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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: holey head on 12 September 2007, 13:55:49
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hi all just about to do some work on my motor and need to get some bits but don't know part numbers or have a tc <if someody near me has one that i could you'se will get some frothy bevvies for letting me use> the things i need part numbers for are,
diff oil
engine oil
gearbox oil
oil filter
fuel filter
air filter
pollen filter
want opinion on what antifreeze to use and i'm going to do oil flush and coolant flush. what do you all suggest using? can any1 think of anything that i could need to change.
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There are some here http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1164279437 ;)
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hi all just about to do some work on my motor and need to get some bits but don't know part numbers or have a tc <if someody near me has one that i could you'se will get some frothy bevvies for letting me use> the things i need part numbers for are,
diff oil
engine oil
gearbox oil
oil filter
fuel filter
air filter
pollen filter
want opinion on what antifreeze to use and i'm going to do oil flush and coolant flush. what do you all suggest using? can any1 think of anything that i could need to change.
Buying that little lot (although most aren't on the list), well worth getting a TC card ;)
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i would get one if i knew how to! but need to get these bits asap and get car done. trying to get it running better. car is blowing blue smoke as well, any ideas anyone???
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goto www.autobahnstormers.co.uk
Print, fill out, and mail the application form, along with a £20 cheque
On past performance you will get a card Fri / Sat, maybe Monday.
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.and vx own brand red ( pink) antifreeze..
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goto www.autobahnstormers.co.uk
Print, fill out, and mail the application form, along with a £20 cheque
On past performance you will get a card Fri / Sat, maybe Monday.
Agreed, best way to get a TC card :y
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i don't have a cheque book. were abouts on autobahners website can i join, bearing in mind i don't have a v6!
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http://www.autobahnstormers.org/club_information/download.asp
you only need an interest in cars
go to the post office and buy a postal order!
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gearbox oil depends if its auto (Dexron 3) or manual (Vauxhall special - but I personally wouldn't prioritise this unless its leaking).
however more concern is the blue smoke. Coming out of the exhaust at the back or around the engine bay (in which case likely leaking camcover seals)?
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blue smoke out of exhaust!!!!!!!!!! want to get this sorted asap but don't know what it is! oil in at min is 5-35 i think. been told it needs to be 10-40, and it's a manual
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blue smoke out of exhaust!!!!!!!!!! want to get this sorted asap but don't know what it is
It's either worn cylinder bores/piston rings and/or worn valve guides/valve guide seals.
I don't suppose anything dropped down into your cylinder when your cross threaded
plug blew out of the engine and you had it helicoiled?
Really need a compression test.
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lol no nothing fell down it was doing it before i had it helicoiled. how big a job is it to do what you said grumpy??????? if any had gone wouldn't it cause me to lose power. car will do 120mph <on a private road obviously mr police bobbies> wouldn't be able to get that sort of speed if it was one of the would i???
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The oil may be a little too thin?
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thats what i thought i'm doing oil change and everything so will be putting correct oil in if someone near me wth a tc!
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if any had gone wouldn't it cause me to lose power
Not if it was the valve guides/seals.
This would require the head to come off to rectify.
Yes if it was Cylinder Bores or Piston Rings.
Major engine work or replacement engine to rectify this.
how big a job is it to do what you said
To test, just requires one of these screwed into the removed Spark Plug
holes to test the compression on each cylinder.
http://www.actron.com/product_detail.php?pid=16170
Just depends how much Blue smoke you're getting and when you're
getting it.
If you're only getting it on start-up when the engine is cold, and the gaps
are bigger, then, as 'TheBoy' said, you may get away with a thicker oil
that will be thicker when the oil is cold.
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If you get/have a decent screw-in compression tester, not those stupid press-and-hold things :(, then try this ...
1. check compresion of each cylinder and record
2. pour 10cc of redex or similar into each pot, leave for 5-10 minutes
3. retake compressions for each cylinder and record against (1)
If the compression goes up significantly it indicates piston rings / bore problems (the redex is now filling the gaps and giving better compression)
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Rule of thumb....
Blue smoke - piston rings..
White smoke - valve stems...
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thats what i thought i'm doing oil change and everything so will be putting correct oil in if someone near me wth a tc!
Get your own card - £20 per year if you join Autobahnstormers ;)
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ok ok i get the message, nobody wants to help me with tc :'( i am going to get one just when i get time. i haven't got a printer to print application off either. lol.
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ok ok i get the message, nobody wants to help me with tc :'( i am going to get one just when i get time. i haven't got a printer to print application off either. lol.
Soz, you are too far for me to help with TC...