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SparticusMK2

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V6-Virgin
25. Oct 2007 at 17:03

Hello everyone,
I thought it was time to put fingers to keypad and say hello to the new world of THE OMEGA or is it O'Mega! Grin

First things first, just a brief background........I have always been mad about cars especially Vauxhalls, I had my own valeting business for 5 years and now work as a manager for SATA UK Ltd (Top of the range sprayguns)
It's about time I stopped buying old cars (Still have 2 x MK2 Cavs Wink

) and buy something a little special.

I have my eye on a Silver-Saloon-Omega-Elite-2.5-V6-Wreg (2000), but it's done 138,000miles Shocked

As I am a V6 Virgin what are the main faults/spec I should look out for?
I'm already getting 6 months Warranty/Tax + full MOT.

Many thanks!

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Crazydad Omega Baron Offline Posts: 3393 Germany Gender: Drives: 1998 2.5 TD cdx Estate	Re: V6-Virgin Reply #1 - 25. Oct 2007 at 17:06 Hello and welcome to the best Omega Forum on the Net
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Entwood Omega King Offline Quietly Confident Posts: 13708 North Wiltshire Gender: Drives: 3.2 Elite (with LPG)	Re: V6-Virgin Reply #2 - 25. Oct 2007 at 17:07 "Hello" and welcome
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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: V6-Virgin Reply #3 - 25. Oct 2007 at 17:09 welcome to the forum, for a better response you might wanna post your query in the general help section but if its been serviced regularly and well looked after including the all important cambelt and tensioners, then dont let that mileage worry you
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Re: V6-Virgin
Reply #4 - 25. Oct 2007 at 17:13

Hi and welcome to the forum Thumbs Up!

The main thing to look for is servicing, make sure it has had the cambelt and tensioners done every 40,000 miles or 4 yrs which ever comes first. The oil coolers sometimes let go if there's not been the correct mixture of anti freeze and most of the time its misdiagnosed as head gaskets and you can get a bit of mayo on the oil filler cap/filler neck when the car is used for short journeys. Cam cover gaskets leak and the oil drips onto the exhaust manifold if the breathers haven't been cleaned or oil changed regularly, heater bypass valves can leak in drip onto the diss pack causing a miss fire but none of the above are expensive and easy to do for the home mechanics oh and 138,000 miles is nothing Thumbs Up!

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V6 Cambelts, tensioners and water pump replaced £235 including parts or supply your own £100 fitted

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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: V6-Virgin Reply #5 - 25. Oct 2007 at 17:21 Hi mate welcome to the site If you fill out your profile with what your car is e.g 2.0, 2.5, 3.0 GLS, CDX, Elite, it will make it a little easier for people to help
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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: V6-Virgin Reply #6 - 25. Oct 2007 at 17:33 Darth Loo-knee wrote on 25. Oct 2007 at 17:21: Hi mate welcome to the site If you fill out your profile with what your car is e.g 2.0, 2.5, 3.0 GLS, CDX, Elite, it will make it a little easier for people to help he hasnt bought it yet
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Auto Addict Administrator Offline OOF's Elder Statesman Posts: 10091 North Birmingham Gender: Drives: 2.6 CDX	Re: V6-Virgin Reply #7 - 25. Oct 2007 at 18:04 Welcome to the forum
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Cav9_4 Omega Knight Offline Omega 2.5 V6 Auto Posts: 1463 Sutton-In-Ashfield,Notts Gender:	Re: V6-Virgin Reply #8 - 25. Oct 2007 at 18:07 Hi & welcome to the forum
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Maria Omega Baron Offline I'm proud to be welsh :) Posts: 3790 Derbyshire Gender: Drives: Rover 114 SLi	Re: V6-Virgin Reply #9 - 25. Oct 2007 at 18:34 Hello and welcome to the forum
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MikeDundee Omega King Offline avatar borrowed from DLK for a bit..... Posts: 10127 Costa Del Peckham Gender: Drives: Irmscher Omega 3.0 V6	Re: V6-Virgin Reply #10 - 25. Oct 2007 at 21:05 Welcome to the Forum
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ffcgary1 Omega Baron Offline I really must get my eyes seen to. Posts: 2263 Mitcham,Surrey. Gender: Drives: 2.5 v6 tourer, 2000 4.0 straight 6 jeep cherokee lpg	Re: V6-Virgin Reply #11 - 25. Oct 2007 at 22:28 WELCOME TO THE FORUM MATE. 138000 PAH!! JUST RUN IN.
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Tafty Senior Member Offline This week I am no longer the owner of a miggy!! :( Posts: 594 Liverpool Gender:	Re: V6-Virgin Reply #12 - 26. Oct 2007 at 00:04 138000!!!! Nothing to worry about as long as it's serviced - plenty of people here to help if needed. Welcome to the forum
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A380 Elite Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1015 Ashford, Middx. Gender: Drives: 1997 3.0 Elite	Re: V6-Virgin Reply #13 - 26. Oct 2007 at 08:56 Hiya SparticusMK2.
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Bo Bo Omega Lord Offline Here's another nice mess you've gotten me into! Posts: 5016 Coventry Gender:	Re: V6-Virgin Reply #14 - 26. Oct 2007 at 08:59 Hello & welcome
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tomoco Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1294 leicester Gender: Drives: 2002 2.6 manual	Re: V6-Virgin Reply #15 - 26. Oct 2007 at 09:29 Hi and welcome to the forum. 138K is just about delivery milage on the V6. If you look after her, she will do twice that. Mark
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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: V6-Virgin Reply #16 - 26. Oct 2007 at 10:35 Hello & 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: V6-Virgin Reply #17 - 26. Oct 2007 at 16:06 Hi Sparticus and welcome aboard. 138k on a V6 is not too bad - my first Omega had 132k on the clock and ran smooth as silk, just watch out for leaking rocker cover gaskets.
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SparticusMK2 Newbie Offline Posts: 24 Suffolk Gender:	Re: V6-Virgin Reply #18 - 26. Oct 2007 at 16:32 To everyone...... Thankyou for the warm welcome!
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Markie Omega Lord Offline Posts: 7914 Lanarkshire, Scotland Gender: Drives: RS4, X5, Range Rover	Re: V6-Virgin Reply #19 - 26. Oct 2007 at 16:50 Hello and welcome to the site
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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: V6-Virgin Reply #20 - 26. Oct 2007 at 21:16 Welcome to the site 138k is nothing for these engines Cambelt and tensioners need to be done every 40k/4yrs. Cam cover gaskets can fail, but doable following our guides. The suspension bushes can fail around that time, but again doable if you are handy with the spanners.
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macca Intermediate Member Offline Posts: 345 bexhill-on-sea Gender: Drives: 1998 3.0 v6 24v elite	Re: V6-Virgin Reply #21 - 27. Oct 2007 at 21:51 Hello, welcome to the forum
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alan2450 Junior Member Offline Posts: 136 Ballymena, Northern Ireland Gender: Drives: 2002, 2.2 dti CD	Re: V6-Virgin Reply #22 - 27. Oct 2007 at 22:30 Hello & Welcome
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Amigov6 Ex Member	Re: V6-Virgin Reply #24 - 28. Oct 2007 at 21:55 Welcome aboard. 138k? Just getting warmed up. As already posted check history. Otherwise sit back & enjoy a smooth fast ride.
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Jim Omega Baron Offline Posts: 3300 Glasgow Gender: Drives: 1996 3.0 Irmscher Elite, 1998 3.0 Irmscher MV6, 2002 3.2 Irmscher Elite, 2008 Astra TwinTop Design 1.9CDTi	Re: V6-Virgin Reply #25 - 30. Oct 2007 at 14:38 Welcome to the forum
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