Carried out my yearly service today, but the major one that I do every four years based on the mileage I do.
Must be getting older as everything I did was more difficult. Usual trouble in getting to spark plug 6, but after much cursing the idiots who designed so much in the way of this plug that I have wasted hours on over the years, I finally extracted it. But, worse to come, was when I found two of the rubber boots on the DIS Pack, on that side of the engine, had split, then the spring contact on one of them became detached from the unit, and fell off somewhere at the front of the engine; lost for now, even after much searching with a torch!!
Anyway, made temporary repairs to the two boots, then fashioned a new spring from copper wire I have in stock. Put it all back together, fired up the engine and all works!
But, as I know my repairs are temp., contacted my Vx dealer for a new DIS Pack; Part no 9118115 - Bosch 0221503027 Not available!!! Even if they were, ONE would be £300+ !!!!
Anyway, after ringing around, looked up the part on Amazon and have now ordered via them the Bosch one from the Green Spark Plug Co. for £97-19 with Prime delivery. I could have obtained a Starline DIS Pack from ECP for £76-55, but I much prefer an original Bosch.
So now after re-fitting the plenum and everything else, I can now look forward to stripping it all down again!!
I also know I have a slight exhaust pipe leak which I am getting fully underneath the car tomorrow to check out. This must be done as my MOT is due early February, so more bloody expense!
Owning a 18.5 year old Omega is never going to be easy, nor cheap, but hey ho, the one great thing I discovered today was there NO OIL in the spark plug holes. Last time the breathers were fully cleaned it was by Serek when he replaced the cam cover gaskets, and cam belt to boot. He must have done the great job I believed he had done!
Needless to say I have fully cleaned ouit the breathers today.
I just wish Serek and SOS were closer, although he should be doing the cam belt this year.