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Omega General Help / Re: unkown vibration

« on: 26 October 2009, 12:37:37 »

Is the vibration comming from the front or the rear?
Have you had a look at all the rubber joints both front and rear?

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Omega General Help / Re: Steering Idler Play?

« on: 25 October 2009, 18:15:33 »

I paid £24 from autovaux, and never had any probs with it.
like chrisgixer said there should be no play. have you checked that the nuts are tight?

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Omega General Help / Re: Sludge under filler cap on a 3.2

« on: 27 October 2009, 00:38:01 »

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Its a brill bargaining point with a potential seller though....   Duff headgasdket claim in the offing = potential discount in sale price...... 8-)

But that would be dishonest!!!!!       

 

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Omega General Help / Re: Belt tensioner snapped... Help...

« on: 26 October 2009, 12:47:22 »

If you have a locking kit on it should not affect the timing,
if you dont then before you start the car check that the timing is correct or you might need new cylinder heads.

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Omega General Help / Re: TYRES TYRES TYRES

« on: 21 October 2009, 23:59:49 »

RWD isn't dangerous, just acts differently to FWD when the driven wheels lose traction.

Not making any comment on your driving and/or experience with RWD - just fair to say that many people now only have experience with FWD, hence the 'RWD is dangerous' comments people state.

You are correct, poor tyres won't help - but if you have come from FWD cars, you'll still have some new skills to find

As said, not meant as any comment about your driving experience - for all I know, you could be the worlds best driver  

Not at all the world best driver but yes have came from FWD car, Then a BMW that was RWD and now the MV6 but yeah new skills needed ASAP lol!!! the new skills being body work!!!

On your question about tyres I mostly have had Goodyears or firestone tyres on my cars ( mostly rwd ) So I would say try Goodyears.

On your other comment about expirience, do you have a skid track near you?, or you could do it as I did (about 24 years ago) wait till it snows then find a Empty Car park and Driving slowly, use you gas pedal and get the car controlled to breakout, drive slow as on snow/ice its hard to stop and you dont want to damage your car again.  when the car breaks out stear into the slide ( ie backend goes left stear left) not to much though, it takes a bit of time to get used to but does make a lot of fun and you learn how to keep your car under controll.

But till then if the backend breaks out, Foot from gas and dont break.

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Omega General Help / Re: poor brakes

« on: 23 October 2009, 21:59:49 »

I agree with the others, Change the brake fluid, normal is every two years,

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Omega General Help / Re: Comfort Question. !

« on: 23 October 2009, 08:56:47 »

the MV6 is more sporty build from suspension.
if your after comfort then its better with an Elite,
road noise you could get down, if you put other slippers on. (tyres)

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Omega General Help / Re: Which water pipe would this be?

« on: 22 October 2009, 22:43:13 »

how could the mechanic see if it was cracked?
I would tip on the hbv.

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Omega General Help / Re: Water leak 30XE

« on: 07 September 2009, 17:48:38 »

Is your heater matrix ok?

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Omega General Help / Re: Water leak 30XE

« on: 07 September 2009, 17:22:14 »

Are your carpets wet?
what coulor smoke comes from the exhaust?
have you had a look at the front of the engine ie waterpump and cooler?

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Omega General Help / Re: Water leak 30XE

« on: 04 September 2009, 13:13:40 »

Better to take the pleunum off and have a good look about, I had a burst hose between hbv and coolant bridge, with the pleunum fitted you could not see it.   

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Omega General Help / Re: Handbrake adjuster bar question.

« on: 19 October 2009, 09:43:28 »

You can only get to it from under the car mate.
nothing to adjust inside.
Had to change my handbreak cable aswell and the adjuster threded bar snaped off, so welded a new bar on put a new cable on and it works fine now.
And yes I will be getting a new hand break lever.

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Omega General Help / Re: fail!

« on: 20 October 2009, 15:57:42 »

Have a look on ebay they go for round £40 the pair new.

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Omega General Help / Re: back end sliding advice needed

« on: 18 October 2009, 10:02:03 »

there is a bar that goes from one side to the other,
it is held in place by two rubber Brackets.
On the end of that Bar you will find another smaller bar that goes to the rear wishbone (Drop link)
it could be possible that the rubber is perrished on these.
check that there is no play, movement there.
Stabi = stabiliser = anti roll bar

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Omega General Help / Re: back end sliding advice needed

« on: 17 October 2009, 16:36:14 »

Have you looked at your stabi joints?
could be that one of them are knackered causing it to go more than it should.
as Tunnie said sound also like your shocks are fuba,
a mix from both and you drift more round corners instead of driving.