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[Keith ABS]

 Finally got to wash the Zaf. Must be 10Kg lighter. The joys of living in a rural area

[polilara]

Added oil and found mayonnaise in cap an hole, a lot. Perhaps Mobil 1 5W-50 not best possible choice.

[Raeturbo]

Fitted two new struts to the hatch after I smashed my head on it Thursday £10 from EB.. for the both delivered. Bargain.

[dave the builder]

Fitted two new struts to the hatch after I smashed my head on it Thursday £10 from EB.. for the both delivered. Bargain.

SHHH !

You will make TB jealous ordering things from eBay and actually getting them delivered  and they work   

you should have been wearing your hard hat and other PPE        

[Raeturbo]

 

[biggriffin]

Fitted two new struts to the hatch after I smashed my head on it Thursday £10 from EB.. for the both delivered. Bargain.

 You've a compressor to fit soon

[Raeturbo]

You’re right there Trev but I’ve got someone to fit and gas it for me. They took 520 grams of fluid out of it while checking so at least I’ll get that back😂 Btw thanks for the express service😎😎

[biggriffin]

You’re right there Trev but I’ve got someone to fit and gas it for me. They took 520 grams of fluid out of it while checking so at least I’ll get that back😂 Btw thanks for the express service😎😎

 We aim to help, were we can, 

[TheBoy]

Do it from above

Doh! Talk about a brainfart moment.  Helps if you go done in front of the radiator


Thanks for the tip Al

Shame it appears it wasn't the sensor (unless the cheapo egay sensor is wank).  So it'll still be a bumper off job, poxy thing

[TheBoy]

Changed the temp sensor, and engine oil (but not filter - just too windy, was hard enough getting the oil from the sump into the container without it going everywhere).

Old oil was 7k old, and had gone quite dark, but sure I'll get away with not changing the filter this time.


Had a quick look at LPG, but the weather turned, so for now, just whacked the switch-over temp to 70C.  Suspect I might have to whack it up further, until I can find a solution (probably new injectors)

What injectors do you have on yours?

Badged Motogas, which I think was Teilo's brand - so god knows what they really are

The Valteks that I had on the 3.0l were flawless, believe it or not.  In fact, they may go on as a test

[TheBoy]

Fitted two new struts to the hatch after I smashed my head on it Thursday £10 from EB.. for the both delivered. Bargain.

SHHH !

You will make TB jealous ordering things from eBay and actually getting them delivered  and they work   

you should have been wearing your hard hat and other PPE        

Well, the last 2 sets of struts I bought for the Omega from Ebay, I'm still waiting for   (actually, ATP did eventually refund after an awful lot of chasing (it might have actually been ebay/paypal that sorted it)).

[dave the builder]

this week I checked over the 2003 Zafira A ,elegance ,tractor juice edition ,oil and filter change
stripped the brakes etc , checked and painted all brake lines etc ,replaced one track rod end ,2 new tyres
dropped it in for MOT
passed but with one advisory 
 the other track rod end has slight play 
it was very slight ,but replaced it anyway as i had some
so ,another years high performance luxury motoring 
glad to get back in my Omega after driving the zafira 

[456lbft]

Cam belt change, is also the right time to investigate oil leaks, which are expected to be from the cam covers.

Once cam wheels were removed it was obvious that the leaks were mainly from the front cam seals.

[neil74]

Changed the oil/filter on Friday. and replaced a few bulbs in the dash..

[dave the builder]

....
Once cam wheels were removed it was obvious that the leaks were mainly from the front cam seals.

well done for looking properly, finding the problems and not just rushing through it