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General Car Chat / Re: How to fix Terry Pagets Vectra...

« on: 29 October 2020, 20:05:15 »

Did you plumb it in the right way around?

How much sealant did you use?

I think it's plumbed the right way round, but I am not sure now. The two hoses to the pipes to the matix are interchangeable, and I could not see it mattered much.Does it?
I used no sealant.

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General Car Chat / Re: How to fix Terry Pagets Vectra...

« on: 29 October 2020, 16:54:51 »

This car never gave out much heat on purchase ln June 2019. On July 2019 I see in a thread about a coolant leak I changed the thermostat housing with thermostat and commented that the heater worked better.
'Thanks to all for advice. On removing the thermostat it was clear from rusty lower screws and the appearance of the thermostat holder face that the thermostat gasket had been leaking (right again Doc), so I merely replaced the thermostat in holder. I drove the car 150 miles yesterday, no coolant loss, and now the heater works.'
Then followed more work on the coolant leak about the oil cooler, which I eventually cured, now the heater no longer works at all. Curiouser and curiouser.

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General Car Chat / Re: How to fix Terry Pagets Vectra...

« on: 28 October 2020, 17:35:40 »

If it's moving then that suggests that it's working

If you pull the centre console trim below the glove box and disconnect the lever and move it manually... Any resistance on it? If yes, then you might be looking at another heater matrix, or at least removing that one to investigate the flap...

Personally, I would pop the trim back in and get it MoTd before spending any more time on it.

Once Motd, you can either tinker to your hearts content or swap it. Mot history suggests that it won't need much, if anything, but it's obviously worth more (financially and to you) with one

MOT passed.

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: HUNDREDS OF OMEGA PARTS NEW AND USED PLUS 2.5 ESTATE AS CARRIAGE

« on: 22 October 2020, 09:19:28 »

SOLD. Thanks to this forum, car and parts sold 23rd October 2020.

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: HUNDREDS OF OMEGA PARTS NEW AND USED PLUS 2.5 ESTATE AS CARRIAGE

« on: 19 October 2020, 09:59:10 »

I dont suppose you have a door lock mechanism including the solenoid that would fit a 2003 2.2cd auto?
I need an O/S/F one 

Afraid not. Used to have two, but have fitted both over the years; of course O/S/F is the one that gets most use and fails first.

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / HUNDREDS OF OMEGA PARTS NEW AND USED PLUS 2.5 ESTATE AS CARRIAGE

« on: 18 October 2020, 16:33:21 »

I posted these items earlier, as 2.5 estate plus parts. You can buy the car, packed with all the parts you fancy, and drive it away, for the sale price and the train fare to Bath. The car is running well, MOT expires on the 21st, I have it taxed and insured, so as long as you have permission to drive any other car on your policy you can legally drive it home. I did not list all the parts in the car advert, it seems a shame to scrap them all, along with the car, and I cannot be bothered to list them and sell hem individually. You will be able to fill the estate with a wealth of parts, all ex Omega. Earler advert follows.
For sale: 2000 OMEGA CDX PETROL MANUAL 2.5 ESTATE, V828KOV,195,000 miles
complete with load cover, cargo net, towbar with electrics, and two keys..
Only faults are CD changer has ceased to function, and an exhaust blow in the region of the left hand manifold. I bought this car in 2015, 156,000 miles on the clock  from  a man who had bought it in Portugal to get his family and caravan home. On getting it home I found little rust, however I had to fit a new exhaust cat back, clutch and slave cylinder, coil pack, and cam belt kit. I changed the rear doors as the windows did not open on the original doors.

Since then the car has been the family spare, done time in Enfield and Chippenham and never let anyone down. It is still running well and in frequent use. It is taxed, insured, MOT expires on October 21st. Purchaser can drive it away, so long as he has another car policy allowing him to drive any other car. I will meet him at Bath station.

It comes with hundreds of spares, including new cam belt kit and changing tools, 4 ATE wishbones, spark plugs, 2 top hat ‘O’ rings, handbrake cable, aluminium headlamp adjuster, front door restraint kits, and many others still in Vx packets. Also included are many working items I have removed from cars I have scrapped, including 4 steel wheels with winter tyres and hub caps, several alloy wheels with good tyres, 3 working ABS units, 3 starters, 2 alternators, 2 drive shafts, 1 prop shaft, 6 door mirrors, 5 crank sensors, 3 cam sensors, a tailgate, instrument assemblies, bumpers, wiper assemblies, hoses, coolant tank, and many more.

Bodywork is tatty, pics follow.

£350, or best offer.

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General Car Chat / Re: How to fix Terry Pagets Vectra...

« on: 16 October 2020, 17:48:53 »

Thanks, Doc.

If it's moving then that suggests that it's working

If you pull the centre console trim below the glove box and disconnect the lever and move it manually... Any resistance on it? If yes, then you might be looking at another heater matrix, or at least removing that one to investigate the flap...

Personally, I would pop the trim back in and get it MoTd before spending any more time on it.

Once Motd, you can either tinker to your hearts content or swap it. Mot history suggests that it won't need much, if anything, but it's obviously worth more (financially and to you) with one

Thanks, Doc. Good advice.

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Cars for Sale & wanted / Re: 2000 OMEGA PETROL MANUAL ESTATE FOR SALE

« on: 16 October 2020, 17:10:20 »

Last line above should read '£350 or best offer'.

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General Car Chat / Re: How to fix Terry Pagets Vectra...

« on: 16 October 2020, 15:08:49 »

With engine running that pink lever moves when I turn the temperature knob from low to high, so I can imagine it turns a flap inside the vent to divert air flow.

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General Car Chat / Re: How to fix Terry Pagets Vectra...

« on: 16 October 2020, 11:27:40 »

There you see a pink lever on the right, but no fag packet size box. l

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General Car Chat / Re: How to fix Terry Pagets Vectra...

« on: 16 October 2020, 11:24:22 »

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General Car Chat / Re: How to fix Terry Pagets Vectra...

« on: 16 October 2020, 11:10:51 »

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General Car Chat / Re: How to fix Terry Pagets Vectra...

« on: 16 October 2020, 11:09:05 »

[img]https://www.dropbox.com/s/cb5792ovuulx2ta/DN08pinkLEVER.jpg?dl=1[img]
right pic!

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General Car Chat / Re: How to fix Terry Pagets Vectra...

« on: 16 October 2020, 10:57:24 »

Standard basic aircon then

Try this (presuming fan working as intended)...

https://www.vectra-c.com/forum/showthread.php?200313-Heater-not-getting-hot-just-blowing-cold-air

Glovebox removal is only 4/5 torx screws iirc

Thanks Doc. Having removed the glove box I see a pink lever, but no fag packet black box. Mine seems to lever into a duct. Also it resists pulling off. Any thoughts?

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General Car Chat / Re: How to fix Terry Pagets Vectra...

« on: 15 October 2020, 17:22:52 »

Heater panel