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Messages - Boatboy

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About face.. I've gone from no feedback to cabin sensor (where that then) and duct sensors.. :D
So I might find something to clean the dust off.

Steve

47
Thanks for the replies Big Ron - I think i'm getting the picture. There is no feedback on the facelift.

In 'Auto' the cc will operate to a certain profile based on sun, ext temp and drivers requirements with no heed to what is actually being experienced by the occupants.
If that don't suit, such as when the occupants regularly change from skinny young neice on her way to ballet to the complete Harpenden front five of twenty years ago, switch to manual control.

At least when I'm trying to fix the cold air passenger side issue I wont be looking for themistor bulbs or such like to clean :y

Steve


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Hi, talking facelift elite here.

I understand the outside temp sensor, coolant sensor and sun sensor play a part in dertimining what the cc needs to be doing, but as facelift has no sampler fan how does it get feedback to know its achieved its goals?

Question arises as today I was parked ticking over facing bright sun and feeling cold. Outside temp read 7deg, inside set to 21deg as usual and there's cold air coming through the vents. Increase the required temp and warm air follows. (Drivers side at least, passenger side is normally cold and I guess needs an upside down looking at).

Steve

49
I thought the bumper only had to come off if you had constant tone and identified a faulty sensor?

Like you I had no sound and reading on here suggested a speaker fault. Apparently it's in the roof lining and succumbs to condensation. A recycled tweeter from a scrapper fixed mine. A few minutes of wiring mods and cable tied it behind the rear light bulb access panel, but that's on an estate.

In truth it's a bit quiet ( or I'm a bit mutt) so one day I may get out the boys own electronics kit and cobble together a small amp, but being an omega I'm sure there'll be bigger fish to fry before that day comes.

Steve

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ATP ain't OEM, nor OE quality.

I don't rate it, but it may get people out of a short term hole
Even if they only last a year, they allow previous set to be refurbished ready ;)


Now that reminds me :y

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Cheers.

52
Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Wanted - Bose enabled ccr2006
« on: 27 September 2016, 22:53:16 »
I know they're getting rarer by the minute but thought I'd ask anyway.

A previous owner fitted a replacement unit to the elite but there's no indication of Bose on the flap or the display, and some of the bose/non bose mismatch gremlins appear, particularly regarding volume graduations. And the cd player is fubar.

Steve

53
I've been going through this myself recently, though I think its just a dieing battery in my case.

Just a thought though, when I measured my current it was about 250ma, but after 10 mins or so stood chatting to a mate it dropped to 30ma. Is that what check control is supposed to do?

Up to that point I'd been pulling fuses like buggery & cursing the day I scrapped the Dolomite with its two big fuses.

54
General Car Chat / Re: Rear parking sensors
« on: 27 September 2016, 20:49:07 »
Well, in answer to your Q - don't see why not. Though there must be a dozen aftermarket cheap n cheerful kits on certain auction websites these days, which would work perfectly fine, and are designed to retro-fit, rather than taking what is supposed to be an integrated (and theoretically plug n play) setup and splicing it into the loom. How handy you are with a soldering iron/electrics would alter how easy/difficult it is.

Option 2, and not actually answering your question, is to get the little bleeder to learn! Not to be cruel to the lad, I like him, but he needs to learn. Daft as it might sound, get him playing around on a larger car makes parking easier. I learned on a Polo, later in a Corsa, which I passed in. The day after passing I was convinced the Corsa was a huge oil-tanker of a beast, that was unbelievably challenging to manoeuvre. My first was was a TD Omega, one week later I was comfortable, learning the dimensions, and when it came to park my mate's Fiesta up as a favour, the thing felt like what it is, a teeny-weeny little supermini - dead easy.  :y

When I come to power all people will learn to drive in medium-large cars. I genuinely think owning a bigger car makes you aware of your presence on the road and improves your driving/parking too.  :)


You've not been round here much at school run time have you.

55
Omega General Help / Re: Fitting a towbar.
« on: 29 March 2016, 16:02:00 »
There are some pics I found in the maintenance guides, in the index under useful pics.

Cant vouch for them as mine is an estate.

Steve

56
General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 14 December 2015, 16:06:56 »
New coolant bottle - I can now see what's in there
Changed oil and filter element - Someone has a significantly different impression of 15NM to mine ::)
Checked atf level - Filter and fluid change now moved up the to do list.

57
Omega General Help / Re: Gunk on the oil cap.
« on: 14 December 2015, 15:56:48 »
I mite be wrong here but if your doing short journeys then if you have the filler neck on then at least you can wipe away the gunk BUT if you take the neck away then that would push more gunk into the breather system ?  :-\

The emphasis being on the can of course.

If memory serves the rationale behind the suggestion before was that the neck sticks up in the air thus not getting so hot hence generating extra condensation/mayo rather than just being a depository for the normal amounts. Sounds sensible but could just as easily be small round things.

Of course the real answer is don't do short runs in a big old bus, but as we know that's not always a practical suggestion.

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Omega General Help / Re: Gunk on the oil cap.
« on: 14 December 2015, 13:31:50 »
I tend to do a lot of short journeys too. I followed advice on here to remove the filler neck and put the cap direct onto the cam cover instead, and that either reduces the amount of mayo produced or just ensures it gets washed off and burnt away quicker.

Still get some under the cap but nowhere near as much as before.

Steve

59
Omega General Help / Re: Play in V6 water pump. How much is too much?
« on: 08 December 2015, 15:51:32 »
Seems it was the water pump. Happily there was a bleed hole (top surface, genuine GM) and with the pulley off and the system pressured it ran out a treat, even faster when the shaft was rotated.

Also happily the replacement pump (FAI, £47 from local factors) has a bleed hole and the pulley bolts did not need shortening.

Curious that the three pump mounting bolts were equal length. I'm sure I read somewhere (probably Haynes) they would be different lengths and should be replaced accordingly.

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Omega General Help / Re: Play in V6 water pump. How much is too much?
« on: 07 December 2015, 22:45:12 »
Thanks for the replies.

I've got my pressure testing cap ready so will be on it in the morning.

As there were no obvious leaks immediately after fitting the stat and its become very obvious since a 220 mile round trip on sunday, I still fancy the water pump as prime suspect.
See my red face when I actually find the thermostat o ring is out of position :-[

Either way, with the aux belt tensioner mainly held in place by belt tension i'm glad the issue arose.

Steve

 

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