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Omega General Help / Re: Massive Clattering Noise
« on: 11 March 2025, 10:55:21 »
Following this with interest, even if I'm no help in knowing where those dowels / rollers have come from. The following pics show the cam sprockets and camshafts, so I doubt that the dowels would come adrift when the sprockets are fitted and all 4 timing marks aligned.


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As my daughter was selling her Ford Kuga 2.0 tractor juice version which she has owned almost since new, with low mileage and is easy to get in and out of, it has been a practical decision to move on, rather than let my heart rule and struggle to keep the Omega (there's already another silver 2.5 on the driveway too). SWMBO is now happy to join me in a journey, whereas she would only go in the Omega if she really had to. I'll never have to buy another car again with a bit of luck.

It's certainly no fun getting rid of something I've rescued from the scrap heap (now on ebay with a bid), but I do struggle sometimes getting in and out, and it was no fun driving the other day with no heater. 10 years ago I'd have it sorted, but now it's a job for someone else..... at least I won't have to drive it to the scrapyard (as SWMBO suggested last week)!

The eye watering £345 at least road tax doesn't help the Omega - who knows what the future holds for them?

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Vauxhall Omega 2.5 V6 CD estate manual, star silver 158k miles 9 months MOT registered March 2000.

A reluctant sale to make space, and I'm getting too old for crawling around under it now, so thought I'd post on here first to see if anyone's interested. Lots of work done over the years including new front suspension, 4 new Landsail tyres, lots of paperwork from my ownership and previous. 

Asking price £750 (keeping to forum guidelines) - maybe optimistic but it's a start point for any offers.
Runs, drives and handles well, but for a 25 year old car there are a few things worth pointing out.
Drivers door check strap mutilated by a previous owner, so door always wants to close on its own.
Nearside wing mirror horizontal remote control not working (vertical control okay).
Air conditioning not working.
Heater only giving luke warm air.
Rear wheel arch rot stemmed and tidied up with internal anti-corrosion applied.
Some dinks and scratches as you might expect.
Anything else you want to know, please PM. Additional images available for anyone interested.


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Omega General Help / Heater Bypass Valve delete?
« on: 10 November 2024, 12:14:29 »
I've not been getting much heat in the cabin for the last 18 months, so a matrix flush is on the cards. I have the 'winter pack' pump fitted (and associated pipes) so to simplify things I'm going to remove it completely, as I've no use for it.

Which brings me to the HBV. The air-con / climate hasn't worked for many years, and I'm not fussed about that, so is it possible to remove the HBV and blank off the 3rd pipe?

I can't find a system diagram, so I'm not sure if this is possible, seeing as I'm only ever going to need heat in the winter. Does the HBV do anything else, such as reduce flow to matrix when no heat required, or can the car happily run without one on full flow?

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Omega General Help / Re: Auxilliary belt length ?
« on: 14 October 2024, 10:29:58 »
We talked about this a while ago -
https://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=143630.msg1877438#msg1877438

Sometimes there appears to be no standard between engines, so just fit the length that suits - can be anything between 2020 and 2040.... they do vary for some reason.

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 07 October 2024, 14:27:17 »
I took the W reg Omega for its MOT test this morning - Passed  :y

Advisories on all 4 Landsail budget tyres - fronts new in 2020 (14k ago) rears new in 2021 (10k ago).

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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?
« on: 29 March 2024, 10:02:44 »
This - is it ever going to stop raining.

Unblocked scuttle drain and flushed out sludge (again). Might have to look at removing that rubber drain bung, but cant get my arms down past the pollen filter.

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Omega General Help / Re: Speedo and rev counter not working
« on: 24 December 2023, 15:39:10 »
Mine's a 2.5 like yours Webby, and it did exactly the same a few years ago, flickering needle and no rev counter speedo.

In the end I removed the binacle, cleaned the contacts and refitted, but it didn't make much difference.

However I got better results after removing and checking / cleaning the 2 big round multi-plug connectors by the fuse box. It's been running fine for 3 years without a problem.

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General Car Chat / Re: MOT pass (phew)
« on: 22 December 2023, 11:46:07 »
Great result - another one lives.

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General Car Chat / Re: Spotted
« on: 24 November 2023, 15:07:37 »
Scruffy dark blue CD saloon X38 HBP at Longleat Safari car park wearing a black bin liner to cover broken O/S/R window.

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Omega Gallery / Re: HAPPY DAYS - MOT PASS AGAIN FOR THE OLE GIRL
« on: 16 November 2023, 10:31:49 »
Beautiful!!  :y

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 30 October 2023, 11:48:05 »
Took the Omega CD for an MOT test - it had been off the road since last Spring. I thought it may have advisories for rusty brake discs, but it was a pass with only advisory on greasy brake pipe. Result, hopefully it might see its 25th birthday still on the road.

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: Greetings from Serbia
« on: 30 October 2023, 11:42:45 »
Hello and welcome. If you've got an Omega, there's no better place than on here, although nowadays I suspect there's more members than there are Omegas!

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: Just a quick Hello
« on: 30 October 2023, 11:42:04 »
Hello and welcome. If you've got an Omega, there's no better place than on here, although nowadays I suspect there's more members than there are Omegas!

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