In my opinion, factory rust prevention on omega isn't even as good as carltons (which i drove for 18 years prior to omega and did all work on myself ,bar the MOTs ) LCs had the plastic body kit which did trap water , so rust proofing is worth the time and effort (many will disagree
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A cheap way(what many do on OOF) to do the belt is to buy 2 sets
clicky link2 sets because you need 3 roller bearings and re-use your original back plate
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IF your roller bearings are ok,no wear ,you could just buy a gates belt about £25 (5453XS belt) trouble is you won't know the condition of rollers until you have it in bits
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unless you have a receipt proving the entire kit has been done (and that still won't prove it actually got fitted ,yes i am a cynic
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a complete gates kit is £120
clickythis kit K015453XS
£40 clicky says for a 2.5 but gives a gates belt and rollers (stock image on listing,not pic of correct actual item ) so a real bargain (if not sold by the time you read this)all the V6 belts are the same, but 2 types of backplate exist (but you can use your original being a non wea item)
probably cheaper brands available than gates ,I just use gates on all our cars because vauxhall did (but put them in white boxes with a GM and Vauxhall / opel part numbers on the box
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I've got the locking kit you can borrow ,probably other members of OOF nearer you may have too
it's a complex belt set up ,so best not done by an inexperienced local garage ,there is an official OOF dvd on doing the cambelt
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you could chance the belt being ok if not many miles , how many years has it been ?
surface rust on brakes will soon go being an automatic ,unless it's deep rust/original discs etc
air con recharges have gone up in price recently . ATS often have a voucher code discount in summer ,worth looking out for