Omega Owners Forum - Might not be the rear bearings after all.........

MV6Matt Senior Member Offline On 19's with 3 litre cams and Irmscher kit Posts: 812 London Gender: Drives: '98 2.5 V6 CDX Estate (in MV6 guise with lots of Irmscher)	Might not be the rear bearings after all......... 12. May 2011 at 07:31 ......mechanic drove it yesterday and and said it sounds more like the diff than the bearings. So, if this is confirmed, are rear diffs from breakers worth installing or should I go new? (I guess this is a case of Mega-bucks vs quite cheap ) Any thoughts? Matthew
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Lazydocker Omega King Offline Victim of Pinky's Power Trip! Posts: 11336 Woodbridge, Suffolk Gender: Drives: 2003 3.2 Elite Estate LPG Converted, inspected and Certified	Re: Might not be the rear bearings after all......... Reply #1 - 12. May 2011 at 07:44 I take it you've checked the Diff oil?
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MV6Matt Senior Member Offline On 19's with 3 litre cams and Irmscher kit Posts: 812 London Gender: Drives: '98 2.5 V6 CDX Estate (in MV6 guise with lots of Irmscher)	Re: Might not be the rear bearings after all......... Reply #2 - 12. May 2011 at 07:57 Lazydocker wrote on 12. May 2011 at 07:44: I take it you've checked the Diff oil? Will be doing that when the Car's up in the air to check what's going on - but not yet. If the diff oil is not at correct level/volume (don't know haw it's measured) is the seal/plug an easy replace? Matthew
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cem Omega King Offline Posts: 13920 Ankara/Turkey Gender: Drives: 97 2.5 V6 Manual CD- Clio Sport	Re: Might not be the rear bearings after all......... Reply #3 - 12. May 2011 at 09:00 if you plan to keep the car I would bite the bullet and buy new.. god knows how long will go an old one..
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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: Might not be the rear bearings after all......... Reply #4 - 12. May 2011 at 09:21 Generally robust enough, assuming it has oil in. I'd be inclined to get one from a breaker - non LSD ones seem to be thrown away as nobody wants them. Remember, the ratios vary in the diff though.
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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: Might not be the rear bearings after all......... Reply #5 - 12. May 2011 at 09:43 I'd love to know how much Vx would quote for a brand new diff change from £1000?
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MV6Matt Senior Member Offline On 19's with 3 litre cams and Irmscher kit Posts: 812 London Gender: Drives: '98 2.5 V6 CDX Estate (in MV6 guise with lots of Irmscher)	Re: Might not be the rear bearings after all......... Reply #6 - 12. May 2011 at 10:54 aaronjb wrote on 12. May 2011 at 09:43: I'd love to know how much Vx would quote for a brand new diff change from £1000? Yes, mate, exactly.......................... frightening isn't it? Matthew
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Re: Might not be the rear bearings after all.........
Reply #7 - 12. May 2011 at 11:01

MV6Matt wrote on 12. May 2011 at 10:54:

aaronjb wrote on 12. May 2011 at 09:43:

I'd love to know how much Vx would quote for a brand new diff Wink

change from £1000?

Yes, mate, exactly..........................
frightening isn't it?

Matthew

Personally I'd do what TB said though, if it needed a diff - go s/hand.. these things aren't exactly common points of failure (unless they're run dry of oil, that is).

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..and it went 'dugga dugga dugga dugga'..

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2woody Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1402 Northumberland Drives: '02 MV6, '99 Elite, '99 MV6 estate, '92 Evo 500, Commodore SS	Re: Might not be the rear bearings after all......... Reply #8 - 12. May 2011 at 16:18 I've just rebuilt a diff for one of mine. Over £400 in parts alone.
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MV6Matt Senior Member Offline On 19's with 3 litre cams and Irmscher kit Posts: 812 London Gender: Drives: '98 2.5 V6 CDX Estate (in MV6 guise with lots of Irmscher)	Re: Might not be the rear bearings after all......... Reply #9 - 12. May 2011 at 21:38 2woody wrote on 12. May 2011 at 16:18: I've just rebuilt a diff for one of mine. Over £400 in parts alone. breakers it is then..................
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Re: Might not be the rear bearings after all.........
Reply #10 - 12. May 2011 at 23:04

Had a second hand diff put on my old girl (£110-00p Delivered)
a few months back and touch wood is running fine and very quiet indeed instead of that continous humming noise.
OH, and heres the main thing, I phoned up a VX main dealer for a laugh just to find out how much a new diff on mine would cost, 2.5 V6 auto.

about, £2000-00p (no lie) Shocked

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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: Might not be the rear bearings after all......... Reply #11 - 12. May 2011 at 23:12 MV6Matt wrote on 12. May 2011 at 21:38: 2woody wrote on 12. May 2011 at 16:18: I've just rebuilt a diff for one of mine. Over £400 in parts alone. breakers it is then.................. Hello Matt, ......would need to check ratio though.
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Re: Might not be the rear bearings after all.........
Reply #12 - 13. May 2011 at 06:43

jiho102 wrote on 12. May 2011 at 23:04:

Had a second hand diff put on my old girl (£110-00p Delivered)
a few months back and touch wood is running fine and very quiet indeed instead of that continous humming noise.
OH, and heres the main thing, I phoned up a VX main dealer for a laugh just to find out how much a new diff on mine would cost, 2.5 V6 auto.

about, £2000-00p (no lie) Shocked

Well, that confirms everything! Here's hoping that that won't be necessary!

Matthew

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MV6Matt Senior Member Offline On 19's with 3 litre cams and Irmscher kit Posts: 812 London Gender: Drives: '98 2.5 V6 CDX Estate (in MV6 guise with lots of Irmscher)	Re: Might not be the rear bearings after all......... Reply #13 - 13. May 2011 at 06:43 Albs wrote on 12. May 2011 at 23:12: MV6Matt wrote on 12. May 2011 at 21:38: 2woody wrote on 12. May 2011 at 16:18: I've just rebuilt a diff for one of mine. Over £400 in parts alone. breakers it is then.................. Hello Matt, ......would need to check ratio though. Ta You have PM
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