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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Omega Pixie on 29 January 2008, 16:44:45

Title: plug leads
Post by: Omega Pixie on 29 January 2008, 16:44:45

is there an easy way of changing plug leads im having trouble having shovels for hands doesnt help.  (omega pixies hubby)

Title: Re: plug leads
Post by: Dazzler on 29 January 2008, 17:05:07

Find yourself a Tunnie ;D

Title: Re: plug leads
Post by: Omega Pixie on 29 January 2008, 17:10:46

what's a tunnie (omega pixie herself now)..

Title: Re: plug leads
Post by: Andy B on 29 January 2008, 17:23:41

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what's a tunnie (omega pixie herself now)..

You need to ask who is Tunnie. Tunie's a he not an it!  ;D  ;D

Title: Re: plug leads
Post by: Entwood on 29 January 2008, 17:33:16

Tunnie reportedly has 10 fingers, each 14 inches long with 18 multi-directional joints ... or am I exagerating ??   :)

I believe he has smallish hands and can get into all sorts of "odd" places  ( and take THAT how you wish !!!!!!!!!!!  )

 :D :D :D :D

Title: Re: plug leads
Post by: Dazzler on 29 January 2008, 17:59:13

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Tunnie reportedly has 10 fingers, each 14 inches long with 18 multi-directional joints ... or am I exagerating ??   :)

I believe he has smallish hands and can get into all sorts of "odd" places  ( and take THAT how you wish !!!!!!!!!!!  )

 :D :D :D :D

Thats the one.lol. ;D

Title: Re: plug leads
Post by: andyc on 29 January 2008, 18:02:17

i brought a £2.00 3/8 ratch of the market and cut the handle down so it was only about 1 1/2" long. Once the scuttle panel was out of the way it worked a treat

Andy

Title: Re: plug leads
Post by: ians on 29 January 2008, 18:09:00

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Tunnie reportedly has 10 fingers, each 14 inches long with 18 multi-directional joints ... or am I exagerating ??   :)

I believe he has smallish hands and can get into all sorts of "odd" places  ( and take THAT how you wish !!!!!!!!!!!  )

 :D :D :D :D

sounds like Gollum ;D

Title: Re: plug leads
Post by: Omega Pixie on 29 January 2008, 18:39:49

Sounds like Tunnie could be very useful...! Hmmmm!!  Actually husband has made school boy error and taken ht leads off and not labelled them!!! Help    he says he has laid them down in the right order but now he is not sure....my poor omega

Title: Re: plug leads
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 29 January 2008, 18:44:54

This is Mr. Tunnie, getting his hands into places No other can!!

(http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s304/Loo-knee/TheLakes003.jpg)

Title: Re: plug leads
Post by: Pitchfork on 29 January 2008, 18:47:58

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Sounds like Tunnie could be very useful...! Hmmmm!!  Actually husband has made school boy error and taken ht leads off and not labelled them!!! Help    he says he has laid them down in the right order but now he is not sure....my poor omega

Grounds for Divorce!! :y

Title: Re: plug leads
Post by: Omega Pixie on 29 January 2008, 18:51:10

my hubby has huge shovels for hands...not a chance with the lack of space in that engine....

Title: Re: plug leads
Post by: Omega Pixie on 29 January 2008, 18:54:40

Okay can anyone tell me the firing order.......i know ordinary engines are usually 1342 but what about mine?
You guys are really helpful by the way.

I can help your kids with their homework...i am a teacher.... but not good with engines any more unfortunately..but i am learning fast i can tell you.....lol

Title: Re: plug leads
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 29 January 2008, 19:09:01

In the manual it says
1-2-3-4-5-6 (No1 cylinder at timing belt end of right-hand cylinder bank) if that is any help :-?

Oh and that is for 2.5's and 3.0 :y

Title: Re: plug leads
Post by: Andy B on 29 January 2008, 19:38:04

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Okay can anyone tell me the firing order.......i know ordinary engines are usually 1342 but what about mine?
You guys are really helpful by the way.

I can help your kids with their homework...i am a teacher.... but not good with engines any more unfortunately..but i am learning fast i can tell you.....lol

A firing order isn't really much use to you, what you want is the connections to the DIS.

Mine is

[size=20]4 6 2  [/size]     i
                      g
[size=20]1 3 5     [/size]n

'ign' is where the plug is

Title: Re: plug leads
Post by: tunnie on 29 January 2008, 19:46:57

ello ello ello whats all this??

You do need some what small and nimble hands to get to the dis pack!

There is another photo of me floating around here that has me sat on a plank of wood across an engine bay of a V6 with my hands right inside it!!! (ooo err!)

You cannot see the dis, best done with the scuttle off. Be prepared to cut your hands about 100 times on the silver metal of the heat sheild on the bulk head!

Actually its not bad to replace the leads replacing the who dis pack which is fiddly!

Think of it as a giant lego brick, mounted on the back of the engine!

Title: Re: plug leads
Post by: Omega Pixie on 29 January 2008, 21:01:11

Thankyou so much... Chris is now outside with a torch and a copy of the diagram..........he is out of the dog house for now...but I am sure that this is only a temporary situation...lol

Title: Re: plug leads
Post by: Omega Pixie on 29 January 2008, 21:05:50

I'll have to get son's involved then...they have smaller hands and used to love lego when they were little....lol  

Title: Re: plug leads
Post by: TheBoy on 29 January 2008, 21:09:03

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There is another photo of me floating around here that has me sat on a plank of wood across an engine bay of a V6 with my hands right inside it!!! (ooo err!)

This one?

(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a319/IamTheBoy/Project%20TB1/IMG_1512.jpg)

Title: Re: plug leads
Post by: Omega Pixie on 29 January 2008, 21:18:59

Well i don't think chris will resort to wood across the engine.... though he has just said it is hard to reach in across it so maybe he will.