Omega Owners Forum
Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: milu on 11 June 2009, 07:44:10
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Had my 2001 2.5 Estate about 6 weeks and done about 4k miles so im generally happy with the car as a daily worker,comfy,economical everything works etc.
its done 86k now.
I think though its time to decide on its future.
Faults:....
Oil leak from back of engine,probably the usual(ive read on here!)worse since i changed the oil .Smelly and making a mess.
Wayward front end under braking,seems to dart one way or other when you come off brakes,motorway,country roads etc say above 40mph.
Clonk/thud from backend over sharp bumps in the road,gets worse and more regular the more weight you have in.
So is it worth spending the money?
I reckon as well as above a new set of dampers/suspension would be nice....probably go for MV6 to sharpen it up a bit.
What do you guys think about costs?
Obviously the car isn't worth loads so am i wasting my money?
Sorry to go on.....
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Definitely worth spending the money!
oil leak is probably the cam covers: les than £50
Braking issue: probably wishbones: : less than £100
clonk/tump: check rear springs: £30 ea
so as long as you do the work yourself, well worth it
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Very common Omega faults, but nothing that cannot be put right at a resonable cost, as previous poster already said.