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Omega General Help / Headlights

« on: 29 November 2008, 12:28:30 »

Can you put Post 98 headlights with the projectors on a pre 98?

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Omega General Help / Re: bmw ecu on 2.5 td

« on: 02 November 2008, 17:36:31 »

Thanks, any UK companies do remaps or is it just Panel filter, De-Cat & Straight through exhaust, Shall V-Power Diesel and bobs your uncle jobbie?

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Omega General Help / Re: bmw ecu on 2.5 td

« on: 02 November 2008, 17:17:57 »

What are the answers as im curious to this?
Aint the E36 2.5TDS 188bhp?

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Omega General Help / Curious More Than Anything...

« on: 29 October 2008, 14:04:16 »

Can you still get the Irmscher kit's for the pre-faclift Omega's anywhere as I think it makes them look a bit more modern and maybe an idea for me when I get one?

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Omega General Help / Re: Hit a pheasant

« on: 27 October 2008, 16:13:55 »

Could have done worse, my ad hit a deer in his old company Mondeo ST200 back about 1998/1999. While he was drink on a saturday night he told my sister he hit and killed bambi, she cried for weeks love her she was only about 4 at the time lol.

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Omega General Help / Re: Prefaclift Keys?

« on: 27 October 2008, 10:55:17 »

Like this but a bit more rounder




Never seen one before so was curious how easy they are to replace if they go wrong.

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Omega General Help / Prefaclift Keys?

« on: 27 October 2008, 09:57:39 »

One of the Omega's we went to see yesterday had a Vauxhall key I'd never seen before? It was oval in shape with a button in the middle and one on the side? Had anyone got a picture of one and also what models they come on etc? Were can you get them from?

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Omega General Help / Re: Advice please?

« on: 23 October 2008, 21:08:41 »

Also does anyone know if you can run the TD lumps off Vegetable/Cooking oil? Thing is my Uncle (the Dad of the cousin buying an omega) runs a chippy. Could be handy if he could run it on the oil?

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Omega General Help / Re: Advice please?

« on: 23 October 2008, 20:50:06 »

yeah if its in someone elses name it will be cheap my dad made me earn my own NCB so im a tad bitter!

omegas generally are reliable at the end of the day they were built to compete with BMW 5 Series and they certainly wiped the floor with the Scorpio!

rust is the prefacelift / mini f/ls problem try and get a 1998 + model as these got some extra toys

He dosent want to spend more than a grand as he's saving for an Insignia November/December next year. On top of that the models were looking at are 1995-1997

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Omega General Help / Re: Advice please?

« on: 23 October 2008, 20:47:48 »

......
Weve gone through all this and my Dad will be driving it more than me  [smiley=rolleyes.gif] So it will be in his name.

Also thanks for the advice

You dad must be brave then to entrust his NCD with you! No way would I have done the same with my lad, 7 he's a few years older than you. He proved it within a few weeks of putting his own car on the road.  

Well we had a play about on the RAC website and my Dad's got a brand new Volvo V50 R-Design T5 in White on leese so he dosent use his NCB anyway plus with the RAC there protected, we got a quote of £1312 for the V6 and £980 for the TD On top of that I can't see me booting it everywhere really, I've been there and done it all in the car with my cousin when he first learned to drive 3 years ago.  I'l be taking it easy me thinks

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Omega General Help / Re: Advice please?

« on: 23 October 2008, 20:41:22 »

This weekend im going with my cousin to view a few Omegas. The one he's particularly interested in is a 2.5 TD CDX Manual which is great because he only needs it for a year which means this time next year (When im turning 17) I'l be able to have it off him The 2.5 V6 Petrol, well I can afford the insurance it's the petrol Im worried about and 170bhp + RWD with a 17 year old behind the wheel  [smiley=shocked.gif]

Anyway were going to see 3 cars all together. That 2.5 TD CDX, a 2.5 CDX Manual and a 2.5 Elite Auto. The last two being petrols.
Just asking really what do we need to look out for etc? There all Pre-face models. I come from a family of fords [smiley=embarassed.gif] and my cousin drives a 1.8 Escort GTi 5 door on throttle bodies with a very expensive paint job, lowered a bit on anthracite alloys. Thing is his job will be taking him to Bristol every day (We Live in Bridgend, near Cardiff, South Wales) and he dosent want it going on the motorway clocking up the milage every day so an Omega for a year until he can get a new Insignia will suit him down the the ground. Now Manual or Auto dosent matter to him as on the motorway it will just be in 5th. So what things should I look out for really? I know the TDS lump is from a BMW and is pretty much bullet proof with regular oil changed but thats about it really?

Thanks, Bailes

sorry to piss on your fire but there will be no chance in this world you will get insured on a v6/td omega on a policy in your own name ! i had to wait till i was 20 with 3 years ncb before i could get insured on a mv6

Weve gone through all this and my Dad will be driving it more than me  [smiley=rolleyes.gif] So it will be in his name.

Also thanks for the advice

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Omega General Help / Advice please?

« on: 23 October 2008, 20:29:38 »

This weekend im going with my cousin to view a few Omegas. The one he's particularly interested in is a 2.5 TD CDX Manual which is great because he only needs it for a year which means this time next year (When im turning 17) I'l be able to have it off him The 2.5 V6 Petrol, well I can afford the insurance it's the petrol Im worried about and 170bhp + RWD with a 17 year old behind the wheel  [smiley=shocked.gif]

Anyway were going to see 3 cars all together. That 2.5 TD CDX, a 2.5 CDX Manual and a 2.5 Elite Auto. The last two being petrols.
Just asking really what do we need to look out for etc? There all Pre-face models. I come from a family of fords [smiley=embarassed.gif] and my cousin drives a 1.8 Escort GTi 5 door on throttle bodies with a very expensive paint job, lowered a bit on anthracite alloys. Thing is his job will be taking him to Bristol every day (We Live in Bridgend, near Cardiff, South Wales) and he dosent want it going on the motorway clocking up the milage every day so an Omega for a year until he can get a new Insignia will suit him down the the ground. Now Manual or Auto dosent matter to him as on the motorway it will just be in 5th. So what things should I look out for really? I know the TDS lump is from a BMW and is pretty much bullet proof with regular oil changed but thats about it really?

Thanks, Bailes

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: Evening All

« on: 25 October 2008, 20:25:47 »

Thanks Everyone...
And before anyone asks, nope Im not going to be a boy racer or a chav (especially if I want a Diesel Omega), neither do I like bodykits unless the subtle, huge exhausts or 'banging' music  [smiley=laugh.gif]

I do like sublte mods, as in...

Exhaust (Nice tone, quiet, subtle tailpipe)
Panel filters/Enclosed Induction kits
Lowering
OEM Alloys (Pref in a different colour to standard)

Etc etc

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: Evening All

« on: 25 October 2008, 17:19:10 »

One more question lol...

How 'nice' does the TD sound? Thing is I really like a nice 6 cylinder growl, I been in a 730i today and I can't believe what I've been missing since we got rid of the ST220 for the Volvo!.

Also will a Decat on the TD and full straight through pipes make it less 'laggy' and sound a bit more decent? Were going to see 3 Omega's tommorow and one Volvo 850

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: Evening All

« on: 23 October 2008, 20:33:53 »

"Hello" and Welcome  

You'll get lots of help in the "General Help" area as more experts read there than here ..  just a couple of points from me ..

1. IMHO the most important .... have a read about the warning lights, called the EML and the Emissions lights .. some cars have both, some only one ... and learn when they should come on and go out... it is not unknown for shady dealers to remove the bulbs to hide problems !!! So check and double check ! If you look at a V6 petrol then the "paperclip test or pedal test" as described in the "maintenance" section may be worthwhile doing !

2. Cambelt - this AND THE PULLEYS must be changed every 40,000 - ignore what the 80,000 folks say .. they are wrong. If you don't KNOW when it was last done .. it needs changing or you end up with an expensive lump of mangeld metal...  the belt doesn't go, the pulleys do...  

HTH  

Is that just with the Petrol lump or the BMW's TD lump aswell? I was under the impression this was chain driven?