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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / ccr2006

« on: 21 March 2019, 20:59:56 »

a ccr 2006 thats in my car has suddenly developed a fault with the flap on the tape section. i dont know why but the locating pins that keep it in place got chewed up. baffling me why as it nobody was playing about with it. i just noticed it flopped down on one side a bit.

152

Omega General Help / power steering oil reservoir

« on: 21 March 2019, 09:55:39 »

do all omegas have the same power steering fluid reservoirs

153

General Discussion Area / missing a £

« on: 04 March 2019, 21:08:15 »

its not often i know to an exact penny that i have any idea what my bank balance is, checked it out & their is a pound difference in whats in & whats available. not a big deal but Iv,e never used a bank card for a quid. put £50 in the tank at tesco,s do they charge for using a card at the pumps ?

154

Omega General Help / vauxhall wheels

« on: 28 February 2019, 10:36:27 »

i have been offered a nice set of wheels that were taken off an Astra mk 4 cabriolet . will they fit an omega ??

155

Omega General Help / cam cover bolts

« on: 25 February 2019, 22:51:58 »

about to change the cam cover gasket on my 2.2dti .am i right in thinking bolts torque are 10 Nm - 7lb,s. i,m sure somebody will know.

156

Omega Electrical and Audio Help / loose wire

« on: 21 February 2019, 11:50:45 »

 i spotted a wire hung down under the front bumper . its off my n/s foglamp. according to the owners manual to change a foglamp  bulb is a workshop job. before i have a look is the lamp accessible from underneath or do i have to remove the bumper.?

157

General Discussion Area / bt broadband

« on: 21 February 2019, 11:35:38 »

yesterday i had a call from a bt rep asking if i wanted a faster broadband speed for another £7 month. at the moment they told me that i was on a 30 & it would double to 60. anyway i declined & i am sure today my broadband speed is a fair bit slower. would they tweak me down a bit ??

158

General Car Chat / drive belt

« on: 05 February 2019, 21:39:31 »

my son has an 1.3 d astra van & the drive belt snapped on his way home from work. i said that i would fix it for him. never had anything to do with an astra i hope its easy to get to.

159

General Car Chat / oil seal installer tool

« on: 31 January 2019, 13:20:55 »

going to renew the crankshaft seal (front). where can i get an installing drift ?? there are some kits on ebay ,but nothing when i specify 2.2 dti omega.

160

Omega General Help / wiper blades

« on: 27 January 2019, 17:18:55 »

i am sick of whichever front wiper blades that i have on , them not lasting very long . so recommendations please on which to buy..

161

General Car Chat / down sizing

« on: 05 January 2019, 14:09:53 »

last april i downsized house wise & at the moment i am considering buying a new car ( or newish ) having always had motors in the past that have a bit of poke about them & wanting a motor thats both low insurance & road tax . any suggestions ?? 

162

General Discussion Area / car insurance

« on: 03 January 2019, 12:53:55 »

i am beginning to wonder whether it is worth getting my dti insured just third party, fire & theft as the valuation on an omega has really depreciated. when my 2.5 td got wrote off when a merc trying to get through traffic lights ran into the back of me. my insurer was only offering £60 once they had taken excess into consideration. 

163

General Discussion Area / worx pressure washer

« on: 29 December 2018, 19:54:59 »

having seen the worx power washer ad i decided to buy one. i moved from york to a small village 25mls north. we dont have any shops so to get anything we have to travel a round trip of 10mls. the bungalow where i live is down a narrow lane with a bend leading to 6 houses. i am not able to park in the lane so my parking space is at the top of the lane. my car has only been washed twice since april so with my recent buy that is battery powered & able get water source from a bucket i .m all set now.

164

General Car Chat / anybody remembers

« on: 27 December 2018, 21:15:33 »

 i was having a a conversation with a mate of mine that happens to a small car repair shop. we mention when cars reach about 180k on the clock they are considered to be getting towards the end. both of us said we remembered a lot of old vehicles that had clocked 500,000
 mls . the m.ot. put lots in the knackers yard . i owned a pug pickup that had over 380,000. it did chuck out loads of black smoke though.

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General Discussion Area / glad to be back

« on: 27 December 2018, 17:01:15 »

big thanks to TB for his help enabling me to recoup my oof account