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[sotmh]

Picked up on monday Halfords 150 pce tool kit at special price £99.99. It was selected as I'm about to strip cylinder head for reconditioning. and it has many bits thats' not in my socket set.

I was wondering, does anyone know if, to do this job are there engine parts or other areas of mig that can only be removed by this kit as opposed to a 40 pce general maintenance socket set?

All comments appreciated.

Decent ones that is ;

[The Red Baron]

i bought the 150 pc kit a year or so back, not a bad tool kit tbh, the only extra socket i had to get was for the crank pulley bolt.

[Jimbob]

not a bad kit......But i wouldnt trust it on the head bolts, they are not the stongest bits out there, and wouldnt like you to break your hand etc when they let go.

[The Red Baron]

not a bad kit......But i wouldnt trust it on the head bolts, they are not the stongest bits out there, and wouldnt like you to break your hand etc when they let go.

was ok with my v6 head bolts but then that was for un-doing only, would get a btter quality one for torquing up though.

[Jimbob]

mine turned to plastacine just undoing!

[The Red Baron]

mine turned to plastacine just undoing!

must have had a duff one, mine survived the ordeal.

[TheBoy]

My torx ones have survived tractor and rover head bolts.

Apart from a 3/8th rachet that I broke with a jack handle and a socket I broke with a hammer, its been good as gold. Thats why I have 2 sets

How the Hellfrauds 1/2" to 3/8" adapters, I have broken an awful lot of them

[Darth Loo-knee]

Mine has undone and tightened i dont onow how many  :-?

[sotmh]

Great.  Thanks a lot everyone.  The head bolts were my greatest concern and I was considering getting a breaker bar specifically for that and a few other bits to supplement my general maintenace kit.

I already have a torque wrench and therefore believed I would have everything needed.

Not sure if I would be touching the crank pully bolt.

[Kevin Wood]

I was wondering, does anyone know if, to do this job are there engine parts or other areas of mig that can only be removed by this kit as opposed to a 40 pce general maintenance socket set?

I'd say the 40 piece set (alone) would be about as much use as a chocolate kettle when doing any maintenance on an Omega.

The 150 piece set is as close as you'll get to a set with everything needed for Omega maintenance IMHO.

There are a few extra bits you'll need to add, but most of it is there, and if you buy it when it's on offer, it's good value.

Kevin

[TheBoy]

The 150 piece set is as close as you'll get to a set with everything needed for Omega maintenance IMHO.

There are a few extra bits you'll need to add, but most of it is there, and if you buy it when it's on offer, it's good value.

Kevin

It needs the various adapters, then it covers most of the 'socket/spanner' tasks.

My biggest concern is the newer style 150pc kits don't have the 3/8th torx bits like the older ones - they are provided as 'screwdriver' bits. Not sure they are strong enough.

[aaronjb]

I've always steered clear of the 'sets' and bought the Halfords Pro range stuff; years ago they came second only to SnapOn in a magazine test, and the lifetime warranty is nice to have.

Not that I've ever managed to break something from the Pro range (the other ranges are a different story!) - although a friend did manage to break the end of a long breaker bar undoing a hub nut once.

That was impressive when it let go!

[Kevin Wood]

My biggest concern is the newer style 150pc kits don't have the 3/8th torx bits like the older ones - they are provided as 'screwdriver' bits. Not sure they are strong enough.

Ahh, in that case they are significantly less useful, considering the number of Torx fasteners on an Omega.

Kevin

[zirk]

I was talking to the Halfords guy recently about the old (Advanced) vs the new (Pro), Hes saying more bits are being brought back on the newer set in particular the smaller bits and the ratchet spanners on the new.

Interestingly you can still order or ask for the Advance set, although not quiet 150pc, for the £99 deal, plenty in their stores apparently.
 

[TheBoy]

I was talking to the Halfords guy recently about the old (Advanced) vs the new (Pro), Hes saying more bits are being brought back on the newer set in particular the smaller bits and the ratchet spanners on the new.

Interestingly you can still order or ask for the Advance set, although not quiet 150pc, for the £99 deal, plenty in their stores apparently.
 

Pro is the older ones, Advanced is the newer range