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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: V6CDBOY on 29 January 2009, 14:03:20

Title: Service
Post by: V6CDBOY on 29 January 2009, 14:03:20

Hi

Looking to do a service on my 2001 omega (last service was done 12 mnths ago according to service history.

Going to change oil, air, pollen, and fuel filter, oil and plugs.

My question is is it better to use genuine Vauxhall parts of factor parts.

Many thanks

 :D

Title: Re: Service
Post by: Omega man 2 on 29 January 2009, 14:04:06

I find factor parts are fine :y

Title: Re: Service
Post by: V6CDBOY on 29 January 2009, 14:04:47

Thanks  :y

Title: Re: Service
Post by: razzo on 29 January 2009, 14:09:38

genuine VX parts on trade & save a few £££'s  :y

Title: Re: Service
Post by: Andy B on 29 January 2009, 14:10:08

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I find factor parts are fine :y

but more expensive if you have a Trade Club card.  :y

Title: Re: Service
Post by: Omega man 2 on 29 January 2009, 14:14:20

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I find factor parts are fine :y

but more expensive if you have a Trade Club card.  :y

Local factors are very cheap here. I can get oil for about a tener and 2.50 for a filter.

Only go to opel for timing belt kit and sensors but he gives them to me a trade prices just for asking, what a saint ::) :)

Title: Re: Service
Post by: Lazydocker on 29 January 2009, 14:23:00

I'd use genuine parts as they will work out cheaper and better quality if you use TC! IIRCC oil and filter works out about £12 if you buy 4 5litre cans :y :y :y

Title: Re: Service
Post by: Entwood on 29 January 2009, 14:23:58

V6CDBOY  .. if you are heading to Swidnod to buy bits from VX .... I'm only a few miles away and have a TC ..  :)

Always willing to help .. :)


BTW ... your avatar is a tad oversize and crops the first part of each line .. site rules are 110 x 110 .. yours is 150 x 113

Title: Re: Service
Post by: V6CDBOY on 29 January 2009, 18:28:42

Thank Entwood.

BTW how do I shrink my picrture. :D

Title: Re: Service
Post by: Sad on 30 January 2009, 08:23:42

I shrunk mine using Microsoft office picture manager, before I put it on photobucket:

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1215723122

I believe you can also do it on photobucket too...  I don't know how to do that though...

 :y :y

Title: Re: Service
Post by: TheBoy on 30 January 2009, 09:29:01

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I find factor parts are fine :y

but more expensive if you have a Trade Club card.  :y

Local factors are very cheap here. I can get oil for about a tener and 2.50 for a filter.

Only go to opel for timing belt kit and sensors but he gives them to me a trade prices just for asking, what a saint ::) :)

Exactly - too expensive :o

I get my genuine GM oil filters, for example, for £1 plus VAT ;)

I did post up a picture a few months ago showing the difference between a pattern air filter and a genuine - the genuine having a much greater surface area, thus freer flowing.

For service items, I stick to genuine via Trade Club (cheaper than trade prices).

Title: Re: Service
Post by: Sad on 30 January 2009, 09:39:24

Am I right in assuming you have to be in the trade to get a Trade Club card?

Title: Re: Service
Post by: TheBoy on 30 January 2009, 09:41:11

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Am I right in assuming you have to be in the trade to get a Trade Club card?

Not necessarily - £20 per year to Autobahnstormers will also get you one.

Title: Re: Service
Post by: Sad on 30 January 2009, 09:45:34

I'll have to look into that...   :y