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Title: Had to get new battery
Post by: Del Boy on 04 January 2008, 21:53:32
Had to get a new battery wenesday got it from the scrappy £10 so was happy. Also i'm going to do a couple of vids because my car is sounding very very ill. :(
Title: Re: Had to get new battery
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 04 January 2008, 21:55:21
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Had to get a new battery wenesday got it from the scrappy £10 so was happy. Also i'm going to do a couple of vids because my car is sounding very very ill. :(

Post up the Vids and give us some specifics

Is a Scrappy battery man enough?

For just over £20 more you can get yourself a brand new VX go battery with a 3 yr warranty...
Title: Re: Had to get new battery
Post by: Del Boy on 04 January 2008, 21:58:48
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Had to get a new battery wenesday got it from the scrappy £10 so was happy. Also i'm going to do a couple of vids because my car is sounding very very ill. :(

Post up the Vids and give us some specifics

Is a Scrappy battery man enough?

For just over £20 more you can get yourself a brand new VX go battery with a 3 yr warranty...
No it was making the noises before I got the battery, will take some video's at the begining of the week probably, sound, sounds like a vaccum but that dissapears after 10 mins but the is a noise like a grinding and also a sqeeky fanbelt :(
Title: Re: Had to get new battery
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 04 January 2008, 22:05:59
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Had to get a new battery wenesday got it from the scrappy £10 so was happy. Also i'm going to do a couple of vids because my car is sounding very very ill. :(

Post up the Vids and give us some specifics

Is a Scrappy battery man enough?

For just over £20 more you can get yourself a brand new VX go battery with a 3 yr warranty...
No it was making the noises before I got the battery, will take some video's at the begining of the week probably, sound, sounds like a vaccum but that dissapears after 10 mins but the is a noise like a grinding and also a sqeeky fanbelt :(

Cambelt/tensioners overdue?
Title: Re: Had to get new battery
Post by: Del Boy on 04 January 2008, 22:08:37
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Had to get a new battery wenesday got it from the scrappy £10 so was happy. Also i'm going to do a couple of vids because my car is sounding very very ill. :(

Post up the Vids and give us some specifics

Is a Scrappy battery man enough?

For just over £20 more you can get yourself a brand new VX go battery with a 3 yr warranty...
No it was making the noises before I got the battery, will take some video's at the begining of the week probably, sound, sounds like a vaccum but that dissapears after 10 mins but the is a noise like a grinding and also a sqeeky fanbelt :(

Cambelt/tensioners overdue?
Last one @ 80,000 now @ 158,000  :-[ will be getting done pretty soon though.
Title: Re: Had to get new battery
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 04 January 2008, 22:09:43
78k on a cambelt kit?

Eeek.. I'd not move the car another inch until it's done!! Do you want a hand?  ::)
Title: Re: Had to get new battery
Post by: Kevin Wood on 04 January 2008, 22:09:48
Ooh! I'd do that before driving it any further. Cold well be an idler pulley breaking up :o

Kevin
Title: Re: Had to get new battery
Post by: Del Boy on 04 January 2008, 22:11:51
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78k on a cambelt kit?

Eeek.. I'd not move the car another inch until it's done!! Do you want a hand?  ::)
Wouldn't mind a hand  ;D
Title: Re: Had to get new battery
Post by: Del Boy on 04 January 2008, 22:12:27
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Ooh! I'd do that before driving it any further. Cold well be an idler pulley breaking up :o

Kevin
Please don't say that  :(  ;)
Title: Re: Had to get new battery
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 04 January 2008, 22:18:24
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78k on a cambelt kit?

Eeek.. I'd not move the car another inch until it's done!! Do you want a hand?  ::)
Wouldn't mind a hand  ;D

We're serious - this could very well be a tensioner failure, 38k overdue is really on thin ice!!

My offer is serious, although not sure about availability...
Title: Re: Had to get new battery
Post by: Entwood on 04 January 2008, 22:22:22
cambelt + tensioner every 40K .. no arguments .. so that one is at DOUBLE its life .. surprised its lasted that long ....living on dangerous ground if you even start it up !!! :(
Title: Re: Had to get new battery
Post by: Kevin Wood on 04 January 2008, 23:12:07
While doing the cam belt, check the condition of the aux belt components as it could also be a dodgy bearing on one of the pullies (may as well change the water pump and coolant while you're there as they will probably be at least as old as the cam belt)

Kevin
Title: Re: Had to get new battery
Post by: Tab on 04 January 2008, 23:23:49

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 :o :o and i was was worrying cos mine is nearly bang on 40k since the the last belt change ::)

i personally would not drive your omega if it's been that long.
Title: Re: Had to get new battery
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 04 January 2008, 23:28:12
Sounds like the secondary air thingy just squeaking to me LSG.....so perfectly safe to drive as is  :y
Title: Re: Had to get new battery
Post by: Jay w on 04 January 2008, 23:59:18
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Sounds like the secondary air thingy just squeaking to me LSG.....so perfectly safe to drive as is  :y

maybe, but dont forget the cambelt has done double its mileage, i wouldn't use it until it has been done
Title: Re: Had to get new battery
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 05 January 2008, 00:01:20
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.....so perfectly safe to drive as is  :y

Dave... it's 38k overdue for a cambelt kit!  :-?  ::)  ;D

 :y
Title: Re: Had to get new battery
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 05 January 2008, 03:01:34
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.....so perfectly safe to drive as is  :y

Dave... it's 38k overdue for a cambelt kit!  :-?  ::)  ;D

 :y

I reckon as the original spec was 80k.....but one or two failed early......I reckon LSG has got another 2k to go yet  :y ;)
Title: Re: Had to get new battery
Post by: CaptainZok on 05 January 2008, 04:34:56
Rearrange the following into a well known phrase or saying;
Borrowed, Living, Time, On.
Title: Re: Had to get new battery
Post by: Andy B on 05 January 2008, 10:31:03
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.....so perfectly safe to drive as is  :y

Dave... it's 38k overdue for a cambelt kit!  :-?  ::)  ;D

 :y

I reckon as the original spec was 80k.....but one or two failed early......I reckon LSG has got another 2k to go yet  :y ;)

There has to be some truth to that ....... hasn't there? :-/  :y
Title: Re: Had to get new battery
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 05 January 2008, 17:10:39
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.....so perfectly safe to drive as is  :y

Dave... it's 38k overdue for a cambelt kit!  :-?  ::)  ;D

 :y

I reckon as the original spec was 80k.....but one or two failed early......I reckon LSG has got another 2k to go yet  :y ;)

There has to be some truth to that ....... hasn't there? :-/  :y

No not really  :y
Title: Re: Had to get new battery
Post by: Andy B on 05 January 2008, 17:16:31
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.....so perfectly safe to drive as is  :y

Dave... it's 38k overdue for a cambelt kit!  :-?  ::)  ;D

 :y

I reckon as the original spec was 80k.....but one or two failed early......I reckon LSG has got another 2k to go yet  :y ;)

There has to be some truth to that ....... hasn't there? :-/  :y

No not really  :y

I spoke to someone a while back who thought the intervals were still 80k. His was over due on that too! :o  :o There was something like 100k on the original belt & tensioners. :-?
Title: Re: Had to get new battery
Post by: Craig_R on 05 January 2008, 17:21:01
Two Words For a Cambelt that much over SNAP & BANG

its not worth it i have heard of them failing at 35,000 or lest

Craig
Title: Re: Had to get new battery
Post by: Andy B on 05 January 2008, 17:35:56
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Two Words For a Cambelt that much over SNAP & BANG

its not worth it i have heard of them failing at 35,000 or lest

Craig
I hope it does ...... he didn't offer me the job! He interviewed me!  ;D  ;D
It was at a place in Manchester that did ally castings. The reason we got onto Omegas was cos he showed me a casting that they'd had problems casting. It was the ally water pipe that I think lives somewhere in the V of a GM V6! :) They cost pennies to make.
Title: Re: Had to get new battery
Post by: Del Boy on 05 January 2008, 18:43:55
Where do i go about getting a TC card from because i wanna get one to get the cambelt kit.
Title: Re: Had to get new battery
Post by: STMO123 on 05 January 2008, 19:02:18
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Where do i go about getting a TC card from because i wanna get one to get the cambelt kit.


You know the answer to that Liam. Autobahnstormers. £20 to join, well worth it if you fancy doing the job yourself. I have a cambelt DVD if you need it.
Title: Re: Had to get new battery
Post by: Del Boy on 05 January 2008, 19:15:04
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Where do i go about getting a TC card from because i wanna get one to get the cambelt kit.


You know the answer to that Liam. Autobahnstormers. £20 to join, well worth it if you fancy doing the job yourself. I have a cambelt DVD if you need it.
Don't fancy doing it myself mate big job for me ;D and i'll c*ck something up with no patience
Title: Re: Had to get new battery
Post by: Del Boy on 05 January 2008, 19:55:20
I'll probably join autobahnstormers £20 isn't bad still doubt i'll do the cambelt myself though don't i need a vauxhall locking kit?
Title: Re: Had to get new battery
Post by: TheBoy on 05 January 2008, 20:15:59
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I'll probably join autobahnstormers £20 isn't bad still doubt i'll do the cambelt myself though don't i need a vauxhall locking kit?
yup, can't do without...