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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Elite_L0ver on 20 February 2017, 19:03:24
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Well as per title it was mot day it passed but only just due to emissions :'(
The Easy advisories
1) Wipers Smear (easy)
2) Stonechip in windscreen (easy)
3) Exhaust has minor leak of gasses
Ones im not so pleased with need to sort out any help welcome
4) Rear Subframe Bushes Worn
5) Offside Front To rear brake pipe corroded
6) Both Rear inner Sills corroded
7) N/S Front inner wing corroded.
Have i brought a duff what can i do
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Last four are standard Omega items... ;)
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Mot guys like to just advise anything that has a hint of rust and any bush that looks used just to cover themselves these days.
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4) Rear Subframe Bushes Worn
Rear donut bushes are available off the shelf, either GM or poly (Pedders sell them, IIRC) and poly are a relatively easy DIY. If they mean the diff bushes though, those are no longer available so need remanufacturing (Nick W has a post on that) or good secondhand (hard to find), still easy enough to fit though.
5) Offside Front To rear brake pipe corroded
Wire brush it, make sure it doesn't look like a dogs c.. dangly, grease/paint and forget. If it looks too far gone then replacement is the only option and if you're not competent you'll want to pay someone like serek to do it.
6) Both Rear inner Sills corroded
7) N/S Front inner wing corroded.
Get the screwdriver out and start poking, if any holes appear, find a good welder. If not, grind back, paint, and forget (unless you intend to keep the car a number of years and then get it welded instead)
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4) Rear Subframe Bushes Worn
Rear donut bushes are available off the shelf, either GM or poly (Pedders sell them, IIRC) and poly are a relatively easy DIY. If they mean the diff bushes though, those are no longer available so need remanufacturing (Nick W has a post on that) or good secondhand (hard to find), still easy enough to fit though.
5) Offside Front To rear brake pipe corroded
Wire brush it, make sure it doesn't look like a dogs c.. dangly, grease/paint and forget. If it looks too far gone then replacement is the only option and if you're not competent you'll want to pay someone like serek to do it.
6) Both Rear inner Sills corroded
7) N/S Front inner wing corroded.
Get the screwdriver out and start poking, if any holes appear, find a good welder. If not, grind back, paint, and forget (unless you intend to keep the car a number of years and then get it welded instead)
Yes i plan on keeping the car for as long as it keeps running so want to crack down on any issues as it will be a daily driver also.
So out with the wire brush it is then
The bushes i will call and confirm today but i think they ment the dounut not diff bushes
The mot guy is not one to point out just anything as iv been using them for years and been happy with the service/standard :y :y :y
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Gollum has a post somewhere with good pictures of an inner arch treatment with wire brush & paint, worth searching that out :y
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Gollum has a post somewhere with good pictures of an inner arch treatment with wire brush & paint, worth searching that out :y
Anyone got the link cannot seem to find it :-\
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Picture is long since toast, but will try and dig it out ;)
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Picture is long since toast, but will try and dig it out ;)
Thanks :y
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Picture is long since toast, but will try and dig it out ;)
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=43963.13605
post no 13607 ... ???
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Picture is long since toast, but will try and dig it out ;)
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=43963.13605
post no 13607 ... ???
Legend ;D ☝️☝️
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Picture is long since toast, but will try and dig it out ;)
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=43963.13605
post no 13607 ... ???
Ta, thought I had deleted them ;)
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Hi
Most of the problems (and some more :-[ ) I had last year with my 98 saloon.
I have a little blog in a German forum and I described in detail what I did. You can use google translator or me ask here. There are dozens of pictures in detail. You will find solutions there.
http://www.modern-classics-forum.de/board5-youngtimer-technik/board6-karosserie/2092-rettung-eines-omega-b/
Rolf