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Omega General Help / Re: How do I remove the oil filter body on a paper element filter?

« on: 14 August 2013, 18:47:09 »

Gentlemen, I thank you all for your help.I rushed out to Halfords and bought a 12mm hex socket, but the 1/2" body was too fat to go into the tunnel. I then found a set of long hexagons I bought years ago for Senator driveshafts, tried the 12 from that, and it would not go in. Tried the 10 and it went all the way in and did not engage. Could it be an 11? I ground the 12 down to about 11, and it engaged, but felt weak so I did not apply torque. Tomorrow I shall try to buy an 11mm long hexagon. Funny everyone is saying 12mm though. . .

Mine was definitely 12mm hex actually 12.5mm measured with a vernier.  OOF guide says it is either a 27mm socket or a 12mm hex drive http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=90579.0. 

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Omega General Help / Re: How do I remove the oil filter body on a paper element filter?

« on: 14 August 2013, 18:35:32 »

I've never taken that much notice, but surely the back plate is common to both filter types? 

Not sure what you mean by a back plate but there is no back component of significant size with either filter - the cannister bolts onto the engine body and the screw on screws on to a hollow stud in the engine body.

As I read it the OP needed to remove the ally canister that holds the paper filter to get access.  If he had a spin on filter he would simply have spinned it off and had access. Now he has to remove the cannister cap, the filter, the retaining bolt and the cannister.  The last two may be difficult -they are not expected to be done for the life of the engine in normal circumstances.

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Omega General Help / Re: How do I remove the oil filter body on a paper element filter?

« on: 14 August 2013, 17:09:54 »

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This problem seems like another argument in favour of converting to spin on.
 .....

My thought are completely the opposite. Why struggle to remove what is already tried & tested? 

And the OP said...

X84GNB 2000 2,5 petrol manual

I am striving to change the RH exhaust manifold, following RobG and Haynes. I have to remove the oil pipes at the filter end. I have removed the paper filter, but the filter outer is still in the way.

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General Discussion Area / Re: New Panama canal

« on: 14 August 2013, 16:54:13 »

One thing about Chinese is the speed of planning and construction. This is why they have developed such strong air, rail and a road network in such a short time in their country.

In this country there is 20 to 50 years of can kicking, judicial reviews forced by a load of eco protest groups

Beijing Jan 2013

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21198265
"Visibility was down to 100m in some places due to the severe pollution"

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Omega General Help / Re: How do I remove the oil filter body on a paper element filter?

« on: 14 August 2013, 16:22:29 »

Mine was 12mm hex http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=113744.msg1434639#msg1434639

This problem seems like another argument in favour of converting to spin on.

Incidentally no one has bought my perfect condition oil filter body yet Only £15 http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=114447.msg1444883#msg1444883

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Omega General Help / Re: tyre wear

« on: 14 August 2013, 16:09:58 »

Other things being equal toe-in creates wear at the outside edges of a tyre, while toe-out creates wear at the inside edges. Agreed the wear is over a large area but it is more pronounced inside or outside. The edge being pushed sideways into the road wears faster than the edge being dragged sideways along the road.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Hyperloop

« on: 14 August 2013, 00:26:55 »

Ideal part of the world to propose it - along the San Andreas Fault

You know it makes sense

http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-how-the-hyperloop-will-stand-up-to-earthquakes-2013-8

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Omega General Help / Re: tyre wear

« on: 14 August 2013, 00:23:23 »

To see if it is tracking, which will be cheapest to fix, look carefully at the tyre wear.  If the tracking is out and causing the problem the worn rubber will be feathered - rounded at the leading edge and sharp at the trailing edge as if you had run sandpaper over the tyre continuously in the same direction i.e leading edge to trailing.  The wear will be slightly NOT parallel to the tyre grooves.

Not always easy to spot but often obvious. 

But at some point, probably now,  a full geometry check will be cheaper than throwing away rubber and continually adjusting tracking.

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Omega General Help / Re: tyre wear

« on: 13 August 2013, 16:47:32 »

Toe angle does not generaly cause significant edge wear

Well that's what I thought. If you think about the camber angle (just look at an F1 car for exaggerated camber at the front) anyone would guess that depending on whether it was positive or negative you would see inner or outer wear.

but my copy book definitely says toe 

Could be toe/tracking:



I thought unlikely because the tracking has been set a few times but depends who did it I suppose. 

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General Discussion Area / Re: Hyperloop

« on: 13 August 2013, 16:44:10 »

I thought of it before Elon! http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=113378.msg1429937#msg1429937

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Omega General Help / Re: tyre wear

« on: 13 August 2013, 16:12:50 »

Oh goody another tyre thread

Agreed sounds like the camber is out. 

Wear on outside edge is unusual, normally the inside edge goes because the mig is correctly set with negative camber.  Positive camber must give you horrible handling . 

National Tyres insisted to me the camber is not adjustable on the mig I told them it was and how to do it and they consulted their own manual which wasn't clear.  Of course it is, you just need to go to a decent place (doesn't have to be WIM but could be )

If it's tracking at fault (which seems unlikely) you should see some distinctive feathering of the edges.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Best (or good) anti-virus software

« on: 13 August 2013, 02:51:57 »

Worth adding Trusteer Rapport as well as AV if you do any online banking.  Free download from many banks.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Got attacked trying to stop a robbery

« on: 13 August 2013, 02:18:42 »

yes got confused by the kitten avatar

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General Discussion Area / Re: Got attacked trying to stop a robbery

« on: 13 August 2013, 02:08:33 »

I would have kicked him in the balls but he was sitting on the motorbike and wearing a crash helmet and leather gear so he was well protected.

Well done and get well soon.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Spain/Gibralter

« on: 13 August 2013, 02:01:41 »

It's not just Ceuta there are a few more Spanish Gibraltars:



Having said that all the stuff about the 1714 treaty that gave us Gib is a little rich.  We did illegally and violently occupy it 10 years earlier.