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Omega General Help / Re: crank shaft sensor query.

« on: 04 December 2023, 17:29:04 »

Misinformed or not, the spin on filters don't snap in half when they're over tightened and can be removed far more easily than the caps. And if you're changing the oil every couple of months, why not simplify the process

Oh I've had to fight some spin ones in the past, not on Omegas though, where some mongrel thinks that hand tight is about 30,000Nm.

On a V6 Omega, I'll go for the cartridge type every single time. Les messy and easier to replace (if you're not following a ham fisted retard).

And I think it makes the crank sensor last longer. I never had a crank sensor failure on one that had the cartridge filter, only on spin ons.  And I've changed a shit load of crank sesnors

My Omega went through 2 crank sensors in the many years I had it & mine had a cartridge filter.
I agree with you Jamie though that the filter is easy enough to replace .... I never had a problem with mine. 

152

General Discussion Area / Re: Cruise ship pollution

« on: 01 December 2023, 17:22:22 »

Grey Funnel Liners used shore supplies when parked up alongside at home. The cables for each phase were around 2" dia .... no idea now of the cross section size .... 440V 50Hz but depending on ship size, there might have been 2 or 3 or 4 lots of supplies.
I've 'paralleled' up to shore supply quite a few times 

153

General Car Chat / Re: Car features

« on: 01 December 2023, 16:49:22 »

leccy parking brake on my ML just goes on when I put it on ..... though on occasion it'll put itself on when you open the door while in D. HOLD is via the foot brake, nothing to do with the parking brake.
My gripe with auto main beam is that you need to be going faster than about 35 mph for the main beam to work .... 35 is too fast for some back lanes when you'd want main beam.
Auto lights .... I agree with Jamie re fog ... some drivers need to learn how to turn their own lights on. One advantage on my car is that there is no OFF on the lights switch.
Fortunately, my stop/start has stopped working ..... possibly one battery or the other, but at over £300 for two batteries from MB, I'll leaving it as it is 

154

General Car Chat / Re: Fickin modern cars

« on: 30 November 2023, 17:54:53 »

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It can, but most of us use our cars far too much for that to occur.  But look online to see how the DEF injector clogs with the shite.  Fortunately easy to clean in most cases, but means removing undertray to drop that bit out the exhaust.

Unfortunately that's not the case with my ML, though when it is used, it get's driven fairly hard & is frequently towing.

(fingers crossed) not had any problems with it in 4 1/2 yrs & 40-ish thousand miles. It gets a gallon of Adblue as & when I remember ..... it's yet to actually ask for any. No gauge fitted to mine .... I believe there is on later MBs

155

General Car Chat / Re: Annoying little shits.

« on: 30 November 2023, 13:31:44 »

there are rats that keep coming back for more bait/poison from my garden. I've put loads out over the past few years.
I'm pi55ing in the wind at stopping them completely because Mrs B puts loads of food out for the birds (& squirrels), a near neighbour keeps chickens & the rats also have access to an 'eat all you can buffet' in the form of our compost bins! 

156

General Car Chat / Re: Fickin modern cars

« on: 30 November 2023, 13:27:11 »

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So I guess the pig piss has been sitting in the tank for quite a while

Pretty sure I've seen that MB suggest Adblue is drained from the tank & replaced every year 

157

General Car Chat / Re: Fickin modern cars

« on: 30 November 2023, 13:25:32 »

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Beyond that, the injectors seem to clog up and need cleaning up, as they get stuff with the white cystalised stuff around the injector into the SEC. .....

I thought it crystallised in the tank  I know that Forte do an additive to prevent it doing so.

 https://www.forteuk.co.uk/product/exhaust-crystal-preventer/

158

General Car Chat / Re: Fickin modern cars

« on: 30 November 2023, 13:21:17 »

it seems that Adblue faults are also a problem with Mercs too .....


(he says with fingers crossed  )

Adblue faults on all makes in the cold weather, Andy, it's a crap system thought up by fickin idiots.
Ooooo......I sounded like Jaime there for a moment 

159

General Car Chat / Re: Fickin modern cars

« on: 30 November 2023, 11:49:31 »

it seems that Adblue faults are also a problem with Mercs too .....


(he says with fingers crossed  )

160

General Discussion Area / Re: Elgin Marbles

« on: 28 November 2023, 13:34:44 »

.... All they had to say to the Greeks is,  ...... we're still looking at them ....

Fixed that for you 

161

General Discussion Area / Elgin Marbles

« on: 28 November 2023, 11:34:49 »

Haven't the Greeks watched James Acaster? ..... 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x73PkUvArJY

162

General Discussion Area / Re: Nice work, if you can get it.

« on: 27 November 2023, 22:42:49 »

......  Obviously, British management is too shit to deal with individuals, so create stupid procedures that end up impacting those honest employees, and doing little for the piss takers.

 ....

you could be easily describing my management ...

163

General Discussion Area / Re: Dublin Stabbings

« on: 26 November 2023, 20:32:38 »

.. and this is the root of the problem. The Police refuse to do their job,  .....

It's easier to nick those villains that speed & display their names & addresses on their cars ...

164

Omega General Help / Re: Mirrors dont fold on impact

« on: 23 November 2023, 08:41:30 »

I suspect that a mirror glass is dealer only, the glass that Halfords sold will likely be been have the type that you stick on over the remnants of the original glass.

165

General Car Chat / Re: Cortina or All-aggro?

« on: 15 November 2023, 18:28:25 »

The only model even worserer was the VDP estate is Russet brown!!!! 

I thought you always insisted on seventies BL brown, Mr Beanz.

I've told you before ..... It's vermillion! 

I've seen the pictures. It's a very brown shade of vermillion.

you might have a point  ... but it's vermillion!