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Omega General Help / Re: Have garages stooped so low?

« on: 28 October 2016, 15:39:54 »

P.S. as i have lpg, there is no spare wheel, it's not from vauxhall, this is one they have chosen from their shelves to replace my worn one - which does make it quite hard to see how it was an accident 

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Omega General Help / Re: Have garages stooped so low?

« on: 28 October 2016, 15:32:57 »

thanks to all for the replies 

they did take it to another garage for the MOT.

on the tyre, the 40 & 45 is the tyre wall size as a percentage of the width, so 235x40%=94mm width and 235x45%=105.75 width meaning 11.75extra per wall, so 23.5mm overall difference on the back axle - i got my original calc wrong, it's even more than i first thought.

it wasn't on as a temp, this was for my next year of driving. i read last night that the difference can at least really screw up the differential - i want to keep my miggy trundling as long as i can, not speed it's journey over the oil can bridge 

Thanks for the support, i'll go back, get them to dig out the bill breakdown, see how that reads, and exactly what i've been charged for, i'll let you all know what the outcome is 

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Omega General Help / Have garages stooped so low?

« on: 28 October 2016, 07:04:05 »

hi all

about 4 weeks ago, i put my car in to a local garage, that prepared and took it to get MOT'd, they told me that it needed brakes and a new tyre.

all round i have 235 45R17 97W's, but just noticed tonight that their replacement, on the back axle, is 235 40R17 90, which from my freshly learnt tyre markings search, means a 20.8mm diameter difference!

A) Are my calculations right?
B) isn't this illegal?
C) Therefore should the car have passed the MOT?
D) Most importantly, having just driven to Liverpool and back, 350mile trip, cruising in the motorway fast lane, also country roads in the dark and the wet, how safe was i, and anyone near me?

i'm hoping that it's an apprentice screw up, not that a garage would knowingly do it just to get rid of old stock

any insight would be most welcome   

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Omega General Help / Re: driver hot/passenger cold

« on: 05 September 2016, 22:31:08 »

Brilliant, thanks Andy 

you can't get any better than fix it by numbers, with pics

 

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Omega General Help / driver hot/passenger cold

« on: 05 September 2016, 21:39:29 »

hi all

quick last minute Q's for the day, as car is booked into garage tomorrow:

got aircon regassed today, now it does hot on drivers side, and cold on passengers - is this HBV, as forum pages i saw don't specify different sides?

while there, rad leak was noticed on aluminium connection bits, so they suggested replacing it, so i bought one and have it booked in for tomorrow.

it's a 2.6 elite auto estate 2003, which i bought 6 years ago with 93k, and now has 128k - i was told the cam and pump had recently been done, at the time.

as youz have far more knowledge, and experience than me - would it seem sensible to cancel tomorrow, and get everything as a job lot, with cam belt & pump?

if so, are there any repairing oofers, that are known, north east, newcastle way

thanks for any yay or nays 

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Omega General Help / Re: Drivers seat stopped working!

« on: 16 November 2013, 05:45:25 »

Thanks for the suggestions, thankfully the mech stayed with it, who used to have a miggy.
The glovebox light had rotted with age and one of the terminals had fallen inside and was actually shorting on the airbag casing which apparently affected the seat - anyway, all's ok and working fine - phew!

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Omega General Help / Drivers seat stopped working!

« on: 15 November 2013, 17:31:43 »

I'm just picking my car up after getting the heater servo motor changed and as I've collected the electrics of the drivers seat have stopped working - any thoughts please as the mech is trying to find the problem, Friday night 5.30?

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Omega General Help / Re: Alternator

« on: 27 August 2013, 18:00:34 »

Thanks to everyone for reading, I've just ordered a refurb from Autovaux for£81 including vat with 12 months warranty, so when the old one is out I'll have a go at it myself so that I have a spare - I just wish I'd done this when the other one went 8 months ago :-)

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Omega General Help / Re: Alternator

« on: 27 August 2013, 17:47:38 »

Nice one dbug, I suppose that saves £50, can you just ask at any dealers, or is there a head parts place to get in touch with?

I may still ask my local garage (who is an auto elec, that doesn't refurb anymore, coz he reckons it's more hassle than it's worth), how much to take it out if I'm to work on it, then him put it back - at very least he'll know if I've done it right or not.

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Omega General Help / Re: Alternator

« on: 27 August 2013, 17:11:53 »

Unfortunately I'm in a wheelchair, So I can't even see it, never mind actually work on it :-)

The problem would be that I would have to pay someone to get it out, work on it and then pay to get it put back in

Does anybody know of anyone that sells refurbished ones?

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Omega General Help / Alternator

« on: 27 August 2013, 16:54:38 »

Just looking for advice

My alternator has gone, it was a 2nd hand replacement that was put in 8 months ago, what is the general opinion, to buy 2nd hand again, look for a refurber (?), pay the big new one price, or any other ideas?

I'm in the middle of moving, I need the car, but my heads too battered at the min to make a wise decision - any suggestions welcome

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Omega General Help / Re: Battery light came on

« on: 27 August 2013, 03:04:17 »

Apparently it's the alt and we've been transported back home, the upside is that the breakdown is covered and the guy gave me the whereabouts of a good auto elec near me that refurbs alternators, so that's where I'm off to tomorrow :-)

G'night all

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Omega General Help / Re: Battery light came on

« on: 27 August 2013, 01:41:51 »

Battery's not flat, I just pulled over when I saw the light on and stopped in the garage rather than half way down the side of some A road

The repairs man has arrived, so we'll see what happens with him

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Omega General Help / Battery light came on

« on: 27 August 2013, 01:06:42 »

Just seeing if anyone is awake,
Am on the way home and my battery light has come on, I did change the alternator for a second hand one 6 months ago, so that has probably died.

Are there any suggestions for the repair guy to try when he arrives, rather than just towing me and the car home?
Do I remember old posts about crimping the wires, or should he have all this covered in tests etc?
I put a new battery when the alt went 6 months ago too
Thanks to any suggestions as I sit in this garage forecourt waiting :-)

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General Car Chat / Re: buying from oofers

« on: 02 July 2013, 22:13:54 »

hi Vamps

i'm in Masham