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[jordan681]

My baby is in need of servicing, does any one have a serving how 2..  am wanting to give it a major service...

[hotel21]

The common tasks are covered in the maintenance guides.

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1259003779

Have a look and see what you feel your capable of.  We all started somewhere!   

[jordan681]

cheers mate, am fed up of paying through the nose at a garage, just cos my car is a 3.0,

like u say everyones got to start somewhere...

[Andy B]

cheers mate, am fed up of paying through the nose at a garage, just cos my car is a 3.0,  ......

Years ago I asked at a local garage about my car (can't remember now why :-/)
His reply was ..... 'we don't touch them mate! Too complicated'  :-?  :-?  :-?  :-?

[jordan681]

I have the same problem...  its like am being punished for having a nice car..

have already had to change the HBV and the crank sensor myself..  using guides off here... garage wanted nearly £200 for each of them..  and been quoted £450 for a service...

So decided to do it myself...

[Andy B]

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garage wanted nearly £200 for each of them..  and been quoted £450 for a service...

So decided to do it myself...

I think those kinds of quotes are to make you take your car else where cos they haven't a clue. It's worked so far. You hold the trump card though, cos you now know it's been done correctly!     

As H21 says, have a look through the maint section at what you want to do or feel happy to do. If there's any problem area you need hlep with, there'll be help from here .... either written or it might be possible for a visit!  :-?       

[jordan681]

Cheers Andy and H21

to be honest i get a boat load of help off the site....  its a god send..  lol  (i even fitted cruise control myself - got a tech2 off *bay that runs off my laptop, took me a hour to do)

when it comes to the service is it just filters and fluids that need changing or are there other things too...??

[Andy B]

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when it comes to the service is it just filters and fluids that need changing or are there other things too...??

That's generally what mine gets, but consider cambelt at 4yrs/40 000 miles, brake pads etc

[jordan681]

it had the cambelt done just before i bought it in sept last year, n have got some brembo discs and pads on order...

looks like my weekend is gonna be messy..  lol

[Andy B]

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 n have got some brembo discs and pads on order...
 .......

OE are more than good enough. Beware of aftermarket discs .... they're more prone to warping than OE 

[jordan681]

thanks, might save some money and get some OE

[albitz]

Get yourself a Trade club card and save yourself a lot of Money.
If your going to do your own servicing, the card  will more than repay the £20 outlay on your first trip to the VX dealer.

[Andy B]

thanks, might save some money and get some OE

Join Autobahnstormers Club whose membership card wil give you access to Trade Club parts (parts manager might need 'persuading') and they'll be 

Omega Part Number Retail Price Normal Trade Trade Club
Brake disc & pad kits, front (axle set)
All models exc. 2.0 to '97                               93175466 £109.00 £89.98 £80.15

plus vat 

and what Albs says

[jordan681]

cheers fellas....