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[holtender]

Which are the jobs you would rather have someone else do for you?

1. Keeping the 2.5 rocker cover gasket in place when fitting to nearside .

2. Top bolt on Alternator for 2.5

3. Bottom bolt on nearside Wishbone on 2.5

I know there are many more!

[Nickbat]

Which are the jobs you would rather have someone else do for you?

1. Keeping the 2.5 rocker cover gasket in place when fitting to nearside .

2. Top bolt on Alternator for 2.5

3. Bottom bolt on nearside Wishbone on 2.5

I know there are many more!
 

Fitting an unmarked cambelt to a 2.6 with a non-adjustable pulley.

Without Kevin Woods' help, I'd be in a Home for the Bewildered by now.   

[albitz]

Dispack
ABS ECU
Ex. fanimold
Thermostat barsteward bolt.
ATF change.
Gearbox swap (its ferkin eavy)
Why do we bother ?

[HerefordElite]

Ht lead change on a 2.5/3.0

[feeutfo]

autobox change(respect to unlucky alph) on the drive, and exhaust manifold gaskit

not done either, but dreading. Not bothered by the others mentioned, oh, not done abs ecu iether.

Would have a go at all except autobox change, bugger that.

[Martin_1962]

Bastard bolt
Front Lambdas

[albitz]

autobox change(respect to unlucky alph) on the drive, and exhaust manifold gaskit

not done either, but dreading. Not bothered by the others mentioned, oh, not done abs ecu iether.

Would have a go at all except autobox change, bugger that.

Autobox change was he first major job I did on my old Mig. I took it out by myself  with the aid of a trolley jack but it fell of the jack. It fell on my hand and I have a 3 inch scar to show for it.

[tidla]

theres no bad job. its a labour of love and dedication...

[albitz]

How long have you been an Omega owner ?

[JamesV6CDX]

Fitting an AR35, on your own, in the winter, outside.... that was bloody heavy...

[feeutfo]

fair play, maybe i'm spoiled, there's a guy round the corner ish that does all that stuff, 200 labour for rear crank seal and box service recently on another members car. Bargain imo. But a fair saving if diy.

[bri cox]

i welcome these cars with open arms its all fun nothing is that bad to do on the mig it gets me out of the house to my garage 5 mile away from  my house so the missus carnt nag me all weekend thank god they made these cars difficult to work on  fingers crossed she dont see this post or ill be deaded lol

[2woody]

the actual jobs I don't mind doing ...... it's wading through previous bodges that annoys me. Especially on anything that's been in Police service.

On a new police car, I pretty much immediately book a week-long "ex-piggery" event with it.

worst bodges :-

broken dual vertical air intake ducting
incorrectly-routed pipework in the vee
and my personal favourite, incorrectly-routed crank position sensor wiring

[Omegatoy]

dont mind anything to be honest except one, the pigginbg top bolt on the starter on 2.5td when your underneath it just having heaved the box into position, after a clutch change,
there is just no way to do it from under the car, in fact its not even putting the bolt in its holding the bolt so you can get the nut on!!!! always found it necassary to have an assitant for this stupid job except when i superglued the nut to the starter!!

[unlucky alf]

autobox change(respect to unlucky alph) on the drive, and exhaust manifold gaskit

not done either, but dreading. Not bothered by the others mentioned, oh, not done abs ecu iether.

Would have a go at all except autobox change, bugger that.

Cheers chris!, its not so much of a job for me than a pastime , im now beginning to look like popeye & have an apetite for spinach,,,,ug-ug-ug-ug