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General Car Chat / Re: C1 (The skate) serious misfire.
« on: Today at 12:53:12 »
not sure on that model if it uses a supply line to the injectors and then the regulator (if there) sends excess back on a return line or wether its regulated at source and then only has one supply line to the front  ? either way a pressure test is a good idea eventually

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Omega General Help / Re: 3.2 Elite - Surface rust in bores
« on: 22 March 2024, 18:35:04 »
considering that bores wear with mileage and still run absolutely perfect (until they reach a point obviously) i cant imagine that a light polish would have done any harm. ive rebuilt many an engine using original pistons and rings and polished the same as you with no issues.
i have simulated the hone pattern by moving the paper up and down as rotating it.

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yes the door lock/catch has a physical linkage to the operating solenoid and also one to the button. ( and obviously to the interior handle,exterior handle and key lock)if your solenoid is going fully up and down like it should then it sounds like a linkage or 2 have come off. maybee whoever worked on it last didnt flick the retainers in place .
however whilst the door trim is off is a good time to lube everything up ,even remove it all if you can to be 100% sure .
the front locks suffer from a few issues .the solenoids have some microswitches in them that can go faulty and the lock/catch mechsnism can seize up due to rust or general lack of lubrication and also the main shaft has a linkage that is just pressed and peaned on. this can work loose and eventually fall off !   then its a replacement or weld repair.

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General Car Chat / Re: Mark Drakeford
« on: 14 March 2024, 12:47:10 »
the problem is actually caused by us anyway realy when you look at it . not us individually but as a collective group of "people, drivers ,etc ". most laws and penalties , fines etc are only made because  we cannot be relied upon to actually drive sensibly in the first place . if nobody ever speeded then there would never be any speedlimits cameras or fines !.pretty obvious realy and relates to many other laws too.   but putting 20mph signs up doesnt actually do anything and seems to actually make some drivers actually go faster .(certainly round by me they do !) you struggle to drive 20 in a 20 zone without being tooted or overtaken . ive not got a problem with any speed limits especially if they show a reduction in accidents

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General Car Chat / Re: C1 (The skate) serious misfire.
« on: 14 March 2024, 10:38:46 »
i hate weird issues like this but hopefully it might be solved and if it does reoccur you will see what cylinder it throws up . quite fun little cars when they are working right !

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General Car Chat / Re: C1 (The skate) serious misfire.
« on: 13 March 2024, 21:23:35 »
you could always add an extra inline filter in the supply line in a more accesible place but sounds like you are on the right track now

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General Car Chat / Re: C1 (The skate) serious misfire.
« on: 12 March 2024, 19:06:40 »
i seem to remember there is a filter but its a strange style rather than just an inline cylinder type.
worth replacing it anyway.
how easy is it to change an injector on those. if you have already tried the coil and then a plug its the last port of call to see if the misfire stays on number 3.
after that its checking wiring ,ecu,live data etc

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General Car Chat / Re: The future: EVs or ICEs?
« on: 12 March 2024, 11:16:43 »
i think the2035 deadline will change again anyway once we get near to it !
but i for one ( probably along with a lot of you here ) will never be going down the ev route anyway if we can help it . so long as petrol is still produced ive enough cars to see me out !

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Omega General Help / Re: Wanted headlights
« on: 07 March 2024, 12:41:14 »
two possabilities here assuming bulbs are correct types . lenses need polishing or adjusters broken ?

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General Car Chat / Re: Signum ATF.
« on: 06 March 2024, 15:59:19 »
as far as i remember there is also a machine that flushes and refills it in one go by pumping new in whilst old comes out ?

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General Car Chat / Re: Signum ATF.
« on: 06 March 2024, 12:50:23 »
the issue is the torque converter . if you drain the sump you drain a percentage of the fluid but none of the torque converter and it holds a lot of fluid . so as the engine is run again the new fluid circulates and replaces the fluid in the torque converter which mixes with the old fluid . every time you drain and refill you get more of the old "mixed in" fluid out !

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Omega General Help / Re: Head gasket?
« on: 29 February 2024, 12:39:08 »
also worth trying a new cap in case either of the valves are stuck ?

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Omega General Help / Re: Omega V6 downpipe gasket
« on: 27 February 2024, 09:28:30 »
on some cars ? the front pipe gasket can fail early if it wasnt tightened enough to start with or if you made the mistake of using any sealant !
so in theory if the mating surfaces are good and clean. tightened correctly and a good quality gasket with no abnormal movement of the actual pipe and aligned correctly all should be well ?

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hi. usually central locking faults seem to be connected to the actuator solenoid in the door. this has microswitches which can go faulty. easiest way is to replace the unit with a new or known good one  .or strip yours and replace the little microswitches.  good time to also lubricate the lock mechanism whilst your in there and check it isnt seized or getting stiff or the central cam isnt falling off its shaft !

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General Car Chat / Re: Lotus Carlton/Omega
« on: 21 February 2024, 13:16:08 »
i remember looking at the brochures and seeing the carlton 2200 cdi in carnelian red thinking it looked a fine machine . 1994 and that dream was realised and the car didnt dissapoint . very comfy ride with more than enough power . still have it to this day . not bad on the rust side either with it seeming to bear better than the model that followed it . strut tops were a rust trap that killed a few ( mine were replaced with 2mm galv shortly after i bought it and whilst the area was still very good and still perfect now )
the mk3 carlton however was always bad on front chassis leg tops but otherwise nothing too bad elsewhere .( similar to omegas )
nothing that would scrap a car if you did your own repairs( maybee so if you sent it to a garage !)

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