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First experience of a Cavalier was the mk1, and arguments with my mate next door about whose dads car was faster based on what the highest number on the speedo was.

Half of Europe seems to know it's my birthday today, somebody must have told them?

Ha, Dan has the advantage of a little reminder from elsewhere I suspect. Thanks chaps

humbucker wrote:As a footnote, you can fully retract caliper pistons by using a Tech 1 (ABS-equipped models). This is recommended by the manufacturer when changing brake fluid.

Twoddle..... You can operate the abs solenoids, to facilitate bleeding the pump and valve body, but you cannot retract caliper pistons.

Absolutely no idea what so ever

Which begs the question, was it faulty or did they replace it as a diagnosis step instead of diagnosis?

As far as I am aware, but they might be listed under another model

The point being that the policy in a lot of motor factors and dealers is in place to stop parts being returned when they have been fitted as part of the diagnosis routine. With faulty parts you still have your standard consumer rights. The spin off is that a lot of workshops will tell you that once ...

A lot of this comes about from the mentality of poor quality mechanics fitting parts to diagnose by trial and error, rather than actually diagnosing things fully. Sometimes this is the only way to be sure once you have reached a certain point in your work flow, but too many people cut corners in tha...

Ah, just twigged, oil level sensor problem rather than the pressure light. That's not so worrying, and troy is likely to be right. I had visions of you running it with no oil pressure for a moment, which would be a disaster after all the effort

Check the fuses again, this is a behavior that is common to a blown fuse, although I can't remember which one. Too much coincidence, I would double check.

If it has been standing 3 years I would check the oil pressure properly before you run it any more, the pressure relief valves stick and dump the oil pressure to bypass.

Extremely difficult, if not impossible to remove without breaking the clips. Pull like fu*k and use new clips to refit or you'll be there all day and still probably fail.

Cavalier342 wrote: ... I believe I have spotted once or twice something which I do not believe was a commercial or private aircraft.....

I'd take an educated guess that it was a can of special brew

I've seen a few with excessive negative camber following a bump Mike, usually caused by the tube section of the strut assembly having kinked. Simple enough fix with a doner suspension leg.

From memory I'm pretty sure it's 8mm internal

Super89 wrote:I hope there is none

I think you might be disappointed in the near future then, lol

joe cavalier sri wrote:

planetc wrote:This....
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Nice does it come in a sports model

Don't be daft, it's a cake

This....
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Vin plate explanation, same as the cav.

http://oldsite.omegaowners.com/forum/Ya ... 1154543684

I think I'd have sourced another door and not bothered with insurance.

iancav6 wrote:This is me and Mrscav6 otherwise known as Ange on holiday in Austria a few years ago.

Was that the last time you sat down together Ian?

Sharp chisel, turn the shear bolts with it to undo, no need for drills. Once they start moving they come out easily

Trouble is, they all look great when we marry them but ten years later they start to look like their mums, lol

I think the screen needs to be broken beyond repair for an insurance claim. It should have little or no effect on your renewal though.