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Omega General Help / Re: Coolant transfer pipe seals.

« on: 19 November 2024, 08:15:26 »

I always found it easier to enlarge the hole in the lifting bracket by running a 10mm drill bit through it.That way you have a bit more adjustment as trying to get the bolt lined up with all the bits isnt that simple given your had is at the wrong angle.

In truth it still will all clamp up and its highly unlikely you will ever be using the lifting eye in the future anyway

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General Car Chat / Re: Naughty Signum....she is doing it again.

« on: 26 August 2024, 10:23:07 »

Sounds like a sticking shift solenoid or similar.
Always worth ATF and filter change as given the few miles you obviously cover the gearbox will thank you and may well be the fix given nothing else has changed.

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Omega General Help / Re: Intermittent missing

« on: 13 June 2024, 09:08:43 »

Pull a plug lead from each side and check if any oil or water around plug...if so suspect cam seals are leaking which in turn causes many other possibilities as below.

Leads break down over time ,so do plugs and coil packs so all usual suspects but start with the above first

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General Car Chat / Re: Signum ATF.

« on: 08 March 2024, 15:06:21 »

10ltrs of ATF should be about £70 depending on your choice and 1 hour at you local £60 per hour man and you get change for a pint and a pie out of £150 and the knowledge that you have done the gearbox a good turn.

Slightly more if you get the sump dropped and filter replaced .

A man of your wealth is just pocket change 

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General Car Chat / Re: Signum ATF.

« on: 08 March 2024, 13:33:00 »

Just get the oil changed ...it will thank you for it 

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General Car Chat / Re: Signum woes.

« on: 03 March 2024, 11:13:04 »

Agree with changing the oil and filter.

Every auto I,ve owned has benefitted from new ATF irrespective of the marketing mumbo-jumbo about being "sealed for life".Oil deteriorates and as you obviously intend keeping the car for the cost I would just get it done .

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Omega General Help / Re: Did the roof aerial change places with the DBW?

« on: 14 December 2023, 12:25:13 »

Mine used to give poor reception so I did the following upgrade.

Replaced the original roof aerial with a solid short whip...it had an amplifier in the base which required a 12 volt feed.

Reconfigured the nav connection from the drivers kick panel to a front screen mounted small mag mount which gave really strong signal.

Quite a fiddly job as the nav connection was an F plug if I remember correctly so needed some ingenuity on the cable connections but got there eventually .

Both gave a really strong signal and whip aerial on roof could be unscrewed as required

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Cars for Sale & wanted / Re: 2003 Black 3.2 Elite Saloon For Sale

« on: 22 August 2023, 16:18:06 »

Admin please lock thread as deal has been agreed ...thanks

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Cars for Sale & wanted / Re: 2003 Black 3.2 Elite Saloon For Sale

« on: 19 August 2023, 23:36:50 »

Its got plenty on it Albs  ....but don,t want you to get in hot water 

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Cars for Sale & wanted / 2003 Black 3.2 Elite Saloon For Sale

« on: 19 August 2023, 11:51:59 »

Time has come to depart with a well trusted car which I have owned for the past 10 years but due to work finishing I we no longer require 2 cars.

Brief description as  I,m sure all reading this will know what they look like and what they have,and as I have never ever worked out how to put up pictures onto forum I am happy to send over extensive pictures if you PM with email addy.

Registered 28/07/2003..on KT03 EVG just so you can check MOT history

MOT until 28/11/2023..Oil/Filters every 6k and well maintained as it was my work car.

Black Saloon Elite 3.2

Mileage is 203,000

Mechanically sound..not due belt/roller change for 10k as done by Serek in March 2020 along with gearbox filter/oil and mid section exhausts.

Body work needs attention as paintwork is going flat/usual rust appearing on both rear arches but hasnt broken surface.Really requires a respray as numerous dents from incident with neighbours wall in 2020.I intended getting it completely repaired but time just moved on and as it doesnt affect driving it has become less of an annoyance now.

4 Good Continental Tyres although alloys could do with a refurb too.

Irmscher Wood Steering Wheel/Irmscher Black Front Grille/Remus Stainless Steel twin exit back box.Colour NCDC 2013 with Parrot blue tooth phone kit and Road Angel speed display head up fitted.Proper Phillips Day light running lights fitted and correctly wired up.

Drivers seat heater stopped working last winter/sat nav disc sometimes slow to load but maps are well out of date now although have 2 discs from 2011.

4 CD magazines/jack and spare along with GM tool kit.

I,m looking for £500 which I think is realistic as I dont want to haggle or have endless visits to view /kick tyres and suck through teeth.

Would be ideal for any Elite owners as a doner car as may parts are unavailable now and this car has had many new parts replaced over the years all with good life left.

Any other questions or multiple pictures just PM please.

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General Car Chat / Re: Wheel Refurbishment

« on: 29 November 2022, 10:07:34 »

Had a fairly major buckle on an Irmscher wheel on previous car done by Lepsons at Gillingham .Kent.

Would regularly loose air over space of few days and as you got really fed up keep pumping it up at all hours of the day.

Lepsons is quite Old School and will repair or refurbish as required and they also offer collection and delivery but imagine the costs to Dorset and back would be pricey...but just my experience they did a very god job

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Brake Light Warning Message

« on: 23 November 2022, 15:33:58 »

Think I have cured problem ....took both new bulbs out and replaced with cheap set I got from Hellfrauds yesterday just to see if throwing £3=00 at it made any difference.

Amazed as no warning message has appeared on my 100 mile drive to work and back this morning even in the rain.

Fingers crossed problem resolved but strange 2 sets of working bulbs had the issue and cheap set doesnt....well so far

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Brake Light Warning Message

« on: 22 November 2022, 08:16:59 »

You may well be spot on with that DG as it’s only recently started and puzzling all 3 lights are working .

Just hope it dries out as warning message is becoming tiresome

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Brake Light Warning Message

« on: 21 November 2022, 20:01:41 »

Thanks DG

Can’t recall anybody ever raising issues before …perhaps things are starting wearing out !!

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Brake Light Warning Message

« on: 21 November 2022, 19:37:21 »

Sorry to drag this back up again .

Both rear brake light bulbs replaced with new  Osram brand and despite all 3 working with and without night lights warning message still appears .

Seems to be on first brake after start up and will continue for 12 or more stops then like magic doesn’t re appear for hour or more driving then randomly pops back up again despite all 3 still working .

Assume there is a check box or similar ?… do they fail ?? or produce intermittent errors