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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Blue on 21 April 2015, 17:41:52

Title: Haynes Manuals
Post by: Blue on 21 April 2015, 17:41:52

Hi all, have a Vauxhall Omega Elite V6 1999 V reg. I'm after a manual for this car and looking on Ebay all I see is the manual but up to T reg 1999 will this be suitable for my 1999 V reg, thanks for your time.  :y

Title: Re: Haynes Manuals
Post by: chrisgixer on 21 April 2015, 17:44:41

Yes they only do the one book. ...of lies. ;D

If you go to steve/Heathrow breakers link in parts section, he has a free download in resources iirc. ;)

Title: Re: Haynes Manuals
Post by: Toledodude1973 on 21 April 2015, 19:14:43

Hello Blue , i've found the Haynes manual helps but the guides on here are spot on and give you the confidence to tackle jobs you might not of taken on :y

Title: Re: Haynes Manuals
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 21 April 2015, 22:41:05

Always useful to have a Haynes kicking around for things like torque values and it keeps greasy mitts off the laptop!  ::)  :y

Title: Re: Haynes Manuals
Post by: driver115 on 22 April 2015, 14:28:19

Car boot season st :)arted may get one there if ebay too expensive - know what you mean though best to have one for easy access reference and to stuff the excellent guides from this site into it

Title: Re: Haynes Manuals
Post by: 05omegav6 on 22 April 2015, 14:51:07

How could £15 be considered too expensive :-\

It's one of the last manuals to contain proper wiring diagrams, which are worth the price alone imho :y

Title: Re: Haynes Manuals
Post by: deviator on 22 April 2015, 15:04:58

Quote from: Taxi Al on 22 April 2015, 14:51:07

How could £15 be considered too expensive :-\

It's one of the last manuals to contain proper wiring diagrams, which are worth the price alone imho :y

On the whole I agree. However I suspect like the rest of the books, they'll be full of mistakes....
1. Vauxhall diesel engine book. I'd never set the timing using a dial gauge before. I needed all the help I could get. Book said refer to pic 3.2 (Where to set the gauge to), picture of a piston with rings being put on  >:(
2. Vauxhall Fault Codes book. Need to diags on a Pug 307. Flick to the colour photo section in the back, find the location of the plug easily. Flick to the Pug chapter, is there anything vaguely mentioning the 307? Hell no.  >:(

This is just two examples I can remember. There any many more.

Title: Re: Haynes Manuals
Post by: 05omegav6 on 22 April 2015, 15:34:37

Wrt the Omega manual, it covers pretty much everything that is common to all Omegas, esp suspension, brakes and wiring, and the 2.0 16v is basically identical to the newer 2.2, as are the earlier v6s compared to the later ones. Sure there are some differences, but it suffices as a pretty good guide to the various jobs, especially as a handy reference for tightening sequences etc ;)

Title: Re: Haynes Manuals
Post by: deviator on 22 April 2015, 15:37:07

I've not seen the Omega manual. I've spent a lot of time with v6 Vectra's, which is a PITA as you need the Vectra book for the body and the Omega book for the engine. Stuff that, I bought this one....
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vauxhall-Cavalier-Calibra-Workshop-Lindsay/dp/1899238433

Title: Re: Haynes Manuals
Post by: krabi_one on 22 April 2015, 16:06:32

got one last weekend for £ 0.5 and guy had 3 of them / carboot /

Title: Re: Haynes Manuals
Post by: Blue on 23 April 2015, 23:27:52

Quote from: chrisgixer on 21 April 2015, 17:44:41

Yes they only do the one book. ...of lies. ;D

If you go to steve/Heathrow breakers link in parts section, he has a free download in resources iirc. ;)

Thanks for the link, very helpful!