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Omega General Help / Auxiliary Belt shredded - Please help???

« on: 21 November 2007, 03:31:34 »

Hi Guys... Help and advice would be really appreciated!!

3.0l MV6 just over 80k. Driving at about 30/40 mph lost power steering and electrics etc. Stopped immediately.

This is not the first time this happened as water pump seized at about 65k. New pump and auxiliary belt etc fitted and all seemed ok with no problem..

A good garage (but without specific knowledge of Omegas) was near. The guy cleaned the debris from the shredded belt - looks like the tensioner on the auxiliary belt failed..

Trouble is that when started, the engine now rattles and runs very noisily and he thinks that debris could have got into the cam belt and the belt could have slipped teeth (and bent valves??)..  He doesn't want to touch it further..

Anyone got any thoughts as to how likely this is?

What advice would anyone give??

How much would it cost me to get someone to check the cam belt and reposition it if necessary? What are the chances of me being lucky??

The car is in South East Wales if there are any Samaritans out there!!

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: New Start

« on: 09 December 2010, 16:29:26 »

Hi and welcome to OOF!      

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: new member

« on: 09 December 2010, 16:17:16 »

hi and welcome to OOF!   

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: New to this

« on: 09 December 2010, 16:22:14 »

Hi and welcome to OOF!      

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: midlands newbie!

« on: 09 December 2010, 16:23:42 »

Hi and welcome to OOF!      

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: another midlands newbie

« on: 09 December 2010, 16:27:42 »

Hi and welcome to OOF!      

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: All new startings

« on: 09 December 2010, 16:28:35 »

Hi and welcome to OOF!      

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: am i new ??

« on: 09 December 2010, 16:30:37 »

Hi and welcome to OOF!      

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: Two Cateras and a change of plans

« on: 09 December 2010, 16:21:19 »

Hi and welcome to OOF!      

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: new to this

« on: 09 December 2010, 16:18:59 »

Hi and welcome to OOF!      

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: Evening all

« on: 09 December 2010, 16:16:04 »

hi and welcome   

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: Hello (again!)

« on: 23 October 2010, 10:17:57 »

Welcome again..

Those wheels look nice.. are they standard MV6 sprayed black?

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Newbie Welcome Area / A thank U to  Ronnie McB

« on: 21 October 2006, 03:53:14 »

I eventually shifted my ass to collect a wheel won on eBay and found myself in Nottingham on Weds this week.. I came away with the wheel, lots of good advice and a reference to this forum.. Having never participated in such a site before (due to a preconceived idea) and I was determined not to be interested in a site full of Geeks or Anoracs...

PLEASE read on before I get booted off on my first day...

It is now 3.52am Sunday and the time has flown and I have to congratulate you on 100 days well spent!!! I have found the site useful and informative and reading your posts has even made me chuckle at times   !!  If you are all as friendly and knowledgeable as 'Ronnie' then I hope you will accept me as a member.. I'm more likely to read what others post than write too much myself - but keep things going as the site is appreciated greatly.. Thanks again from a (wet behind the ears/non-God) Newby

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: Hi everyone

« on: 24 October 2006, 21:25:13 »

Hi Mike and welcome..
 
It seems the changer in the boot is the answer!!  

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: MV6 Wheels

« on: 08 March 2010, 00:43:57 »

Sorry to ask if I've missed something here.. but what tyres are on these wheels?