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General Discussion Area / Re: Whats Your Current Fuel Price?

« on: 16 March 2022, 23:33:54 »

When central London started with the congestion zone, other councils showed a slight interest. Once they published how much money they were raking in, every other council couldn't wait. A method for printing money whilst jumping on the environmental bandwagon. I noticed on Sunday that the signage is up and ready in Bradford, just waiting for the big switch on.

Fortunately, the bankrupt Northamptonshire County Council and bankrupt South Northants local council have become a unitary council, and have no plans for such silliness. They are going to start charging for garden waste bins instead - they have been free here for a couple of decades as a sweetener for when we went to fortnightly bin collections.

Oxfordshire County Council has, ever since I can remember, been trying to ban cars from going anywhere near their beloved Oxford.  Never impacted me much, despite Mrs TB coming from there, as I have never wanted to go anywhere near that shithole.  The (once) ringroad around the outside was plenty close enough.

You don't know how lucky you have been. We have had to pay for the green garden waste bin collection for years in Pendle. This year it is £37 per bin - if you have two, it's double. Used to be free and collected every all year round. Then they stopped it in the winter months unless specifically requested. Now its just March to November full stop. When the neighbours beech hedge sheds leaves for fun, there is never any garden waste collections....    

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Omega General Help / Re: 3.2 exhaust system.

« on: 13 March 2022, 22:40:57 »

jb,
Sent you a pm earlier re the exhausts 

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: 2.6 spanner + eml light flashing, throttle body clicking + non starting

« on: 13 March 2022, 10:51:55 »

The 3.2 ecu from one of your existing cars that is known to work correctly would have sufficed.

A second hand unknown one may introduce other issues.

Also, don't forget that you also need the matched chip and transponder for this acquired ecu.

If it comes to using this replacement ECU, then 'my man' doesn't need the transponder chip and transponder. He states he can wipe it, and then reprogram it to my car. He did another for me several years ago on a 3.2, presented with just the replacement ECU, and it has been fine ever since. He was recommended to me then by several technicians at VX as being the 'man for the job'.
See what else I can find before that stage though.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: 2.6 spanner + eml light flashing, throttle body clicking + non starting

« on: 13 March 2022, 00:06:44 »

Thanks for all the suggestions Chris. I am hoping to have a further play tomorrow, although I have also now managed to get hold of another 2.6 ECU to try (as a last resort with help of programming by the very knowledgeable auto electrician) if all else doesn't reveal any likely culprits.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Word Association.

« on: 11 March 2022, 13:00:47 »

Sorry

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: 2.6 spanner + eml light flashing, throttle body clicking + non starting

« on: 10 March 2022, 00:05:35 »

As a side note have you run through Kevin's excellent Starting/Charging guide?

If not, do so. To the letter and report back.

Having previously read this excellent guide, unless I'm missing something, I'm not sure this is applicable with the symptoms my car has? But please tell me why you think it is? The alternator is charging correctly, and the battery is very strong despite the repeated cranking over the last few days.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: 2.6 spanner + eml light flashing, throttle body clicking + non starting

« on: 09 March 2022, 17:16:24 »

The only codes were those I stated in post #1 TB.
Thanks D the B for your suggestions.
Tried starting it today, and it started 1st churn, although the churn took longer than normal. It ticked over with no throttle body clicking for about a minute then just died.
Key out, locked it, unlocked it, key in, cranked, and it fired - again not as quickly as normal, but then the flashing spanner and EML started. The traction control light also came on. Tried to drive off, but it seemed to be in limp mode, before just dying.
Got it on a slight downhill and when started, it would pull away to around 10 /15 mph but when the revs got up to about 1500, it would just cut out, the EML came on, and that was it. It would start again with a long crank, but trying to pull away under the slightest bit of power, it would just die.
Took a video of the antics of the dash lights  but not sure how to post it on here.
I am convinced it is ECU related from reading the very helpful topics, some going back 8 years.
I have since spoken to a very knowledgeable ex VX autoelectrician, who I have used previously, described the symptoms, and with no hesitation he immediately said  'ECU - definately'.
This concurs with the info I've read about the exact same symptoms on here.
Do others agree - any thoughts appreciated before I try to find a replacement?

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: 2.6 spanner + eml light flashing, throttle body clicking + non starting

« on: 09 March 2022, 00:24:03 »

How many keys on the keyring being used? More than one chip in close proximity can confuse the transponder.

Any notable difference between the key blades being used?

No particular wear on either. One has seen more use than the other for obvious reasons, but nothing significant.

As regards two keys being used near to each other, I regularly deliver vehicles that have two keys on the same fob in the ignition, or two together in the centre console if keyless ignition, or have two keys in very close proximity to each other, i.e one in the ignition, the other in the centre console, but I have never experienced issues that would suggest symptoms as above caused by two keys close to each other. Not that any are Omegas though.....

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: 2.6 spanner + eml light flashing, throttle body clicking + non starting

« on: 08 March 2022, 21:56:28 »

The keys are on their own individual key rings with no other keys. The one I'm not using / trying is generally in my jacket pocket whilst the other is in the ignition.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / 2.6 spanner + eml light flashing, throttle body clicking + non starting

« on: 08 March 2022, 21:33:32 »

My starting woes are continuing.....
On my 2.6, my intermittant starting has continued. Two crank sensors, a fuel pump relay, and I thought the 2nd crank sensor had sorted it. My thoughts then went to the immobiliser. Intermittantly, it would just crank but not fire as previously. Maybe coincidence, but using the spare key seemed to rectify the issue. If using the original key, it occasionally wouldnt start, but if I tried the spare, it generally started ok. Until today.
Tried the original key, and it just cranked. Tried the spare and it fired up, as it has done previously. On my 5 mile trip, on the motorway at around 70mph, it suddenly 'died' momentarily, not a misfire, but similar to the engine cutting out - the EML light came on briefly, and the engine immediately fired again, as normal, and after a couple of seconds the EML went out.
Left the engine running at my destination for around 10 minutes (didn't want to switch off...), and then set off - over the next mile, the same symptoms happened again 4 times around 30 mph - the engine cutting out momentarily, and the EML coming on for a second or so, before firing up again - until I slowed to stop at a junction. The engine cut out completely as I came to a stop. Took the key out of ignition, locked it, unlocked it, tried starting the engine and it fired. It then ran perfectly for the 5 miles home.
Checked the codes -
ABS traction control 2 faults
1 - Canbus not communicating with ECM - U2105-4
2 - Engine torque reduction incorrect signal - C0241-4

Antitheft 2 codes
125 present
128 Not present ( an old code?)

Cleared the codes, the antitheft codes went, but it then read 'Unable to communicate with ECM'
At this point when the ignition was on, the spanner light and EML were flashing alternately very quickly, not brightly, but quite visible. Tried to crank the engine, and it fired, and ran for about a second before cutting out.
With the ignition on, the throttle body was clicking loudly quite merrily, and this was  continuous whilst the ignition was switched on. Switched off, and back on again, and the clicking continued...
I have read topics 121307.0 3.2 Elite No Start 5th Feb 2014, and 16628.0 3.2 Won't Start, but I just wondered if anyone had any thoughts on this one.....?  It's driving me nuts....

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General Discussion Area / Re: Whats Your Current Fuel Price?

« on: 04 March 2022, 22:27:42 »

Just seen the highest so far at 170.9 pence per litre of diesel .....

Drove past Rivington Services near Bolton today on the M61 - couldn't believe the price of unleaded......a rip off £1.81 per litre  .  As I said, I drove past.......
I appreciate motorways are more expensive (although I thought there were moves several years ago to bring them more into line with urban garage prices?), but EC Garages ( Euro Garages) are taking the p¡$$. No wonder their owners are driving round in Porsches'......

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Omega Gallery / Re: Down to just one

« on: 03 March 2022, 19:19:36 »

Looks lovely - certainly looks a long way off belonging in the scrappers....

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General Discussion Area / Re: Word Association.

« on: 02 March 2022, 23:17:07 »

Promiscuous

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Omega General Help / Re: HBV

« on: 28 February 2022, 21:19:53 »

I always put a thin wipe of rubber grease on the tongue.

Did that once. Tasted funny.

 

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General Discussion Area / Re: Word Association.

« on: 28 February 2022, 16:55:16 »

Future