Omega Owners Forum - Snow this evening

Matchless Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1746 Nottingham Gender: Drives: The one at the end of the drive	Snow this evening 15. Dec 2009 at 13:22 Snow is forcast for Nottingham tonight or at least cold, wet sleet. So why does my coilpack decide to die on the way to work this morning? Its not the easiest of jobs on a warm evening but tonight?
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Jimbob Global Moderator Admin Team Offline Third nipple removal completed succesfuly Posts: 20462 Chester / Flintshire Gender: Drives: 52 3.2 MV6 Estate & 98 3.0 MV6 Manual Estate	Re: Snow this evening Reply #1 - 15. Dec 2009 at 13:34 That would be the law of the Sod
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Re: Snow this evening
Reply #2 - 15. Dec 2009 at 13:51

Garage- Best place for the Omega in sleet and snow.

We had rain that froze and then got a light covering of snow yesterday. Couldn't get up one hill out of the village, had to do a 2 mile detour! I will have to fill the boot up with heavy stuff again for the winter.

goodluck with the coil pack change.

Varche

PS the gearbox is still working a treat!

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mathewst Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1499 Split, Croatia Gender: Drives: omega 2.2i 16v	Re: Snow this evening Reply #3 - 15. Dec 2009 at 13:55 I was planing of changing the thermostat, coolant liquid etc, and here it is around 3 degrees and the cold wind is blowing at around 40 km/h wind and with gusts to around 90km/h. And I dont have a garage
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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Re: Snow this evening Reply #4 - 15. Dec 2009 at 14:50 if your work is Northamptonshire way, well lit garage here if you need it
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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: Snow this evening Reply #5 - 15. Dec 2009 at 15:55 tunnie wrote on 15. Dec 2009 at 14:50: if your work is Northamptonshire way, well lit garage here if you need it It might be just a bit to far to push the car though Tunnie
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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Re: Snow this evening Reply #6 - 15. Dec 2009 at 16:22 Elite Pete wrote on 15. Dec 2009 at 15:55: tunnie wrote on 15. Dec 2009 at 14:50: if your work is Northamptonshire way, well lit garage here if you need it It might be just a bit to far to push the car though Tunnie May have a point
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Matchless Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1746 Nottingham Gender: Drives: The one at the end of the drive	Re: Snow this evening Reply #7 - 15. Dec 2009 at 20:29 All fixed, and it was just the coil pack, its amazing how much water vapour exits the tail pipe when the cats are having to burn fuel......was half expecting the header tank to be empty and the coil pack to make no difference.... It didnt snow after all.
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Omega 37 Junior Member Offline Posts: 227 Northampton Gender: Drives: Omega CDX 2.2 facelift, Vauxhall droopsnoot firenza 1974. TR6	Re: Snow this evening Reply #8 - 15. Dec 2009 at 20:59 have not driven in snow in a rwd since my c reg carlton back in 1992,,,,,,,,,,,,help
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Re: Snow this evening
Reply #9 - 15. Dec 2009 at 21:05

Matchless wrote on 15. Dec 2009 at 20:29:

All fixed, and it was just the coil pack, its amazing how much water vapour exits the tail pipe when the cats are having to burn fuel......was half expecting the header tank to be empty and the coil pack to make no difference....

It didnt snow after all.

Still got full compliment of fingers, with skin still attached? Grin

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hercules Ex Member	Re: Snow this evening Reply #10 - 15. Dec 2009 at 23:14 Omega 37 wrote on 15. Dec 2009 at 20:59: have not driven in snow in a rwd since my c reg carlton back in 1992,,,,,,,,,,,,help fun fun fun
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Re: Snow this evening
Reply #11 - 20. Dec 2009 at 14:34

the last rwd drive i drove in the snow was a Pajero but with 4wd turned on!

im sure the weight on the gas tank helps a lot in the snow on my omega, we had 5 inches of snow last night
was still snowing when i was driving in it for a few hours, its alright on steep hills alongs you dont need to stop!
lucky the gritters down a 2nd trip so the main roads were clear

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webby23 Omega Baron Offline MV6 Posts: 2700 Nottingham Gender: Drives: Opel Omega 2.6 MV6	Re: Snow this evening Reply #12 - 20. Dec 2009 at 15:23 Matchless wrote on 15. Dec 2009 at 13:22: Snow is forcast for Nottingham tonight or at least cold, wet sleet. So why does my coilpack decide to die on the way to work this morning? Its not the easiest of jobs on a warm evening but tonight? Snowing heavily here in Long Eaton now
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