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Omega V6 Timing Belt Change ? or Not ?

Dear all, I have V-plate Omega 2.5 V6-CDX. It has a rather low 26k miles on the clock and its coming up for 2nd MOT and...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by a.j.beddoes
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by a.j.beddoes

Decent Service Centre Recommendation

Hi, Can anyone recommend a decent garage to get a service done in Llansamlet in Swansea? Thanks Ads
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by ads1977
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by ads1977

de-icer

Right, its feckin freezing now and my normal cheapo CarPlan deicer isnt up to the job. Any recommendations for a decent...
14 comments posted 22yrs
posted by noone
14 comments posted 22yrs posted by noone

Wheeler Dealers

I have just seen the above programme on Discovery H&L and he was doing up a old Porsche. The bodywork was extremely dul...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by intelligenceunit
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by intelligenceunit

Car slowly looses engine power and then cuts out

Hi I have an odd problem with my aging Cavalier L petrol 1600 engine (1990 with 170k on the clock). I am looking for a...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by paul_work
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by paul_work

Welder - suppliers/make?

Can anyone rec. a decent supplier for a mig welder and the bits and bobs, wire, helmet etc. Prefer something decent not...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mark
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by mark

Top Gear

Missed the end of tonights episode. Did he manage to start the Toyota? Gareth
14 comments posted 22yrs
posted by gar.slee
14 comments posted 22yrs posted by gar.slee

synthetic oils or mineral?

Hi All, Own an Omega V6 and normally run it on a semi synthetic oil which I change every 6 months or 4000 miles.The mai...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by Red
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by Red

K11 Micra: ambient temp sensor

1996 Nissan Micra K11 type. Has always started OK. It has been stood for 7 days as I have been away on holiday. This mo...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by bruce_phipps
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by bruce_phipps

'99 fiesta revs accelerate when in neutral

my fiesta has just developed a poblem that during long motorway journeys when I go into neutral the revs increase to va...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mattgibbo
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by mattgibbo

getting wheels off

hi i have a rover vitesse turbo and i was going to swap my wheels and i can't get the wheels off the hub, i have tried...
9 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mccartneyjim
9 comments posted 22yrs posted by mccartneyjim

306 TD glowplugs - weird problem

Finally got around to changing the glowplugs on our recently acquired 306 D Turbo, which was becoming a total bitch to...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by danpost
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by danpost

96 Escort 1.8 turbodiesel problem

Went to start my daughters car this morning. It hasn't been used for a couple of weeks. A bit of heat and it started st...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by me
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by me

Why not two-stroke cars?

Why not two-stroke cars? I heard two-stroke is more efficient. Anyway, there must be good reasons, and I'm sure people h...
88 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nospam
88 comments posted 22yrs posted by nospam

Omega timing belt

Hi all Can anyone tell me the service interval for timing belt on Omega 2.0l 16 valve Tis my son's car. He can't find t...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by blah
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by blah