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[Andy B]

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Its a lot easier to get to than the omega andy    ....

Forgot you weren't in an Omega ..... 

[omega3000]

Why, if you didn't want an omega due to cost and faults, did you go and buy a similar and reputably less reliable car, with similar parts to the one just sold?

Remember, Oof is in the fortunate poition only concentrate on one model of one manufacturers range of cars. Not all cars have a heater by pass valve. So a factors is even less likely to know (Andyc aside) than a Vx dealer parts man who. They often ask the same question when hearing the letters hbv, ime.

What are the odds of getting a genuine part from a factors though, would you say?

Because the 3.0 omega was falling to bits remember  Rot in the front chassis rails and rear arches plus the running costs and lifters that needed replaced and rear suspension knackered . I had no idea that valve stem seals were an issue on some vectra B's , i had 2 before and never had any issues with that before . If money wasnt so tight i would have another omega but until then ill make do with what i have for now and fix what needs doing bit by bit .
I would have thought any car parts shop would know what a heater valve was and could get one , seems not apart from online stores where you can get anything you need .

[chrisgixer]

Remember, Oof is in the fortunate position only concentrate on one model of one manufacturers range of cars. Not all cars have a heater by pass valve. So a factors is even less likely to know (Andyc aside) than a Vx dealer parts man who. They often ask the same question when hearing the letters hbv, ime.

Or, it leads to reactions to simple questions that are pure dogma. Just mention HBV, oil, plugs or other simple service stuff, and it's like Captain Flint has got on the internet("pieces of genuine GM plugs"). The only reason I replaced the £9 HBV on my car with a genuine one was that I managed to snap the vacuum port off the top of it. That would have been much harder to do if I'd spent 4 times as much on it. Oh, and by then I had a spare genuine one on my hotrod engine that won't be needed.

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[chrisgixer]

Why, if you didn't want an omega due to cost and faults, did you go and buy a similar and reputably less reliable car, with similar parts to the one just sold?

Remember, Oof is in the fortunate poition only concentrate on one model of one manufacturers range of cars. Not all cars have a heater by pass valve. So a factors is even less likely to know (Andyc aside) than a Vx dealer parts man who. They often ask the same question when hearing the letters hbv, ime.

What are the odds of getting a genuine part from a factors though, would you say?

Because the 3.0 omega was falling to bits remember  Rot in the front chassis rails and rear arches plus the running costs and lifters that needed replaced and rear suspension knackered . I had no idea that valve stem seals were an issue on some vectra B's , i had 2 before and never had any issues with that before . If money wasnt so tight i would have another omega but until then ill make do with what i have for now and fix what needs doing bit by bit .
I would have thought any car parts shop would know what a heater valve was and could get one , seems not apart from online stores where you can get anything you need .

They won't get self levelling shocks either etc etc. pattern hbv's are no better than pattern sensors, going by what i've seen on here. After all the oe ones aren't great, how good can a copy be? (A hypothetical question that, before Nick pipes up )

[chrisgixer]

Must say I'm getting that ground hog feeling from another thread in this section.

[Nick W]

Remember, Oof is in the fortunate position only concentrate on one model of one manufacturers range of cars. Not all cars have a heater by pass valve. So a factors is even less likely to know (Andyc aside) than a Vx dealer parts man who. They often ask the same question when hearing the letters hbv, ime.

Or, it leads to reactions to simple questions that are pure dogma. Just mention HBV, oil, plugs or other simple service stuff, and it's like Captain Flint has got on the internet("pieces of genuine GM plugs"). The only reason I replaced the £9 HBV on my car with a genuine one was that I managed to snap the vacuum port off the top of it. That would have been [color=red]much harder to do[/color][/font] if I'd spent 4 times as much on it. Oh, and by then I had a spare genuine one on my hotrod engine that won't be needed.

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Oh, really? it's an 8mm thick, hollow plastic stub. Considering that the pattern part is visually identical to both the one I replaced, and the spare that I used, right down to the casting flash it's virtually guaranteed that it came from the same supplier.

As I said; dogma.

[chrisgixer]

Remember, Oof is in the fortunate position only concentrate on one model of one manufacturers range of cars. Not all cars have a heater by pass valve. So a factors is even less likely to know (Andyc aside) than a Vx dealer parts man who. They often ask the same question when hearing the letters hbv, ime.

Or, it leads to reactions to simple questions that are pure dogma. Just mention HBV, oil, plugs or other simple service stuff, and it's like Captain Flint has got on the internet("pieces of genuine GM plugs"). The only reason I replaced the £9 HBV on my car with a genuine one was that I managed to snap the vacuum port off the top of it. That would have been [color=red]much harder to do[/color][/font] if I'd spent 4 times as much on it. Oh, and by then I had a spare genuine one on my hotrod engine that won't be needed.

Fixed

Oh, really? it's an 8mm thick, hollow plastic stub. Considering that the pattern part is visually identical to both the one I replaced, and the spare that I used, right down to the casting flash it's virtually guaranteed that it came from the same supplier.

As I said; dogma.

8mm thick?   A perfect match then. Not!

[Steve B]

Must say I'm getting that ground hog feeling from another thread in this section.

arrrrr your missing ralf