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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Andy B on 14 March 2007, 16:52:07

Title: eBay Omega
Post by: Andy B on 14 March 2007, 16:52:07

This looks to be a reasonable car for the money clicky (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260096885621&fromMakeTrack=true)

Title: Re: eBay Omega
Post by: Dave-C on 14 March 2007, 18:09:42

A load of car for little money, sounds like a potential oil cooler problem though, easy enough to fix too..

DC

Title: Re: eBay Omega
Post by: Andy B on 14 March 2007, 18:47:04

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A load of car for little money, sounds like a potential oil cooler problem though, easy enough to fix too..

DC

Exactly what I suggested in my question to him, but his reply does imply it's CHG
im pretty certain it is the head due to as soon as u fill the resovoir up with water and crank the car it is like a fountain coming out of the exhaust!...

Title: Re: eBay Omega
Post by: Dave-C on 14 March 2007, 18:53:22

Oh Right!

Still a cheapish project however...
DC

Title: Re: eBay Omega
Post by: Andy B on 14 March 2007, 19:07:49

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Oh Right!

Still a cheapish project however...
DC

I did try to run the idea past Mrs Andy B but considering there's my Omega, diseasal Astra & TDM plus her Astra she said [size=24]NO[/size]  ;D

Title: Re: eBay Omega
Post by: Tony H on 14 March 2007, 19:23:34

In his advert he states the car runs, if it is the head gasket leaking as badly as he states I wouldn't have thought it would fire on the effected bank :-/ Nice cheap project car

Title: Re: eBay Omega
Post by: Admin on 14 March 2007, 19:25:31

I remember this, it sod last week for £275. Had I been closer I would have gone for it.

Could make someone a nice car...