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Omega General Help / Re: Rear brake discs

« on: 22 September 2010, 11:24:24 »

Hi, and thanks for the advice..i've just checked and they are vented, (must put my glasses on next time)
One of them is very badly scored. That may explain the noise im getting. I'll have to replace them again.

Shall i go down the VX route again or are after market ones any good?
Do any of you know a good suppliers. i rang one place in leicester but he insisted they were solid discs. He even asked me if i was looking at the right end of the car (the bit where the boot is) "The Cheeky So and So"
Yes i said its the bit where the exhaust sticks out 
Its takes allsorts dont it?

Mark

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Omega General Help / Rear brake discs

« on: 21 September 2010, 15:40:42 »

is it possible to replace the standard solid rear brake discs with grooved or vented ones.?. i'm getting pretty fed up with the squeeling noise (new solid discs and pads 10K ago) genuine vx ones were fitted
Would it be a straight forward fit with the grooved discs or would i have to replace the calipers too ?
going to service/replace the rear hand brake shoes soon so i thought i would try some different discs at the same time.
i've heard that the grooved/vented discs run cooler which is good because i only get the squeeling sound when the brakes are hot.

Thanks in advance for any help

got to go work now so i'll check back tomorrow

Mark

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Omega General Help / Re: Loose oil filler neck.

« on: 02 August 2010, 22:39:30 »

Hi Gary. You could also check to see if the rubber 'O' ring is in tact . it fits over the bottom of the filler neck to make an oil tight seal

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Omega General Help / Re: gearbox oil

« on: 20 July 2010, 00:16:00 »

Hi Sport, best stuff to use is gen VX stuff for the gearbox. Its not very expensive (Think its about £4.50 a ltr with trade card) you will need 2 bottles. its very thin and red. if you use a thicker oil you may get gear change problems. it doesnt like mixing so flush out the old before you refill.
 

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Omega General Help / Re: oil change

« on: 22 June 2010, 22:23:46 »

Think i paid about £45 quid for 4 x 5 litres and 3 paper oil filters with trade card. Just about to use the last filter so i'll be popping down for more

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Omega General Help / Re: total closure

« on: 30 May 2010, 23:29:17 »

Yes its has only worked since Martin Imber fixed my remote (open and close buttons were very worn).
Sunroof opens too [smiley=cool.gif]

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Omega General Help / Re: total closure

« on: 30 May 2010, 22:01:03 »

Also if you hold the open button down it opens the windows half way ( handy if its been baking in the sun all day)

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Omega General Help / Re: v6 cambelt change - tip to save wasted effort

« on: 23 May 2010, 20:47:30 »

good advice john, had the same bother with my knock sensor. had to take the aux belt tensioner back off so i could route the wire properly and for some reason the bolts took ages to catch (a good half hour). i'll not make the same mistake again. Cambelt due in 15K

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Omega General Help / Re: Clunky gearbox....

« on: 14 May 2010, 15:19:18 »

Yes how do you adjust it ? sorry to nip into this thread but mine has been clunky forever. new gearbox .new clutch. new flywheel.. althought after i'd bled the clutch about 10 times there was a big improvment. much smoother now but still has bad days.

mark

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Omega General Help / Re: Alarm problem when starting engine

« on: 10 May 2010, 22:19:44 »

yes powersounder nicads on their way out. best to remove it after unplugging. very easy job to do yourself.

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Omega General Help / Re: Alarm not sounding....

« on: 07 May 2010, 00:49:44 »

same thing happened on mine.. sounder went barmy every now and then so disconnected it. when i tested the round flat horn (the one next to sounder) it was dead.. but with a direct 12v conection it worked.. bought a new horn (about £9 from vaux 18 months ago)...plugged it in and it worked fine.. maybe after a while they get a bit tired. When the alarm goes off it only pulses 12v to the horn for around 1 second at a time. hope this helps

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Omega General Help / Re: Alarm type noise whilst driving

« on: 25 April 2010, 23:09:57 »

just unplug it. your alarm has another horn that goes off once triggered, this is just a back up siren in case someone disconnects the car battery. its powered by nicad batterys which are usually soldered to the circuit board inside the sounder itself . not impossible but very difficult to replace. Its located under the rain scuttle (drivers side) a square shapped plastic box. it may go off once you unplug it for a few minutes till the batteries in it are totally drained off.

Think new ones cost about £50 odd pounds new.. i didnt bother replacing mine.. hope this helps

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Omega General Help / Re: Is it a facelift model?

« on: 08 April 2010, 17:19:03 »

New remote fobs are about £30 from VX dealers but you need the car pass to get it Programmed to your car. if you have the car pass then one of the guys on here will tech-2 it for you (for a small fee).
My dealer wanted £30 for re-programming

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Omega General Help / Re: Power steering

« on: 08 April 2010, 17:27:36 »

You could try a fluid change. very easy to do. sometimes if the fluid is very old, the vanes in the pump get very scummy and causes problems at low revs (like when parking)
Dextron II is recommended or higher

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Omega General Help / Re: Omega clutch adjustment

« on: 31 March 2010, 00:49:09 »

When i first bought my miggy the clutch bite was very high. 30,000 miles later my gearbox died on me, while the box was being swapped i fitted a new clutch. but looking at the old clutch there was at least 50k left on it.
Think my high bite was a hydraulic issue not a clutch wear one, but it lasted a long time before it gave out.