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Omega General Help / Re: Local Mechanic needed asap....water pump

« on: 16 August 2011, 21:14:05 »

Thanks for that, Unfortunately the car is stuck at my house, I can get taken close by if  needs be but Stoke is a little too far for me, Dudley however is pretty close.

I understand getting the cam belt sorted is ideal and depending on cash costs and flow I will sort. I need to get it worthy of a drive to devon in 11 days and as cheap as possible, on return I dont mind spending more if I have to but this side of the hols its pretty tight  :-/

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Omega General Help / Local Mechanic needed asap....water pump

« on: 16 August 2011, 20:47:02 »

Hi All,

Ok so the dreaded just happened, broke down and water pump has gone, water peessing out. looks like spindle snapped or summat and pully dropped forward allowing water out.

Got recovered to my home now need to sort things. Any help is really appreciated;

1) How much should it cost to replace water pump on 2.5v6 auto?

2) is it worth sorting out my cam seal leak and cam belt change at same time?

I am due to go on holiday in 11 days so cant really spare loads so a good cheap sensible repair for now is what I really need s I can get there and back.

Anyone near to B64 Cradley Heath fancy the job or can you recommend a good local garage I can it get it to?

cheers for the help in advance  :-/

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Omega General Help / Re: What colour is my car?

« on: 04 August 2011, 00:35:15 »

Are you descibing this colour....



if so...Premium Blue Metallic 

Yep pretty mucch that colour lol so can I cancel my opticians appointemnt thenlol

Should i inform dvla that its wrong?

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Omega General Help / Re: What colour is my car?

« on: 03 August 2011, 16:44:54 »

Hmmm code is Z293 which signifys premium blue so how come the V5 states silver?

I did a car check via text and it did say the car had had a colour change but it clearly hasnt? hmmmm

I have emailed vauxhall direct to ask what colour the car came of the tracks. Maybe someone was going to change colour but didnt?

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Omega General Help / What colour is my car?

« on: 03 August 2011, 14:26:40 »

Ok I know this seems a really silly question but what colour IS my car?

It says on the logbook its silver, the vin numbers match etc but to my eyes its a sort of metallic light blue.

I havelooked in the engine bay etc and there is no signs of a respray unless they shelled it.

Is there a specific shade of blue that falls under the titlle of silver?

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Omega General Help / Re: Oil leak from cam shaft seal / crank shaft seal??

« on: 02 August 2011, 16:37:57 »

I'd be inclined to get the cam covers done ASAP.

If you don't feel up to it yourself, PM Darth Loo-knee who replied above for a quote - he does a lot of work on Omegas, and isn't too far from you (if my geography is OK )

Well he's not that  far, I would say 60 mins away down the mway. 

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Omega General Help / Re: Oil leak from cam shaft seal / crank shaft seal??

« on: 02 August 2011, 16:02:48 »

and would these cause oil to run down to the bottom of the car as well as fill the plug wells?

Ok £50 for parts aint too bad but is this a big job as the garages I have called have said. A few wont even take it on lol but no prices as yet.

any idea of rough guide price for the midlands area for this and ideally a recomendation of someone who could do it?

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Omega General Help / Re: Oil leak from cam shaft seal / crank shaft seal??

« on: 02 August 2011, 15:32:56 »

No need to remove the spark plugs, just pull off a lead and look down into the hole 

Cost depends where you go really. If your Cambelt is due a change that would be the ideal time to change which ever seal needs replacing, as cambelt needs removing to do them.
Hope that makes sense
Daz 

Ok I have just pulled off the three leads on the left side ( number 5, 3, 1 i think it was?)

number 1, and 3 filled with oil but 5 (the back one) dry.

Couldnt get to other side 

so diagnosis? money pit?

ar drives ok at moment, starts first time every time and is pretty quick but for how long??? 

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Omega General Help / Re: Oil leak from cam shaft seal / crank shaft seal??

« on: 02 August 2011, 15:19:33 »

oops sorry didnt see you had said check the ruddy plug wells lol sorry

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Omega General Help / Re: Oil leak from crank shaft seal??

« on: 02 August 2011, 15:18:19 »

I am due to drive to devon in 3 weeks in this car for my family holiday. Is this in need of repair NOW or could it wait?

If I dont fix asap what could be the problems etc?

If the cam cover gaskets are leaking and filling the plug wells with oil this could cause you a problem as eventually you will get a misfire.

Crank seal, other than the mess and the need to keep the oil topped up, wouldn't concern me. They rarely get bad enough to render you immobile.

At the minimum, I would suggest cleaning the breathers and checking the spark plug wells for oil before departing.

Now that is what I call a ruddy good reply, Thankyou!!

So bear in mind I am a n00b with cars altogether would you say if I remove a spak plug and see if the well is fillled with oil this will tell me anything and assist in solving the issue?


Just for info what would you say were the "going rates" for fixing of both?

i.e cam seal or crank seal?

I assume the timing belt is a huge chunk being a v6? well so  everyone seems to suggest as they shake their head and suck in air lol.

Also any recommended garages/mechanics in the B64 area of the midlands you know of or use the forum? Rather have someone who knows about the cars etc.

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Omega General Help / Re: Oil leak from crank shaft seal??

« on: 02 August 2011, 15:05:35 »

Ahhh thats my mistake. Its the crankshaft seal that I have been told is leaking at the bottom behind pully. I couldnt recall which is was hence me putting both on title ( now edited).

So now its the crankshaft seal and bear in mind I know nowt about cars can anyone advise me on the  seriousness of this issue and the likelly costs involved in fixing?

I am due to drive to devon in 3 weeks in this car for my family holiday. Is this in need of repair NOW or could it wait?

If I dont fix asap what could be the problems etc?

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Omega General Help / Oil leak from cam shaft seal / crank shaft seal??

« on: 02 August 2011, 14:00:52 »

Hi All,

I have not long bought a 2000 X reg facelift model 2.5v6 cdx. I have had it about 8 weeks now and when I bought it I was told it had a slight leak from the rocker gasket. I accepted this and planned to get it sorted once I had a few spare pennies as it really wasnt serious however I had noticed small spots of oil on my drive and assumed it was from this. Saturday i noticed it seemed a bit worse so calledthe AA out. Thats another story but lets say that I have just taken it to 2 garages who have said it seems to be the camshaft/crankshaft seal leaking.

My question is now how serious is this and what cost am I looking at etc?

I know pretty much sod all about cars hence I took out the AA parts and labour cover only to find that as the car is still drivable ( the aa patrol man didnt say it was crankshaft seal) they wont pay the claim.

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Omega General Help / Re: Car spluttering

« on: 29 April 2007, 21:59:05 »

Many Thanks for that, it makes sense. I doubt the last owner had it changed as he did nothing else to it.


Is this a relatively easy job or is it best to take to a garage and just get it changed? Any idea on what the average cost should be?

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Omega General Help / Car spluttering

« on: 29 April 2007, 16:09:39 »

Hi all,

I'm a newbie here and would appreciate your thought on a slight problem i'm getting on my 97 reflection 2.5v6.

recently it has started to splutter when doing 30ish and below although is sound at higher speeds. It is also ok if have around £30quids worth of petrol init but if the range falls to 70ish the sluttering occurs.

any idea what it could be as i know nowt about cars and don't wanna get fleced at a garage just yet.

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Omega General Help / Re: Advice wanted by new omega owner.

« on: 11 March 2007, 17:34:08 »

Ok update time  


Against the advice of some members I did buy the car but negotiated a better deal.

The car itself is a reflection with a 2.5 V6 engine. The seller did say it was limited edition although it does not state that anywhere but it has the carbon bits, TC,AC elctric front windows, electric sunroof etc.

The car does shift I must say and so far I would place them just above the Rover 620gsi but not that much higher.

It has high milage ( 144k) as was a company car but has loads of service history. Cam belt was changed at 122k.

The only problem I feel is either from the suspension or wishbones as when going over bumpy ground ( most of the roads in my area) there is slight knocking from the passenger side.

Does anyone have any advice on what this may be as I am only guessing. Rough costs would also help.

the other problem is the fob. it works but you have to press the buttons hard and repeatedly to unlock/lock. I have changed the battery but no change. Can I get a new fob and reprogramme it myself or is it more techy??

Cheers

Pete