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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: chrisl_1960 on 18 January 2009, 19:22:57

Title: Service items
Post by: chrisl_1960 on 18 January 2009, 19:22:57

I'm going to Service the Mig next weekend for the first time since buying it, is there any general preferences out there for manufacturer of items, eg NGK or Vx for spark plugs, factor parts for filters? what oil?

any opinions welcome, the cars done 85k and i dont think it had much tlc last year, time to give it some pampering I think

Title: Re: Service items
Post by: ngrainqey on 18 January 2009, 19:26:05

if you have a vx trade card then just get everything from there but based on what iv read id defo try for the vx plugs and oil (think there's some cheaper plugs that are the exact same as vx plugs though) and just get the filters from halfrauds on tradecard if you have it

Title: Re: Service items
Post by: Elite Pete on 18 January 2009, 21:37:10

If you know someone with a trade card get it all from Vauxhall. Has the car had a cambelt and tensioner change recently ie in the last 40,000 miles of 4 years?

Title: Re: Service items
Post by: chrisl_1960 on 18 January 2009, 21:42:21

I have a service book that says the cambelt was done about 15000 miles ago, it's MOT next week, followed by a service, I'm going to give it about 1000 miles and then do another oil change, and at that point I think I'll do the cambelt just to be sure.

I gather it's a good idea to do the waterpump at the same time as the belt on the V6, is this the same for a 4 pot?

Title: Re: Service items
Post by: Omega man 2 on 18 January 2009, 21:55:48

Same for a 4 pot. Better off changing the pump :y

Title: Re: Service items
Post by: TheBoy on 18 January 2009, 22:36:23

We have a member who works for the dealer in Bury St Edmunds who can normally arrange TC prices for OOF members, depends where in Cambs you are if that is convenient...

Title: Re: Service items
Post by: andyc on 19 January 2009, 15:12:48

 :y :y :y :y :y :y :y :y :y

Title: Re: Service items
Post by: ngrainqey on 19 January 2009, 15:24:17

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We have a member who works for the dealer in Bury St Edmunds who can normally arrange TC prices for OOF members, depends where in Cambs you are if that is convenient...

could this said member arrange postage too if we paid for it?

Title: Re: Service items
Post by: Andy B on 19 January 2009, 15:32:02

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We have a member who works for the dealer in Bury St Edmunds who can normally arrange TC prices for OOF members, depends where in Cambs you are if that is convenient...

could this said member arrange postage too if we paid for it?

Yes!  :y HE does ....... (quickly trying not to confuse matters ... another Andy in Bury! LANCS. :y  :y)

Title: Re: Service items
Post by: ngrainqey on 19 January 2009, 15:33:50

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We have a member who works for the dealer in Bury St Edmunds who can normally arrange TC prices for OOF members, depends where in Cambs you are if that is convenient...

could this said member arrange postage too if we paid for it?

Yes!  :y HE does ....... (quickly trying not to confuse matters ... another Andy in Bury! LANCS. :y  :y)

gud lad then in' he :P

Title: Re: Service items
Post by: andyc on 19 January 2009, 15:36:42

Thats what is says on the bottom of the posts :)

Andy

Ps Just remember oil is heavy

Title: Re: Service items
Post by: TheBoy on 19 January 2009, 15:41:05

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Thats what is says on the bottom of the posts :)

Andy

Ps Just remember oil is heavy

 

I know my brother only ever has good things to say about you :y

Title: Re: Service items
Post by: ngrainqey on 19 January 2009, 15:41:42

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Thats what is says on the bottom of the posts :)

Andy

Ps Just remember oil is heavy

 

right okay then andy :y
you're getting added to my buddys so you dont get lost in threads lol!

i'd be interested in spark plugs and filters if anything :y

Title: Re: Service items
Post by: andyc on 19 January 2009, 17:45:29

Just give us a shout

andy