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« on: 22 May 2019, 08:59:19 »
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Omega General Help / manual gearbox removal
« on: 21 May 2019, 11:11:19 »
is the gear stick removed easily from a manual gearbox , needing to get to the flywheel.
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General Discussion Area / a/c pipe removal tool
« on: 20 May 2019, 13:07:45 »
does anybody know where i can purchase an a/c pipe removal tool. loads on ebay but from china.
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General Discussion Area / rubber a/c pipe
« on: 19 May 2019, 18:20:19 »
is a rubber a/c pipe repairable ??
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Omega General Help / air con compressor
« on: 15 May 2019, 19:10:21 »
i noticed yesterday that the pulley on the air con compressor is not spinning as it should. engine running all pulleys spinning but the compressor one was only just spinning & actually did stop for a while. my car has no air-con gas as there is a big split on it. no noise coming from it. so i dont know whats going on
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Omega General Help / oil leak
« on: 15 May 2019, 18:26:00 »
without pinpointing exactly from where it seems that an oil leak is dripping from the rear of the engine n/s. the long bolt that goes upwards from sump to engine has a drip of oil coming off it. if its a rear crank seal or the rear of the sump gasket both scenarios would be too costly, i guess. but its making a mess of where i have to park.
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General Discussion Area / kwikfit
« on: 11 May 2019, 19:08:45 »
is it any good making an official complaint about kwikfit fitters.
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General Discussion Area / virus protection
« on: 08 May 2019, 16:58:56 »
I am getting emails & popup messages telling me my anti-virus is due & expired today. i was sure that i had renewed it last month, & i had. however to make sure i contacted the company (mcafee) & was told its a marketing company trying to scam me into paying again.
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General Car Chat / m.o.t
« on: 08 May 2019, 16:14:58 »
have just had a call from the m.o.t station . my car has failed its test but instead of giving me a fail they have taken it on their selves to do the job which was a brake pipe & tighten the handbrake cable which has stretched some. i either get it back later today or first thing tomorrow. the actual test date is 7th june. so quite pleased 
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General Discussion Area / specsavers
« on: 04 May 2019, 13:11:14 »
wife & i recently had eye tests & purchased specs from specsavers. i opted for every day use a pair of varifocals & polaroid single vision sunglasses, & wife a pair of varifocals. when we went to collect my specs were put the lens in the wrong frames. wifey tried hers on & long distant was ok but reading wise she couldnt see anything on the card that they give to read off. in my case i had to wait a week for the lens swap but the wife was told that varifocals needed to be worn & got used too. she,s had throughout the years dozens of pairs & never had problems. on our return i picked up both pairs but re my wifes she explained to them were no good for reading. they messed about for two hours & finally a guy took them did something but fixed them. apparently it was the shape of the lens & originally the varifocal bit was wrong. but i think that type of establishments are more focused on the sell of spectacles
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Meetings, gatherings, parties etc / brackley meet
« on: 02 May 2019, 17:17:53 »
have been following this thread with interest as i am well overdue to visit a relative that lives near to Brackley. after a discussion with my wife we have decided to take the trip. i have booked a b&b in Brackley 1.4 mls from the meet venue. so looking forward to meeting and putting an image to names.
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Omega General Help / rear brakes update
« on: 17 April 2019, 08:38:12 »
i finally got round to checking rear brakes yesterday & this is what i found . discs very good. shoes quite good . pads ready for a change. handbrake cable n/s not working , o/s working but cable ready for snapping. so cleaned every thing off & copper greased moving parts up. replaced the cable with new. now all is working as it should.
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Omega General Help / rear brakes
« on: 10 April 2019, 23:45:03 »
i think it is about 3yrs since i replaced the rear pads so probably require new. regards the handbrake shoes ( which were adjusted last May for the m.o.t ) , they have not been replaced for a few years. i did get lots of receipts of jobs done on the car that go back 11yrs mainly servicing, none for rear brake shoes. contemplating doing them may order a cable too.
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General Car Chat / jump starting
« on: 04 April 2019, 23:11:41 »
do modern cars such as a new bmw go into a lock down mode if for some reason the battery goes flat & is then attempted to be started with jump leads from a donor battery ??
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Omega General Help / oil leak
« on: 26 March 2019, 12:52:35 »
i have on my dti an oil leak. its on the n/s of the engine towards the rear & when it drops the oil it is about 3" in diameter. i have renewed the front crank & cam cover gaskets. its annoying. wondering if its from the oil cooler vicinity.