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[TheBoy]

So you don't think the extra heat of a non vented disc would transfer through the pad to the piston and its seal, cook and split the seal, leat water in, and seize the caliper...?


Although 217k isn't bad going. How many of those in your ownership though?

I got the car at 88k. So I've done 140k in it.  Other than pads and fluid, never really touched them.

[chrisgixer]

So you don't think the extra heat of a non vented disc would transfer through the pad to the piston and its seal, cook and split the seal, leat water in, and seize the caliper...?


Although 217k isn't bad going. How many of those in your ownership though?

I got the car at 88k. So I've done 140k in it.  Other than pads and fluid, never really touched them.

Ok, that's question 2 answered.

Question 1?

[TheBoy]

So you don't think the extra heat of a non vented disc would transfer through the pad to the piston and its seal, cook and split the seal, leat water in, and seize the caliper...?


Although 217k isn't bad going. How many of those in your ownership though?

I got the car at 88k. So I've done 140k in it.  Other than pads and fluid, never really touched them.

Ok, that's question 2 answered.

Question 1?

No I don't, based on the fact MY REARS ARE NOT OVERHEATING. If I can't borrow your mallet, will you do the honours and thwack yourself. Thanks.

[chrisgixer]

So you don't think the extra heat of a non vented disc would transfer through the pad to the piston and its seal, cook and split the seal, leat water in, and seize the caliper...?


Although 217k isn't bad going. How many of those in your ownership though?

I got the car at 88k. So I've done 140k in it.  Other than pads and fluid, never really touched them.

Ok, that's question 2 answered.

Question 1?

No I don't, based on the fact MY REARS ARE NOT OVERHEATING. If I can't borrow your mallet, will you do the honours and thwack yourself. Thanks.

Nobody else, said anything about Over heating. But given the same use, they WILL be hotter.

....have you replaced Sammy yet

[05omegav6]

When you've done wit' th' 'ammer, chuck it over here

[ted_one]

Just would like to thank Taxi Al for sorting the brakes and interior on my car yesterday,top man

[chrisgixer]

When you've done wit' th' 'ammer, chuck it over here

An ear trumpet for each ear with a few good wallops with a rubber sammy might see some sense in him.

[Jimbob]

Discovered the Zafira Cambelt has another 20,000 on it, due at 100,000 not the 80 I thought.

Also realised the MV6's cambelt was due LAST Feb, not this Feb as thought.....OOPS!  In Feb will be 5 years old, and has just hit 41,000 on this kit.  Think I need to go shopping

[05omegav6]

Just would like to thank Taxi Al for sorting the brakes and interior on my car yesterday,top man

No bother at all

Is that caliper behaving itself?

[Marks DTM Calib]

Discovered the Zafira Cambelt has another 20,000 on it, due at 100,000 not the 80 I thought.

Also realised the MV6's cambelt was due LAST Feb, not this Feb as thought.....OOPS!  In Feb will be 5 years old, and has just hit 41,000 on this kit.  Think I need to go shopping

I have the locking kit for the Derv 

[Jimbob]

Discovered the Zafira Cambelt has another 20,000 on it, due at 100,000 not the 80 I thought.

Also realised the MV6's cambelt was due LAST Feb, not this Feb as thought.....OOPS!  In Feb will be 5 years old, and has just hit 41,000 on this kit.  Think I need to go shopping

I have the locking kit for the Derv 

Cheers, you concuur its 100,000  no amendments you know of?
Know whose good for omega cambelts currently?
I cant find any record of a waterpump either so will grab one of that other link.

[Marks DTM Calib]

Yep 100k miles and you need to do water pump to, I recall it from when I did mine at er 108 

I still get the cam belt kits from buypartsby and euro crap parts for water pumps

[chrisgixer]

Put petrol in it.


....thought i better had as the lights been on for a month, the gauge was resting on the bottom, and it took about 10 seconds of cranking to start.

£1.19 a litre wasn't quite so bad though.

[Seth]

Stuck a new pair of tyres on the rear of the VW Caddy van

Got Mrs Seth to fill her our X-Trail for 43 quid. £1.06 per litre!

[minifreek]

Fitted new window washers as the Insignia fan jets just stopped working for no apparent reason... they now reside in the bin...

Also found out as to why I get an intermittent check light for the rear O/S lights.... broken earth wire, needed a microscope and to see the break though. Insulation had gone brittle and the wire got corroded then snapped... All sorted with a soldering iron, swearing and some insulation tape