The super low-mile OMGa MmmV6 - being moved on

[Brodders]

 

Petrol station reached. This car is simply superb.

[GeordieInExile]

I like that very much. Always fancied an Omega in V6 flavour.

[Brodders]

I am now back, and the Omega has been safely deposited at the garage.

 

 

Thanks again to RantingYoof and his father for all the help today; both excellent chaps who I hope to meet again at some point in the future.

 

The drive back was very enjoyable, especially the first half (the route they suggested along the A428 instead of the congested M1 was very nice) and the car drives brilliantly. The sound of the V6 is absolutely intoxicating too. Overall, I am very pleased with the purchase.

[95 quid Peugeot]

Well done Brodders

[rantingYoof]

It does make a good old gruff warble.

 

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[Rusty_Rocket]

Well played.

 

I spotted a 'meega out in the wild last week.  It looked elegant and correctly proportioned compared to the awful crossovers/SUVs that surrounded it.

[Brodders]

Thread resurrection time.

 

Over the winter, this has been in storage until the weather improved and insurance became more reasonably priced. The later part occurred around the start of the New Year, so as of today this is now on the road (I hadn't expected the snow we have now when I bought the policy at the start of the month, but we will ignore that).

 

A few bits and pieces have been done to get it back to how it should be, however when changing the bonnet struts I noticed this.

 

 

Which when zoomed in, looks like this.

 

 

A sizable hole to be fair, but it isn't a particularly huge issue to me. It's an old hose (from the GM markings I assume an original) and goes some way to explain the fruitier than usual sound it makes compared to other Omega's.

 

Unfortunately, it is no longer available from Vauxhall and my eBay searches have yielded nothing for this. Inconveniently it is also completely different to the hose on the spare 3.2.

 

Do any of the other Omega fans have any idea where else to look or have one of these laying somewhere?

 

[Rocket88]

Suggestions; a]Fit a bit of convoluted hose b] chop off affected area, fit another hose of the same diameter and shape [just the bit that needs replacing, and internally sleeve with a bit of tubings and a couple of Jubilee clips

[Rusty_Rocket]

Looks like the secondary air injection (heats the CATs up faster from a cold start) so shouldn't affect the running etc. As above, find any piece of hose you can and bodge it in!

[New POD]

When you are ready to sell it. You know where I am.

[New POD]

Suggestions; a]Fit a bit of convoluted hose b] chop off affected area, fit another hose of the same diameter and shape [just the bit that needs replacing, and internally sleeve with a bit of tubings and a couple of Jubilee clips

This.

 

Once fixed a coolant pipe on a Suzuki SC100 flying zit with a length of copper tube and a hose off a Morris minor and jubilee clips. Alternatively get the part number via Omega owners forum and Google that number.

[yes oui si]

Can't remember the last time I saw an Omega in the tin... Would like a diesel wagon for keeps, or a petrol saloon to play with for a month or two.

[Brodders]

To provide a belated update, New POD was on the money with the Omega Owners club suggestion. A pretty much identical hose (aside from the completely different part number) was found after a bit of digging around the forum, ordered and fitted a few months ago. It was great to complete a job which made a good deal of difference in less than ten minutes.

Since then, it has had the cambelt, auto box fluid, front suspension arms and brake disks and pads changed.

One area which was letting the whole car down was the rear wheel arches. Like most Omegas, this had started to go a bit ripe, along with the bottom of the rear passenger door on the drivers side.

Getting it booked in around here was proving to be difficult. Thankfully PKB thought we would be able to make a good shot of it, so he kindly invited me to come along to see what could be done. He also offered to help out with taking care of the nice scratch a kind local resident left all the way down the passenger side the other week.

Being a 90s Vauxhall, there was a fair bit that came off.

And rust stuck onto plastic.

However we finally got down to good metal (more than I thought would be left on the arches considering the state they were in).

And then treated it

Applied a little smidge of filler and red oxide

Followed by some grey primer and some Star Silver paint.

Which a fly kindly flew right into (the bastard)

Overall, I am very pleased with the result, especially when compared to the condition it was in this morning. I cannot thank Ken enough for the help today. It should hold the rust back for a bit longer (at which point it will probably be time for some new arches to go in).

[purplebargeken]

It was a busy old day. 

I was horrified by what we found when the tape was pulled off the arch section behind the door.  Anyway, as Brodders said, it should hold things off for a good while.

Whilst the filling wasn't perfect, overall it is a decent improvement. I realised that I hadn't actually used body filler for a couple of years now and I was a bit shocked as to how much my eyesight had worsened, even with glasses. Optician time methinks. 

The scratches on both N/S doors responded perfectly to some claying and compounding using the drill mounted Meg's Power DA, a nice little bit of kit. A smear of Poorboys polish to protect it all and job done.

Next job will be the other rear wheel arch and some clear coat on the side already done, just want the paint to harden properly.  Hopefully I might even see what I'm doing next time.