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Lizzie Zoom

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A Very Sastisfying Day
16. Oct 2008 at 19:29

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! Roll Eyes

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!! Angry

), 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! Thumbs Up!

Next is the cam belt, due in the next 14k miles! Cool

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! Cool

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Timbuk Omega Baron Offline owned a Datsun 120y once! Posts: 3866 Coventry Gender: Drives: 1998 Irmscher MV6	Re: A Very Sastisfying Day Reply #1 - 16. Oct 2008 at 19:31 Well done that girl
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psychnurse Omega Baron Offline Whats in the fridge today? Beer and Sausages....UM Posts: 2176 Leominster, Herefordshire Gender: Drives: Carlton 2.0, and VXR	Re: A Very Sastisfying Day Reply #2 - 16. Oct 2008 at 19:33 Well done Lizzie! A job well done!
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Dusty Omega Knight Offline Erotic Romance Author Posts: 1305 Shropshire Gender: Drives: 2.6 CD	Re: A Very Sastisfying Day Reply #3 - 16. Oct 2008 at 19:41 That is fantastic Lizzie. Three cheers for women
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Lizzie Zoom Deleted Member Offline The Romantic Emotional Pink Lady Posts: 65 Ashford, Kent Gender: Drives: 2000 Omega 3.0 Elite Auto	Re: A Very Sastisfying Day Reply #4 - 16. Oct 2008 at 19:44 Dusty wrote on 16. Oct 2008 at 19:41: That is fantastic Lizzie. Three cheers for women You should see the state of my hands and arms though; finger nails, arggghhh, and scratches, cuts, everywhere! But all worth it!!
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Tony H Omega Baron Offline Posts: 4164 liverpool Gender: Drives: 2.5 ELITE	Re: A Very Sastisfying Day Reply #5 - 16. Oct 2008 at 19:44 A good days work Lizzie
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STMO123 Ex Member Gender:	Re: A Very Sastisfying Day Reply #6 - 16. Oct 2008 at 19:45 Well done Lizzie. You're a braver ~~man~~ woman than a lot on here, me included.
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Del Boy Omega Lord Offline Posts: 9381 Ashford, Kent. Gender: Drives: Various things.	Re: A Very Sastisfying Day Reply #7 - 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
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Lizzie Zoom

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Re: A Very Sastisfying Day
Reply #8 - 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 Angry

But well done Lizzie Wink

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!! Angry

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!! Cool

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! Sad

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Re: A Very Sastisfying Day
Reply #9 - 16. Oct 2008 at 19:56

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 Angry

But well done Lizzie Wink

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!! Angry

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!! Cool

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! Sad

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

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Opti Omega Lord Offline Not as smart as his avatar Posts: 5372 South Lincolnshire Gender:	Re: A Very Sastisfying Day Reply #10 - 16. Oct 2008 at 20:18 There seems to be little beyond you when you go for it Lizzie.Well done .Good looks combined with practical skills ...what a combination.
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mars Omega Baron Offline Posts: 2076 Cannock, Staffordshire Gender: Drives: 2001 2.2 cdx, 2003 2.2CD, 2003 Citroen Picasso 2007 Citroen Dispatch	Re: A Very Sastisfying Day Reply #11 - 16. Oct 2008 at 20:22 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.
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stowboy Junior Member Offline Posts: 80 stow on the wold Gender:	Re: A Very Sastisfying Day Reply #12 - 16. Oct 2008 at 20:24 attractive AND great with the spanners hmmmm.. miggy wedding?? fantastic-well done you
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Entwood Omega King Offline Quietly Confident Posts: 13708 North Wiltshire Gender: Drives: 3.2 Elite (with LPG)	Re: A Very Sastisfying Day Reply #13 - 16. Oct 2008 at 20:31 Nicely done ... 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 ...
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Re: A Very Sastisfying Day
Reply #14 - 16. Oct 2008 at 21:07

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

Nicely done ... Thumbs Up!

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 .. Sad

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 ... Sad

We certainly do Entwood!! Roll Eyes

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