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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: P6UL K on 07 December 2010, 23:27:25
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My Miggy is off to my friends repair garage tomorrow for some long over due love & attention.
Just hope it all goes well, having the MOT done is worrying enough!
Here's what i'm having done:
MOT
Investigate non-starting issue before repair if possible...
(Supplied are new fuel pump and crank sensor Just in case its either of these.)
Please replace:
Rocker cover gaskets & o rings Parts supplied
Plugs Parts supplied
Oil Parts supplied
Oil filter Parts supplied
Front ARB bushes Parts supplied
Front wishbone rear bushes Parts supplied
Rear doughnut bushes Parts supplied
Fuel pressure regulator Parts supplied
Flush brake fluid, refill & bleed 5.1
Adjust handbrake
Note any other issues/problems that may need doing
I'm glad I've sourced all the parts, so its just the labour i have to cover.... I'll be there making tea and helping (interfering) where i can to help keep the costs down.
Watch this space for the out come! :o
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After having that lot done it should fly
through the MOT.
Pay close attention to what your mechanic friend is doing then next year you can do it all yourself and save even more money. ;)
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Indeedy!
I have a feeling it may fail on leaking rear self-levellers tho :-X
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Indeedy!
I have a feeling it may fail on leaking rear self-levellers tho :-X
Just wipe them both clean before you take it in ;) They'll never know :P
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Some advice:
Print off and take the guides for the cam cover gaskets and rear handbrake service etc and follow them to the letter.
I hope they are original gaskets for the cam covers....... :y
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Pay close attention to what your mechanic friend is doing then next year you can do it all yourself and save even more money
i would hope after that lot kneepad he won't have to do it all again next year ;D ;D ;D :y
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Flush brake fluid, refill & bleed 5.1
what is the 5.1 in the end>??
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Flush brake fluid, refill & bleed 5.1
what is the 5.1 in the end>??
the oil specification :y
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brake_fluid ;)
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Flush brake fluid, refill & bleed 5.1
what is the 5.1 in the end>??
the oil specification :y
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brake_fluid ;)
hmm.. i thought so.. so its safe to use it in our omegas?
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its the brake fluid you can get get
dot 5.1
dot 4.0
dot 3.0
you need the dot 5.1 for the omega :y
must type faster to beat andy ;D ;D
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its the brake fluid you can get get
dot 5.1
dot 4.0
dot 3.0
you need the dot 5.1 for the omega :y
must type faster to beat andy ;D ;D
DOT 4 would be perfectly acceptable in a road car IMHO.
DOT 5.1 does have a higher boiling point.
Kevin
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DOT 4 would be perfectly acceptable in a road car IMHO.
didn't know that, you learn something new everyday kevin ;) :y
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So far.....
MOT
Investigate non-starting issue before repair if possible...
(Supplied are new fuel pump and crank sensor Just in case its either of these.)
Please replace:
Rocker cover gaskets & o rings Parts supplied DONE
Plugs Parts supplied
Oil Parts supplied
Oil filter Parts supplied DONE
Front ARB bushes Parts supplied DONE
Front wishbone rear bushes Parts supplied DONE
Rear doughnut bushes Parts supplied DONE
Fuel pressure regulator Parts supplied DONE
Flush brake fluid, refill & bleed 5.1
Adjust handbrake
Note any other issues/problems that may need doing
All genuine VX parts used, had to order new coilpacks today as the ones we removed were knackered! So on the phone to Vx's... They have one bank in stock the other had to be ordered from Germany! So a phone call to http://www.vauxhallworldparts.com/index.php and they had both in stock and were Bosch items - Will be delivered tomorrow :)
A couple of pictures showing how bad the oil leaks were from the rocker gaskets....
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs738.snc4/65823_10150101803915020_718470019_7789900_5129862_n.jpg)
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs601.ash2/155307_10150101803805020_718470019_7789898_5734145_n.jpg)
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1177.snc4/154916_10150101803670020_718470019_7789890_3796930_n.jpg)
I also took the opportunity to clean all the breathers and TB's as they were looking a little manky.
I'll be cleaning the oil off of the rear shocks tomorrow also, so i'll see how that goes.
Just need to sort the erratic non-starting issue the car has developed now and fit a new oil pressure switch.
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Looking at the oil covering that plug socket, I'm hoping that you didn't let all that oil in the plug wells drain into the cylinders?
Someone with more knowledge may correct me, but wouldn't that hydraulic the cylinder if it was on the compression stroke when you turn it over? :-?
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Indeedy!
I have a feeling it may fail on leaking rear self-levellers tho :-X
I have a decent seconhand pair for sale if you need them, saloon ones that is
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Looking at the oil covering that plug socket, I'm hoping that you didn't let all that oil in the plug wells drain into the cylinders?
Someone with more knowledge may correct me, but wouldn't that hydraulic the cylinder if it was on the compression stroke when you turn it over? :-?
We turned it over with the plugs out ;)
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So far.....
MOT
Investigate non-starting issue before repair if possible...
(Supplied are new fuel pump and crank sensor Just in case its either of these.)
Please replace:
Rocker cover gaskets & o rings Parts supplied DONE
Plugs Parts supplied
Oil Parts supplied
Oil filter Parts supplied DONE
Front ARB bushes Parts supplied DONE
Front wishbone rear bushes Parts supplied DONE
Rear doughnut bushes Parts supplied DONE
Fuel pressure regulator Parts supplied DONE
Flush brake fluid, refill & bleed 5.1
Adjust handbrake
Note any other issues/problems that may need doing
All genuine VX parts used, had to order new coilpacks today as the ones we removed were knackered! So on the phone to Vx's... They have one bank in stock the other had to be ordered from Germany! So a phone call to http://www.vauxhallworldparts.com/index.php and they had both in stock and were Bosch items - Will be delivered tomorrow :)
A couple of pictures showing how bad the oil leaks were from the rocker gaskets....
I also took the opportunity to clean all the breathers and TB's as they were looking a little manky.
I'll be cleaning the oil off of the rear shocks tomorrow also, so i'll see how that goes.
Just need to sort the erratic non-starting issue the car has developed now and fit a new oil pressure switch.
He'll be impressed ;D ;D ;D
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All done!
It needed the fuel pump after all that, so the crank sensor is going back to VX for a refund.
Also needed an alternator as the original one had decided to earth its self out and draw maximum current from the battery!
Glad its all sorted now tho :)
MOT will get done in Jan now.
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i was under the impression for a car to fail the m.o.t on shocks leaking,oil has to be dripping out of them at the time of the test :-?
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Looking at the oil covering that plug socket, I'm hoping that you didn't let all that oil in the plug wells drain into the cylinders?
Someone with more knowledge may correct me, but wouldn't that hydraulic the cylinder if it was on the compression stroke when you turn it over? :-?
We turned it over with the plugs out ;)
:y
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Looking at the oil covering that plug socket, I'm hoping that you didn't let all that oil in the plug wells drain into the cylinders?
Someone with more knowledge may correct me, but wouldn't that hydraulic the cylinder if it was on the compression stroke when you turn it over? :-?
We turned it over with the plugs out ;)
Bet that was messy! :D