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[tunnie]

Thanks for the replys all - I shall be putting an oil change one up soon, but drunk too much beer so can't be bothered to do it this evening  

Does your mother know?  

Well she knew I had one, but did't reliase i was on my 3rd  

[TheBoy]

She should let you drink more often - it gets you up earlier in morning! Its not even 11:00am yet...  

[tunnie]

thats cause i am at my nans, and i don't have my sofa bed so the dog work me up again!  

Also I have just found out Thunderbirds is on BBC2 from 11 - 11.50  

[Allenm]

Just been flicking through the book of lies, and noticed that it (and you guide) give the sequence for Post 1998 models.  Not sure what the difference is,  but according the B.o.L the sequence for Pre-1998 models is..

1.  Front left hand brake
2.  Front right hand brake
3.  Rear left hand brake
4.  Rear right hand brake.

The difference is apparently pre 98 has 3-channel ABS and post 98 has 4-channel ABS.  

Anyone know how to tell the differnce for people with 1998 cars  :-?

Cheers
Merv

[Marks DTM Calib]

Just had a look at it......two points.

1), You realy should open the bleed nipples and squeeze the brake calipers in to get the fluid that is in them out. Its this fluid that is most likely to boil and is rarely changed, it will be as black as anything if this has not been done before.

2) I work from the wheel with the longest pipe run to that closest to the ABS pump so thats OSR, NSR, OSF, NSF but, in reality it seems to make little difference.

[Taxi_Driver]

Thanks for the replys all - I shall be putting an oil change one up soon, but drunk too much beer so can't be bothered to do it this evening  

Well done on the quide Tunnie  [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

You'd better be quick on the oil change one tho......AA might beat you to it  

[TheBoy]

Just had a look at it......two points.

1), You realy should open the bleed nipples and squeeze the brake calipers in to get the fluid that is in them out. Its this fluid that is most likely to boil and is rarely changed, it will be as black as anything if this has not been done before.

2) I work from the wheel with the longest pipe run to that closest to the ABS pump so thats OSR, NSR, OSF, NSF but, in reality it seems to make little difference.

I told tunnie the order to bleed, and it came from haynes...

[Marks DTM Calib]

Just had a look at it......two points.

1), You realy should open the bleed nipples and squeeze the brake calipers in to get the fluid that is in them out. Its this fluid that is most likely to boil and is rarely changed, it will be as black as anything if this has not been done before.

2) I work from the wheel with the longest pipe run to that closest to the ABS pump so thats OSR, NSR, OSF, NSF but, in reality it seems to make little difference.

I told tunnie the order to bleed, and it came from haynes...

Having revealed the source...........you are surprised........??  

[TheBoy]

Nope, but method seems sound - assuming Omega has diagnonal split brakes...

Also, when I showed Tunnie, I did demostrate the pushing in caliper with molegrips on rubber pipe trick...

[tunnie]

Nope, but method seems sound - assuming Omega has diagnonal split brakes...

Also, when I showed Tunnie, I did demostrate the pushing in caliper with molegrips on rubber pipe trick...

Yup, thanks for that.  

[Auto Addict]

Thanks for the replys all - I shall be putting an oil change one up soon, but drunk too much beer so can't be bothered to do it this evening  

Well done on the quide Tunnie  [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

You'd better be quick on the oil change one tho......AA might beat you to it  

It ain't due till December.

[EddieX]

Just been flicking through the book of lies, and noticed that it (and you guide) give the sequence for Post 1998 models.  Not sure what the difference is,  but according the B.o.L the sequence for Pre-1998 models is..

1.  Front left hand brake
2.  Front right hand brake
3.  Rear left hand brake
4.  Rear right hand brake.

The difference is apparently pre 98 has 3-channel ABS and post 98 has 4-channel ABS.  


Anyone know how to tell the differnce for people with 1998 cars  :-?

Cheers
Merv

Count the pipes on the ABS unit, 2 in & 3 out on 3 channel (pre '98) systems, 2 in & 4 out on 4 channel (post '98).

HTH.

Eddie.

[EddieX]

Changed the brake fluid in my Omega today.
I've never pushed the pistons back for a fluid change before but having read these threads, I thought I would try it.
Good job I did. One of the rear pads was rusted solid in the caliper. That put another hour on the job what with de-rusting the other side as well!

So thats another good reason to do it.  

Eddie.