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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Sad on 26 February 2009, 17:25:44

Title: Mysterious part??
Post by: Sad on 26 February 2009, 17:25:44

Replaced the battery last night, and sitting in front of the battery tray, loose, was this:

(notice the chewing gum packet for scale   ;) )
(http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt301/coa99cac/Car/DSC00120.jpg)

(http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt301/coa99cac/Car/DSC00119.jpg)

Does anybody know what this is   :-? :-?

Title: Re: Mysterious part??
Post by: Loch View on 26 February 2009, 17:26:51

It looks like a bearing seal

Title: Re: Mysterious part??
Post by: vauxfan2k on 26 February 2009, 17:28:28

Ive never come across that in/on any of the omega's Ive had, unless its part of an engine component that I havent removed or stripped down,

 :-/

Title: Re: Mysterious part??
Post by: Sad on 26 February 2009, 17:28:32

Errr...  Is that bad?  Where could it have possibly come from?

You'll have to excuse my dimness   ::)

Title: Re: Mysterious part??
Post by: Loch View on 26 February 2009, 17:32:56

It's more like a porsche 924/early VW bearing seal  :-/

Title: Re: Mysterious part??
Post by: albitz on 26 February 2009, 17:33:17

Definetely a seal,dont know if its from an Omega,but if it was missing from the engine I,m sure you would have known about it by now.
Most likely been discarded at some time by a mechanic or previous owner.

Title: Re: Mysterious part??
Post by: vauxfan2k on 26 February 2009, 17:34:06

me thinks its been dropped in ther by accident, certainly nothing in the engine bay that would have that fitted to it.

Title: Re: Mysterious part??
Post by: Sad on 26 February 2009, 17:35:11

Excellent      :) :y :y  :)

Cheers everyone...  My mind is now at ease    :)  

Title: Re: Mysterious part??
Post by: Omega man 2 on 26 February 2009, 17:59:50

That is a camshaft seal :y

Title: Re: Mysterious part??
Post by: Lazydocker on 26 February 2009, 18:09:34

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That is a camshaft seal :y

Yep... Definitely a camshaft seal :y :y :y

Oh... And if it's come loose from your engine (Which is impossible!) then you'd most definitely know by the fact you'd be using as much oil as you are petrol ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Mysterious part??
Post by: TheBoy on 26 February 2009, 18:20:54

Looks like camshaft seal. Sits just behind the cam timing pulley.  No chance of it 'falling off', and if it did, you would know.

So dont worry about it.

Title: Re: Mysterious part??
Post by: Sad on 26 February 2009, 19:31:20

Cheers again everyone    :y :y

The cambelt kit was done last month, could it be a casualty from that?  

Title: Re: Mysterious part??
Post by: TheBoy on 26 February 2009, 19:36:50

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Cheers again everyone    :y :y

The cambelt kit was done last month, could it be a casualty from that?  

no

Title: Re: Mysterious part??
Post by: Sad on 26 February 2009, 19:37:57

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Cheers again everyone    :y :y

The cambelt kit was done last month, could it be a casualty from that?  

no

Awesome    :)

Title: Re: Mysterious part??
Post by: Seth on 26 February 2009, 22:07:03

Experienced eyes here!

Title: Re: Mysterious part??
Post by: MutantCav on 26 February 2009, 22:42:21

Is there any chance its an exact or close fit for fitting over the positive terminal of the battery...found similar on one of the batteries I took off, blue one on the negative and red on the postive to colour code the terminals for those that simply cant read the + and - on the battery :y

Title: Re: Mysterious part??
Post by: Chris_H on 26 February 2009, 23:13:57

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Is there any chance its an exact or close fit for fitting over the positive terminal of the battery...found similar on one of the batteries I took off, blue one on the negative and red on the postive to colour code the terminals for those that simply cant read the + and - on the battery

I wondered that until I noticed the coil spring inside to maintain tension on the shaft it protects.  Far too over-engineered for a terminal ident - definitely a shaft oil seal.