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Omega General Help / Re: Frying Tonight!!!

« on: 05 January 2011, 22:22:00 »

Just west of Stratford upon Avon.

Any idea what kind of cost is involved here?

Parts alone about £70 on trade card or £130 job done with breathers cleaned which is the main reason for the gaskets blowing in the first place

Is this a service you offer? If so I'd be happy to let you take a look.

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Omega General Help / Re: Frying Tonight!!!

« on: 05 January 2011, 22:12:48 »

Just west of Stratford upon Avon.

Any idea what kind of cost is involved here?

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Omega General Help / Frying Tonight!!!

« on: 05 January 2011, 21:47:32 »

Now I'm REALLY  worried!

Bought this car....oil leaks and all..  Have to keep topping up engine oil at a rate of a pint or so every 4-500 miles. Have no idea where it's leaking from except to say that I'm getting alot of smoke rising from low on the right side of the engine as you look from the front....below the oil filler....mostly, but not confined to this area. No problem whilst moving, but makes it's presence known when stopped at lights etc. Strong smell, and smoke rising from passenger side of bonnet.

The leak I can cope with although not exactly enviromentally friendly.(Going to sell to someone who can use a spanner)....My Big worry is Fire!
Is there a chance this is likely to happen at some point?


Got home from a 20 mile trip today, switched off the engine, got out and could hear what sounded like a deep fat fryer spitting away!!! Checked underneath, and through the heat haze could make out the occasional drip of oil (as usual when hot)....but the frying noise is new??
 

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Omega General Help / Re: Radiator Fan not working...maybe?

« on: 09 December 2010, 12:30:09 »

Thanks for that.   What a relief!

Hopefully I can reasonably assume the smoke rising from the engine, and the burning smell in the cab is due to muggins ere spilling engine oil while topping up!

Cheers 

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Omega General Help / Radiator Fan not working...maybe?

« on: 09 December 2010, 12:16:00 »

Got to say...I love driving my Omega, but don't have a clue about what goes on under the bonnet!! 

So with that in mind....can someone please advise?

My radiator fans don't turn??  Are they belt driven...have tried to take a look, but can't see a bleeding thing!!

Do they just come on when the engine reaches a certain temp?  Water in header tank not too hot (after 10 mile drive)....still no fans kicking in???   

Any advice greatly appreciated.

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Omega General Help / Re: A plug with no home??

« on: 25 November 2010, 09:27:54 »

my god are you friggin with me??? f"ck that for a game of soldiers take a blanket with you!



bet you happy to find out about that plug though!!!!

Sure am....at least I can now freeze without worrying about that particular issue.  Don't know if I've the bottle to have a go at the Thermostat on my own. It warms up eventually to a comfortable temp...so not life & death at the mo.

Although a great car....it was a cheap one, so refuse to spend lots of money on running repairs...would be better to get 6 - 8 months out of this, and buy another if I had to.
Makes more sense to me than repair bills.

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Omega General Help / Re: A plug with no home??

« on: 24 November 2010, 22:59:00 »

guage rises on slow runs...get warm air, but motorways...guage plummets...and cold air again

Sounds like your thermostat to me mate..

Thank you for your input. Hopefully an easy fix?  Will investigate.   Thanks again.

You haven't seen where your thermostat lives then 

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1229464812 

or ...... http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1280862122

Just seen it....what a horror show...I ain't going in there!!! Roll on Summer!

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Omega General Help / Re: A plug with no home??

« on: 24 November 2010, 22:35:51 »

guage rises on slow runs...get warm air, but motorways...guage plummets...and cold air again

Sounds like your thermostat to me mate..

Thank you for your input. Hopefully an easy fix?  Will investigate.   Thanks again.

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Omega General Help / Re: A plug with no home??

« on: 24 November 2010, 22:34:46 »

It's for a secondary pump on vehicles fitted with HID Headlights wich require a washer setup.

Mrs VXL V6's CD Estate has the same tied up connector. 

Ah...Thanks for that...much appreciated.  At least I can stop scratching me head on that one.

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Omega General Help / A plug with no home??

« on: 24 November 2010, 22:19:37 »

Hello....new here, and new to the Omega.  Hoped someone might enlighten me as to some of it's mysteries??

Just got a 2000 facelift CD V6.....it has it's issues, but currently drives beautifully.  Likes to leave puddles of oil everywhere after a run, but doesn't seem to lose in worrying quantity according to dipstick.

Had the cold heater issue...replaced outside air temp sensor...hasn't made a difference except for now showing correct temp on display.   Although noticed when engine temp guage rises on slow runs...get warm air, but motorways...guage plummets...and cold air again??

The main question at this point is.....whilst searching for temp sensor....found wire with plug (unattached)...can't see/feel anything for it to plug into???  It's located next to the washer filler sensor (to the right of it)....to the left of washer sensor is another wire/plug sunk into washer bottle.(guessing that's power to the wash bottle pump?)....The mystery wire looks like the female for a multi pinned male connector, and is cable tied to other wire so that it seems as if it should plug into something nearby....can't find anything though??....Any ideas? 

Not mechanicly minded at all, and I reckon I may have bitten more than I can chew with this car!!

Thanks for taking the time to read this.

Steve