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Omega General Help / Re: Aftermarket brake discs and pads OK?
« on: 22 May 2008, 19:20:25 »
ate,textar,bosch and tevis all make discs and pads for vauxhall so you did well and got "genuine" again ironingboard!! 
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Omega General Help / Re: MOT Question
« on: 06 July 2008, 10:31:24 »
yep no problem with a repair on the exhaust 
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Omega General Help / Re: MOT Failed
« on: 03 July 2008, 19:36:08 »
shouldnt say this but if you can find a halfords with a test bay? have been on a few courses with halfords guys and they seem ok
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Omega General Help / Re: MOT Failed
« on: 03 July 2008, 19:29:58 »
guess what brakes give the best efficiency?? when they are metal to metal!!. on the new computerised mot system you can fail discs/drums etc for being"worn" i will fail a brake disc for excessive wear , it tends to be the "lip"" round the edge of the disc showing how much the disc has worn. the official line from VOSA is unless the componant has or is very close to the end of its servicable life...pass and advise . for your info VOSA are very aware that these nationwide chains tend to have a high failiure rate on.....shocks,tyres,brakes and exhausts!!
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Omega General Help / Re: Begging for help - strange lack of power
« on: 22 May 2008, 19:04:36 »
your vauxhall dealer will do you a non genuine (gates) cam belt kit in a plain brown box for £42+vat ish. inside you will find a cam belt, tensioner, and two cam belt idlers
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Omega General Help / Re: Begging for help - strange lack of power
« on: 21 May 2008, 08:25:46 »
cambelt has jumped 1 tooth on 1 cam, hence the noise in the filter box, quite common on the 1.8 and 2.0 ecotec engines in vectra and astra, also our old friend the rover k series, if when checking the cam timing marks are ok its not uncomon to find the crankshaft sprocket keyway worn giving you the vauxhall version of hondas vvc!!!
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Omega General Help / Re: Fault codes
« on: 18 May 2008, 19:37:09 »
if you can get to halesowen/oldbury j2 m5 i will do a code read for you, engine and gearbox?
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Omega General Help / Re: Automotive Remanufacturer - BBA-Reman
« on: 09 May 2008, 20:05:06 »
yep we use them in the trade a1 recomended
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Omega General Help / Re: Seat Belt orientation
« on: 18 March 2008, 19:44:04 »
yes bud we have a lot of trouble with rear belts in the workshop on mot tests, ford mondeo center belt the worst! sometimes if the seat is as little as 5/10 degrees away from were it should be (locked in posision) it wont let the belt out! 
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Omega General Help / Re: Tar like substance in the boot
« on: 09 March 2008, 18:10:36 »
cellulose thinners bud
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Omega General Help / Re: Can anyone identify this?
« on: 07 March 2008, 19:26:34 »
is it off the top of one of your rear seats were the head rests go thru? (headrest stalk)
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Omega General Help / Re: facelift 2.2 wont start after head gasket change
« on: 24 February 2008, 20:58:53 »
i know you said the timing was spot on, you have a spark but do you have compression?? mixed cams up? 180 out on one cam?
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Omega General Help / Re: Can I use biodiesel in my 2.5TD 1999 meega?
« on: 02 February 2008, 23:20:29 »
guess what car maker we fit the most diesel pumps to at £1000 a pump + fitting+ reprogram? can anyone guess?
yep top of the charts is.....VAUXHALL! vectra astra and zafria and always biofuel involved. 
yep top of the charts is.....VAUXHALL! vectra astra and zafria and always biofuel involved.
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Omega General Help / Re: Two questions
« on: 20 February 2008, 19:03:28 »
cheap generic readers will read your auto-box (launch x creader)
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Omega General Help / Re: MOT advice please
« on: 10 February 2008, 15:33:23 »
yes agreed maybe we should send our own cars to another MOT station to be tested? but remember, any car at any time could be stoped by police or involved in an accident and retested so its not in our intrests to pass a "dodgy" car we try to remain as ever impartial!