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Title: Huge thanks to Mark DTM
Post by: Jimbob on 22 April 2017, 16:05:39
Huge thanks again to Mark.

After I finished nights this morning I drove over and he has changed the rear crank seal on big blue. Also fixed a coolant and vac leak so fingers crossed she is full continent again!

Dropping gearboxes on the drive might not be the best of fun but quite doable. All done and dusted in a good mornings work.
Title: Re: Huge thanks to Mark DTM
Post by: TheBoy on 22 April 2017, 17:27:14
That was nearly a mini meet, as I very nearly called him to see if he was about - I have something of his, he has something of mine that probably in his way ;D
Title: Re: Huge thanks to Mark DTM
Post by: Jimbob on 22 April 2017, 18:50:43
Would have been good to see you
Title: Re: Huge thanks to Mark DTM
Post by: Andy B on 22 April 2017, 20:27:01
Huge thanks again to Mark.

 ........ and he has changed the rear crank seal on big blue.  ......

 ::) just a little job then! I hope you rewarded him well   ;)
Title: Re: Huge thanks to Mark DTM
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 23 April 2017, 17:19:01
Quite enjoyed it, it's not to bad a job to do on the drive, just over four hours.

I must say it does run sweetly
Title: Re: Huge thanks to Mark DTM
Post by: Jimbob on 23 April 2017, 17:28:59
It is unbelievably smooth since It got new coil packs and plugs last week. Can barely tell it's running and it also seems to be good for approx an extra 75 odd miles a tankful too!
Title: Re: Huge thanks to Mark DTM
Post by: Andy B on 23 April 2017, 17:33:24
Quite enjoyed it, it's not to bad a job to do on the drive, just over four hours.

I must say it does run sweetly

No idea how long mine took. I paid a local garage £200 cash to do it for me  ;-)
Title: Re: Huge thanks to Mark DTM
Post by: TheBoy on 23 April 2017, 19:04:06
seems to be good for approx an extra 75 odd miles a tankful too!
Either if was truly awful before, or you must try harder ;D

Glad the ol' girl is running well, bit of a forum car that one :y
Title: Re: Huge thanks to Mark DTM
Post by: Lazydocker on 23 April 2017, 19:06:16
seems to be good for approx an extra 75 odd miles a tankful too!
Either if was truly awful before, or you must try harder ;D

Glad the ol' girl is running well, bit of a forum car that one :y

Extra 75 miles? I thought they only did 75 miles to a tank? :D :D
Title: Re: Huge thanks to Mark DTM
Post by: Jimbob on 23 April 2017, 19:27:37
Yes, Every owner has been on here, the first now sadly departed, Paul, Rod, Bob, Ljay / Jimbob

It has always done about 280 between fillups, now seems to be the 350 mark, but more time needed to be sure.
Weve always known the coils were passed their best, but had been no reason to suspect they were causing an issue until it started running on 5, typically 100 miles away from tools and parts.
Title: Re: Huge thanks to Mark DTM
Post by: TheBoy on 23 April 2017, 19:40:08
350 miles to tank :o.  Very clearly not trying hard enough Mr Jimbob. Hang your head in shame ;D
Title: Re: Huge thanks to Mark DTM
Post by: Jimbob on 23 April 2017, 19:46:28
Bloody rare that I get to drive it!
Title: Re: Huge thanks to Mark DTM
Post by: Nick W on 23 April 2017, 20:35:04
350 miles to tank :o .  Very clearly not trying hard enough Mr Jimbob. Hang your head in shame ;D


It'd not too hard to get 400miles out of a tank on the motorway; 350miles is perfectly normal.
Title: Re: Huge thanks to Mark DTM
Post by: tunnie on 23 April 2017, 20:47:19
Curious new coil packs give such a massive increase  :-\

Not sure on the age of mine, not changed since I've had the car. So quite possibly the original ones! Do they degrade that much?

I've not cracked 300 out of the 3.2 for past 24 months  ::)  ;D

240 so far and I'm not far off the red in current tank.
Title: Re: Huge thanks to Mark DTM
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 23 April 2017, 21:05:27
Good spark makes a big difference to economy
Title: Re: Huge thanks to Mark DTM
Post by: TheBoy on 24 April 2017, 11:05:52
Bloody rare that I get to drive it!
So, out of the Admin Team on the Omega forum, the only one now regularly driving an Omega is Kevin Wood ;D
Title: Re: Huge thanks to Mark DTM
Post by: Jimbob on 24 April 2017, 11:06:45
Bloody rare that I get to drive it!
So, out of the Admin Team on the Omega forum, the only one now regularly driving an Omega is Kevin Wood ;D

;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Huge thanks to Mark DTM
Post by: TheBoy on 24 April 2017, 11:07:47
350 miles to tank :o .  Very clearly not trying hard enough Mr Jimbob. Hang your head in shame ;D


It'd not too hard to get 400miles out of a tank on the motorway; 350miles is perfectly normal.
Had 500m out of the MV6 in France once. But that was a constant 140kph on their autoroutes.

300m was a luxury most of the time, but I didn't buy the Omegas for economy...  ...or care too much about economy either.
Title: Re: Huge thanks to Mark DTM
Post by: Colin G on 24 April 2017, 11:13:21
Can I pop mine round the corner for some of the same treatment - mind it could do with the extra 1000cc dropping in first  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Huge thanks to Mark DTM
Post by: Kevin Wood on 24 April 2017, 11:19:36
Bloody rare that I get to drive it!
So, out of the Admin Team on the Omega forum, the only one now regularly driving an Omega is Kevin Wood ;D

Not 'till it starts raining, I'm not! 8)
Title: Re: Huge thanks to Mark DTM
Post by: TheBoy on 24 April 2017, 11:22:30
Bloody rare that I get to drive it!
So, out of the Admin Team on the Omega forum, the only one now regularly driving an Omega is Kevin Wood ;D

Not 'till it starts raining, I'm not! 8)
So, what you are saying is, until October-ish, none of the Admin Team of the Omega Forum drive an Omega.

You've let the whole Admin Team down. You've let us all down. But worse, you've let yourself down. Now go and stand in teh naughty corner.


;D
Title: Re: Huge thanks to Mark DTM
Post by: TheBoy on 24 April 2017, 11:23:14
Though given the usual British weather, the rain will start again soon (phishing down here this morning)
Title: Re: Huge thanks to Mark DTM
Post by: Kevin Wood on 24 April 2017, 11:27:30
Bloody rare that I get to drive it!
So, out of the Admin Team on the Omega forum, the only one now regularly driving an Omega is Kevin Wood ;D

Not 'till it starts raining, I'm not! 8)
So, what you are saying is, until October-ish, none of the Admin Team of the Omega Forum drive an Omega.

You've let the whole Admin Team down. You've let us all down. But worse, you've let yourself down. Now go and stand in teh naughty corner.


;D

Catch me if you can... :D
Title: Re: Huge thanks to Mark DTM
Post by: TheBoy on 24 April 2017, 11:28:45
Bloody rare that I get to drive it!
So, out of the Admin Team on the Omega forum, the only one now regularly driving an Omega is Kevin Wood ;D

Not 'till it starts raining, I'm not! 8)
So, what you are saying is, until October-ish, none of the Admin Team of the Omega Forum drive an Omega.

You've let the whole Admin Team down. You've let us all down. But worse, you've let yourself down. Now go and stand in teh naughty corner.


;D

Catch me if you can... :D
No chance, now I drive a soot chucker...
Title: Re: Huge thanks to Mark DTM
Post by: tunnie on 24 April 2017, 11:30:01
Welcome to the club  :D
Title: Re: Huge thanks to Mark DTM
Post by: SP_3.2 on 25 April 2017, 11:13:01
 :y :y Many a time I would have a nice drive up the A46 and see Mark and the family and he would work his magic on the old girl .......
Always fun and the drive back was even better after the DTM hands had been on the car ...   
Title: Re: Huge thanks to Mark DTM
Post by: TheBoy on 26 April 2017, 17:47:25
:y :y Many a time I would have a nice drive up the A46 and see Mark and the family and he would work his magic on the old girl .......
Always fun and the drive back was even better after the DTM hands had been on the car ...
Until they popped thosespeed cameras up :(
Title: Re: Huge thanks to Mark DTM
Post by: SP_3.2 on 27 April 2017, 14:40:05
:y :y Many a time I would have a nice drive up the A46 and see Mark and the family and he would work his magic on the old girl .......
Always fun and the drive back was even better after the DTM hands had been on the car ...
Until they popped thosespeed cameras up :(

Yep they do get a number of people out when  they notice them  too late   :-\ :-\. such a nice drive otherwise