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Omega General Help / Re: Elite dumped coolant at 55-60 mph

« on: 30 January 2009, 22:36:36 »

Time for an update.
Rocker gaskets done and good job too as there was loads and loads of silicone sealer on the joint.
Oil leak now cured but now the thing has a water leak from the back end of the engine  
Going to change the HBV as matter of course at least to eliminate it as the source of the leak.

Its driving me mad cos I cant use the miggy.

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Omega General Help / Re: Elite dumped coolant at 55-60 mph

« on: 23 January 2009, 19:33:17 »

Thats a mass of info there mate thanks a lot.
Seriously considering doing the job myself if work will give me the time off, will do some creeping to the boss
All printed just in case.

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Omega General Help / Re: Elite dumped coolant at 55-60 mph

« on: 23 January 2009, 13:48:04 »

I have just been back to the car and gave it a once over.
It looks like the rocker gaskets are leaking at the back near the hbv causing the smoke so at a guess the breathers are blocked, must have been the foot down that pushed them over the limit..
The other thing I cant figure though is why it lost roughly 1 litre of water at the same time. At least it wasn't all of the water like I first thought.

Managed to get the thing home (15 miles) with no bother except the smoke coming out from under the bonnet at stands still.
Its amazing how far away people stay when they think your car is on fire

Thanks for the replies, I will be getting the car looked at on Monday so know for certain whats wrong.

Fixed the avatar now Entwood, thanks for the heads up.

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Omega General Help / Elite dumped coolant at 55-60 mph

« on: 23 January 2009, 00:29:12 »

Hi all.

I was driving home from work tonight and came to overtake a slower car at around 45-50, The car hit kick down as usual and then dumped all the coolant in the process.
It looked like a white cloud behind me
I parked up pretty much straight away and opened the bonnet to see the engine smoking.
There were no unusual noises or warnings from the car prior to this with only low coolant warning after.
Is it possible for the HBV to pop?
Any ideas welcome as I have had to leave the car on a side road near my place of work.

Thanks in advance.

Oh and to the nice police officer in the BMW estate if you are on here I wasnt trying to burn it.....yet

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Omega General Help / Re: Service Due

« on: 30 January 2009, 21:40:59 »

I use a place called Autocraft on Great Central Street in Leicester, knows his stuff and prices well too.
Cant find the number at the minute though will look for it.

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Omega General Help / Re: Omega v6 shudder from under the car

« on: 11 October 2008, 21:55:30 »

If the exhaust was removed to change the clutch it is possible that the exhaust may be vibrating on the underside if not lined up correctly. This at times can knock on the floor.

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Omega General Help / Re: Sat Nav question

« on: 03 August 2008, 15:18:25 »

Its good to know it can be updated as I want to keep the car as original as I can.
When I first looked at the car I didnt even realise it has satnav  
Thanks for replies so far as any info is great.

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Omega General Help / Sat Nav question

« on: 02 August 2008, 21:32:42 »

Hi

Is it possible to get an updated maps disc for the Carins setup in my elite?

Thanks in advance.

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Newbie Welcome Area / Hello all.

« on: 02 August 2008, 19:26:04 »

I thought I would say "Hi" before posting any where else.
I was looking for info on the Omega Elite and found everything I could ever need on this great site.

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Omega Gallery / Re: new mig

« on: 23 January 2009, 01:08:05 »

Looks like a nice motor.
 

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Omega Gallery / Re: What do you think?

« on: 26 September 2008, 16:10:00 »

Thanks for the replies.
There are a few bits that do let it down a little such as a small dent in the nearside wing and some micro blisters in the paint on the bootlid but they will be sorted soon.
I am undecided whether to get the bootlid painted or to replace it with a second hand one the same colour and put my spoiler onto it.

It did have a dodgy shock on the near side back but thanks to Steve aka SP_3.2 selling me some new shocks it is well sorted now.

It does have sat nav Steve thats one of the reasons I wanted it so badly because I have never seen so many toys in one car

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Omega Gallery / What do you think?

« on: 26 September 2008, 01:52:30 »

Hi all

I have finally got the Omega I have been waiting to buy for around 2 and a half years after I finally wore the last owner down enough to sell it me
From the info I have read on this forum its a mini facelift and luckily for me its had everything its ever needed done to high standards.

The car



Hopefully I got this right so the pic will show


Oh and thanks to JonArgraig for posting the how to upload pics it was very helpful.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Re-spray

« on: 08 February 2009, 19:32:10 »

Just been looking at getting my Elite resprayed once I get the leaking water pump sorted.
People where I work think I am mad spending so much money on an old car but I love the thing
Even though my car isnt worth it I would still spend the money cos I intend on keeping if for as long as possible.
Im even considering getting a cheap mig so I dont have to use this one for work.
Paint and nice wheels I think