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Omega General Help / Re: none starter please help

« on: 09 June 2010, 11:02:37 »

thanks but cam wheel on right side has 2 sets of marks one says intake other says exhaust i asume it would be the exhaust mark buy wanted to be sure before turning engine over

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Omega General Help / none starter please help

« on: 08 June 2010, 20:41:19 »

hi chaps need help again have just changed the water pump and timing belt but forgot to note which timing mark on exhaust cam should be used on a 2000 2.0ltr ecotec engine can you lads point me in the right direction. had to change water pump after pulley fell off at tick over revs so no other damage as far as i can tell cheers griffo

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Omega General Help / petrol starvation or what ???????

« on: 11 March 2010, 19:35:49 »

have developed a bit of a nasty problem which i hope someboby can help me with. After starting my 2.0ltr gls and running on a short journey there are no problems but if i stop and restart then try driving it cuts out on slowing down as if it has run out of fuel . itwill then restart no problem but cuts out again this carrys on for a while but evetually stops and runs fine so before i start to spend money on bits i may not need any ideas???

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Omega General Help / Re: blue smoke valves and pistons

« on: 07 June 2008, 16:38:18 »

cheers have done two on the other side checked that one seems ok but will check again thanks i naerly ordered the same stuff as you but consulted the experts first - other owners who needs mechanics thanks again

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Omega General Help / Re: blue smoke valves and pistons

« on: 07 June 2008, 10:18:14 »

just an update to all you kind folk dropped the oil first nearly 1.5 litres too much flushed through immidiate improvment  clean breather pipes more joy have added small amount of engine revitaliser even more joy now running much more like it should be just ploughing through ether mot stuff 2 new wishbones said it neede inner track rod end  turned out to be new nut and bolt old one stripped next 2 rear coil springs and handbrake shoes there this weekend followed by exhaust next weekend then hopefully it will be back to its former glory oh anbody experienced with the alarm system it wont work htough there was some damage to wiring on bonnet lid prerviuos owner had chopped through several wires had them sorted but alarm still not functioning hpoe to here from you all cheers again soon to be back on the road paul

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Omega General Help / Re: blue smoke valves and pistons

« on: 13 May 2008, 09:22:03 »

thanks again for all your advice compression check booked for sat will post results after cheers again paul

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Omega General Help / Re: blue smoke valves and pistons

« on: 12 May 2008, 16:54:48 »

thanks for all your advicve the car has done 89000 and i will be down at pimhole tomorrow to see if anything worth having cheers

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Omega General Help / Re: blue smoke valves and pistons

« on: 12 May 2008, 09:55:54 »

as i suspected well there goes the next few weekends cheers

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Omega General Help / blue smoke valves and pistons

« on: 12 May 2008, 09:28:13 »

got some running problem on start up no problem exhaust smoke looks about normal but after leaving running starts to emit blue smoke which obviously then wont pass emissions am i looking in the right areas of valves and pistons or could it be something simpler help !

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Newbie Welcome Area / new to all this

« on: 12 May 2008, 09:08:13 »

hi to you all new to all this just bought a 96 gls auto with a few problems but thats the joy of motoring had several carltons in the past so this is a nice progression for me cheers for now