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omega3000

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New newbie 3.0 elite
« on: 12 August 2010, 21:01:57 »
Hi all, had my 1999 3.0 omega elite for a week now and loving it  :y Built in sat nav ....wow , all the toys and more in this car and everthing works  :y
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Re: New newbie 3.0 elite
« Reply #1 on: 12 August 2010, 22:09:17 »
Welcome along E :y :y
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Re: New newbie 3.0 elite
« Reply #2 on: 12 August 2010, 22:11:22 »
Hi
Welcome to the forum
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Re: New newbie 3.0 elite
« Reply #3 on: 12 August 2010, 22:15:21 »
Welcome bud! :y
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Re: New newbie 3.0 elite
« Reply #4 on: 12 August 2010, 22:16:44 »
Thanks for the welcome, i have owned an omega before ...one of the first ones 2.5 v6 . Had the dreaded cam cover problem which vauxhall told me it was a common problem  >:( Ive heard if you fit steel cam covers of a vectra v6 that this will cure the problem  :question My last car was a vectra v6 and i never had any probs with the cam covers  :y
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Re: New newbie 3.0 elite
« Reply #5 on: 12 August 2010, 22:21:42 »
Welcome to OOF mate  :y
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Re: New newbie 3.0 elite
« Reply #6 on: 12 August 2010, 22:31:16 »
Welcome to the forum mate :y
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Re: New newbie 3.0 elite
« Reply #7 on: 12 August 2010, 22:32:39 »
Ola! Welcome to the forum :y
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Re: New newbie 3.0 elite
« Reply #8 on: 12 August 2010, 22:43:06 »
Hi and welcome to the forum :)
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Re: New newbie 3.0 elite
« Reply #9 on: 12 August 2010, 23:01:10 »
Hello and welcome to the OOF
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Re: New newbie 3.0 elite
« Reply #10 on: 12 August 2010, 23:20:25 »
welcome  :y
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Re: New newbie 3.0 elite
« Reply #11 on: 13 August 2010, 05:37:12 »
Welcome to OOF. No need to fit steel camcovers (it can actually cause more problems than it solves) as you will soon find out from info on here,if the car is properly looked after the problem wont occur in the first place. :y
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Re: New newbie 3.0 elite
« Reply #12 on: 13 August 2010, 06:31:45 »
Hi, welcome along.You can fit Vectra covers, they are more rigid and have a much more efficient, wider gasket then the plastic covers fitted to the Omega,with the added benefit that you can use cheap aftermarket gaskets which is not advisable with standard covers.
However, it is important to keep the crankcase breather system clean whichever covers you use as this is one of the reasons that the gaskets blow in the first place, and if excess pressure is allowed to build up in an engine fitted with Vectra cam covers there is a chance oil could start to leak from elsewhere.   
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Re: New newbie 3.0 elite
« Reply #13 on: 13 August 2010, 07:48:41 »
Hello and welcome to the Forum. :y :y
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Re: New newbie 3.0 elite
« Reply #14 on: 13 August 2010, 08:29:16 »
Hello & Welcome  :y
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