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Omega General Help / Re: Exhaust manifolds....

« on: 12 May 2013, 14:22:44 »

Just went out to check and no gasket, it does look horrible like black sealant has been used but it's raining again now so I think I'm done for the day...
I am trying to decide if it's worth getting another engine, rebuild that and swap them... It's looking like this car will be off the road a while... :-(

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Omega General Help / Re: Exhaust manifolds....

« on: 12 May 2013, 14:02:05 »

Ok,
Today I have been able to spend a little more time on her...
An hrs work and have the PS pump, AC pump and the bracket out.
2 minutes later the manifold fell through the bottom of the engine bay! Man, oh man! That took so much!!!
Anyway, is it normal for there to be no manifold gasket???
Also, the mating surfaces look in bad shape and the more I take out, the more I find wrong...
I need to make some decisions! :-/

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Omega General Help / Re: Sticky buttons...

« on: 12 May 2013, 12:28:35 »

I think it's the soft coating been cleaned with something that's mad it sticky...
I just ended up replacing them...

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Omega Gallery / Re: Re: My Ex-Police MV6

« on: 12 May 2013, 10:05:52 »

Looks great, be better with black wheels imo

Lol, I do have plans for the wheels but not black!
If I do ever get round to painting her, the wheels will be does at the same time....

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Omega Gallery / Re: Another Ex Plod

« on: 12 May 2013, 09:57:45 »

You have a gem there mate! Great find!!!

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Omega General Help / Re: Exhaust manifolds....

« on: 11 May 2013, 21:14:52 »

That's what I have been thinking... Lol
At least I don't have to deal with the AC lube! my AC's been empty for a while...

Plus I can clean things up a little...

Thanks cem!

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Omega General Help / Re: Exhaust manifolds....

« on: 11 May 2013, 18:26:35 »

Right... Now I'm struggling!!!!
I've got the lifting bracket out and can move the dipstick a little.
I need to get the coolant pipe out... The bolt is out but it doesn't budge.
Can anyone tell me how to get it out??? I'm about to smash it out!!!
I think I might need to get the AC pump and bracket out!?!?!

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Omega General Help / Re: Exhaust manifolds....

« on: 11 May 2013, 06:14:32 »

Ok, I just had a look in the guides... It looks real easy to take out the PS pump so I think that's what I'll do this afternoon when I get back from work....

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Omega General Help / Re: Exhaust manifolds....

« on: 11 May 2013, 06:08:55 »

By the way, I found why I had a blow....
Most of the studs at the rear half of the manifold were loose....

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Omega General Help / Re: Exhaust manifolds....

« on: 11 May 2013, 06:07:23 »

The B-bolt is out and things are loose but nothing wants to go anywhere!!!

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Omega General Help / Re: Exhaust manifolds....

« on: 11 May 2013, 06:04:53 »

It might pull out, I normally just get a but brutal with it and tie it out the way

Thanks but forward is the PS pump and not out of the way, rear is the manifold and more in the way And outward is the PS pipe....
I don't see where it can go???

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Omega General Help / Re: Soft coating...

« on: 10 May 2013, 21:02:39 »

Can the door pockets be removed for this purpose?

This is exactly what I want to know for!

Thanks for the info ex taxi al!

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Omega General Help / Re: Exhaust manifolds....

« on: 10 May 2013, 20:48:45 »

Aghhh! Flippin' rain and darkness!!!
Ok, I have been on the passenger manifold today and yes, all of the studs came out real easy... Well apart from the front one, that is still buried behind the dip stick tube.
I have removed the 'B' bolt and it moves but not far!? How do I move it enough to get at the front bolt???
I can't see where it can go???
Can I just pull it out?

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Omega Gallery / Re: Re: My Ex-Police MV6

« on: 10 May 2013, 20:41:59 »

What happened to Dan then

Who's Dan???

Anyway,
Not updated this for a while...
I have been gathering stuff to fix problems as some might've seen in other posts..
Today, I picked up the sealant from VX... They are next to useless there!!!
Anyway, I also got the water pump and other stuff so I will be busy working on her this weekend...

The original poster

I think Dan posted it from the original broken post,

I hope you stick at it Dave, I take it yours must be on 160 odd K now ?

Off topic but what did happen to Dan, I know he sold his car this time last year 

Oh! That Dan....
Yes, this thread was re-started by Dan because I had problems but the cream has cleared that up! :-) Lol....

No, I don't know where he has gone either...

DazzerM,

Yes, she has 153k on her and I think the engine might get changed sooner or later at this rate! Been on it all afternoon and I still don't have the pass' manifold off... I'll leave that for the other thread...

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Omega Gallery / Re: Re: My Ex-Police MV6

« on: 10 May 2013, 15:09:57 »

What happened to Dan then

Who's Dan???

Anyway,
Not updated this for a while...
I have been gathering stuff to fix problems as some might've seen in other posts..
Today, I picked up the sealant from VX... They are next to useless there!!!
Anyway, I also got the water pump and other stuff so I will be busy working on her this weekend...