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Omega General Help / Re: Handbrake is crap.. how to tighten?

« on: 03 June 2009, 22:27:51 »

Excellent, thanks a million!!

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Omega General Help / Handbrake is crap.. how to tighten?

« on: 03 June 2009, 02:27:03 »

Hey again everyone

Don't worry, i'm pretty sure this is the last little niggle i have (for now

) to annoy you all with.

The handbrake is really no good, if i'm parked on a slight incline and i pull the handbrake up, the car will roll. I have to use both hands to pull it up as far as it'll go before it actually sticks when i'm on a slope.

Is there any easy way to tighten it up? Or can anyone point me in a direction for a how to?

Thanks,
Phil

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Omega General Help / Re: Changing Diff Oil

« on: 03 June 2009, 02:25:02 »

Thanks for the info

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Omega General Help / Changing Diff Oil

« on: 02 June 2009, 08:15:17 »

Hey all,

it's about time i changed my diff oil, so i'm just looking for a quick couple of answers:

1)Any specific recommendations for the viscosity?
2)To save me putting the car up on stands only to find i don't have the right tool, can anyone tell me what i need to take out the bung? Is it a hex or something like on the sump nut?

thanks,
Phil

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Omega General Help / Re: Power steering issue

« on: 03 June 2009, 02:24:28 »

Cheers guys, i figured as much. Was wondering was it maybe a belt slipping or something, was looking for confirmation

thanks!

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Omega General Help / Power steering issue

« on: 02 June 2009, 08:22:34 »

Hey again all

(I'll stop making topics for the day after this one lol)

My power steering only works when i'm in gear and accelerating. Needless to say, in a car that weighs as much as an omega, this makes parking a bit of a nuisance at times lol
There is enough fluid in the system, so it's not that.

Is this a common fault, and what can i do about it?

Thanks,
Phil

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Omega General Help / Re: Help! More heat woes

« on: 31 May 2009, 06:05:26 »

As a temporary fix you could put the fan running constant - if you do bridge the connection with a 30amp fuse it won't burn the fan out

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Omega General Help / Re: airlocked - how to bleed?

« on: 31 May 2009, 08:51:03 »

Darn... i had a feeling it'd be something like that

waste of petrol grrrrrr

Ok, thanks for the advice

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Omega General Help / airlocked - how to bleed?

« on: 31 May 2009, 06:01:39 »

Hey everyone,

it's looking like the coolant system on my omega is airlocked, but i can't find a bleed nipple anywhere?

Don't suppose anyone has a picture of where it is or could explain it to me?

Also, more a matter of interest than anything else, how much coolant does the omega system hold?

Thanks in advance,
Phil

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: n00b

« on: 02 June 2009, 08:18:49 »

Thanks all

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: n00b

« on: 31 May 2009, 22:35:49 »

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone

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Hey all

I'm Phil, living in Dublin.
I drive an Omega B, 1998 - 2.0 16v

I'll be popping into the tech section right about now, thanks for having me along

WTF??

I thought I already introduced myself a couple of years ago

Anyway welcome to the forum