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Omega General Help / Re: Vectra v6 is it...

« on: 03 November 2008, 18:50:37 »

its the same engine but.....

has metal cam covers for a start so when breathers get blocked it blows the rear crankseal thus destroying its clutch! as i learnt!

also being the vectra suffers from a fair few electrical faults!

its the same block but has different inlet manifold, different oil sump as its FWD mounted and a few other little differences

Indeed...  I've heard of quite a few V6 SRI's (Vectra B model's) just spontaneously catching fire on the drive without being driven.

cooling fan harness has been known to chaff through, and the battery back up siren behind the wing is known to start fires

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General Discussion Area / Re: omega 3.0 elite

« on: 03 November 2008, 19:08:40 »

few bits end on ebay soon, some bargins there!
http://my.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?MyEbayBeta&CurrentPage=MyeBayNextSelling&ssPageName=STRK:ME:LNLK:MESEX

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General Discussion Area / Re: omega 3.0 elite

« on: 20 October 2008, 07:07:35 »

the body work was quite bad in some places, and i've been looking for a decent 3.0 engine for a while
its completely stripped now, so if theres anything you guys & girls are after, theres lots of pics here; http://www.vvoc.com/forum/showthread.php?t=212521 or pm me
thanks steve

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General Discussion Area / Re: omega 3.0 elite

« on: 24 September 2008, 19:39:14 »

ah right, i'm north east rep over on vvoc incase anyone thinks i might be a dodgy trader lol, quite alot in common between the models really, it's a R-reg 3.0 elite, goldish silver colour, saloon, auto. drives fine, pretty much everything avail atm
http://www.vvoc.com/forum/showthread.php?t=207948

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General Discussion Area / omega 3.0 elite

« on: 24 September 2008, 17:56:34 »

i've got a 3.0 omega which i will be breaking as i just need the engine for my vectra, just thought there maybe people on here who would be interested if they need any parts, sorry if i've broke any room rules :l

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General Discussion Area / Re: rattley V6 - top end??

« on: 19 July 2008, 00:22:07 »

forgot to mention, i done the head's (new stem seals, reground valves, checking all parts etc) then put new piston rings in and horned the bores out when seeing the condition of them.. big ends were fine too

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General Discussion Area / Re: rattley V6 - top end??

« on: 19 July 2008, 00:19:30 »

omega to vectra, i could just turn out to be worn lifters, but they all felt fine, and would rather not replace them all if theres an underlying cause..

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General Discussion Area / rattley V6 - top end??

« on: 19 July 2008, 00:07:42 »

hi, i have a simular problem to what i have read in this thread, maybe someone can help?
me and a friend bought a 3.0 v6 engine from a guy who was stripping an omega (auto). Since fitting the engine it has got a vary bad rattle on it, which sounds like its from the top end.
it cant really be identified to one bank, alough it sounds worse at the rear, i have stripped all the HVA's down, cleaned them and freed them all off, but it hasnt really changed. there is generally alot of top end noise aswell - could it be poor oil supply to the top or low pressure? any idea's?
this engine also had rust forming on the cams before fitting it, hva's were siezed with burned oil, and the bores had imprints as if it hadnt moved in a long time