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Omega General Help / Re: Cambelt change..

« on: 14 March 2024, 22:03:29 »

Mine has done much less than yours !! What I don't understand, is, if there were premature breakages at an early stage, why did Vauxhall keep churning out Omega's with the same fault for year after year. Surely they must have upgraded something.

The fault wasn't with the parts it was with the servicing schedule and dealer greed.

Basically the belt is good for the original 80,000 mile schedule... As long as the pullies were replaced at the same time.

Problem is dealers were charging for the full kit but only fitting the belts. The obvious result being that the pullies failed soon after. Much like VW and their water pumps.

To avoid further issues GM simply halved the interval and insisted that the pullies were changed at the same time. It was more of an issue for the Vectra B due to the sheer number of fleet cars around but it.tarnished the engine somewhat.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Front doors don't react to remote

« on: 14 March 2024, 18:27:36 »

With age, they almost become a service item.

While the key still works repair or replace both lock motors.

198

General Discussion Area / Re: Jock cop woke joke.

« on: 14 March 2024, 18:25:58 »

Under the section ' Why do some people let the hate monster in'.......they talk blatantly of 'white-male entitlement' being the problem.

You can openly say that white people are the problem, apparently.

That sounds, er, racist.

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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?

« on: 14 March 2024, 18:25:13 »

So I would have two head units and no screen ? 

Yup. They'd make a lovely table feature

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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?

« on: 14 March 2024, 15:13:12 »

The NCDC/ CID in my Omega is now at the point where most of the functions dont work most of the time.
I decided I would refit the original NCDC / GID, so retrieved the box from the shelf in the man cave that I stored it away in about 6 years ago.
Opened the box to find the headunit in there but no screen.
I have no clue whatsoever as to why the screen isnt in there.  :'( :'(

You could always retro fit a GID and an aftermarket head unit...

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General Discussion Area / Re: Jock cop woke joke.

« on: 14 March 2024, 15:11:59 »

Is it just me or does the description of main group of inflicted people not, by definition, include Muslim men of a certain age

202

General Car Chat / Re: Mark Drakeford

« on: 14 March 2024, 15:03:53 »

There's an environmental argument against such low speeds as vehicles simply aren't designed to travel so slowly... Not to mention the fact that localised pollution is increased by virtue of traffic build up.

Lundun being a case in point as localised pollution increases in direct proportion to each drop in traffic speed/flow.

203

General Car Chat / Re: Replacement for SC804

« on: 14 March 2024, 05:20:32 »

For it's faults, Helfrods does allow you to see what you're looking at in person.

204

General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 14 March 2024, 05:19:09 »

Failed on both fronts lower arm ball joints, headlight adjustment and NS brake light..

Can you replace the ball joints, or is it time for new arms?

Unfortunately not, they're pressed in blind.

Unfortunately, the strut attached to them and is secured by grub screws which are prone to seizing.in place.

Booked in for next Friday.

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General Car Chat / Re: Replacement for SC804

« on: 13 March 2024, 11:45:07 »

Any unit with Bluetooth will get the job done.

If the car doesn't have Bose then it's a pretty straightforward exercise. Just go to Halfords and buy the first thing you like the look of and possibly an adapter cable

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 13 March 2024, 11:38:53 »

Got a puncture and failed it's MoT.

Puncture caused by summat I picked up moving over for a fire engine, hole too big to repair so replacement on order.

Failed on both fronts lower arm ball joints, headlight adjustment and NS brake light.

Headlights adjusted by tester, and brake light turned out to be tester error... he confused the single fog light for a brake light. Son only the arms to address.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Word Association.

« on: 12 March 2024, 23:39:20 »

Entitled

208

General Discussion Area / Re: London Eye

« on: 12 March 2024, 11:39:39 »

Blimey, April has come around quick

209

General Car Chat / Re: The future: EVs or ICEs?

« on: 12 March 2024, 11:37:53 »

Fair play to the marketing bods for upselling that, but surely an EV doesn't really require actual brakes given the regenerative braking power...

And presumably if you knock it into neutral it would simply roll to a stop

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Omega General Help / Re: Micksgarage and cheap wishbones

« on: 12 March 2024, 11:23:08 »

What is listed there is what I fitted to mine.

If you want shocks, Sachs are the factory fit and cheaper than Bilstien and fit better in my experience, springs I can recommend Kilen HD.

Yes shocks and springs will take you to £800 territory but the rewards are in how the car drives.