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So do I, but also biased. 

It failed it's annual test in '23 on high fast idle emmissions . I left it and then went back to it in March '24 and did the usual checks ,ran cat clean through ,new plugs /filters /oil / lambda etc...( all were fresh /new or almost anyway ) but it failed on exactly the same figures again with everything else perfect .
I just parked it up covered it over and left it in a corner of the garage .
Was moving it around last week and realised that even after 23 years I still enjoyed the car .
The years are passing all too quickly now so I figured I'd recommission the old thing and at least (try) and enjoy it for a while anyway .
I fitted new Bilstein B4's for the test in '23 and purchased a new certified 2.2 exhaust downpipe last year which I'm told overcomes the high Co reading due to the Lambda position being closer to the exhaust manifold and hence running hotter .
The timing belt has only done 815 miles since I replaced it four years ago but I'd never have peace of mind if I didn'y renew it and the water pump , its an hour and a half job on the x20xev anyway .
The cars done 28 K miles in 23 years with me and I've replaced the TB & WP 5 times .
Clutch bite point is very high which is puzzling . I've bled the system twice but it's made no difference so that has to be done .
There's a great Opel / Vauxhall community local so it'd be great to get involved with them again , hence my wish to get it back on the road .
It's easy to forget how supremely comfortable these cars were /are . I have a new car and the seats are too firm and achingly painful after an hour .
Anyway , here it is in all it's glory .
Biased as I am I think they have aged well .

Is there no one that can help with this?

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The 215 dia clutch is proving to be very difficult to find at a price that is (even)  reasonable ………..

Autodoc list a Sachs Clutch Kit in 215 with 14 teeth, but whether it’s actually available I couldn’t say. Might be worth contacting them.     It depends what sort of figure is considered reasonable I suppose.

I bought it yesterday along with a central slave cylinder and a timing belt and water pump kit .
Paid via PP and got a refund today for the clutch kit . They say that even though one shows as being in stock they have checked and there is none .
I sent them the VIN to see if they any others to suit and they came back with a 215mm plate and a selection of three pressure plates all of different manufacturer from the plate and no way of determining from the description if the PP dia  was sized to suit the plate .
I don't want to have to mix and match .
I also contacted my local GM MD and they offered me three different clutch plates but no pressure plate was available .
The clutch plates were of different sizes but they could not tell me what was what .
I've found one in UK and am awaiting reply to see if they can confirm it is correct even though the description says so . The reason for this is that they do not take returns and that's a risk .
Buying from UK is a royal pia as the cost goes through the roof due to import taxes into Rep of Ireland .
Ho hum .... we'll get there .
Thanks for taking time to check for me . 

Ah, no good then. Hopefully something will turn up.

Is there no one that can help with this?

………..
The 215 dia clutch is proving to be very difficult to find at a price that is (even)  reasonable ………..

Autodoc list a Sachs Clutch Kit in 215 with 14 teeth, but whether it’s actually available I couldn’t say. Might be worth contacting them.     It depends what sort of figure is considered reasonable I suppose.

I bought it yesterday along with a central slave cylinder and a timing belt and water pump kit .
Paid via PP and got a refund today for the clutch kit . They say that even though one shows as being in stock they have checked and there is none .
I sent them the VIN to see if they any others to suit and they came back with a 215mm plate and a selection of three pressure plates all of different manufacturer from the plate and no way of determining from the description if the PP dia  was sized to suit the plate .
I don't want to have to mix and match .
I also contacted my local GM MD and they offered me three different clutch plates but no pressure plate was available .
The clutch plates were of different sizes but they could not tell me what was what .
I've found one in UK and am awaiting reply to see if they can confirm it is correct even though the description says so . The reason for this is that they do not take returns and that's a risk .
Buying from UK is a royal pia as the cost goes through the roof due to import taxes into Rep of Ireland .
Ho hum .... we'll get there .
Thanks for taking time to check for me . 

Is there no one that can help with this?

………..
The 215 dia clutch is proving to be very difficult to find at a price that is (even)  reasonable ………..

Autodoc list a Sachs Clutch Kit in 215 with 14 teeth, but whether it’s actually available I couldn’t say. Might be worth contacting them.     It depends what sort of figure is considered reasonable I suppose.

Fat finger typo - the struts that came off my 3.2 are LM and RM (LH / RH), not LM / RP as I typed.
The Police ones I correctly stated are LP / RP (LH / RH)

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Is there no one that can help with this?

Uhhhh....Thanks Steve , you're like a big brother ........

What a pita this is ...
Decided to recommission the Omega and enjoy it again before I get too old ....
The 215 dia clutch is proving to be very difficult to find at a price that is (even)  reasonable . I just don't want to get the 220 mm version and find that it doesn't fit when it's all in bits .
Anyway , hope you're well .  and thanks for the help.

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