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[Murph]

I  still have a spare battery here if you need it Dave - if only to have a standby in the boot til it goes.

[bored bigyin54]

It should be gone by Monday, and I should have my 2.0 cd back. I quite enjoyed working on that because of the amount of room around the engine bay. You can actually get to components without having to remove several other parts first. The chaps who's having it knows all the issues, and he's quite happy to take them on. Oh and by the way, the manifold gaskets are leaking. He knows about that too, unlike me when I bought it. Perfectly calm Al.

thats why i changed to a 4pot 2.2 easy to work with

[Big_Al]

But a Previa or what ever it's called       

         regards, Al

Sorry mate, won't hear a bad word about the Previa. Ok, it's old, a K reg. But it's gone through three mot's since I've had it without even a bulb having to be changed, in fact when I took it in for the first time, the tester wanted to buy it. Me, the Mrs, daughter and two grandsons went on holiday to the Isle of Wight in it, with all associated luggage and it performed faultlessly. Twin sunroofs, bags of room, and a chain driven engine. What more could you want. It's an automatic, and the selector is on the steering column, so nothing between the seats. I'll definitely not be getting rid of it. Even the aircon still works.

Sorry old chap. . .    but meant it purely from a comfort & ride  point of view  against the omega. . .   no offence intended 

[flyer 0712]

I have had  2.0 ltr   2.5.....3.0...and now have a 2.2...why.?? because they were all omegas.....i had heaps of trouble with this 2.2.when i first got it,so i posted questions on here and took the advice given every time and finally sorted it....that was all in the past and i just love these cars....so if you can stick with it and take the advice from these guys who..lets face it know what they are talking about..and its free  ....i am sure you will sort it and then like me you can forget the past and enjoy your omega   

[Tetleysmooth]

I  still have a spare battery here if you need it Dave - if only to have a standby in the boot til it goes.

Thanks Day. Sorry about the late reply, been at work as usual.
The battery has charged overnight, so I'll stick that on. My mate is having the car tonight (Saturday, we're both working), and I'll be getting the cd back. I've got nothing at all against Omegas, especially after all the Carltons and Senators I've had, but this particular one is a bit of a dog as far as I'm concerned. Murph will testify to the amount of Griffins I've had. If only they'd kept the mechanicals simple, like the 12 valve Senny. A fine 3.0 litre chain driven engine.

[Murph]

Well.....  I might be able to get my hands on a spare 3.0 12v engine to drop into the Mega...   

[omega3000]

Well.....  I might be able to get my hands on a spare 3.0 12v engine to drop into the Mega...   

 

Has anyone done that before , would be interesting 

[albitz]

Only the 24v twin turbo 3.6 from a Lotus Carlton.But at least you know it will fit if you want to have a go.

[Murph]

I'm pretty sure there's a 3.0 24v in Ireland too. It was posted as for sale on TC a while back IIRC.

[Murph]

Found it!
http://cars.donedeal.co.uk/for-sale/cars/3317966

[Tetleysmooth]

I'd love a 3.0 l 12 valve in the Omega. Would have to do away with the rubber injector hoses though

[Murph]

I'm putting a 2.6 setup on one for my project car.

[Tetleysmooth]

Got the cd back now. Drove excellent coming home from work.
No lights on the dash, no exhaust blows, and I quite prefer the pre facelift dash.
Feeling a bit better about things now.