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Newbie Area => Newbie Welcome Area => Topic started by: 2000elite on 06 October 2011, 11:15:58

Title: Hello, new 2.5 TD Elite Owner.
Post by: 2000elite on 06 October 2011, 11:15:58

Hello, just a quick note to introduce me and my 2000 2.5 TD Elite Estate, in met Black.  Very nice car, goes very well.  I've removed the viscous and fan cowl, and changed the Water Pump whilst i was in there.  Im an ex Mechanic and i used to drive the white 3.2s with the red stripes and funny colour lights on top, until they were replaced by BMWs! :y 

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Post by: millwall on 06 October 2011, 11:17:49

welcome :y

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Post by: Jimbob on 06 October 2011, 11:17:55

Hello & Welcome :y

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Post by: Seth on 06 October 2011, 12:26:17

Welcome bud! :y

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Post by: Jusme on 06 October 2011, 12:49:53

Hi, Welcome to the OOF..  :y

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Post by: sandune on 06 October 2011, 13:18:53

Hiya welcome aboard :y

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Post by: 0795omega on 06 October 2011, 14:13:15

your an ex police mechanic then? tell me what did they make of the 3.2 omega,i think its a great engine!

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Post by: Entwood on 06 October 2011, 17:22:05

"Hello" and Welcome :)

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Post by: dbug on 06 October 2011, 18:21:43

Welcome to OOF mate   :y

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Post by: Dishevelled Den on 06 October 2011, 20:41:05

How do you do 2 Thou, welcome along. :y

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Post by: 0795omega on 06 October 2011, 21:09:18

welcome bud,tell me what do you make of the 3.2 miggy then as you used them in the force!

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Post by: Omega_Dan on 06 October 2011, 21:32:11

Hello and Welcome :y

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Post by: Cliffo B on 07 October 2011, 01:41:33

Hello, Welcome to the Forum :y

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Post by: Stallion on 07 October 2011, 04:51:22

Hello And Welcome To OOF Matey!  :y

Title: Re: Hello, new 2.5 TD Elite Owner.
Post by: 2000elite on 08 October 2011, 14:59:37

Was a Spanner Jockey then joined the old bill.  the 3.2,s were very good, plenty fast enough and more than enough power.  When i first came across them we still had an old 3.0 senator straight six, avery nice engine indeed.  The autos were/are good cars, but failed to take the abuse that the manuals could.  I think all the Omegas are out of Police circulation when they decided that BMW offered a better package in the car and servicing etc.  They put a high price on their cars being seen and used by Police.  Vauxhall have nearly lost all the police contracts, with all but a few old shape astras still waiting to be replaced.  Seems Ford and BMW are the way to go. 

I have driven both the marked estates and the unmarked saloon versions of these cars.  The saloon MV6 plain cars were the best by far, although i would never want to by ex-police cars, servicing is kept religiously but they get used hard.  None of the cars we had were 'chipped' as some think happens, neither do we have a button which changes the lights to green.  the most modification i ever knew of was rear suspension of the traffic cars, and sometimes better brakes.  They come from the manufacturer as a standard, or sometimes a Police Spec car, and are converted to take the radios and lights hence the missing radios and holes all over the place. 

Got me a dirty diesel now.  I still drive the high power cars at work, so no need at home really.

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Post by: 0795omega on 08 October 2011, 16:49:25

all very interesting info bud,nice to know what the guys behind the scenes think of the motors.

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Post by: tunnie on 08 October 2011, 17:08:54

2.5 TD runs well, but needs fresh oil every 3k  :y

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Post by: PhilRich on 08 October 2011, 17:14:57

A very warm welcome  :y

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Post by: x25dt on 09 October 2011, 10:13:03

hi & welcome :y

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Post by: Nick27 on 09 October 2011, 13:11:35

Hi Welcome to OOF mate!! :y

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Post by: MV6Danny on 09 October 2011, 21:33:19

Hi and welcome to OOF  :y

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Post by: blackviper90210 on 10 October 2011, 02:03:43

Welcome aboard mate  :y

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Post by: Elite Pete on 11 October 2011, 08:35:13

Hi and welcome to the forum :)

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Post by: Shackeng on 13 October 2011, 09:39:12

Quote from: 2000elite on 06 October 2011, 11:15:58

Hello, just a quick note to introduce me and my 2000 2.5 TD Elite Estate, in met Black.  Very nice car, goes very well.  I've removed the viscous and fan cowl, and changed the Water Pump whilst i was in there.  Im an ex Mechanic and i used to drive the white 3.2s with the red stripes and funny colour lights on top, until they were replaced by BMWs! :y

Welcome to OOF matey. I too have a TD estate, and I too removed the viscous fan as recommended here, however, I have refitted it since I had a couple of of overheats in the warm weather - rad and coolant system are well flushed - and may take it off again for the winter. TBH I can't see any fuel advantge on the consumption, just a noise reduction.  :y