Omega Owners Forum
Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Bacon Butty Man on 11 February 2008, 20:59:52
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hi,
i would like to say hello
today i picked up my first Omega, its a 1999 2.5 6v cdx Auto, its a lovely car and reminds me of my old granada's, i have moved from a Passat to this, just a few question if i may, What mpg can i expect if driven , also, its only got one keyfob and dont fancy handing overy £130 for another one from the dealers, What are my options for a spare, are they all the same if i find one thats identical on ebay, just need to change the blade? and what price should i pay, is there anywhere that can code it or is this only dealership job
i got the car off ebay, what a motor, its a beast. take a look i would like to see what you guys think
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=300195950198&ssPageNam...
thanx
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When was the cam belt kit changed?
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Welcome [smiley=vrolijk_26.gif]:
Neat CDX baconbuttyman; `like the colour and envy the 'climate' aircon :y
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nice clean car that mate welcome to the OOF :y
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looks nice :y i do mostly short journeys in my 2.5 and get about 23mpg.cant help with the keyfob question but im sure someone on here will have the answers
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When was the cam belt kit changed?
hmmm dont know, i better look thru the reciepts ect, its done 119000 and the engin is sweet as a nut, the service history is upto 65000, the only fault is the brake light switch needs replacing, thats being done tomorrow, my kids say the back seat is like the couch..lol
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Welcome mate. Enjoy your Mig :y
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When was the cam belt kit changed?
hmmm dont know, i better look thru the reciepts ect, its done 119000 and the engin is sweet as a nut, the service history is upto 65000, the only fault is the brake light switch needs replacing, thats being done tomorrow, my kids say the back seat is like the couch..lol
Looks like you've bought a good one there.
The cambelt changes should be every 40,000 miles or 4 years so yours could need changing soon.
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When was the cam belt kit changed?
just checked, the cam belt was changed on the 60,000 service.
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Get it done yesterday .. its well overdue by 19000 miles ... you are lucky it is still going ...... :(
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if it was done at 60k and clock is now 119k, then thats LOTS of miles overdue.....
welcome to the site, by the way!! :y
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get that cambelt changed ASAP!
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There is a cambelt meet in Telford soon, but it might be better to get it changed sooner.
Welcome BTW
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There is a cambelt meet in Telford soon, but it might be better to get it changed sooner.
Welcome BTW
Thats now full. No more work being taken on.
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Welcome mate. Enjoy your Mig :y
Whats a mig??
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i am thinking of having a go at the cam belt my self so any help would be appreciated, out of 10 i think my mechanical knowlege is 5. Is it difficult, i am aware the running costs of a larger car as i used to have 3 x 2.8i granadas and a 3.0 carlton, i have used most of my budget on the car purchase and enought left over for the actual cam belt and thats it, i am worried i may cock it up, i have never done one befor.
help :-/
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get the dvd sit back and watch it then watch it again then get a cup of tea and watch it again bud !! :y
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Make sure you do the water pump at the ssame time....as i just found out and having to redo my belt just over halfway through its life!
oh hello to the forum enjoy!
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Welcome to the site :y If you intend to do a lot of your own work on you miggy join Autobahnstormers and get a trade card you'l save yourself a small fortune on some parts :)
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get the dvd sit back and watch it then watch it again then get a cup of tea and watch it again bud !! :y
what dvd?
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also do i need any special tools.
thanx
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also do i need any special tools.
thanx
If you PM Robin Hood, he will supply you with the DVD, it will also explain the special tools you need.
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i am having difficulty locating the guy for the 2.5 v6 cambelt change DVD, can any one point me in the right direction
thanx
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http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?action=viewprofile;username=Robin_Hood
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You will need a GM V6 cam locking/timing kit (not possible without, whatever people may say), and you must change the kit (belt and tensioners). Waterpump is not cambelt driven, so not critical, but while you're there.....