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Cars for Sale & wanted / Re: For sale. 1998 3.0ltr Elite Estate.
« on: 13 September 2016, 17:09:40 »
The beast has been sold.
Can admin lock this please.
Can admin lock this please.
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Cars for Sale & wanted / Re: For sale. 1998 3.0ltr Elite Estate.
« on: 12 September 2016, 21:18:49 »
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Cars for Sale & wanted / For sale. 1998 3.0ltr Elite Estate.
« on: 08 September 2016, 19:31:55 »
My Omega is reluctantly up for sale.
She is a 1998/ S Reg 3.0ltr automatic Elite Estate in dark green.
Mot'ed until Feb 2017 with 117k on the clock.
Black leather interior in excellent condition. Exterior has some blemishes to be expected on an 18 yr old car, but nothing drastic.
The only downside is the cambelt is probably due being done and the cam cover gaskets are leaking but on the plus side I have a gates full belt kit and water pump and full gasket set to go with her.
She is running on MV6 alloys (original elite alloys available)
£395 ONO. Car is in Taunton, Somerset. Just of j25 M5.
I have no idea how to upload pics so if interested please phone me on 07455 550959.
She is a 1998/ S Reg 3.0ltr automatic Elite Estate in dark green.
Mot'ed until Feb 2017 with 117k on the clock.
Black leather interior in excellent condition. Exterior has some blemishes to be expected on an 18 yr old car, but nothing drastic.
The only downside is the cambelt is probably due being done and the cam cover gaskets are leaking but on the plus side I have a gates full belt kit and water pump and full gasket set to go with her.
She is running on MV6 alloys (original elite alloys available)
£395 ONO. Car is in Taunton, Somerset. Just of j25 M5.
I have no idea how to upload pics so if interested please phone me on 07455 550959.
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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Wanted. Rear self levelling shock absorbers
« on: 17 March 2016, 00:39:27 »
Wanted a good, none leaking pair of self levelling rear shocks for my 98/s reg estate, before i go to local main dealers and spend £260 on a new pair. Thanks, Mark. Price posted to Somerset. Ta1.
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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: WANTED: Alloy Wheel Centre Caps
« on: 17 March 2016, 00:30:12 »
I have a set of four in the garage complete with the locking bolts and key.
Will dig them out tomorrow to check condition.
Will dig them out tomorrow to check condition.
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Omega General Help / Re: Head gaskets or change engine.
« on: 28 November 2013, 19:16:54 »
Do these codes make sense?
135, 61, 48 & 19
135, 61, 48 & 19
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General Discussion Area / Re: Massive Brown Bear in Canada
« on: 28 November 2013, 17:45:14 »
Excellent. 
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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Estate roof aerial
« on: 28 November 2013, 17:06:01 »
Does anyone have the correct roof aerial for my car. I have been into halfords and the one for a vauxhall doesnt fit,(the screw bit on the bottom is to small. I have a renault one in use at the moment but it isnt flexible and is marking the rear spoiler.
I've even been into the local vauxhall dealer, and even the one they say is for my car doesn't fit. :-(
Cheers, Mark.
I've even been into the local vauxhall dealer, and even the one they say is for my car doesn't fit. :-(
Cheers, Mark.
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Omega General Help / Re: Head gaskets or change engine.
« on: 26 November 2013, 23:52:21 »Don't trust that garages diagnosis. If we all had a pound for every miss diagnosed head gasket we see on here TB would of had a new server years ago.
As said, add up all the usual common faults on this engine and its easy to end up right where we are now.
Pressure test the system to find the coolant leak, if its not the hbv which is fairly easy test with ac on or off.
How do I pressure test the system?
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Omega General Help / Re: Head gaskets or change engine.
« on: 26 November 2013, 23:51:09 »As others have said - poor hot starting likely to be failing crank sensor.
Misfire likely to be due to the oil in the plug wells, caused by failed cam cover gaskets probably due to bunged up breather system.
Water loss probably failed HBV - feel for wetness drivers side down behind plenum.
Failed head gasket on a 2.5 V6 is extremely rare - the other causes listed above are common
What and where?
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Omega General Help / Re: Head gaskets or change engine.
« on: 26 November 2013, 21:38:02 »
Will take dash out over the weekend and post codes after.
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Omega General Help / Re: Head gaskets or change engine.
« on: 26 November 2013, 21:31:56 »
I am now being told by SWMBO (her car), that she dreads having to put fuel in as it doesnt always want to start if the engine is hot.
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Omega General Help / Re: Head gaskets or change engine.
« on: 26 November 2013, 21:29:41 »Ask yourself why the bulb was removed from dashboard,because it has problems the seller was hiding from you
Beginning to look that way.
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Omega General Help / Re: Head gaskets or change engine.
« on: 26 November 2013, 21:04:15 »
No more steam than I would expect in relation to other cars in the mornings.
There is oil in the plug wells.
There is oil in the plug wells.
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Omega General Help / Re: Head gaskets or change engine.
« on: 26 November 2013, 21:01:34 »
Cant paperclip as no eml bulb, but no codes if I plug in a reader.