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Omega General Help / Re: how much !!!!
« on: 14 October 2017, 17:03:16 »
many thanks. les
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Omega General Help / Re: how much !!!!
« on: 14 October 2017, 16:24:30 »
o yes, and front and back brake pads. good quality ones.
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Omega General Help / how much !!!!
« on: 14 October 2017, 16:01:37 »
4x new tyres. 2x new coil packs, 6x new spark plugs, full service, diagnostic test, a few other little bits. mot. car driving like new and hopefully will for another couple of years. Garage very good and quality parts used and clearly their labour and plus vat. even so I found it to be very expensive this year. 1134. ouch. twice the value of the car but on the other hand I know exactly how my car has been very well cared for and thats still cheaper than buying a new car. just wondered what experts on here might think.
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Omega General Help / Re: headlamp
« on: 26 August 2017, 08:50:06 »
lol. 
Id give anyone £10 if I see with my own eyes change out the x bulb within 10 mins. It took me about 2 hours. Clearly now I've worked it out and done it then Id be much quicker, maybe 20 to 30 mins and that requires the right tools. The rubber seal I cleaned etc whilst doing this job but I cannot see 10 mins. £43 for the bulb. I know I could get cheaper from the amazon but id rather get the quality make. The new one and the old one shine exactly the same. 15 years old the other. So Im happy with that.
Id give anyone £10 if I see with my own eyes change out the x bulb within 10 mins. It took me about 2 hours. Clearly now I've worked it out and done it then Id be much quicker, maybe 20 to 30 mins and that requires the right tools. The rubber seal I cleaned etc whilst doing this job but I cannot see 10 mins. £43 for the bulb. I know I could get cheaper from the amazon but id rather get the quality make. The new one and the old one shine exactly the same. 15 years old the other. So Im happy with that.
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Omega General Help / Re: headlamp
« on: 24 August 2017, 14:02:29 »
i think ive found this lower, just a question of getting to it now. omg lucky im not in emergency situation
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Omega General Help / Re: headlamp
« on: 24 August 2017, 13:34:17 »
yes. there is something stopping the whole lamp cluster to come out, its all very loose but i cannot remove it!!, what the hell would one do if an emergency roadside replacement?, ive got the trim all out, removed 2 top screws, and trying to get it all out, only I cant. are there lower screw then? i cant see any and the whole cluster is loose and like its trying to come out, just wont
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Omega General Help / Re: headlamp
« on: 24 August 2017, 13:03:25 »
battery side, im working on it now, cant get the lamp unit out, ive removed 2 x screw on top and trim and the whole thing is loose but will not come out, so if there is another screw somewhere then it wouldnt be all loose, so im thinking to remove battery but that another job and then have to re do the radio again. pain. i cant see it being a 10 min job. o well.
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Omega General Help / headlamp
« on: 24 August 2017, 00:52:01 »
Hi good readers. I have I think these special exenon gas bulbs or something, well one has blown. So I need to replace, I will replace both. Looking at it it does look like the whole lamp has to be removed. I can't seem to find the instructions on this site to show me what to do, If there then could someone give me the link. Many thanks. Les
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Omega General Help / press 2 buttons on the AC
« on: 18 June 2017, 21:16:45 »
hello great readers and thankyou to those who guided me on how to remove the high pressure AC valve. I have done it and had it re gased and it is working. However it doesnt come out cold cold, not like really really cold. So I was wondering if anyone has pressed the 2 buttons? what happens? it says in the instructions that if you press 2 buttons together then it will reset sensors. Does anyone know about this? can I do it? could it make it better? many thanks.
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Omega General Help / Re: aircon
« on: 11 June 2017, 13:31:29 »
brilliant, i have it off, so now go an order the new one and get the garage to regas for me, thanks everyone.
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Omega General Help / Re: aircon
« on: 09 June 2017, 14:47:54 »
many thanks. will attack this again,
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Omega General Help / Re: aircon
« on: 09 June 2017, 14:30:34 »
arr brilliant sir, ok ive looked at the exact problem and i can see that it looks like the top bit does unscrew but ive tried and tried with everything in my arsenal and I cannot unscrew it at all. This is what my garage said, he said he cannot do it, hence to replace the pipe complete but I dont want to give up yet on this valve. Ive sprayed it with penetrate spray but i think that is just a token gesture. Im thinking of cutting across the top of it to create a slot for a wide screw driver. the 'flat sections' do not accept a spanner and is rounding off as im working on it so im giving up for now. I try again on sunday to get it off. If I just cant do it then if you dont mind id be happy to drive down to Gatwick, i can do that in an hour or less. My Omega is a very nice drive and clean and my garage says that so I want to keep it as long as possible. Many thanks. Leslie
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Omega General Help / Re: aircon
« on: 09 June 2017, 13:41:28 »
many thanks, its true the garage hasnt actually replaced these parts before but he clearly showed me the problem, that is the lower down pipe that has one of these things that lives within the pipe, it looks like it screws off but it doesnt, it is a fixed unit and apparently because of this that pipe section needs replacing, through vauxhall this pipe is obsolete and even if he could get the pipe it would cost a lot of money, so ive got the car back. Im thinking of getting a second hand pipe section, replace that bit and then take it back to regas. Does this sound ok? he has sucked out all the old gas and any moisture so its safe for me to work on it. If any of you good chaps live within a 100 miles or so of se london and feels good to fix it then im more than happy to drop a good sum. Many thanks. Les.
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Omega General Help / aircon
« on: 09 June 2017, 12:33:51 »
Ok, 2.6 cdx. the aircon has stopped. My garage has called to say that the high pressure valve is knackered and it lives in this pipe and the whole pipe needs to be replaced. The pipe will be several hundred pounds plus the labour plus the regas, so this is not worth it. However is there any experts here who can advise me to complete this job a lot cheaper? could I get a second hand part and replace it myself then get the garage to regas? any suggestions out there? or just leave it. Many thanks, Leslie