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General Car Chat / Re: Autoglass vs Auto Windscreens?
« on: 07 June 2010, 23:08:23 »
As RobG said make sure they fit heat reflective glass if you value your interior.They had 2 goes at mine 1st was utter rubbish,2nd GM one.
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General Car Chat / Re: 3.2 omega on the autobahn
« on: 07 June 2010, 18:14:38 »
No Comment or can't comment 
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General Car Chat / Re: throttle control from engine bay
« on: 10 May 2010, 00:49:58 »
Ah well Cris no gorgeous assistant 
just have to wait till I can afford a Tech 2 
just have to wait till I can afford a Tech 2
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General Car Chat / throttle control from engine bay
« on: 09 May 2010, 23:00:10 »
Does anyone know of a method of controlling engine rpm on a 3.2 from the engine bay? Surely there is one 
I must be missing something in the old brainbox 
so help required
I must be missing something in the old brainbox so help required
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General Car Chat / Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
« on: 09 April 2010, 02:08:45 »
Every 5000 but Mobil one full synthetic
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General Car Chat / Re: Rear screen wiper update?
« on: 02 April 2010, 17:42:47 »
Hello again,just ordered one,turns out its a Wipex product I seem to remember Wipex from way back 
so hopefully a good British product.
so hopefully a good British product.
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General Car Chat / Re: Rear screen wiper update?
« on: 02 April 2010, 16:53:29 »
Thanks very much Mick,Thats the one, I'm going to try it,need a new one anyway I'll post up and let you know how it goes
I'm going to try it,need a new one anyway I'll post up and let you know how it goes
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General Car Chat / Rear screen wiper update?
« on: 02 April 2010, 12:09:08 »
Hello All, a week or so ago I saw a post up about an available update for a Omega estate rear screen wiper, and after a lot of searching simply can't find it again. Any help in this would be appreciated
Any help in this would be appreciated
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General Car Chat / Re: Oil Suction Gun Tool
« on: 03 April 2010, 01:37:49 »
OK I realise it won't be possible to remove all the fluid. Only at the most the large sump, but when I recently tried to do a complete fluid change and filter change I was unhappy that a complete change wasn't possible due to the old fluid left in the torque converter, so as already said when I do an engine oil change I can always easily remove a quantity of autobox fluid and replace it with new fluid.Just to say the tool mentioned by Entwood is very similar to the one I got
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General Car Chat / Oil Suction Gun Tool
« on: 02 April 2010, 23:09:00 »
Hello All,Ive found a nice piece of kit that I think will allow me to remove autobox fluid,a pint at a time without sump removal.My intention is to replace 2 pints when I change the engine oil. This hopefully will help offset some of the extra stress caused by towing our caravan.Its called an oil suction gun and is made by Hilka.It only cost 5.90 from my local friendly motor accessory dealer.Looks to be well made from metal,not plastic,it says perfect for transmissions,diffs,gearcases,lower units,crankcases,no priming required.After seeing all the posts about autobox fluid just thought some of you would like to know that such a tool is available.
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General Car Chat / Re: Irmscher front bumper for Facelift with spots
« on: 02 April 2010, 21:56:08 »
Appologies Rob for accidently mis-posting and spoiling your thread,and Thanks Welung for your deletion tip. I'll go and do all that typeing again in the proper place as punishment for being a temporary you know what Cliff.
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General Car Chat / Re: Hmm, forget mucking about with jacks
« on: 28 February 2010, 01:46:31 »
Hello Ken,The water table is about 2Ft lower than the concrete base of the car port. I thought that instead of being brick lined. Concrete shuttering might be Ok with a heavy guage plastic damp course. Very much like garden pond technology. However the other 3/4 has pointed out that its a lot of work for the use it would get as I'm of senior years,and the rest of my family use garages anyway.The system I use employs a pair of ramps longer and higher than the average, bolted to the concrete base and a jack under each of the two remaining corners as already mentioned to level up.Of course with a pair of stands to back up the jacks.I've realised that if solid supports could be devised to anchor within the jacks, so if the hydrolics did fail,all would be Ok.So the stand back up could be done away with.I've looked carefully at the mini lift, and I think it could have made things difficult on the last job I did on Miggy, namely change the autobox fluid. Depending on how the lift struts located with relation to the autobox,just a thought to consider
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General Car Chat / Re: Hmm, forget mucking about with jacks
« on: 27 February 2010, 01:29:40 »
Years ago I worked under cars & vans from a proper designed pit,I helped my father dig one out in our garage, and I think it can't be beaten unless perhaps by the post lifts. Whatever else you use there are safety and obstruction problems.I'm hopeing to get one sorted shouldn't cost such a lot moneywise. Its going to be the digging, but there's some planthire stuff might help. Trouble is haveing it in the garage is a non starter,im thinking the car port could be OK and use some nice timber beams to top it with,next problem is how to persuade the other 3/4 to go along :-/ At present I use a pair of 2 ton jacks to lift the complete rear end, or front end, (I got these from machine mart a few years ago) with a pair of axle stands parked under as back up. As Ken says its not easy to find good support points on the car.
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General Car Chat / Re: E.S.P. electronic stability control.
« on: 27 February 2010, 02:12:56 »
Do you mean on the TC switch? So even the police cars don't have it. Well never mind Miggy's still one of the most controlled family cars I've ever driven,thanks for the info TB
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General Car Chat / E.S.P. electronic stability control.
« on: 26 February 2010, 22:44:50 »
Anyone know how to check if my Miggy has electronic stability control,and if so how does it work, IE what functions of the car does it influence/control??