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[05omegav6]

That's a bloody good price... When does it end?

[TheBoy]

That's a bloody good price... When does it end?

Dunno, my logon has stopped working.  I'll have to reactivate the email addr I used

[TheBoy]

Got back on to TC, its either ended, or was a dealer offer (though I'm sure the leaflet he was getting part numbers from was a TC flyer)

[terry paget]

Thanks Taxi Al 
I've now joined ABS after calling local Vx Stealer who wanted £21.50 for an air filter 

Not sure which dealers in Oxfordshire still do Tradeclub. I know Skurrays in Kidlington do, as that's who I use.  I *think* Bellenders in the Benson/Dorchester area might...

Sorry to say Bellingers Grove and Abingdon no longer do trade club

[terry paget]

Right, got started this morning with cleaning out the scuttle and removing the pollen filter. Removed 4 fistfuls of mud from the passenger side scuttle and the pollen filter looks like it's the original!

Now on to the air filter. I assume I just remove the torx bolts on the air filter casing? Can't find a guide so it must be pretty straightforward. (10 minutes later) Damn, spoke too soon. I can only get 2 of the 5 torx bolts loose - the heads of the other 3 are rusted and the torx driver just spins round. Seems like someone else tried to get them off before me. Any ideas?

One other thing - the driver's door does not stay open when in fully open position - it just swings back usually onto my leg or head  Is this something I can sort out?
Cheers.

Driver's door strap failing is a well known Omega problem. There is a repair kit of bits you can buy from Vauxhall dealers to repair it. It is all described in a maintenance guide.
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[Lizzie_Zoom]

Do all VX dealers give Autobahnstormers discount.

Nope

Trade Club dealers only, but most will haggle on service items, hence always ask for best price/promotion/deal.

Expect to pay near full whack for special order parts, but if you buy enough then you should get summat off most things...

My Tradeclub dealer gives me TC prices on TC items (obviously), trade price on everything else (irrespective of if its special order etc).  And delivers for free (which is convenient, as its a 40 mile round trip).

...........and that Rob is what I enjoy at Caffyns, Orbital Park, with first my ABS card, then it became the norm for years now!

[rollacorolla]

Thanks for all the advice, guys. So far I've managed the coolant flush (the old coolant was looking distinctly yellow  ), removed the pollen filter, cleaned the mud out of the scuttle drains, removed the air filter and cleaned the box. Coolant warning has gone but now I'm getting a brake light warning, so will check wires, connectors and bulbs tomorrow. I'll get onto Keith at ABS and order the service kit, fit the pollen and air filters and change the oil and oil filter. I've made an appointment with JamesV6CDX in a couple of weeks for the rest of the stuff that's beyond my limited mechanical knowledge 

[terry paget]

May be worth, at some stage getting an earlier airbox, with clips, which means filters can be done easily by hand. No idea why they replaced a part which requires no tools, with one that does, and invariably will rust and wear - as yours has)

Seriously - unless you've already bought £50worth of stuff, get and join the ABS first - you'll be astonished at how cheap service items are - the VOF93 for instance is £1!! Yes, a pound! Keith at ABS does a service kit - 6 x plugs, pollen filter, air filter, fuel filter, oil filter for £29... that's a saving of about £5 over TC price, and about £15 over normal Vauxhall retail price, iirc (which I rarely do, but either way, it's ruddy cheap) 

It would help if we knew where in Oxfordshire you are. I reveal my postcode, then the forum marks me on a map. No member has called in 4 years.
I mention it as I have an old type air box on my garage floor awaiting dumping. In case JamesV6CDX fails to open yours I could deliver mine to you any Friday if you are in the right area of Oxfordshire, as I travel to Didcot every Friday.

[rollacorolla]

It would help if we knew where in Oxfordshire you are. I reveal my postcode, then the forum marks me on a map. No member has called in 4 years.
I mention it as I have an old type air box on my garage floor awaiting dumping. In case JamesV6CDX fails to open yours I could deliver mine to you any Friday if you are in the right area of Oxfordshire, as I travel to Didcot every Friday.

Thanks for the offer, Terry, but I finally managed to get the air box off.
Cheers.

[rollacorolla]

A couple more things I've noticed on my Omega:
1. A couple of times recently I've noticed a whirring noise coming from the drivers side of the engine when I turn the ignition before starting. Could that be the fuel pump? Is it normal? Maybe its just the cold weather recently...
2. Yesterday the fuel light came on... just after I had put in 20 litres  The fuel light glows bright when I am low on fuel, but this was different - it was just lit dimly. At one stage the gauge went from about 1/4 full right down into the red (together with bright fuel light), then after about 5 minutes recovered back to 1/4 full and dim fuel light.
3. I've flushed the coolant and replaced with fresh and am still getting the coolant level warning. The float inside the tank seems to be ok. I guess I can live with regularly checking the coolant.
Grateful for any advice as always 
Cheers.

[05omegav6]

First thing will be the self leveling pump for the rear suspension. Perfectly normal

The petrol light should always be lit as brightly as the rest of the gauges, getting brighter when the level gets low... tbat it is on and oiff intermittently suggests a connection issue with the bulb...

Does it need topping up? If no, then sender is faulty. New coolant tank is the only fix.

If yes, you have a leak in one of three places (usually): HBV, radiator or oil cooler cover plate

[biggriffin]

Thanks Taxi Al 
I've now joined ABS after calling local Vx Stealer who wanted £21.50 for an air filter 

Fair enough when I was doing 1000ish miles a week, I was buying a fair amount of service items and only ever paid trade for off the shelf parts. You really have to insist sometimes with oil offers, but find a Tradeclub dealer and you should be sorted with an ABS card

The 4 for 3 offer on semi synth has ended now (still on fully synth), but TC price for a 20l drum is £26.00+vat

Is that 5/30 demos?

[05omegav6]

Read that to be 10w40, with 5w30 still being on 4 for 3...

[YZ250]

Thanks Taxi Al 
I've now joined ABS after calling local Vx Stealer who wanted £21.50 for an air filter 

Not sure which dealers in Oxfordshire still do Tradeclub. I know Skurrays in Kidlington do, as that's who I use.  I *think* Bellenders in the Benson/Dorchester area might...

Gurneys of Benson ceased trading altogether in early 2009 I believe. 

[rollacorolla]

Thanks Taxi Al 
I've now joined ABS after calling local Vx Stealer who wanted £21.50 for an air filter 

Not sure which dealers in Oxfordshire still do Tradeclub. I know Skurrays in Kidlington do, as that's who I use.  I *think* Bellenders in the Benson/Dorchester area might...

Gurneys of Benson ceased trading altogether in early 2009 I believe. 

Burnham Garage in Slough is the closest I can find who do the 20 litre drums of 10W40 and still take TC (£26.50 + VAT). Apparently only 80 TC outlets remaining in the UK now.