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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
Reply #945 - 18. Sep 2011 at 22:25

My omega became a wedding car yesterday,all polished and ribboned up to take the bride to the wedding and on to the reception,sadly it was her last run out with me as the new owner is having it this week once i have removed my number plate,I shall be sad to see it go but it just doesn't get used enough to justify keeping it(220 miles since the beginning of july Embarrassed

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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
Reply #946 - 19. Sep 2011 at 10:24

Well, yesterday and Saturday, actually. Roll Eyes

Cam belt, cam cover gaskets, water pump, thermostat, etc. were changed 2K miles ago and last weekend it started leaking coolant. Angry

Immediately assumed it would be the thermostat as I used one of the housings with the thinner type flange.

Stripped it all down and pressurised the system to 1 bar with an airline. Water dribbling out slowly around the crank pulley area but also towards the nearside side of the sump. Hmm.

Thermostat, then? Area around the thermostat appeared bone dry, though. Poking around with a bit of rag on the end of a wire under the joint with the transfer pipe revealed absolutely no moisture also.

Eventually spotted what looked like a little leak around the water pump housing while poking around with a mirror but still wasn't convinced that it wasn't running down behind the backplate from further up.

Decided to pull the water pump off and when I did the sealing O ring looked like it had been on there for 10 years. Shocked

Completely flattened and a texture like plastic. Now, this was a pattern pump. Can't remember where it came from as it had been kept as a spare for a couple of years and it was only changed because the coolant was being changed anyway, and the original had 120k on it. Angry

I reckon the O ring was a bit sub-standard.

Back together with a new genuine seal, refilled with coolant and on pressurising the system the leak appears to have been fixed. Thumbs Up!

Drove to work today and no sign of any leakage.

So much for changing the water pump with the cam belt to save time if it fails later. Grin

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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: So what have you done to your car today? Reply #947 - 19. Sep 2011 at 11:00 Replaced both trackrod ends. Bled and serviced front brakes, freed stuck caliper alignment this afternoon
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omegaman2 Omega Knight Offline cruise , tints, shinbuster,advanced drinking test Posts: 1097 Kilsyth, Glasgow G65 Gender: Drives: 2.2dti CD 2003 manual saloon	Re: So what have you done to your car today? Reply #948 - 19. Sep 2011 at 14:46 oil &filter change , 2 headlight bulbs
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Dan282 Omega Knight Offline Bang Tidy! Posts: 1843 Dudley, West Midlands Gender: Drives: 2000 (X) V6 GLS in graphite grey	Re: So what have you done to your car today? Reply #949 - 20. Sep 2011 at 19:32 Nice new vx oil and filter
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DaveA Junior Member Offline Posts: 88 melton mowbray Gender: Drives: Omega 2.2 CD Auto 4dr Facelift	Re: So what have you done to your car today? Reply #950 - 21. Sep 2011 at 18:13 Dan282 wrote on 20. Sep 2011 at 19:32: Nice new vx oil and filter Ditto, also replaced crank case breather gasket, slight leek Had a good look under car, OK
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
Reply #951 - 21. Sep 2011 at 18:29

Today I have been having a look at the new camper, a T25 Joker Hi top 1.6 TD.
Few small jobs including making sure the awning and the beds all are OK for sleeping in. Tidy up the electrics a bit but not very sure about the dual battery system especially as there are a few loose or unconnected wires hanging out of the box. All have female connectors on but not connected to anything.
Also sorted out all the curtains and have decided that we will have to get the windows tinted. As the van is blue and silver I think a nice silvered window would look good plus it would reflect the sun better than a dark tint. I may do a blue first then the silver, I dunno yet.
Pulled the dash top to pieces to find a nasty squeak and try to eliminate.

Really looking forward to our first trip away.

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Webby the Bear Omega Knight Offline If all is not lost, where is it? Posts: 1809 Northampton Gender: Drives: Vauxhall Omega 2.5 V6 CD Auto	Re: So what have you done to your car today? Reply #952 - 21. Sep 2011 at 18:31 ive been investigating rear bumper removal. once done i have to replace one of my fog lights and clean the bugger then i have a perfect miggy!!
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Osprey Senior Member Offline Drink up. The world's about to end. Posts: 513 Redhill, Surrey Gender: Drives: 2.6 Elite saloon	Re: So what have you done to your car today? Reply #953 - 21. Sep 2011 at 18:44 Italian tune-up, then passed its MoT CO 0.028%, HC 3ppm, lambda 1.002 - not bad for five times around the earth! So I gave it its annual clean. Then it rained
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aaronjb Omega Baron Offline Posts: 3635 Bracknell, Berkshire Gender: Drives: '01 3.2 Elite (was '96 2.5TD CD), '02 MR2 Roadster (plus snail), '92 300ZX 3.0V6 TT	Re: So what have you done to your car today? Reply #954 - 21. Sep 2011 at 19:05 Nothing on the car, exactly. Just about killed myself getting this onto the engine stand, though: (I used a crane, obviously .. I'm not that strong!)
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Pitchfork Omega Baron Offline Barndances & Morris Posts: 2493 Tadley (near Basingrad) Gender: Drives: 2006 Citroen C5 Diesel Estate	Re: So what have you done to your car today? Reply #955 - 21. Sep 2011 at 19:22 DaveA wrote on 21. Sep 2011 at 18:13: Dan282 wrote on 20. Sep 2011 at 19:32: Nice new vx oil and filter Ditto, also replaced crank case breather gasket, slight leek Had a good look under car, OK Enough to make some soup??
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Albs Omega King Offline The upgrades are ongoing. Posts: 15083 North Essex Gender: Drives: 2000 2.5CD with LPG/Honda cbr600 FX	Re: So what have you done to your car today? Reply #956 - 21. Sep 2011 at 19:40 Not much. My 2 ton trolley jack gave up the ghost, so I had to drive to Colchester and buy a new 3 ton jack.
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Essex Big Al Senior Member Offline Posts: 727 Southend Essex Gender: Drives: '00 3.0 Elite saloon ( although it says MV6 on the V5) ! !	Re: So what have you done to your car today? Reply #957 - 21. Sep 2011 at 19:51 Albs wrote on 21. Sep 2011 at 19:40: Not much. My 2 ton trolley jack gave up the ghost, so I had to drive to Colchester and buy a new 3 ton jack. You putting on bit of weight Albs ?
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Albs Omega King Offline The upgrades are ongoing. Posts: 15083 North Essex Gender: Drives: 2000 2.5CD with LPG/Honda cbr600 FX	Re: So what have you done to your car today? Reply #958 - 21. Sep 2011 at 19:55 Unfortunately Al, yes.
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Kevin Wood Global Moderator Admin Team Offline Posts: 20377 Alton, Hampshire Gender: Drives: 3.2 MV6 (LPG), Westfield	Re: So what have you done to your car today? Reply #959 - 21. Sep 2011 at 19:56 Albs wrote on 21. Sep 2011 at 19:40: Not much. My 2 ton trolley jack gave up the ghost, so I had to drive to Colchester and buy a new 3 ton jack. That's awful news. Don't they sell jacks anywhere else?
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