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Omega General Help / Re: 1998 pre facelift 2.5v6 cdx pipe locations hel

« on: 22 March 2007, 10:04:13 »

Fuel pressure reg pipe is easy....its a thin branch pipe which comes from the considerably fatter one that attaches to the nose of the idle valve and the inlet trunking and runs down the passenger side cam cover......

For the vac pipes look in the maintenance section....there is a guide in there

I've just replaced that very same pipe myself:

Its marked here, the bit thats "splitting away" is the branch pipe that mark is talking about.

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Omega General Help / Re: Elite top end rebuild

« on: 19 March 2007, 21:24:28 »

At the same time, it will have new stat, new oil cooler, new HBV and a known good Rad from my 2.5

All sounds good James, I'm envious!

I want to do my stat..

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Omega General Help / Re: Quick Question - Level Plug Location

« on: 21 March 2007, 09:14:18 »

Cheers for the suggestions, at the end of the month when I have money again I'll be sorting this and a few other annoyances..

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Omega General Help / Re: Quick Question - Level Plug Location

« on: 13 March 2007, 23:21:51 »

Which ever complete tw*t owned this car before me at some point is really starting to get on my tits.

The level plug is rounded off!!

I gave up with that and have done my cam cover (got the nice new gm with gm gaskets and o-rings for £57 + VAT today   ) on the passenger side, touch wood all will be well with it...

As for the autobox, looks like it'll be a new sump cover - that won't be a messy job AT ALL seeing as I won't be able to drain the bloody thing before hand!!

You also would not believe what happened this morning before I went to pick up my elite wheels, filled up to full for the first time since buying the car - £40 quid in and its popping the handle.. hmmm £40 isn't enough, £30 quid only half fills - so I carry on..

10 secs later STRONG smell of fuel, look at the handle and filler neck, nothing.. now I can hear it running - woman behind me shouting STOP!  Look down, its absolutely gushing out from under neath, we're talking waterfall gushing here!

1 hour, lots of sand, and an AA man later - some fool hasn't tightened up the seal around the fuel pump on top of the tank....      

Got my wheels eventually, when I've finished tarting them up it might not be such an all bad day!!!

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Omega General Help / Quick Question - Level Plug Location

« on: 13 March 2007, 18:11:46 »

Hi,

Can someone tell me whereabouts the level plug is on an autobox, i.e drivers side, engine side?  Is it on the box or on the bit leading to the big sump?

got it jacked up right now but not sure what I'm looking for!!!

Cheers in advance,

chris.

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Omega General Help / Re: Help!!! Missing at low revs

« on: 21 March 2007, 09:47:29 »

Vac pipes, knackered plugs / HT leads - were these changed when you did your cam covers?  Any hissing coming from under the bonnet?

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Omega General Help / Fuel Pump to Fuel Tank Seal

« on: 21 March 2007, 16:13:54 »

Not sure if anyone would have done this already, just wondering how hard this is to change?

Don't know how many of you saw in a couple of other threads about this, but the story goes:

Take day off work to drive to SLady bitshorpe to get new elite wheels, go to Sainsburys to fill up FULL for the first time.  £35 in and its flooding out from under the car, and I do mean flooding - like a waterfall!  Sainsburys staff want to call firebrigade, but managed to subdue them by getting handy with A LOT of sand - its all still coming out everywhere, now a lake of fuel on the forecourt!

Managed to push it off the forecourt with the help of a guy in his suit on his way to work (bet he was happy)..  AA comes out and takes carpet out of the boot, removes the circular metal plate to access the top of the tank, as thats where it looks like its leaking from.  Sure enough its bubbling out all over the place from the circlular plastic thing that you turn with both hands - it might has well have not been on there its so loose!!

Tightened up, but it still leaks - and now I can't put more than £20 in a time just in case!

What do you reckon?  Is it normal for a seal to corrode and this thing to come loose, seemed bloody odd to me and the AA chap.. Anything I should know when I attempt to change it (besides no smoking )

Cheers,

Chris.

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Omega General Help / Re: 2 Litre Rocker Cover Gasket Air Leak Check

« on: 21 March 2007, 12:27:49 »

After changing mine 3 times and finally getting it right the only way I've found is through checking for that oil when its running.

When I changed them the first time I could actually see the oil running!!!  I've been checking what I can everyday, and so far, touch wood, its as it should be..

My passenger side cover had been overtightened 6 of the bolt were seriously tight, and 2 of them had worked themselves loose - although the cover didn't appear warped, changing the gasket wasn't enough and eventually ended up with the cover being changed.  Blinding deal from autovaux, 57 quid for the genuine gm cover, with genuine gm gaskets already installed...

HTH

Chris.

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Omega General Help / Re: wings

« on: 19 March 2007, 16:35:06 »

must be an optical illusion then cause i could have sworn they look different.

More than likely my dodgy photo taking skills than your eyesight!

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Omega General Help / Re: Front Bumper Cover

« on: 20 March 2007, 18:39:57 »

Here you go:









Got to be honest, I'm not sure - but as Mark says a breakers yard would probably be your best bet, if its plastic thats broken, what about some sort of plastic cement - seems a bit drastic to replace the whole thing and get it repainted.. :-/

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Omega General Help / Re: Front Bumper Cover

« on: 20 March 2007, 00:58:32 »

Now that the saga of my CPS has concluded, it's on to a new issue.

My dear daughter whom I summarily banned from driving my '99 Catera for life, messed around while she was parking (vertical parking that is), and hit up against the curb thus knocking out the right (passenger side) fog light (Remember here in the U.S., our steering wheel is on the left, hence the passenger side on the right.  The debate of which side is the "correct" side isn't an issue with me.)

When I was finally able to get up under the car, I saw where the fog light was mounted on the front bumper.  I was later to discover that it was the front bumper cover.  The way the brackets positioned, in order for me to reseat that fog light, I will have to replaced the entire front bumper cover.

With all that being said, does anyone out there know where I can get a front bumper cover at a decent price.  I checked with the body shop next to the dealership (as a recon task), and they said it would cost for the bumper cover, painting it, and installation about $832.40 USD!!!!!  Any help it MUCH appreciated.  Thanks.

Now that IS ridculous - pics would help us (or maybe specifically me) see what you're talking about exactly..

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Omega General Help / Re: Spark Plugs

« on: 19 March 2007, 15:20:55 »

If your doing a headgasket fix (note, not the result of a cambelt failure as the valves will be bent anyway) then there is no need to strip the part as its considerably more labour time.....very un-usual for the head to be stripped on such work.....

Oh good, I was more than likely overcharged then    

I'm so glad I have a car that I don't need to take to anyone to fix anymore (crosses fingers)

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Omega General Help / Re: Spark Plugs

« on: 19 March 2007, 12:48:37 »

ThankYou Mark That was the Answer I was Looking For.

Saves me making an idiot of myself having a go at the mech guy if he did not remove them.

If the Plug is cross threaded its will be a new Head but the plugs are brand new in so ill not have to worry till 40,000 miles time then ill just change the head over for another one.

Thanks

Craig

Do you know for sure that the garage you took it too actually skimmed it?  My local garage sent my head off to get skimmed, and they definitely removed everything beforehand.. Might even be worth you asking what their normal process is when skimming heads, i.e. if they do it, if they send it away, and what they take out in both instances..  You still need to confirm it wasn't them I would have thought...

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Omega General Help / Re: Spark Plugs

« on: 18 March 2007, 20:57:47 »

My guess is they would need to be removed, on the v6 at least they screw into what I assume is the head, would be pretty difficult to skim that with 3 plugs poking out of it...

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Omega General Help / Re: Central Door locking motor

« on: 19 March 2007, 16:11:46 »

Better cancel my bid on that pre 98 one I had my eye on also