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[duggs]

Guys....we need to give Jay42 a little slack here... He's new to the Forum, needed the car for work so wanted it sorted elpronto so flung it into a garage to sort.
He'd most likely loose well over the £225 if he's loosing work.

PRIOR to knowing the forum I'd have done the same.

NO doubt he may be paying over the odds on THIS occasion but he won't be in the future with help from all you guys. No need to keep banging on about the price.
What is done is done.

Best of luck Jay42...but "don't do it again"      

[JamesV6CDX]

for £225 i would come to you an do belt!!!  10-15 mins to do.

Damn it do you do anything else, I know nothing about cars apart from where to put fuel oil water and other fluids when they break down I'm at a loss. Thank heavens for forums never knew this exsisted until I searched.
The only forums I usually take part in are flooring related as thats my field of expertise.

For not a great deal more than that, I'd come to you and replace the cambelt kit at the same time!!!!

£225 for an aux belt and wheel = daylight robbery...

[JamesV6CDX]

Sorry, replied to an early post before finishing the thread... didn't see the price issue had already been done to death, should have known better

[robson]

Well said Duggs We get a bit panicy when the car breaks down and our thoughts are to get it sorted as soon as poss. Hope Jay gets it sorted . He knows now about a wonderful forum.

[Jay42]

Guys....we need to give Jay42 a little slack here... He's new to the Forum, needed the car for work so wanted it sorted elpronto so flung it into a garage to sort.
He'd most likely loose well over the £225 if he's loosing work.

PRIOR to knowing the forum I'd have done the same.

NO doubt he may be paying over the odds on THIS occasion but he won't be in the future with help from all you guys. No need to keep banging on about the price.
What is done is done.

Best of luck Jay42...but "don't do it again"      

Thank you Duggs absolutly right the price is small in my mind compaired with the potential loss of £1200 for a job booked in this weekend enough said.
Plus the garage I'm using I have used before and the owner is old school very good and maticulous in his work and if the bill is high he will allow you to pay half the invoice and take the car away on the understanding that the balance is paid by the end of the following month, I wonder how many garages would let you do that.

[dad1uk]

It was a case of 'needs must'. If Jay needed his car urgently then this was the best thing to do.

Now he knows about the Forum and the help available I'm sure he will think twice next time.

Just out of interest Jay, is the Cam Belt change up to date? This is very important, have you any service history with the car? If in doubt then get one of the guys to come down and change it.

[Jay42]

It was a case of 'needs must'. If Jay needed his car urgently then this was the best thing to do.

Now he knows about the Forum and the help available I'm sure he will think twice next time.

Just out of interest Jay, is the Cam Belt change up to date? This is very important, have you any service history with the car? If in doubt then get one of the guys to come down and change it.

Simon that is next to be done I have no record of it being done even though she has a full dealer ship service history.
Even though the garage I purchased her from has given me 12 months warrenty on the belt it still concerns me and in my mind would be a false economy to eek out those 12 months cause if it goes its just gonna give me grief.
Hopping to get James down to do it very soon he's pm'd me and is more than whilling to do it plus I'll keep the tea flowing and bacon rolls coming in and pass him his surgical instrements as needed, I'll even throw in a visitors permit so he can park all day in kingston for free.

[Bixy1]

Hi Jay42!
Welcome to the joys of Omega ownership!! 

[Jay42]

Happy days guys she's all done and no problems according to the garage.
What a relief.

[zirk]

 

[Jay42]

The saga continues.
All good saturday and sunday left early this morning for cambridge and hey hoo finished at 7pm and flat batt 
Temps all good no problems there in traffic around the 95 deg and motorway 90 deg.
Maybe my batt has had it, volt test for alternator charge was at 14.9v is this good or bad.
I wonder if summit is daraining the batt or a bad earth perhaps.
Any ideas guys before I torch it.

And who was that Omega owner in a silver saloon that flashed me to pull out in front of him/her coming onto the A1m as I got caught by a slower moving car thanks but I was monotoring temps an gauges an don't want to punch it to warp just yet until timming belt is done, however nice sounding saloon it was like I'd just been passed by a spitfire that really did have some grunt.

[RobG]

The saga continues.
All good saturday and sunday left early this morning for cambridge and hey hoo finished at 7pm and flat batt 
Temps all good no problems there in traffic around the 95 deg and motorway 90 deg.
Maybe my batt has had it, volt test for alternator charge was at 14.9v is this good or bad.
I wonder if summit is daraining the batt or a bad earth perhaps.
Any ideas guys before I torch it.

And who was that Omega owner in a silver saloon that flashed me to pull out in front of him/her coming onto the A1m as I got caught by a slower moving car thanks but I was monotoring temps an gauges an don't want to punch it to warp just yet until timming belt is done, however nice sounding saloon it was like I'd just been passed by a spitfire that really did have some grunt.

Sounds a tad high, possible failing regulator in alternator. Have you done the full test as per guide
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=90619.0

[Jay42]

The saga continues.
All good saturday and sunday left early this morning for cambridge and hey hoo finished at 7pm and flat batt 
Temps all good no problems there in traffic around the 95 deg and motorway 90 deg.
Maybe my batt has had it, volt test for alternator charge was at 14.9v is this good or bad.
I wonder if summit is daraining the batt or a bad earth perhaps.
Any ideas guys before I torch it.

And who was that Omega owner in a silver saloon that flashed me to pull out in front of him/her coming onto the A1m as I got caught by a slower moving car thanks but I was monotoring temps an gauges an don't want to punch it to warp just yet until timming belt is done, however nice sounding saloon it was like I'd just been passed by a spitfire that really did have some grunt.

Sounds a tad high, possible failing regulator in alternator. Have you done the full test as per guide
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=90619.0

Dude that just sounds complicated to me, give me a bit of carpet and a knife and I'm as happy as pig in muck start talking volts and amps an all that other stuff I'm lost shame on me for not listening at school especially in physics