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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Radar on 19 May 2010, 20:39:58
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Am going to change cam cover gasket and in the maintenance guide it says to tighten the bolts to 8nm. Thing is i dont have a torque wrench so would nip tight be ok?
Also can i get the black sealant from halfords and what size torx screw is needed for the coil pack?
Thanks
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Am going to change cam cover gasket and in the maintenance guide it says to tighten the bolts to 8nm. Thing is i dont have a torque wrench so would nip tight be ok?
:o :o :o :o You'll be driven throug the street in a hair shirt with thoughts like that here ::) ::) ::)
The key thing is that they all need to be evenly nipped up :y :y
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because it needs to be done evenly all around, i would suggest investing in a torque wrench, it will be cheaper in the long run as it will make the gasket last long better.
Oh and use only black sealant from Vx and genuine gaskets
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Thanks guys :y
Do you know what torx size is needed for the coil pack?
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don't know i just grab ones from halfords pack until one fits ;D
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don't know i just grab ones from halfords pack until one fits ;D
I see where you're coming from. Guess you could probably do it with your eyes closed then!!
PS Good luck with the flat purchase
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don't know i just grab ones from halfords pack until one fits ;D
I see where you're coming from. Guess you could probably do it with your eyes closed then!!
PS Good luck with the flat purchase
Cheers :y
Back to thread, out of all the tools i bought 4 things are most used:
jack, axel stands, halfords 150 set and torque wrench.
With those you can do nearly every DIY job on a Omega :y
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Back to thread, out of all the tools i bought 4 things are most used:
jack, axel stands, halfords 150 set and torque wrench.
With those you can do nearly every DIY job on a Omega :y
typical student ...... can't add up! ;D ;D
you mean of the 153 tools (154 if you count the axle stands as 2 ;)) you bought ....... :y :y :y
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Back to thread, out of all the tools i bought 4 things are most used:
jack, axel stands, halfords 150 set and torque wrench.
With those you can do nearly every DIY job on a Omega :y
typical student ...... can't add up! ;D ;D
you mean of the 153 tools (154 if you count the axle stands as 2 ;)) you bought ....... :y :y :y
I class the 'set' as a thing! Its in one box :P :P
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don't know i just grab ones from halfords pack until one fits ;D
I see where you're coming from. Guess you could probably do it with your eyes closed then!!
PS Good luck with the flat purchase
Cheers :y
Back to thread, out of all the tools i bought 4 things are most used:
jack, axel stands, halfords 150 set and torque wrench.
With those you can do nearly every DIY job on a Omega :y
Have been meaning to buy the tool set but the money never seems to strech to it :'(
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Have been meaning to buy the tool set but the money never seems to strech to it :'(
the torx set from Machine Mart isn't bad, probably better than Halfords because there are various size drives ie 1/2" 3/8" & 1/4" I find that the body of some of the smaller Halfords Torx is too big to allow the drive bit to properly engage eg throttle body
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/pro44-14-pce-tx-bit-set :y
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That looks handy for genral use but i need the male torx for the coil pack