At last I completed all the work on the miggy that I intended to do for now, and it is running beautifully after of course some problems with a trapped wire, fault codes, and leaking NEW cam cover gasket poured a load of oil down the back of the engine, which is only now after a 30 mile test run today, burning off! ::) ::) ::)

Anyway all cam covers are well sealed now, oil breather system completely cleaned through, new plugs (the most difficult one to get too at the rear of the passenger side engine bank had, by the looks of it, not been replaced for a number of service's!! >:(), new air, oil, pollen, fuel filters, and oil of course.  Not forgetting the fitting of a few new pipe clips, and the complete overall of the rear brakes, with the handbrake now working as it should! :y

Next is the cam belt, due in the next 14k miles! 8-) 8-)

Feel really satisfied now, as at last I have really taken apart, and become familiar with a lot more of an Omega than ever before! 8-) 8-) :D :D :y

Well done that girl  :y

Well done Lizzie! A job well done!  :y :y :y :y :y

That is fantastic Lizzie. Three cheers for women :y ;D

Dusty wrote on 16. Oct 2008 at 19:41:

That is fantastic Lizzie. Three cheers for women :y ;D

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :y

You should see the state of my hands and arms though; finger nails, arggghhh, and scratches, cuts, everywhere!  But all worth it!! :D :D 8-) :y

A good days work Lizzie :y

Well done Lizzie. You're a braver man woman than a lot on here, me included.  :y

Sounds like a much better job than my mechanic thingk i'll do them my self soon as the car still smells etc still oil in some of the spark plug holes  >:(
But well done Lizzie  ;)

Del Boy wrote on 16. Oct 2008 at 19:47:

Sounds like a much better job than my mechanic thingk i'll do them my self soon as the car still smells etc still oil in some of the spark plug holes  >:( But well done Lizzie  ;)

Well replacing the cam cover gaskets, or rather specifically the one on the passenger side engine bank, is a swine!  Everything you can imagine gets in the way; pipes, wires, clips, and the top of the cam fixings themselves which try their darndest to remove the gasket you have just applied!! >:( >:( >:(

Eventually I worked out a system of holding all out of the way just enough to get the cover on straight, true, with no wires trapped and the gasket still in place!! 8-) 8-) 8-)

In your case though LSG if there is still oil in ther plug wells I'm afraid to say the mechanics have failed to seat the cam cover gasket correctly! :( :(

Lizzie Zoom wrote on 16. Oct 2008 at 19:54:

Del Boy wrote on 16. Oct 2008 at 19:47: Sounds like a much better job than my mechanic thingk i'll do them my self soon as the car still smells etc still oil in some of the spark plug holes  >:( But well done Lizzie  ;) Well replacing the cam cover gaskets, or rather specifically the one on the passenger side engine bank, is a swine!  Everything you can imagine gets in the way; pipes, wires, clips, and the top of the cam fixings themselves which try their darndest to remove the gasket you have just applied!! >:( >:( >:( Eventually I worked out a system of holding all out of the way just enough to get the cover on straight, true, with no wires trapped and the gasket still in place!! 8-) 8-) 8-) In your case though LSG if there is still oil in ther plug wells I'm afraid to say the mechanics have failed to seat the cam cover gasket correctly! :( :(

Yeah i'll do it myself me thinks, i'll clean breather while i'm at it too.

There seems to be little beyond you when you go for it Lizzie.Well done .Good looks combined with practical skills ...what a combination. :y :y :y :y

Well done Lizzie. You are braver than me. Did a few jobs on some of my earlier cars; Cortina, Orion etc. but they were pretty straightforward. :y

attractive AND great with the spanners :-? hmmmm.. ::) miggy wedding??

fantastic-well done you :y

Nicely done ...  :y :y

First time I did the cam covers I did exactly the same .. caught the passsenger side one when fitting and it leaked like a sieve .. :(   Second time around I COMPLETELY removed the cable tray and tied the cables up to the bonnet stay .. got them well out of the way ..

You learn by your mistakes ...  :( :( :( :(

Entwood wrote on 16. Oct 2008 at 20:31:

Nicely done ...  :y :y First time I did the cam covers I did exactly the same .. caught the passsenger side one when fitting and it leaked like a sieve .. :(   Second time around I COMPLETELY removed the cable tray and tied the cables up to the bonnet stay .. got them well out of the way .. You learn by your mistakes ...  :( :( :( :(

We certainly do Entwood!! ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D

well done :y

Lizzie Zoom wrote on 16. Oct 2008 at 19:54:

Del Boy wrote on 16. Oct 2008 at 19:47: Sounds like a much better job than my mechanic thingk i'll do them my self soon as the car still smells etc still oil in some of the spark plug holes  >:( But well done Lizzie  ;) Well replacing the cam cover gaskets, or rather specifically the one on the passenger side engine bank, is a swine!  Everything you can imagine gets in the way; pipes, wires, clips, and the top of the cam fixings themselves which try their darndest to remove the gasket you have just applied!! >:( >:( >:( Eventually I worked out a system of holding all out of the way just enough to get the cover on straight, true, with no wires trapped and the gasket still in place!! 8-) 8-) 8-) In your case though LSG if there is still oil in ther plug wells I'm afraid to say the mechanics have failed to seat the cam cover gasket correctly! :( :(

Its realy easy when you can multi task and problem solve as well as us men

Marks DTM Calib wrote on 16. Oct 2008 at 21:37:

Lizzie Zoom wrote on 16. Oct 2008 at 19:54: Del Boy wrote on 16. Oct 2008 at 19:47: Sounds like a much better job than my mechanic thingk i'll do them my self soon as the car still smells etc still oil in some of the spark plug holes  >:( But well done Lizzie  ;) Well replacing the cam cover gaskets, or rather specifically the one on the passenger side engine bank, is a swine!  Everything you can imagine gets in the way; pipes, wires, clips, and the top of the cam fixings themselves which try their darndest to remove the gasket you have just applied!! >:( >:( >:( Eventually I worked out a system of holding all out of the way just enough to get the cover on straight, true, with no wires trapped and the gasket still in place!! 8-) 8-) 8-) In your case though LSG if there is still oil in ther plug wells I'm afraid to say the mechanics have failed to seat the cam cover gasket correctly! :( :( Its realy easy when you can multi task and problem solve as well as us men

;D :y

Marks DTM Calib wrote on 16. Oct 2008 at 21:37:

Lizzie Zoom wrote on 16. Oct 2008 at 19:54: Del Boy wrote on 16. Oct 2008 at 19:47: Sounds like a much better job than my mechanic thingk i'll do them my self soon as the car still smells etc still oil in some of the spark plug holes  >:( But well done Lizzie  ;) Well replacing the cam cover gaskets, or rather specifically the one on the passenger side engine bank, is a swine!  Everything you can imagine gets in the way; pipes, wires, clips, and the top of the cam fixings themselves which try their darndest to remove the gasket you have just applied!! >:( >:( >:( Eventually I worked out a system of holding all out of the way just enough to get the cover on straight, true, with no wires trapped and the gasket still in place!! 8-) 8-) 8-) In your case though LSG if there is still oil in ther plug wells I'm afraid to say the mechanics have failed to seat the cam cover gasket correctly! :( :( Its realy easy when you can multi task and problem solve as well as us men

Haha! Mark, and who said I found it more difficult than any man would have done? ::) ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D, :D ;)
...... and it was no doubt men who were so clever in designing the miggy engine bay layout to give us all, men and women, so much pleasure when carrying out even simple maintenance precedures that on the older cars took minutes to do!!  ::) ::) :D :D ;)

Well done Lizzie....definately braver than me....mines off to the garage for some work tomorrow.... :y :y