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[f13platform]

i went to bristol today to see the omega
they said 65000 m and 5 vx stamp ...i asked for the booklet
they were only 4 vx stamp no sign of cambelt change
and the car looked so tired (( i got it they lie and they changed the
mileage))  let s see how they react i look at the engine my god shit
was better than 2.2 liter . my 2.0 l  was like v8 to that 2.2 believe it or
not.  i drive it and it was slower than my car in every way
dashborad was just like ford ka.... i didnt like it at all
i said ok what ever it is i buy the number plate 03
i give u £700 and my car with new engine and new break and  new
coolat and  new auto fuild new maf and new cam sensor ...
he went mad and bang the driver side door and it didnt open
agine    

[Kevin Wood]

OOPS! Toys out of pram!

Oh, well. Sounds like it's his fault for not being honest about it in the first place.

Kevin

[f13platform]

Mr kevin

u just complete my word  in a nice way

[Danny]

what's the actualy mileage then? more than 65k?

[Lizzie_Zoom]

What a right shister!!

Just proves with cars you have to be so careful!

[f13platform]

what's the actualy mileage then? more than 65k?

showe 65k . there is only one way to prove it. the old M.O.T
if there is no old MOT ... anything can happen day
to me looked more like 130k  b'use had only one company owner
they dont sell them when they re 65k .even  if it s true they never been look after

[amigov6]

Do the 2.2's have a cambelt?  Pretty sure they're chain driven which might explain why no cambelt history.
   Still sounds like a bad car & seller. Tell him to f..................!

[webby23]

I am sure they do have cambelts.

[pete.h]

Got a feeling that it was the transverse engine vx's that had the chain drive 2.2, I think omegas are all belt drive , but I could be wrong , it might depend on the year of the car .

[amigov6]

Surely an engine's an engine regardless of how it's bolted in.
    I'm no mechanic by any means but i'm sure the 2.2's chain driven.
  Someone will put me right/wrong!!!!! [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]

[f13platform]

if it s chain why the plastic cover is same size with cam belt engine?

if 2.2 is chain belt the front of engin should look biger not smaller than

my 2.0...  

maybe im wrong

[pete.h]

If it's got a plastic cover on the front it's belt drive , the chain drive engine looks totally different, and the cover is metal because the chain runs in oil.
I know the frontera 2.2 engines were belt drive because I've changed one that had thrown a rod , and I think all the omegas were too.
All the 2.2 Astras/Vectras I've seen have been chain drive. We've MOT'd about 50 of them and also come across a few where the chain has snapped.(very common problem which a lot of people think should be the subject of a recall)
Basically if they do do an omega with a chain drive 2.2 , don't buy it !!!

If you go on some other vx  forums you'll see tales of chains snapping without warning at very low mileages ' as little as 10k in some cases.

As far as I know the 2.2 belt drive is a bored out 2.0 lump so is generally fairly reliable.

[LaserLance]

The 2.2 diesel has a chain driven cam ,found out whem i got a full servce on it and asked for all the belts to  be done as it was 4 years old at the time ,felt a bit of a wally when iasked why no cam belt change

[pete.h]

A guy who runs a car sales pitch near us, brought a Jaguar 3.0 S type in and asked us if we could fit a cam belt and service the car for a better price than the main dealer had qouted him .(The person buying the car wanted it done at the main dealer)
Told him it would be a bit difficult seeing as it's a chain drive cam !!

Makes you wonder what Jaguar were quoting for , I think it was about £600 , which was presumably for a service and a serpentine belt.

Just goes to show even the trade fellers aren't that clued up.

[tunnie]

2.2 TDi is chain.

2.2 Petrol is cambelt