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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Matthew Woodward on 06 July 2010, 14:45:03
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Hi Guys,
Got a new crank senor coming but have only just moved here and have NO tools :(
Anyone around gillingham which can come to mine and fit the sensor?? I will of course compensate for anytime incurred.
Would drive the car but it breaks down every 5 steps :(
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I think all you need is a Torx driver, cheap enough to buy one. ::)
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Whats a torx driver? Isnt the sensor hard to find and get to? and then fit new one?!?
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one end plugs in just under the scuttle, the sensor itself is next to the oil filter.
1 torx bolt.
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wheres the oil filter?? can i get at it without jacking the car?
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wheres the oil filter?? can i get at it without jacking the car?
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1174321688
I don't think it is reachable without the jack.
Good luck.
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Can someone confirm what size Torx he needs please, a pic may be useful too. ::)
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http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1174321688
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I only have the jack which comes with the car, is this gonna be sufficient?
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I only have the jack which comes with the car, is this gonna be sufficient?
don't go under the car whilst its on the side jack they are not safe at all make sure you put something under ter car to keep it up if the jack should fail
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I only have that jack so I will have to brave it as i need the car working
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its no good havin a car that drives if you squashed under it im only tell in you as min fell of the side jack last week whilst i was changing a wheel it went down fast and hard
If you are really stuck have a google for mobile repair man to come and help it beats being laid up in hospital
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Do NOT, REPEAT NOT, go under a car only on a jack.
I buried a mate some years back who did. The "witness" marks on the underseal showed he died in agony trying to claw his way out.
DON'T DO IT
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I only have that jack so I will have to brave it as i need the car working
My friend these jacks slip all the time and it is a reasonably heavy car and if you jack on asphalt it is guaranteed to indent into asphalt and slip, not good at all as it happened on my wife's car at our house.
The area you will be working around is pretty tight and you don't want to knock the jack and support off either.
I would not go under the car without a good surface (concrete, etc.) to support the jack stands or ramps as appropriate.
Cheers and good luck.
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I only have that jack so I will have to brave it as i need the car working
Get it as high as possible with the side jack then can`t you get hold of any concrete blocks to whack under it
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Would that be Gillingham, Dorset or Gillingham, Kent?
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gillingham kent, i dont have any tools at my disposal
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gillingham kent, i dont have any tools at my disposal
Please take note of the warnings others have posted or you may have no breath at your disposal! My jack stripped its thread while nearly at the top of its travel & the car came down so fast I didn't have time to react, luckily all I got was a bruised knee. If i'd been under the car, i'd have been dead & buried for 6 weeks now! Oh, & DONT chock the car on 'concrete blocks' unless they are the steel reinforced type! ;) :y
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well does anyone know a mobile mechanic in gillingham then
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If you want to save money and do the job yourself .. and it is an easy job.... just pop into your nearest Halfords or Machine Mart and buy a pair of axle stands
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_216002_langId_-1_categoryId_165727
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/cax-3tbc-3-ton-axle-stands/path/axle-stands-car-ramps-2
less than £20 and could save your life ???
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I only have that jack so I will have to brave it as i need the car working
Get it as high as possible with the side jack then can`t you get hold of any concrete blocks to whack under it
Bricks or concrete blocks under a car can shatter, wood is he preferred method..
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Jesus I near had a heart attack when he said he was goin under the car using the standard jack!!! only last week mine slid off it when changing a wheel.
Just in case you are still considering it DONT. As said get yourself a 2 tonne trolleyjack and axle stand set for £20-30. These will last for years( mine are going strong 5 years later).
Its not a hard job and torx tools can be had for a couple of quid, the satisfaction of saving a bomb is a good feeling. 1.7 tonnes of Omega on you might not feel so good though.