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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: Forum newbie

« on: Today at 20:21:08 »

Welcome to the forum. Tell you what lad, if you want to repair, maintain, or do anything else to your Omega, you’re in the right place here.

Been massive help to me. All the best with your Omega.

P.S. Nothing wrong with champagne. Was my first Elite colour…!!

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 27 October 2025, 17:19:43 »

Blimey! The Signum…
I remember that being on the Company Car list. Folks couldn’t work out what it thought it was. Hatchback, saloon, estate?
Most gave it a wide berth, and by the looks of it many others did - only in production for a short while.  (5 years?)

Another one that comes to mind was the Sintra van. An even shorter run if I remember. Only one guy opted for it. Probably because he had 5 kids…

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Omega General Help / Re: Belt Kit & Antifreeze question.

« on: 21 October 2025, 16:58:15 »

Peut-être, mais malheureusement je n'ai pas beaucoup de cheveux pour être blessé !!

I think we may have exhausted the beer jokes.

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Omega General Help / Re: Belt Kit & Antifreeze question.

« on: 21 October 2025, 16:48:47 »

I like your style there!!

I’ve had a cold all week, one bottle of this was worth a days worth of medicine…



Hope you can see the strength on it…(9.0%) 

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Omega General Help / Re: Belt Kit & Antifreeze question.

« on: 17 October 2025, 16:27:46 »

Thanks guys. Parts ordered.

Did get a rather sideways remark from herself just now, to the effect that “so you think the car will last that long, but what about you”

Looks like it’s beer time…

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Omega General Help / Belt Kit & Antifreeze question.

« on: 17 October 2025, 14:51:37 »

Hi, does anyone see any issues if I buy a new cambelt kit now to fit in 3 or so years time? Pump too. I just want to have them ready when the time comes - and it will be time, not mileage - maybe less than10k. I ask because AutoDoc are doing a good price right now. £167 now vs £210 6 months ago. Contitech CT990K2.

Also, trying to find GM 93165162 (or GM6277M?) antifreeze is getting harder. What do you guys use in your Omegas?

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Engine temp not displaying on Dash.

« on: 02 October 2025, 14:59:03 »

Wish I'd seen this thread earlier (no pun intended) - I might have been able to contribute something useful for once!
I'd struggled to find dowty washers when doing head work - but I thought I'd done a pretty good job of 'refurbishing' the old ones...


And I had - absolutely watertight - but also superbly electrically insulating! I'd wrapped a spiral of ptfe tape around them, a thin film of RTV then a thin fibre washer under the bolt so as not to chew up the tape.

Ooops - no temp display. Help from OOF was forthcoming - so I put a short wire from under the sensor to a nearby bolt to reinstate the ground connection.
Done.

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Omega Gallery / Re: Got there in the end - AND a new MOT...

« on: 09 September 2025, 19:12:05 »

Thanks for the kind words Rangie.
Now I feel compelled to keep up the maintenance!!

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Omega Gallery / Re: Got there in the end - AND a new MOT...

« on: 09 September 2025, 19:10:45 »

It was E-Tech engine enamel in red. (AEE05-R).

Several light coats after a thorough degrease & clean. Reckons it’s good for 250degC, but I hope the plenum never gets near that !!!

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Omega Gallery / Re: Got there in the end - AND a new MOT...

« on: 08 September 2025, 20:24:45 »

Thanks mate.
Hey, just seeing your location… the first serious trip out from home was to Long Melford. So I can’t have been a million miles from you!!
 

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Omega Gallery / Got there in the end - AND a new MOT...

« on: 08 September 2025, 14:41:38 »

Without the help of OOF I would never have got here. Cheers and thanks to everyone...!!

A few before & after pix to kick off. Might be useful as reference...


Everything that came off was cleaned up...




Clean and ready for new gaskets...


The amount of eggs I had to eat to get all these parts boxes...


Old & new valves...


Heads clean & ready for re-assembly...


At last - all back in - that mileage will haunt me for the rest of my days...


And then some photos of the actual car...

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 08 September 2025, 14:27:50 »

Bit of a departure from the previous EV themes, but I got a clean MOT this morning.
So I'm chuffed to bits. Only 970 miles since the last one !

I promised T. B. some more pix a while back so I'll do those asap.

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 12 August 2025, 12:01:40 »

So, Saturday I completely flushed out and replaced my brake fluid. No bubbles, but it was a disgusting brown colour.

Following the head rebuilds, and a few short local trips to bed in the new valves and all the other new parts, embarked on a 150-mile trip down to Suffolk.

Tried to go gentle and not exceed 2000rpm. All seems well so far - no leaks, noises or falters. 34mpg too, which is OK by me…

I know I keep saying it, but without the OOF team this would never have happened. Cheers. 

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Omega Gallery / Re: First daylight in 4 months...

« on: 13 July 2025, 11:31:10 »

Yes that’s what it is.

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Omega Gallery / Re: First daylight in 4 months...

« on: 12 July 2025, 11:01:36 »

Thanks mate. As instructed by The Boy, I’ll get some more pix when it’s a bit less hot.

Fully understand your comment about the tailgate - before this I had a 2.5 Elite, then before that all my cars were Volvo estates for that very reason.

Done a few short trips to make sure everything seems OK, clean cardboard under the front has shown up no drips so it’s looking promising.

Cheers…