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Omega General Help / Re: Coolant leak and winter.
« on: 03 November 2009, 19:09:43 »
Thanks guys, I guess it will have to go into the garage. My local Vauxhall dealer is offering a service for £149.00 Is this a worthwhile deal?
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Omega General Help / Coolant leak and winter.
« on: 03 November 2009, 15:51:47 »
Hi, the car just needed a track rod end and a horn to pass the MOT. An ongoing problem is a coolant leak. The tank empties itself over 80 miles or so. The level warning is on. I notice an area on the bulkhead behind the cyl hd where rusty water has been spraying and evaporating. I want to get this fixed soon as I dont want anti freeze disappearing . Anyone else know what it might be that is leaking? The sytem pressure seems ok according to a garage.
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Omega General Help / Re: My Dilemna. sell, scrap or repair.
« on: 10 October 2009, 17:26:53 »
I got the Idler from Vaux bits £19.00 and the discs and pads £103. £ 25 of which was carriage. Only £8.00 down there. We pay for the scenery.
Work was £78. Bang on my budget of £200. Thanks to all who have given me encouragement. I am so glad I joined this forum.
Work was £78. Bang on my budget of £200. Thanks to all who have given me encouragement. I am so glad I joined this forum.
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Omega General Help / Re: My Dilemna. sell, scrap or repair.
« on: 10 October 2009, 17:24:59 »
She's back on the road!! I feel very relieved. I was looking at a loan to buy a tin box. I still have to sort out the wheel and 2 tyres. On the case there.
The garage has put the spare on and the mechanic has said it has caused the ABS and Traction control lights to stay on. I then drove home and noticed the speedo is not working. Rang Andy at Goodtreads and he reckons the problem is linked to the spare wheel being a different size. Does this add up?
The garage has put the spare on and the mechanic has said it has caused the ABS and Traction control lights to stay on. I then drove home and noticed the speedo is not working. Rang Andy at Goodtreads and he reckons the problem is linked to the spare wheel being a different size. Does this add up?
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Omega General Help / Re: My Dilemna. sell, scrap or repair.
« on: 05 October 2009, 15:09:06 »
Thanks to forum members Lincs Robert and Marky Mark I hope to get my BigMig back on the road. Found a new idler on ebay and discs and pads from Vauxparts. Killer is the carriage up to the Highlands.
The garage reckons the exhaust is sound.
What I need is a passenger mirror glass and backplate. Seems you get the glass alone or a whole mirror.
The garage reckons the exhaust is sound.
What I need is a passenger mirror glass and backplate. Seems you get the glass alone or a whole mirror.
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Omega General Help / Re: My Dilemna. sell, scrap or repair.
« on: 05 October 2009, 10:20:18 »
Seeing as the car was given to me I think spending a few hundred on it is ok. I just hope it passes the MOT! So can anyone point me to a suitable supplier of idler, discs and pads?
I will also need a wheel. Time is of the essence.
I will also need a wheel. Time is of the essence.
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Omega General Help / Re: My Dilemna. sell, scrap or repair.
« on: 02 October 2009, 10:48:10 »
Thanks for the replies. I rang the garage this morning and they had put it up on the ramp without me saying yes. Will I have to pay for the priviledge? It needs 2 new discs and pads and steering idler complete. The engine is sound, heater works, Bose hifi is great mileage is 121,296--- I am clutching at straws.
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Omega General Help / My Dilemna. sell, scrap or repair.
« on: 01 October 2009, 18:56:04 »
S reg Elite 3.o auto estate. I had a nasty moment when the steering linkage collapsed. I had clonked the kerb a few days earlier and the car was making unhealthy noises. Circumstances forced me to use it and I know I should not have. Anyhow, a broken steering arm, 2 bald rear tyres, leaky exhaust, a 3'' crack on rear alloy,(with slow leak) and a broken wing mirror is a catalogue of woes. Tax ends end Oct Mot due in Nov. Any ideas what to do? How much to fix? Need wheel, mirror, steering bits, tyres etc. Dont know what else is damaged at the front. Dont know all the names of bits either. HELP!! Car is in Scottish Highlands.
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Newbie Welcome Area / A free Miggy for this Noob.
« on: 17 April 2009, 19:15:53 »
I am the proud owner of a rather scruffy Elite 3.0 Estate. It belonged to my new girlfriends late Father and was being used by her ex-husband. He had been driving down the A9 last March in the snow. A truck had braked in front of him and he ,on braking skidded and the car went backwards down a bank. It sat there for a week before he could recover it. Meantime some kids had smashed the drivers window. He bought something else and the Elite sat with a bin bag over its window. When my 1991 Subaru Legacy packed up my GF asked him if I could buy the Elite. He gave it to me. Free car! Except for the niggles. To add to the list is a 3'' chunk out of an alloy rear wheel with a slow leak. A wheel bearing rumbling and a coolant leak. I got a window from a breaker and replaced it myself today. Never done this before so well chuffed. I think this forum will be very helpful!!
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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: list of parts for sale
« on: 16 September 2009, 23:33:50 »
sorry mate noob doesnt understand -who?
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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: list of parts for sale
« on: 16 September 2009, 13:14:22 »
Hi I am looking for a single alloy wheel to fit my 1998 S reg Elite estate. Also 2 usable tyres. Can you help or point the way. Thanks. Mark
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