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Title: did vx make a 2.0 manual miggy?
Post by: shanjon on 08 January 2009, 16:49:36
with reference to a previous post whereas my brother in law killed his engine , we have managed to secure a low mileage replacement engine for £130 (a bargain we thought) ,
however the seller cannot remember if it was removed from a manual or auto miggy, but im pretty sure i have seen manual ones on feebay
Title: Re: did vx make a 2.0 manual miggy?
Post by: Omega man 2 on 08 January 2009, 17:42:58
I have one :y :y :y :y
Title: Re: did vx make a 2.0 manual miggy?
Post by: shanjon on 08 January 2009, 18:04:20
i thought they did!
am i right in thinking that if it was removed from a manual all i need to do is put the flywheel and torque convertor from the old engine onto the new one
Title: Re: did vx make a 2.0 manual miggy?
Post by: MindlessJD on 08 January 2009, 18:05:57
Are the 2.0 manuals rare then? I didn't know there was such a thing tbh.
Title: Re: did vx make a 2.0 manual miggy?
Post by: vauxfan2k on 08 January 2009, 18:07:47
i think the 2.0 manuals are about 50/50 with auto's. Ive had 3 manual 2litre omegas in the past, but not seen any autos up here.
Title: Re: did vx make a 2.0 manual miggy?
Post by: Omega man 2 on 08 January 2009, 18:10:26
Not very rare here anyway. Omegas in general are very rare over here and are extremely underrated and overpriced :-?
Anyway 90% of them are 2.0 manuals. My dad had one before his v6 And I have one. I see the odd auto and not one other v6 :o
Title: Re: did vx make a 2.0 manual miggy?
Post by: MindlessJD on 08 January 2009, 18:11:19
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i think the 2.0 manuals are about 50/50 with auto's. Ive had 3 manual 2litre omegas in the past, but not seen any autos up here.

Ahh, fair enough. My grandfather was looking for a Mig about 3 years ago and couldn't find a single manual one! So he got a 52 plate Vectra LS instead. Wish he had gotten an auto Mig!

 :y
Title: Re: did vx make a 2.0 manual miggy?
Post by: shanjon on 09 January 2009, 20:38:57
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i thought they did!
am i right in thinking that if it was removed from a manual all i need to do is put the flywheel and torque convertor from the old engine onto the new one

anyone know if this is right or if there is more involved?
Title: Re: did vx make a 2.0 manual miggy?
Post by: vauxfan2k on 09 January 2009, 20:40:55
yeah, providing the donor engine has its flywheel removed already. if i remember right you MUST leave the TC attached to the box not the engine when removing.

cheers
Title: Re: did vx make a 2.0 manual miggy?
Post by: Andy B on 09 January 2009, 20:42:14
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i thought they did!
am i right in thinking that if it was removed from a manual all i need to do is put the flywheel and torque convertor from the old engine onto the new one

anyone know if this is right or if there is more involved?

Isn't there a small needle race bearing down the end of the crank on a manual  for the g/box input shaft to sit in??
Or is it the other way round ......  :-/ :-/ :-/
Title: Re: did vx make a 2.0 manual miggy?
Post by: ngrainqey on 09 January 2009, 20:45:27
your on about the plastic spigot arnt you andy?
i cant remember which way round... i think if your going auto to manual then you need it but not other way round
Title: Re: did vx make a 2.0 manual miggy?
Post by: shanjon on 09 January 2009, 20:55:04
right i have found out the donor engine is definitely from a manual 2.0, im assuming it should be straight forward then guys :y
Title: Re: did vx make a 2.0 manual miggy?
Post by: Andy B on 09 January 2009, 20:57:25
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your on about the plastic spigot arnt you andy?
i cant remember which way round... i think if your going auto to manual then you need it but not other way round

It's just plastic is it? I could have sworn that the pictures I've seen on the Senator/Carlton were of a proper needle race bearing and just assumed ....... might've realised that the Omega would have cut corners! ;D  ;D  ;D
Title: Re: did vx make a 2.0 manual miggy?
Post by: Dusty on 09 January 2009, 21:04:42
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i think the 2.0 manuals are about 50/50 with auto's. Ive had 3 manual 2litre omegas in the past, but not seen any autos up here.

Ahh, fair enough. My grandfather was looking for a Mig about 3 years ago and couldn't find a single manual one! So he got a 52 plate Vectra LS instead. Wish he had gotten an auto Mig!

 :y

My 2.6CD is a manual,but all the other 2.6's that I have seen have been auto.
So pretty rare I think. :-* :-* :-*
Title: Re: did vx make a 2.0 manual miggy?
Post by: Omega man 2 on 09 January 2009, 21:06:26
How rare is any v6 manual? :-?
Title: Re: did vx make a 2.0 manual miggy?
Post by: dispondent 1 on 09 January 2009, 21:11:42
and my estate? :o
Title: Re: did vx make a 2.0 manual miggy?
Post by: shanjon on 10 January 2009, 18:37:25
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i thought they did!
am i right in thinking that if it was removed from a manual all i need to do is put the flywheel and torque convertor from the old engine onto the new one

anyone know if this is right or if there is more involved?

Isn't there a small needle race bearing down the end of the crank on a manual  for the g/box input shaft to sit in??
Or is it the other way round ......  :-/ :-/ :-/

i did not see any sign of any needle bearing ,,, i unbolted the clutch and flywheel from the donor engine and the torque convertor and flywheel from the old engine.
 the only difference i could see was the original engine that was auto had a metal spacer between the flywheel and the crank :y