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Omega General Help / Re: Wheels in Motion

« on: 12 February 2011, 18:45:29 »

Like said earlier Dan whereabouts in the Country are you?

I am in Shropshire

If you can update your profile mate it would help 

You maybe closer to Bolton that WIM then

I may well be, i'll have to look into it. Thanks for all the information, definately something to think about

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Omega General Help / Re: Wheels in Motion

« on: 12 February 2011, 00:08:23 »

Like said earlier Dan whereabouts in the Country are you?

I am in Shropshire

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Omega General Help / Re: Wheels in Motion

« on: 11 February 2011, 17:07:09 »

Thanks for all the useful replies

I think I will get everything checked over and get it down to WIM.

Do they also fit tyres, as it will be needing a pair of fronts almost immediately

Cheers

Dan.

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Omega General Help / Wheels in Motion

« on: 10 February 2011, 19:31:28 »

First I'd just like to say thanks to Elite Pete for sorting the cam cover gaskets last week and solving a couple of other little problems 

Now, the car needs a full geometric set up and have been recommended Wheels in Motion.

Has anyone on here had their Omega set up by WIM, and were you pleased with the results?

Also is there a forum discount, as I have heard it mentioned but can't see any information on the forum after a quick browse.

Cheers

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Omega General Help / Re: Omega LSD

« on: 10 February 2010, 16:17:45 »

Probably is an LSD however, its worth changing the diff oil as the friction modifiers egrade with use/time.

BOA90LS from opie oils comes recommended

Thanks alot, strangely enough someone else told me earlier today that on their just an oil change converted their non-working LSD to a working one so hopefully that's all it is.
Are there no other parts that need servicing or replacing in the diff aswell or just oil changes?

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Omega General Help / Re: Omega LSD

« on: 09 February 2010, 23:37:15 »

I've found out that my current ex-plod MV6 was supplied with an LSD. .....

You sure? Not all plod cars had a LSD. Good be goosed if it does have one fitted, you need a specific diff oil for them, or as you say, it could hve been transfered to A N OTher car over the years. 

Well I'm pretty sure it was supplied with one as I got this information from my registration number from someone who works at Vauxhall:

AXLE,LIMITED SLIP
AXLE RATIO, 3.90
M79, MANUAL TRANSMISSION
W4G, EX POLICE CAR

Is it a metal plate attatched to the diff for identification or just a sticker? And where abouts on the diff casing is it, is it easy to see or is it stuck up the side somewhere hard to reach?

Cheers.

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Omega General Help / Omega LSD

« on: 09 February 2010, 00:12:36 »

I've found out that my current ex-plod MV6 was supplied with an LSD.
If it is fitted with an LSD then it doesn't seem to be working properly. During a quick drive to test it out last night the inside wheel was spinning away the power on sharp corners, and a quick test on a quiet lane with 1 wheel on wet grass and one on tarmac just resulted in the wheel on grass spinning all the power away.
Do the LSDs often stop working properly, and can they usually be fixed easily if they do, or is it more likely it has been replaced with an open diff at some point in it's life? I'll try and have a look for an identification label on the diff, but I'll be suprised if there's anything visible after 9 years.

Cheers

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Omega General Help / Cheers Pete!

« on: 05 February 2010, 19:06:24 »

A big thanks to Pete for doing the cambelt on our car and also temporarily fixing the low hanging back box for no extra cost until I can get some new exhaust rubbers.

Also makes a change to have someone who knows what they're doing with Omegas working on the car, and also explaining it along the way. Don't think I'll be using a garage again, the last garage I used didn't even notice they'd fitted the wrong tyres

Anyway thats one job off the list, next the steering idler and a full service

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Omega General Help / Re: Ex-Police insurance

« on: 31 July 2009, 17:15:23 »

Thanks for the help all, seems like a friendly community, hopefully I'll be back in an Omega soon

On another note, does anyone have a contact email for simon_pvs ? Was planning on contacting him this week but his profile seems to have vanished :-?

Cheers

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Omega General Help / Re: Ex-Police insurance

« on: 31 July 2009, 05:08:48 »

Ah OK I'd had problems trying to get quotes online because when you select the vehicle you can only select the 3.2 MV6 as an automatic so cannot get a quote for a manual, and seems to be the same on all sites I try.
Maybe I'll try calling a few and see what they say.

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Omega General Help / Ex-Police insurance

« on: 31 July 2009, 04:39:45 »

Hey all, I'm looking to buy another Omega soon, and looking at the 3.2 Manual Estates.
As these are all ex-police they don't seem to be listed on any insurance company's lists, so I was just wondering how they are insured? Are they insured as standard vehicles or are they insured as a modified MV6 Automatic with a gearbox conversion etc. or something similar?
Sorry for the stupid question

Thanks 

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: Wanted - ABS ECU for 3.0 manual

« on: 10 October 2010, 21:21:21 »

Im not sure on the numbers, am i right in thinking these cannot be seen until the unit is removed? Or is it possible to view from anywhere while still fitted?
If not is there any way to work out which is the correct part number  :-/

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Wanted - ABS ECU for 3.0 manual

« on: 10 October 2010, 14:33:22 »

I'm after an ABS ECU in good working order to fit a Y reg 3.0 manual facelift. Can pay by PayPal if easier.

Cheers,

Dan.

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General Car Chat / Cheers Again Pete

« on: 07 November 2010, 01:19:35 »

A quick post just to say thanks to Elite Pete for sorting the problems with my car and especially for standing in the rain for hours fitting the new ABS ECU

Anyway, can recommend him and his work, and also for useful advice.

Cheers again mate