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michael_de

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what have you gone and done now !!!!!
13. May 2007 at 15:44

thats what why wife said yesterday when i came home and told her i'd bought a 97 3.0 mv6 ex cop car for a 100 quid .

hello im new here , ive been a motor mechanic for 10 years and just bought my first mv6 , only trouble is they seem pretty reliable and the only experience iv'e had on these cars is servicing and timing belts ,

however the one ive bought does need some tlc ,

right bank , plugholes full of coolant, misfiring
right bank, downpipe cracked
bodywork, looks like its been washed with a brillo pad
interior , the previous owner has kids too
timing belt , no history so ill have to do that

on the plus side ,

oil and coolant are very clean
only has 145k on the clock
well documented history from the cops with speedo calibration certificate
taxed until end september
private plate, (if all goes t**s up at least the wife can sell that )

although i work in the trade and i do have an extensive knowledge , im not afraid to ask for help and after browsing through this site on more than one occasion i have found there to be a lot of people here who know these cars inside out , which can only bennefit everyone that uses it .

any thought on my purchase welcome

thankyou

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Re: what have you gone and done now !!!!!
Reply #1 - 13. May 2007 at 15:49

I know you are in the trade, but just a couple of points on the cambelt - do the kit, inc tensioners, rather than just the belt. Also, unlike virtually every other cambelt, you do require the camlock/timing kit, as the cams need to be timed properly.

Sorry if you were already aware of this.

For £100, you cannot complain. OK, so it has a couple of issues, but I imagine nothing insurmountable Thumbs Up!

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michael_de Newbie Offline Posts: 20 dumbartonshire Gender:	Re: what have you gone and done now !!!!! Reply #2 - 13. May 2007 at 16:25 ive looked at a few kits , gm gates and contitech im thinking of using the gates kit as the oe kit is a bit pricey and iv'e had problems before with conti kits on vag engines , do you know of any other cheers
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Re: what have you gone and done now !!!!!
Reply #3 - 13. May 2007 at 16:53

As you are in the trade, apply for Trade Club (http://www.tradeclub.co.uk) at your local Vauxhall dealer. Trade Club prices are better than standard trade prices on service items. Eg, your cambelt kit is £120+VAT retail, £110+VAT trade, £90+VAT TC.

Trade Club is free to join.

You can get possibly better prices for pattern parts in this instance, but worth applying anyway Wink

I always use genuine Vauxhall cambelt kits.

May be worth changing waterpump - I tend to change every 2nd cambelt, and at £25 (TC price), saves the effort of stripping down later.

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Bo Bo Omega Lord Offline Here's another nice mess you've gotten me into! Posts: 5016 Coventry Gender:	Re: what have you gone and done now !!!!! Reply #4 - 13. May 2007 at 17:14 Hello & welcome Advise above is good, as always Creep, creep
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RossPhim Senior Member Offline Rust?????.... Aaaargh! Posts: 764 Morayshire, Scotland Gender: Drives: An Fordy Now-a-days! Bo Ho!	Re: what have you gone and done now !!!!! Reply #5 - 13. May 2007 at 18:51 Welcome to the forum, Michael!
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TheBoy Administrator Offline TBE has an MOT! Posts: 64817 Brackley, Northants Gender: Drives: 98 MV6, 03 Elite, 00 25, 89 ZX10	Re: what have you gone and done now !!!!! Reply #6 - 13. May 2007 at 18:57 Bo Bo wrote on 13. May 2007 at 17:14: Hello & welcome Advise above is good, as always Creep, creep What you after Bo Bo?
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DaveL Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1157 Nr. Cupar, Kingdom of Fife Gender:	Re: what have you gone and done now !!!!! Reply #7 - 13. May 2007 at 19:34 Welcome to the forum, Michael! Sounds like you have a good project. Get your money back even if you do not manage to fix, but i am sure with your trade and this site the problems will soon disappear( the car's i mean). DaveL
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Chopsdad Omega Baron Offline Keep it clean! Posts: 4066 Bouncy Castle in Carlisle Gender: Drives: VW Passat 1.9 TDI Est	Re: what have you gone and done now !!!!! Reply #8 - 13. May 2007 at 20:55 Hello Michael and welcome. Feel free to ask questions but please answer any if you can, as your knowlege will be valuable to us too.
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Elite Pete Omega King Offline My spider senses are tingling Posts: 17813 Northwich/Chester Gender: Drives: Facelift Wheezel,Breaking 2001 MV6	Re: what have you gone and done now !!!!! Reply #9 - 13. May 2007 at 21:06 Hi and welcome to the forum
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amigov6 Ex Member	Re: what have you gone and done now !!!!! Reply #10 - 13. May 2007 at 21:08 As already advised do full kit not just belt. I saw the state of one pulley after so glad i had the lot changed.Lots of helpfull folks on here.
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Re: what have you gone and done now !!!!!
Reply #11 - 13. May 2007 at 21:40

thanks for the warm welcome , as the car iv'e bought is an ex plod is there any differences i need to look out for when buying bits or is it all pretty standard , are the ecu's re-mapped and if so are the original maps re-installed when the car is put into public domain , also are the electrics butchered when we get them or has it all been made to be like the standard car again.

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Danny Omega Lord Offline BLACK 1.6 BORA SHAPED JETTA!! Posts: 7180 Wigan, Greater Manchester Gender: Drives: 99 1.6 bora, 53 2.6 MV6	Re: what have you gone and done now !!!!! Reply #12 - 13. May 2007 at 21:53 from what i hear ex-plods lost some toys to save weight, so prossibly no rear electric windows and a few other bits missing
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bobdent Omega Lord Offline Drives better than an Omega Posts: 6705 A pub in Hertfordshire Gender: Drives: 2002 3.2 MV6 Irmscher Estate	Re: what have you gone and done now !!!!! Reply #13 - 14. May 2007 at 12:38 Hi Michael and welcome to the forum - sounds as if you could end up with a bargain if all goes well.
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Darth Loo-knee Court Jester Offline "If you only knew how much he likes Backsides!" Posts: 20248 Stoke-on-Trent Gender: Drives: An Omega in the Pipeline.....	Re: what have you gone and done now !!!!! Reply #14 - 14. May 2007 at 14:31 Welcome to the forum
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