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robert_rnt Newbie Offline Posts: 2 London Gender:	Newbie 28. Jul 2007 at 15:48 Hello all, I'm Robert from London. This a useful site as i am thinking of purchasing an omega but need to know what common faults/problems might arise.
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DaveL Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1157 Nr. Cupar, Kingdom of Fife Gender:	Re: Newbie Reply #1 - 28. Jul 2007 at 20:03 Welcome Robert, trawl through the site and I am sure you will land a good catch of an Omega. DaveL
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Auto Addict Administrator Offline OOF's Elder Statesman Posts: 10091 North Birmingham Gender: Drives: 2.6 CDX	Re: Newbie Reply #2 - 28. Jul 2007 at 21:12 Welcome to the forum
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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: Newbie Reply #3 - 28. Jul 2007 at 21:28 Hi Robert and welcome to the forum
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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: Newbie Reply #4 - 28. Jul 2007 at 23:32 Hello Robert - in answer to your question - lots but none that can't be fixed
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Cav9_4 Omega Knight Offline Omega 2.5 V6 Auto Posts: 1463 Sutton-In-Ashfield,Notts Gender:	Re: Newbie Reply #5 - 29. Jul 2007 at 00:36 Hi & welcome to the forum
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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: Newbie Reply #6 - 29. Jul 2007 at 01:09 Hi mate welcome to the site
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Reply #7 - 29. Jul 2007 at 10:27

Welcome to the site

Real things to look out for are proper service history (even ring previous owners if poss) - they wear well and do huge mileage, so many dealers wind the clock back Angry

As it may well have a lot of miles on - one of mine has 144k, other has 122k - its the usual things with this mileage, ie suspension, steering, wheel bearings - all easily sorted. Cambelt and tensioners (tensioners are vital) every 40k/4yrs, no exceptions, is a good bargaining point (easily done DIY cheaply Wink

), cam covers on V6 tend to leak after a few years, again easy fix. Inside edge front tyre wear is common, indicates camber needs adjusting. 2.5TD automatics tend to chew up their gearboxes after 120 - 150k. To be honest, nothing that can't be fixed DIY if you are handy with spanners...

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razzo Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1072 Crapital Gender: Drives: 97+ 00 3.0 Elites	Re: Newbie Reply #8 - 29. Jul 2007 at 11:07 Hi Robert & welcome
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Bo Bo Omega Lord Offline Here's another nice mess you've gotten me into! Posts: 5016 Coventry Gender:	Re: Newbie Reply #9 - 29. Jul 2007 at 14:44 Hello & welcome
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iggy21uk Omega Knight Offline Omega Spotter - tats gone tanning Posts: 1148 Berkhamsted - Herts Gender: Drives: Omega 2.5 Elite 1999	Re: Newbie Reply #10 - 29. Jul 2007 at 15:20 Welcome & happy Omega motoring
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Crazydad Omega Baron Offline Posts: 3393 Germany Gender: Drives: 1998 2.5 TD cdx Estate	Re: Newbie Reply #11 - 29. Jul 2007 at 16:36 Hi and welcomr to the forum There are Hours worth of Information in this Forum look through and enjoy
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Markie Omega Lord Offline Posts: 7914 Lanarkshire, Scotland Gender: Drives: RS4, X5, Range Rover	Re: Newbie Reply #12 - 30. Jul 2007 at 08:37 Hello & Welcome
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robert_rnt Newbie Offline Posts: 2 London Gender:	Re: Newbie Reply #13 - 05. Aug 2007 at 19:19 Thanks all, I have been trawling through the site and have found the info and knowledge held on here very useful thus far.
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Miggy Omega Lord Offline Posts: 6103 Newport, South Wales Gender:	Re: Newbie Reply #14 - 05. Aug 2007 at 19:25 Welcome.
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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: Newbie Reply #15 - 09. Aug 2007 at 13:54 Hi Robert and welcome aboard
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RobG Omega Lord Offline I might have a link, pic or part number for that Posts: 7968 Bristol Gender: Drives: 53 plate 2.2 CD auto	Re: Newbie Reply #16 - 09. Aug 2007 at 18:36 Hi Rob. Welcome to the forum. It`s repairing the omega that makes it all worthwhile
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Martin Imber Over Active Poster Offline LPG Omega V6 - Keyfobs Rebuilt Posts: 20110 Worcester Gender: Drives: 2001 Omega 2.6CD LPG & 3.0 cams	Re: Newbie Reply #17 - 13. Aug 2007 at 11:33 Hello & Welcome
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