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Omega General Help / Re: DOH! another head swap setback

« on: 22 August 2010, 15:51:48 »

Whilst it's not specific on the omega, I've use the rule before that if the engine has not been run on a head-gasket, then it's likely to be fine.  I've even done the same before, in that I've torqued up a head, and then realised I've made a mistake and had to take it off again.  Not run the engine in the meantime, so re-used the gasket, and it was fine for many thousands of miles thereafter.

The trick about using an old head-bolt is a good one, although what I've tended to do is grind a massive flat on one side of the bolt, and the same on the opposite side of the bolt, meaning you end up with a 4mm thick flat bolt which acts as a thread-chaser.  Thereafter, a vacuum cleaner with a length of small-bore tubing gaffer-taped to the end of it is great for getting corrosion/dust/water/oil out of the threads in the block.

Again, I'm not entirely sure with regard to the omega engine, but engines I've worked on before respond well to having a swipe of lithuim grease on the head bolt threads, and another swipe under the head of the bolt, allowing you to get a reasonably reliable torque reading which is less caused by friction and more by actual bolt loading.

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Omega General Help / Re: Omega Specialist Needed

« on: 21 August 2010, 17:04:56 »

i would say Darth Loo-knee without a doubt !!

I don't think diesel Omegas are Daz's favourite flavour. 

Indeed.  His response was along the lines of that!  Still, engine serviceing is something I'm quite happy with, what I need is someone with knowledge and experience of how the rest of the car goes together, and a stack of spares in order to make what will probably start off as an "ok-ish" Omega, into an excelent one...

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Omega General Help / Re: Omega Specialist Needed

« on: 20 August 2010, 15:11:56 »

That sounds about right, although if I could find someone nearer civilisation that might be a bonus!  By "civilisation" I mean Hampshire/West Sussex area, as that's where I'm based...

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Omega General Help / Omega Specialist Needed

« on: 20 August 2010, 13:10:08 »

I am in need of an Omega specialist, someone who has both skill and parts available who I can leave a car with and have them make everything work.

It appears that I'm not going to find my ideal 1-owner 2.5TD manual estate elite as quickly as I might have hoped, so the next option is to get an OK car and have someone give it "a good going over"

I did find a specialist on eBay a while back, somewhere down in the south west, but I can't find them again.  Is there someone who comes recommended who could do this?  I would do it myself, but I have very little time available, no workshop any more, and don't have a nice big pile of Omegas being broken to take parts from!

Either a commercial operation, or is there maybe someone on this board who would be interested in doing something like this?  Someone else's money is burning a hole in my pocket for the right Omega, be it bought as is, or after a fair chunk of work.....

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: Here in search of a specific Omega

« on: 05 August 2010, 19:44:07 »

Nice to know that the owners forum for a vehicle I've not bought yet is so friendly!  Some owners forums are a disaster!

Here's the advert

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: Here in search of a specific Omega

« on: 05 August 2010, 19:23:05 »

Hello & Welcome

We have no problem with wanted ads, its sales we have a problem with..

So create an advert in the test zone, and I will move it for you 

Many thanks for that... I will do so right now!

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Newbie Welcome Area / Here in search of a specific Omega

« on: 05 August 2010, 18:50:26 »

Hi all.

Found this forum on the basis that "there's a forum for just about everything these days", and lo-and-behold, there's one for the Omega.

I'm on the prowl for an Omega for work.  I decided a while back that what I need is a large diesel estate car, and the only one that really fits the bill is an Omega.  What I really want is a 2.5TD Manual Elite Estate.  Rare, I know, but I do have a fair chunk of someone else's money ready to buy one, so I'm hoping to tempt someone into selling me one.

I was hoping to post a detailed wanted ad in the "for sale and wanted".  I run my own car-marque forum and so can completely understand the 50-post minima for a for sale advert, but I'm wondering how I'm going to make 50 posts before I've got my Omega..... :-/

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Cars for Sale & wanted / Re: Wanted: a 2.5 TD manual estate.

« on: 17 August 2010, 16:51:32 »

Is there really no-one out there with a Facelift 2.5TD estate manual elite?

Hate to be all "loadsamoney" about it, but there's still a big chunk of cash waiting for one of these....

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Cars for Sale & wanted / Re: Wanted: a 2.5 TD manual estate.

« on: 10 August 2010, 10:02:37 »

Interesting.  Will that be a facelift one or not?

TBH I'm looking to spend quite a bit more than that on a lower mileage and better condition one, but like all these things it depends on what's available.

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Cars for Sale & wanted / Re: Wanted: a 2.5 TD manual estate.

« on: 08 August 2010, 09:45:03 »

Is there anything wrong with

This Omega?

It's slightly older than I was hoping for, and is a CDX not an Elite, but otherwise fits the bill.  Can't help but think that there's something missing from that list of kit...

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Cars for Sale & wanted / Wanted: a 2.5 TD manual estate.

« on: 05 August 2010, 19:41:33 »

Hi All.

I'm looking for an omega for work.  The decision has been made that we need a large diesel estate car, and I've added to that spec by saying we need it to be RWD, manual and have Aircon.  After much humming and harring (is that a word?) The only logical vehicle is an Omega.

Thus, The ideal car I'm looking for is:
* 2.5TD*
* Manual
* Estate.
* Elite or possibly CDX spec (what's the difference...?)
* Working A/C
* Cruise
* Preferably with leather (how hard is the interior to change if it's not leather?)
* A decent solid colour. Prefer black/dark green/dark blue.
* As late as possible.  Ideally 2000, but earlier considered.
* Preferably with a cassette or cassette/CD headunit.
* Everything working.
* At least some service history, or evidence of servicing.

Mileage is less important than condition, although I'd prefer if it wasn't intergalactic. If I could find the holy-grail one-owner garaged-from-new car that would be a real bonus!

I have a decent chunk of money waiting for the right car.  In fact for the right car I'm willing to pay what would probably be considered over-the-odds, as it's going to be used as a business tool.

I'd also consider an otherwise perfect car with a blown turbo/duff engine/knackered gearbox, as I can do repairs like that with relative ease.  I just can't be doing with corrosion repairs, interior repairs or body repairs, as I just know I'll never get round to them, and the car needs to look respectable for work.

Anything for sale?

Thanks in advance.

*There's a chance I could also consider a 3.0/3.2V6 with LPG as an alternative to the 2.5TD, but I suspect that will be even rarer, given that I want to stick to a manual gearbox....

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Omega Gallery / Re: lost the Miggy!!!

« on: 22 August 2010, 19:06:43 »

No it was'nt an oap it was a midwife on her mobile phone and yes she has accepted liability,1st words out of her mouth were "sorry i was'nt paying attention"

Press charges.   If you press charges against her for dangerous driving (which it was) then you have a far stronger case with your insurers to get a sensible amount of money for your car, not have to pay any excess, and generally stop them being the useless bunch of cretins that they usually are.

Plus it might get a clearly dangerous driver off the road and avoid her killing someone next time....

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Omega Gallery / Re: The Aftermarth of our Motorway pileup RIP MIG

« on: 18 August 2010, 09:56:56 »

Looks like it could be repaired.

Quote to repair was £3850, insurance company wouldnt pay so wrote it off !

So buy it back from the insurance company for £100 and have it fixed for £500 using non-brand-new-and-cost-a-bloody-fortune panels.  Anyone breaking a same-colour car should be able to provide all the bits you need.

Will be a Cat C write-off and need a VIC check, but if you like the car, then it's worth it.

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Omega Gallery / Re: my propshaft!!

« on: 08 August 2010, 10:37:44 »

you need:



 

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General Car Chat / Re: How do companies come up with top speeds?

« on: 09 August 2010, 17:27:58 »

The faster you go, the more dense the air becomes.

Hate to disagree with you, but although it may feel like that when you stick your hand out of the window, air does not change density.

The reason that so much more power is needed to go just a bit faster is because the drag experienced on a body in a fluid (like a car in air) is a square law with respect to speed.  Going from 20mph to 40mph is a doubling of speed, but a factor of 4 in the power required. Same is true at higher speeds.  Go from 50mph to 100mph and it's another factor of 4 needed.  This is borne out in power and top speed figures.  A 100hp car that makes 100mph would need 400hp to achieve 200mph.*

*ish.  Unfortunately Cd for a car is not constant over that range of speed.  Manufacturers quoted Cd is always the lowest Cd measured, not the average.  In general, higher speeds induce higher Cd as the airflow will start to detatch from some surfaces, causing eddying and more drag.