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Omega General Help / Clgarette lighter

« on: 25 September 2009, 21:05:58 »

i have bought a couple of Cigarette lighters for the car,
universal thay said but thay never fit
i have 2 new Cigarette lighters still in packet would anyone like to swap ill send mine to you and you send 2 Cigarette lighters to me

thank you

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Omega General Help / Re: what a thingy up

« on: 24 September 2009, 21:43:12 »

how much are these

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Omega General Help / what a cock up

« on: 24 September 2009, 21:28:58 »

This have been a mechanic for a long time so you would think i know my way around a car engine well i have a 2001 v6 2.5 where in the name god is the oil filter is it one of those cartridge ones and where is it this is so embarassing

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Omega General Help / Re: over heating

« on: 20 September 2009, 16:56:21 »

just had a thought when left running for a whille there is a funny smell could it be the oil cooling system?? did an oil change when i got car (like always) and there is no exces oil

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Omega General Help / Re: over heating

« on: 20 September 2009, 16:46:17 »

rads are presurissing, but i mean im also getting no heat in the car because the old trick was when the car starts over heating you turn the heaters on to cool it down but the matrix is fine both rads replaced all new hoses where they should be
i know v6 do run hot but how hot should it be??

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Omega General Help / Re: over heating

« on: 20 September 2009, 14:07:14 »

i drive about 80 moles a day and car is lovley just when i get in traffic

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Omega General Help / Re: over heating

« on: 20 September 2009, 13:59:30 »

right this is what happens temp norm at about 80 when moving as soon as i get to lights or traffic it gose up to 85 and all fans kick in then it gose up to 100 steam comes out of bonnet, when i start moving again it gose down to 80 i have replaced both rads and thermostats and valves the previous owner sold it due to this prob im not sure what to do

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Omega General Help / Re: over heating

« on: 20 September 2009, 13:36:47 »

ps. is it recomendable to wire all fans together? as think thats the prob too

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Omega General Help / Re: over heating

« on: 20 September 2009, 13:35:38 »

thermostats replaced but the heater in the car dose not work at all (lovley and cold though) bought car as needing TLC but think i have bitten off more than i can chew we have taken to specialist and they dont know but they said heating matrix is good

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Omega General Help / over heating

« on: 19 September 2009, 00:49:47 »

i recently bought a 2.5 v6 2000 omega the original rad was leaking badly so replaced it with new all hoses connected correctly thermostat working and fan working i can drive several miles with no probs as soon as i get in traffic car gose on to red and i get steam under the bonnet
HELP!!!

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