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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / 2.5 petrol engine , manual 5 spd gearbox and bits for sale

« on: 07 May 2013, 13:18:55 »

selling up a few spares - need to clear them

2.5 x25xe v6, approx 80k when removed from car, good smooth quiet engine. egr, power steering pump and A/C pump have been removed - £100 collection only
manual 5 speed gearbox for above - £50 collection only
2 sets of stainless laser cut exhaust flanges (so you can make your own manifolds) £35 a pair inc postage
3 off egr laser cut blanking plates - £3.00 each posted
2.5 v6 ECU, transponder ring and 2 keys/chips - £45 posted
2.2 (yr2002), cam, crank sensors and tank vent valve - all working when removed and genuine vauxhall - ideal repair or backup - £20 posted

I also have more, will detail later

I have an engine hoist if peeps want to get engine or gearbox in car/van

Mark

Omega General Help / V6 Help - exhaust gasket photocopy/scan needed

« on: 15 October 2012, 16:50:37 »

Guys

Need a quick bit of help, if anybody has got an old or new exhaust manifold gasket for a 2.5 V6, i need an A4 scan of it. (i assume left and right are the same)

Can anybody help ?

M

General Car Chat / GINETTA G27 HYBRID BUILD FROM OMEGA V6

« on: 29 August 2012, 19:51:07 »

I thought I’d start this thread as a few people have asked and secondly a lot of the donor parts for the car are Omega, standard and modified, all V6.
I have always built and modified cars, I don’t do ‘the normal’ , I try and be a bit different, so bear with me on some of what I do.
I also fabricate a lot of parts as well as buy ‘alternatives’ to test, hybrids if you like. Parts machined, laser cut etc etc.
I bought the Ginetta as an unbuilt kit, all the previous owner had done was galvanize the chassis. This G27 came with a 4 cylinder Toyota 1600, which is normally par for the course. Good to give it sub 5 second 0-60. Running gear was based on Triumph spitfire up front and Escort Mk1/2 rear end live axle. I didn’t like the ‘weedy’ Triumph front end and I certainly didn’t want a live axle at the back. It came with what the previous owner described as an Escort axle, he’d welded on all the 5 link set-up as well. What he didn’t check was the ratio, it was a 3.09 – 3.0 Capri. So the axle was 4” to wide anyhow.
Basic spec I wanted was around 200hp with independent rear suspension and meatier front end, still aiming for the 650kgs weight all in.
Moving on, I wanted a v6 manual RWD donor, only 2 candidates really, either S type Jaguar or Omega V6. Jaguar V6 engine is wide and bulky. Vauxhall lump, nice and compact. Sorted.
Bought a nice V6 Omega Estate, MOT and Tax. And am still stripping it ! – got the tax cashed in, sold a few parts already, stripped a lot for donor parts.
So where do I start…

Here’s a few pictures of what I bought to start with….

And this is what it should look like when finished (maybe not blue and maybe with a different bonnet)

Omega General Help / 2.5 V6 X25XE engine and gearbox weights

« on: 21 August 2012, 14:13:04 »

Chaps

I have done all my searches to no avail

Does anybody have accurate weights for the 2.5 v6 lump and the manual gearbox ?

trying to work out some spring rates for the car and need some decent figures

thanks

Omega General Help / V6 maximum power

« on: 13 August 2012, 08:06:57 »

General question here as i am newish to Vauxhalls V6's

What the most power a 3.2 has produced in normally aspirated form ?

Has anybody on here tuned one ? are they tune-able ?

Omega General Help / ECU testing , 2.2 ecotec

« on: 09 July 2012, 18:52:57 »

Further to my last thread on the car not starting, i just wanted to know if anybody on here has any experience in testing an ecu or taking it apart (it is obvious if its overheated?)

just see if there is any thoughts on what to look for, i have removed it, but its a semi sealed unit

Omega General Help / Fuel problem - 2.2 petrol - wont start !

« on: 08 June 2012, 13:52:00 »

Well, it happened yesterday on the way back from Devon in the pouring rain ! Bloody car stopped !

AA got me home but problem is still there.

Car will fire with damp start sprayed down the inlet, but i have changed the fuel pump relay, checked the injection relay and fuse and this morning swapped out the fuel pump itself. still the car wont start. just the spanner symbol and engine check come up as its spinning over

is there a pressure sensor somewhere or am i missing something ?
BYW the AA man couldnt read any fault codes ? (but he wasnt sure his reader was working either)

Can anybody help ?

please

Omega General Help / 2.2 engine noise

« on: 28 May 2012, 13:21:13 »

I did an oil change on my 2.2 at the weekend, stuff that came out was black and very thin, thinnest i have ever seen sump oil

However, changed the filter and put the correct new oil back in, and the engine appears to be a bit quieter.

my question is though, it still sounds very 'mechanical' as an engine, not quiet. I have heard a few 2.2's and they were also a bit noisey.

this is mechanical noise, its not a 'worn out' noise either. just engine noise i guess

Is this common ?

Omega General Help / 2.2 petro auto - EGR probem and gearbox breather ?

« on: 13 May 2012, 20:36:08 »

Need a bit of help/confirmation

2 problems i need a little help with

Car threw up an engine check light, on the diagnostics it showed EGR valve , so i'm guessing it needs cleaning ? is this a common issue (i did a search but could not conclude anything)

Second problem, which i discovered when looking at the egr valve, there appears to be a breather off the top of the auto box, i found it resting on the exhaust manifold burnt through ! I guess this isn't right but i cant see where it should connect to.

can somebody help me please with some answers ?

thanks

Mark

Newbie Welcome Area / Hi everyone

« on: 01 May 2012, 13:27:22 »

Hi

Just a quick hello

Got a couple of Omega's. One a daily driver , a 2.2 CD saloon (facelift), the other is a 2.5 Estate Reflection model.

The estate is being used as a donor vehicle for my kit car. So its being 're-born'.

Mark