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Omega General Help / Re: EML

« on: 01 May 2007, 08:09:31 »

Have flashed out fault codes from car and have the following registered:
73...think this may be from previous problem when cam covers replaced and plug from air ram came off

22...this is a new one
31..so is this ?

any ideas guys

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Omega General Help / EML

« on: 30 April 2007, 22:21:33 »

Can any body give a clue as to what might be happening with car...jsut drove home down motorway at steady 70 ish..car seemed a bit lumpy and rough..when pulled of onto A road and accelerated car did not respond well and whilst it did pick up was rough and uneven....gave it a foot of throttle and eml came on then went off again......drove a bit further and then car stalled and stopped..bit grim with no power steering...tried to start again and again ran rough but light had gone out..this happened twice again but did get home.....went out about hour later and started fine and ran fine with no uneveness???is it possible to "paperclip" fault without eml being on ..all plug leads and connecters seem to be in place...bit concerned as have 250 mile drive in morning and dont want to be rac,d home

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Omega General Help / Re: like an "oil rig "

« on: 29 April 2007, 16:42:04 »

So am I right in thinking, that to solve the possible leak, the cam covers need replacing again???

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Omega General Help / like an "oil rig "

« on: 29 April 2007, 16:07:40 »

How do we ever stop these damn things leaking oil...the last 2 megas I have owned seem to to have the inability to stop leaking oil....have had both rockers full replaced and these are now totally dry...breather pipes are so clean they glow..but today have noticed oil collecting on the front r/h bottom of engine along the bolt line of sump..directly below air con compressor...rinsed it off with hose this morning but after driving home some 120 miles from work it is back...bottom of sump is clean..just this area around front..any ideas or should i just accept the inevitable

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Omega General Help / Re: Jet Washers

« on: 27 April 2007, 22:33:11 »

Had a similar problem on 1998 elite saloon...turned out the end of the washer jet had bust and when the washer was engaged water poured out from under the bonnet..only found out when had bonnet up and wife in car operating the technical bit !!!sounds similar problem as barely any water was coming out the other jet..hope that helps..might just need a new jet...bit pricey if heated type

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Omega General Help / Re: original factory trim

« on: 27 April 2007, 12:40:47 »

Thanks Jim...looks like that may help...am now not sure if these seats are heated??can only see the large yellow air bag wire and the black ones going to the up/down motor..cannot seem to find any wires entering for heated seats..although am sure passenger side gets warm??..seats have the following sticker on them....090 564 608  KEIPER RECARO.... any help guys would be great

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Omega General Help / Re: original factory trim

« on: 27 April 2007, 08:44:13 »

Thanks....rear view mirror is standard and both front seats are only electric for up/down movement..both are fitted with side air bags and are heated although as stated earlier only passenger side seems to work...was wondering if any code number on chassis to identify if they were standard fit from factory

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Omega General Help / original factory trim

« on: 27 April 2007, 08:03:03 »

can anybody help with this one...how can you identify what level of trim( i.e leather seats)would have been originally fitted to my car ...1998 2.5 elite...it has black leather recaro front seats with side air bags..only electric up/down..heated..(but only passenger side works)..back seats are leather but the pattern seams slightly different..these would seem to be also heated but as yet cannot get them to work......the reason for the question is that am trying to identify if it has undergone major refurb work..all door cards are leather so could be cosher but want to be sure ...original owner bought and stored for 2 years as was collecter so cannot trace history back..also slightly concerned that all the wiring for rear heated seats seems to be disconnected as when i lift out seat pad lots of wire connecters but nothing seems to be plugged in??..would be nice to get it all working as original

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Omega General Help / Re: Temperature - Overheating ?????

« on: 23 April 2007, 19:38:10 »

Temp looks fine to me as well...should only go up slightly if in traffic with climate on but fans will pull it back..I was once told to only get worried when went beyond 100 as a pressuized system does jump around a bit...only panic if "red light " comes on!!!

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Omega General Help / Re: Sill getting the burning oil smell

« on: 22 April 2007, 22:15:36 »

When mine were last done had oil smell for several days after..put it down to oily hands etc..gave engine a good clean with "spray on gunk" then rinsed off with hose with warm water..don,t use a pressure washer..mega electrics don,t like them..then let it run and dry off..no more smells......trust you gave the engine breathers a good clean when gaskets replaced ??

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Omega General Help / Re: new header tank price

« on: 23 April 2007, 19:40:21 »

Had a new one fitted last year..mechanic charged me £35=00 total including fitting..but they are very easy to fit so expect say £25=00 new tops

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Omega General Help / air vent illumination

« on: 21 April 2007, 16:50:01 »

does anybody know if it is possible to replace the centre air vent illumination bulbs just by taking out the air vent grilles??as the "how to "posted seems to want the dash fascia out and unplugging bits..bit warry about mega wiring

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Omega General Help / Re: air vent illumination

« on: 20 April 2007, 15:17:27 »

Thanks for info guys...can you get access to the bulbs and holders just by popping out the 2 air vents or do you need the entire cover removed as in the attached "how to " which i appreciate...can lay my hands on 2 butter..well margarine..knives but the thought of removing wire connecters is somewhat daunting..knowing what mega electrics can be like !!!

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Omega General Help / air vent illumination

« on: 20 April 2007, 09:58:38 »

can anyone tell me how to replace the bulbs in the centre front air vent grilles on a 1998 elite saloon..have managed to replace both side vent illuminations but would be nice if centre ones were illuminated aswell...assuming it does not involve a total dash removal as seems too much effort for 60p bulbs

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Omega General Help / Re: Steamy windows, notthe good type

« on: 06 April 2007, 09:21:45 »

Sorry I can,t offer any help as I am down here in KENT..with the sun shinning!just by by-passing the heater will have no detremental effect and will just cause the water to flow round the system without the heater...as my car had 225k on clock and the oil cooler had also failed it was not an option for me to get it replaced even though I would have appreciated the heat.anyway car did go for another 3+k miles before I sent her to her grave..I have been advised that the replacement is more time consumming but also a bit fiddly...sounds like you have got several kind offers of assistance so I wish you well if you do replace it..by using the copper pipe you don,t damage the ends of the flow/return pipes..but as it is quite a tight fit you do need some vaseline(sir)..it is necessary to form a ring at the bulge end of each pipe with a cable tie as you will not be able to tighten it up with a jubilee clip then just pass several cable ties through each ring on each pipe and pull them tight..just to stop the ippes slidding off the copper pipe..it took me about 20 minutes and cost less than a £...so really cheap quick fix...but it is no substitute for a heater..good luck and keep me posted with results...cannot supply pictures as dont have car anymore...andrew