: 08 February 2024, 19:36:07 »74
Omega General Help / Re: Stolen 3.2 estate
« on: 08 February 2024, 11:58:16 »
wow
Sorry to hear that
"stolen from a garage" your garage ? or was it being repaired at a garage (with keys) ?
Don't let the insurance fob you off with silly , low offer ,trying to find another sorted Omega won't be cheap
best of luck
Sorry to hear that
"stolen from a garage"
your garage ? or was it being repaired at a garage (with keys) ?Don't let the insurance fob you off with silly , low offer ,trying to find another sorted Omega won't be cheap
best of luck
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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?
« on: 06 February 2024, 19:22:31 »that must be 300 quid saved then......
Indeed
get the mole grips on it Jamie
job jobbed
one of the contractors at work ('Lovely Dave .... cos he calls everyone Love, both men & women) did exactly that 3 times!
not including the "tooth fairy" payment x 3
