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Andy H

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New member (but long term omega owner)
« on: 27 July 2009, 22:26:15 »
Hi from a new member.

I bought my current Omega 6 years ago (at 134,000 miles). 200,000 miles should be reached in a week or so.

If I had discovered this bulletin board 6 years ago it would have saved me a lot of trial and error.

Problems I had were:
- Weeping head gaskets dripping coolant on the coil pack (ended up skimming cylinder heads & replacing rusty coil pack)
- Rumbling noises from rear (turned out to be rusty brake pads & discs. Once the pads had been freed the discs cleaned up and the noise stopped)
- Mystery misfire (after wasting time and money I eventually changed the plugs, that fixed it!)
- Clunks from front suspension (two faults: 1. roll bar links, a cheap fix 2. worn wishbone bushes. The wishbone bushes have metal inserts to prevent excessive movement. If you feel and hear a solid thump when you hit the brakes it is time to change the wishbone bushes).

When Vauxhall stopped selling Omegas I was thinking I would switch to a different marque for my next car bur this board has given me the confidence to start looking at Omegas again :y
« Last Edit: 27 July 2009, 22:45:03 by andyh »
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Re: New member (but long term omega owner)
« Reply #1 on: 27 July 2009, 22:27:08 »
Hello & Welcome  :y
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Re: New member (but long term omega owner)
« Reply #2 on: 27 July 2009, 22:28:00 »
Hello and a very warm welcome to you Andy! :y
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Re: New member (but long term omega owner)
« Reply #3 on: 27 July 2009, 22:32:57 »
Hi, welcome to the forum.   :y
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Re: New member (but long term omega owner)
« Reply #4 on: 27 July 2009, 22:35:45 »
Welcome along, Andy :y :y
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Re: New member (but long term omega owner)
« Reply #5 on: 27 July 2009, 23:47:03 »
welcome to OOF. :y
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Re: New member (but long term omega owner)
« Reply #6 on: 28 July 2009, 00:15:46 »
"Hello" and Welcome :)
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Re: New member (but long term omega owner)
« Reply #7 on: 28 July 2009, 00:29:48 »
Hi Andy and welcome to the forum ;)
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Re: New member (but long term omega owner)
« Reply #8 on: 28 July 2009, 00:31:23 »
HelloAndy,welcometo the Forum :y
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Re: New member (but long term omega owner)
« Reply #9 on: 28 July 2009, 01:38:12 »
Welcome to OOF mate :y
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Re: New member (but long term omega owner)
« Reply #10 on: 28 July 2009, 07:34:32 »
Hello and welcome to the Forum. :y :y
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Re: New member (but long term omega owner)
« Reply #11 on: 28 July 2009, 08:16:06 »
Good morning & welcome to the OOF :y
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Re: New member (but long term omega owner)
« Reply #12 on: 28 July 2009, 10:30:55 »
Welcome bud!
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Re: New member (but long term omega owner)
« Reply #13 on: 01 August 2009, 12:24:04 »
Hi, welcome to the forum.    :y
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Re: New member (but long term omega owner)
« Reply #14 on: 05 August 2009, 23:34:36 »
Hello and welcome :y
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