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Omega General Help / Re: Will these tyres go on my rims?

« on: 12 August 2009, 23:17:57 »

I'm thinking that for the cost, I may as well renew all 4 tyres.  Im running Dunlop Sports all round and theyre useless in the wet.

Does anyone know much about Enduro, Hero or Sonar brand tyres?  Theyre all HR rated.  Would they be better than the junky Dunlop SP Sports I have on now?  They are all 195 wide.

Failing that, I can get Nexen 205s 94H for not a lot more.

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Omega General Help / Re: Will these tyres go on my rims?

« on: 12 August 2009, 22:49:01 »

Mmm thatd be an irritation.  So my car is set up for 65 profile wheels I guess?  In all fairness I do generally bimble about a little above what I oughtta...

Many thanks buddy   I'll have a think about them with that in mind.

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Omega General Help / Will these tyres go on my rims?

« on: 12 August 2009, 22:05:25 »

Quick and easy.  I have the standard 15" rims on my 97 Miggy, and have seen some tyres for sale. 

Theyre Dunlop SP Sport 195/50/15 82v.  Will these go onto my standard wheels?

Cheers!

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PS.  I run this car summer and winter, the dude has these marked as summer tyres.  Does anyone know how good these tyres are in the wet/cold?

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Omega General Help / V6 oil breather servicer required :D S-o-T

« on: 30 November 2008, 15:44:29 »

I just feel Im gonna thingy something up BIG style doing the breathers down the back of the engine.  I really am no mechanic at all and have displayed incredible dimness when working on cars/bikes before.

So Im looking for someone in or near Stoke on Trent who would do the work for me for some ready £££, maybe even show me how to do it.  I could take the car to them, or could do the job in my garage here.

Any takers?

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Omega General Help / Re: HELP!! LOCKED OUT OF MY MIGGY!!!!!!!

« on: 19 November 2008, 08:36:38 »

Forcing it hard is the correct answer.  I would personally use silicon spray lube rather than WD40 as I believe WD40 might corrode any rubber seals in there, whereas silicon makes them expand.  Thats what I've been told anyway.

Either that or act any local hoodlum...I'll bet they know a way in fast enough.

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Omega General Help / Re: V6 breather cleaning with engine in situ?

« on: 18 November 2008, 18:49:46 »

Right...I found the guide to do that.  Thanks muchly!

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Omega General Help / V6 breather cleaning with engine in situ?

« on: 18 November 2008, 18:20:48 »

Ive looked through the guide on cleaning the breather system and it appears from the pictures (and where some of the pipes are) that I need to remove the engine to get at them all.  I've done the plenum  breather system, but Im stuck now.

Is that correct?  Is there no way to clean them all with the engine in place?

Cheers

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: Clayhead alert!

« on: 21 October 2008, 20:26:45 »

Hihihi!

You should know my Mega if you see it by the VxON sticker in the back window, but Im more likely to be hooning around on a black and red Guzzi.  You'll know that thing when you *hear* it

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: Clayhead alert!

« on: 21 October 2008, 19:40:44 »

Wow, what a response so quickly!  Thanks all

Shoulda mentioned, its a 2.5 CDX model I have.  Only quibble so far is those dratted rocker covers :p

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Newbie Welcome Area / Clayhead alert!

« on: 21 October 2008, 19:16:33 »

Hi,

I'm Guzzi from the Undemokratik Republik of Stoke-on-Trent.  The kind of place where a "Drive it like you stole it" sticker means that you probably did.

I inherited a 1997 Omega-B Saloon from my dad 6 months ago.  Just had it serviced and its tip-top cept for the regular door rust and wobbly fender edges.  Despite it drinking fuel like it's a barge, I love the car and its acted as a very useful pickup-truck for all the house clearing I've been busy with.

I'm looking forward to chatting with fellow drivers (and learning new tips on how to keep the Inst. Cons somewhere above 12mpg )!

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Omega Gallery / The Supertanker

« on: 21 October 2008, 20:30:09 »

Standard.  Boring as the day is long :p




but I'll also sneak in pics of my other rides :

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General Car Chat / Re: worse car ever

« on: 18 January 2010, 23:46:40 »

My dad had a VX4/90 years ago and wish hed never sold it

Mate had a 126 watercooled.  It lay dead in a scrappies 7 years and 19k miles later with a warped head!

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General Car Chat / Re: worse car ever

« on: 18 January 2010, 15:14:46 »

Umm, well, yes it did actually

My dad repaired the passenger floor pan out of coke cans which, he said, were thicker than the original steel!

I passed my test in that car, in 1996, and while I was learning I got shunted up the arse by a Sierra Ghia.  Wrote the front of his car off, all it did on the Viva was pop a fender bolt

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General Car Chat / Re: worse car ever

« on: 18 January 2010, 15:11:12 »

Actually no, that car was awesome, especially in snow

That Volvo...was utterly awful.  How can a 2.85 V6 be so bland?  And the cornering...

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General Car Chat / Re: worse car ever

« on: 18 January 2010, 15:07:58 »

I havent had a lot of variety, only having driven more than a mile in:

1976 Vauxhall Viva
1982 Volvo 760GLE
1985 Vauxhall Cav 2 Saloon
1985 Vauxhall Cav 2 Hatch
1997 Vauxhall Omega 2.5V6 CDX

Guess which one was the worst?