1996
General Discussion Area / Colour Code
« on: 01 October 2006, 19:45:49 »
Just wondering, anyone know the colour code for an N reg silver Omega GLS? Were there different ones? Cheers
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1997
General Discussion Area / Mt first project !!!!!!
« on: 28 September 2006, 18:52:52 »
Well, strictly my second. We did rebuild the top end of a nice elite, which didn't run to well afterwards, but that was before I'd learned so much from this forum (including how to do V6 cam timing!!)
Ok, I've got a new project. Mr MB uses numbers for his projects, and Tunnie uses letters, so I guess I need to use something different! Ideas welcome.
Anyhow, this is the car. It's a Vauxhall Omega (of course!) 2.0 litre 16v GLS. Normally I wouldn't entertain playing with a 2.0 because I love the V6's so much, however there's something really special about this one. I saw it on ebay, about 10 miles from me, so today I took the Mrs and went for a drive to look over it before bidding.
This is a 1995 car, and to be honest I don't think I've even seen a T or a V reg Omega in such nice condition. The bodywork on it is nothing but A1, without the smallest of marks on it and not a spec of rust. It's been so well looked after throughout. The interior looks like it's never even been sat in, it's got a whole "new car" sense about it inside and out.
It has 80k miles on the clock, which I guess is low for an Omega. And pretty much full service history.
What's the catch? Well, it doesn't run! So it was on sale as a non-runner. Stil has half it's MOT though.
The owner didn't know a lot about cars and just wanted shot of it after buying something new, but he did tell me the problem was terminal. He said he heard a really nasty metallic noise and the car wouldn't go. I immediately thought timing belt failure, but I was wrong. On inspection the belt and tensioners are fine - almost new in fact with reciept to prove. On a closer inspection, we found part of a bearing shell, wedged near the RH engine mounting. So in summary, the bottom end is buggered.
As some of you may know, I have an old 2.0 Omega sat on the drive doing nothing, because the bodywork etc is shot. However - engine in it runs fine! So, I feel an engine transplant coming on.
The cylinder head on the project car has recently been overhauled, with all brand new valves and followers, so I'm going to pray this is still ok and can be used. I'm then going to fit this decent head onto the good bottom end of the other engine, and fit my newly constucted engine back in the project car.
Then, I'm going to change the water pump, and possibly timing belt and tensioners, and hopefully I'll have a(nother) really nice running tidy Omega.
If it all goes well and I can get it running perfectly, then because it's so mint, I am considering having a go at converting it to run on LPG myself, but this will come later.
Here are some pics:
I'll be upfront and tell you that I paid £100 in cash for this car. I plan to spend about another £100 on getting it running, to include new head gasket etc in the rebuild. I'm 98% confident that I can do all of this sucesfully, but if not, what have I lost? Nothing, because I could break it for more than £100 if it came to it! If it goes well, what have I gained? An absolute mint Omega, fully overhauled, for £200!!
Obviously I'll keep you updated with pics of work and progress!
Off to eBay now, to look at engine cranes.....
Ok, I've got a new project. Mr MB uses numbers for his projects, and Tunnie uses letters, so I guess I need to use something different! Ideas welcome.
Anyhow, this is the car. It's a Vauxhall Omega (of course!) 2.0 litre 16v GLS. Normally I wouldn't entertain playing with a 2.0 because I love the V6's so much, however there's something really special about this one. I saw it on ebay, about 10 miles from me, so today I took the Mrs and went for a drive to look over it before bidding.
This is a 1995 car, and to be honest I don't think I've even seen a T or a V reg Omega in such nice condition. The bodywork on it is nothing but A1, without the smallest of marks on it and not a spec of rust. It's been so well looked after throughout. The interior looks like it's never even been sat in, it's got a whole "new car" sense about it inside and out.
It has 80k miles on the clock, which I guess is low for an Omega. And pretty much full service history.
What's the catch? Well, it doesn't run! So it was on sale as a non-runner. Stil has half it's MOT though.
The owner didn't know a lot about cars and just wanted shot of it after buying something new, but he did tell me the problem was terminal. He said he heard a really nasty metallic noise and the car wouldn't go. I immediately thought timing belt failure, but I was wrong. On inspection the belt and tensioners are fine - almost new in fact with reciept to prove. On a closer inspection, we found part of a bearing shell, wedged near the RH engine mounting. So in summary, the bottom end is buggered.
As some of you may know, I have an old 2.0 Omega sat on the drive doing nothing, because the bodywork etc is shot. However - engine in it runs fine! So, I feel an engine transplant coming on.
The cylinder head on the project car has recently been overhauled, with all brand new valves and followers, so I'm going to pray this is still ok and can be used. I'm then going to fit this decent head onto the good bottom end of the other engine, and fit my newly constucted engine back in the project car.
Then, I'm going to change the water pump, and possibly timing belt and tensioners, and hopefully I'll have a(nother) really nice running tidy Omega.
If it all goes well and I can get it running perfectly, then because it's so mint, I am considering having a go at converting it to run on LPG myself, but this will come later.
Here are some pics:
I'll be upfront and tell you that I paid £100 in cash for this car. I plan to spend about another £100 on getting it running, to include new head gasket etc in the rebuild. I'm 98% confident that I can do all of this sucesfully, but if not, what have I lost? Nothing, because I could break it for more than £100 if it came to it! If it goes well, what have I gained? An absolute mint Omega, fully overhauled, for £200!!
Obviously I'll keep you updated with pics of work and progress!
Off to eBay now, to look at engine cranes.....
1999
General Discussion Area / A big thankyou
« on: 25 September 2006, 15:43:44 »
I just wanted to say a big thank you on the forum to Fin and Dave for all their hard work on my Omega this weekend. Considering I only initially wanted to borrow the engine timing tools for a belt change, they were good enough to invite me up and give me a hand with the job. The omega is now sporting a new timing belt and tensioner kit and water pump. During the operation they noticed that my breathers were gunked up, so swiftly set to work removing the plenum and cleaning those out too, to say nothing of diagnosing the problem with my secondary air injection.
The car is now clearly more responsive on the takeup, but to put the icing on the cake - it's now doing about 4 more Mpg!!
I put £50 in the tank before I left Cheltenham (it was on the red light). I drove to Nottingham, back to Cheltenham, and then on to Cardiff, and this morning back to Cheltenham. Easily did 435 miles on £50.
Overall a much smoother car, without the worry of cambelt failure!
Cheers guys, a very productive weenend [smiley=beer.gif]
See you at Santa Pod!
The car is now clearly more responsive on the takeup, but to put the icing on the cake - it's now doing about 4 more Mpg!!
I put £50 in the tank before I left Cheltenham (it was on the red light). I drove to Nottingham, back to Cheltenham, and then on to Cardiff, and this morning back to Cheltenham. Easily did 435 miles on £50.
Overall a much smoother car, without the worry of cambelt failure!
Cheers guys, a very productive weenend [smiley=beer.gif]
See you at Santa Pod!
2000
General Discussion Area / cambelt kits
« on: 15 September 2006, 13:25:11 »
Im not a member of "trade club" and I'm not sure what I'd have to do to become one...
So where is the best place to get a cambelt kit and what should I pay?
Ronnie, I know you sometimes get them - got any in stock?!
So where is the best place to get a cambelt kit and what should I pay?
Ronnie, I know you sometimes get them - got any in stock?!
2001
General Discussion Area / Cam locking kit
« on: 16 September 2006, 21:35:53 »
Hiya Guys -
I'm going to be doing my cambelt, aux belt and water pump change on the coming Saturday. Apart from when I rebuilt the top end of my Elite, I've never done a timing kit on one of these before - but Marks DVD has given me some confidence so I'm going to follow it, take some notes, and do a DIY job, this time with the valve timing set up perfectly
Please - would someone be so kind as to lend me a cam locking kit, the bit that locks the crank onto the water pump, and the wedge?
I'd be more than happy to cover postage costs etc, and give my word that I'll send it straight back first class as soon as the job is complete that weekend.
Any volunteers?
Cheers
I'm going to be doing my cambelt, aux belt and water pump change on the coming Saturday. Apart from when I rebuilt the top end of my Elite, I've never done a timing kit on one of these before - but Marks DVD has given me some confidence so I'm going to follow it, take some notes, and do a DIY job, this time with the valve timing set up perfectly
Please - would someone be so kind as to lend me a cam locking kit, the bit that locks the crank onto the water pump, and the wedge?
I'd be more than happy to cover postage costs etc, and give my word that I'll send it straight back first class as soon as the job is complete that weekend.
Any volunteers?
Cheers
2002
General Discussion Area / Runng a car on tap water
« on: 17 September 2006, 08:17:04 »
[size=12]I found the below on the Internet. What do you make of this? I can see the scientific theory, but I'm unsure it would be this easy to do on a car engine![/size]
2003
General Discussion Area / (Un)safe following distances - TAILGATING
« on: 07 September 2006, 11:59:33 »
I'm sure I'm not the only one to experience this, but I am absolutely SICK of winkers who insist on driving two inches from my rear bumper when I always try so hard to keep a safe distance myself.
As much as I love my Omega's - I'm giving some strong consideration to packing in my car and travelling around on trains instead, for this reason.
I cannot remember the last time I did the eleven mile drive to work or back, without at least one person driving dangerously close for a prolonged period of time.
Last night, I was on the A436 – Keeping a good distance from the traffic ahead. Watching them at a safe distance, they literally looked like a chain of cars joined together. They can’t have been able to see anything ahead, apart from the boot of whatever was in front.
It seems to me that the law does bugger all to prevent a practice which is hugely unsafe.
There is absolutely no reason for it; nobody gets there any faster by tailgating. Yet so many people do it.
Sheer selfishness. Putting the lives of families at risk to get to work 2 minutes faster.
I’m a safe, (reasonably law abiding!) and confident driver, but I’m slowly starting to loose my confidence and have very little enjoyment in driving anymore.
I can’t work out whether many tailgaters are aware of what they’re actually doing, or not. They act as if they’re not, however it takes loads more concentration to drive close to something, than it does to keep at a comfortable distance. To me – it’s natural to keep further back because it’s easier!
I have tried all tactics to remove tailgaters easily, and literally nothing works. If you slow down – they get closer. If you speed up – they stay on your arse. If you dab the brakes – they usually start being aggressive which can be very dangerous. I mildly dabbed the brakes on a very bad tailgater the other day. He followed me for miles, lights flashing, in a very dangerous manner. I only finally lost him when I pulled onto the M5 and gave the V6 some welly. (Left his rover 200 standing!)
Later that evening I had a visit from the police – he reported ME for dangerous driving. Even though he followed me aggressively for so long. Utter crap – I was keeping to speed limits and abiding by the road rules. Thankfully it didn’t go anywhere legally due to no evidence, but it was a horrible experience and just goes to show. However because he was in his mid 30’s, and I’m 22 with a v6.. Guess who the police took sides with? Not me, needless to say. They gave me a very hard time over things I’d not even done. And when I told them about his antics – they told me not to “push it” by lying and said if I continued to accuse him of such things I’d be arrested for “public disorder offences”..
Anyone else feel the same or want to share any experiences? How do you deal with tailgaiters?
As much as I love my Omega's - I'm giving some strong consideration to packing in my car and travelling around on trains instead, for this reason.
I cannot remember the last time I did the eleven mile drive to work or back, without at least one person driving dangerously close for a prolonged period of time.
Last night, I was on the A436 – Keeping a good distance from the traffic ahead. Watching them at a safe distance, they literally looked like a chain of cars joined together. They can’t have been able to see anything ahead, apart from the boot of whatever was in front.
It seems to me that the law does bugger all to prevent a practice which is hugely unsafe.
There is absolutely no reason for it; nobody gets there any faster by tailgating. Yet so many people do it.
Sheer selfishness. Putting the lives of families at risk to get to work 2 minutes faster.
I’m a safe, (reasonably law abiding!) and confident driver, but I’m slowly starting to loose my confidence and have very little enjoyment in driving anymore.
I can’t work out whether many tailgaters are aware of what they’re actually doing, or not. They act as if they’re not, however it takes loads more concentration to drive close to something, than it does to keep at a comfortable distance. To me – it’s natural to keep further back because it’s easier!
I have tried all tactics to remove tailgaters easily, and literally nothing works. If you slow down – they get closer. If you speed up – they stay on your arse. If you dab the brakes – they usually start being aggressive which can be very dangerous. I mildly dabbed the brakes on a very bad tailgater the other day. He followed me for miles, lights flashing, in a very dangerous manner. I only finally lost him when I pulled onto the M5 and gave the V6 some welly. (Left his rover 200 standing!)
Later that evening I had a visit from the police – he reported ME for dangerous driving. Even though he followed me aggressively for so long. Utter crap – I was keeping to speed limits and abiding by the road rules. Thankfully it didn’t go anywhere legally due to no evidence, but it was a horrible experience and just goes to show. However because he was in his mid 30’s, and I’m 22 with a v6.. Guess who the police took sides with? Not me, needless to say. They gave me a very hard time over things I’d not even done. And when I told them about his antics – they told me not to “push it” by lying and said if I continued to accuse him of such things I’d be arrested for “public disorder offences”..
Anyone else feel the same or want to share any experiences? How do you deal with tailgaiters?