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General Car Chat / Re: Signum ATF.
« on: 07 March 2024, 14:41:52 »
And what codes are in the engine and gearbox?
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General Car Chat / Re: Two MOT passes
« on: 07 March 2024, 12:58:27 »It's NOT the 10th till SundayThose were the good ol' days, when you'd get it MOT'd only so you could buy the tax from the PO....
unless you mean another PREVIOUS month or year
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General Car Chat / Re: Signum ATF.
« on: 07 March 2024, 12:56:54 »
TBH, if the issue you had was a hydro mechanical issue, you're pissing in a force 9 anyway. Nothing will fix it. If it was an electronic issue, that needs resolving.
*BUT* gearbox servicing is part of the car's servicing requirements, so needs doing anyway, unless you think the box is shagged.
*BUT* gearbox servicing is part of the car's servicing requirements, so needs doing anyway, unless you think the box is shagged.
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Omega General Help / Re: Wanted headlights
« on: 07 March 2024, 12:54:45 »if self levelling Xeon then is the sensor on the wishbone functional.MFL CDX will be halogen, unless retro fitted (and I dont know any retrofits that bother with the levelling
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Omega General Help / Re: Wanted headlights
« on: 07 March 2024, 12:53:42 »
I would imagine broken adjusters, unless the lenses are very cloudy.
If it is the lenses, a standard 3M headlight polishing kit will do the job (or even sanding by hand, but then needs effort, LOL).
Broken adjusters are hugely common on Omegas. In the old days, somebody made aluminium ones which were superb, but no longer available. I think some resin ones are available on ebay? Fitting requires disassembly of headlight, which is fiddly, and needs popping in the oven. Mrs TheBoy and I became quite a dab hand at doing them
If it is the lenses, a standard 3M headlight polishing kit will do the job (or even sanding by hand, but then needs effort, LOL).
Broken adjusters are hugely common on Omegas. In the old days, somebody made aluminium ones which were superb, but no longer available. I think some resin ones are available on ebay? Fitting requires disassembly of headlight, which is fiddly, and needs popping in the oven. Mrs TheBoy and I became quite a dab hand at doing them
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Omega General Help / Re: Loosing coolant
« on: 07 March 2024, 12:08:46 »Heater matrix is also a possibility. I currently have similar symptoms due to a small leak at the matrix.I would have thought you would have smelt it if it was heater matrix?
Which reminds me, I really must get off my arse and replace i soon.
Only use it occasionally, so havent been desperate to do the job.
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General Car Chat / Re: Signum ATF.
« on: 07 March 2024, 10:16:59 »
If you take to a proper gearbox specialist, they will pump the ATF through, putting in new as it extracts the old. This gets to a near 100% fresh ratio.
But far cheaper to do it yourself a couple of times, but depends on your CBA levels.
But far cheaper to do it yourself a couple of times, but depends on your CBA levels.
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General Car Chat / Re: Two MOT passes
« on: 07 March 2024, 10:14:30 »They always go faster with a fresh MOT!But still not as fast as a hire car. Even if it is a 1.2 Corsa, with a turbo, apparently.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Going to take a look with maybe a purchase.
« on: 07 March 2024, 10:13:28 »It was all the reading you did when in hospital for ages. Stick to that excuse, saddoI remember The Sweeney using the MkI Consul but didn't pay any attention to badging was it the 3000GT model they used?
Yes, I believe so.The 3000GT Consul was eventually replaced by a Granada 3.0S before the later MK2. I really do need to get out more.
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Omega General Help / Re: Loosing coolant
« on: 07 March 2024, 10:11:48 »There did appear to be a duff batch a few years ago, a few people, myself included, got caught out........
HBV is quite new so not suspecting that either.
I wouldn't completely dismiss the HBV, as my original on my 3.2 lasted around 80K miles but it's replacement lasted less than 5K miles. The replacement was purchased from a main dealer and the box had the hologram on it. The second replacement was still OK when I sold it. Worth checking using the max high temp, max low temp method.
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Omega General Help / Re: Loosing coolant
« on: 07 March 2024, 10:10:49 »
Carefully check the plastic parts of the main rad for leaks as well. IME, you won't see a puddle under the car, and probably won't see much in way of steam either. Its hairline cracks that close when the pressure drops.
I had a spare cap with a shrader valve in, and pumped up to about 8PSI, then used a torch to locate mine.
I had a spare cap with a shrader valve in, and pumped up to about 8PSI, then used a torch to locate mine.
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Omega General Help / Re: Problems with LTFT on LPG
« on: 07 March 2024, 10:07:06 »
Don't rule out injectors getting tired. Many brands dont last as long as petrol/diesel injectors.
My last Omega, the injectors were worn after about 40k miles, with the symptom being lumpy idle, partucularly when cold, leading to occasional stalling. In my case, rather than replace injectors, I just had it switching back to petrol under 1200 rpm and not switching back to gas until 1600rpm. Had I known how long we were going to be keeping it for - the lack of LPG in my area made it unviable, but we kept on being able to get LPG on various journeys - I would have replaced the injectors.
The fact that it sounds like yours is over fuelling when pushed, and under fuelling at light loads, that does sound like mapping isn't right, or that the evap isn't getting the heat at lower loads.
In the UK, our LPG is mostly propane with a small amount of butane IIRC, presumably to stop the propane from freezing when cold. I'm guessing this mix was always the same, as I never had to remap mine in that latter years based on time of year.
My last Omega, the injectors were worn after about 40k miles, with the symptom being lumpy idle, partucularly when cold, leading to occasional stalling. In my case, rather than replace injectors, I just had it switching back to petrol under 1200 rpm and not switching back to gas until 1600rpm. Had I known how long we were going to be keeping it for - the lack of LPG in my area made it unviable, but we kept on being able to get LPG on various journeys - I would have replaced the injectors.
The fact that it sounds like yours is over fuelling when pushed, and under fuelling at light loads, that does sound like mapping isn't right, or that the evap isn't getting the heat at lower loads.
In the UK, our LPG is mostly propane with a small amount of butane IIRC, presumably to stop the propane from freezing when cold. I'm guessing this mix was always the same, as I never had to remap mine in that latter years based on time of year.
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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 06 March 2024, 14:58:06 »
'kin great big nail removed, and wheel put back on the car.
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General Car Chat / Re: Signum ATF.
« on: 06 March 2024, 14:56:19 »IIRC, over half of the ATF is retained in the torque converter. So you will only drain c.3.5 litres of oil first go.LOL, snap. Typed at the same time
So....in my understanding....first oil change gives a 50% ratio of old to new, second one gives you 75%, third one gives 87.5% and so on. So 10.5 litres of ATF will, more or less, give you an acceptable ratio.
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General Car Chat / Re: Signum ATF.
« on: 06 March 2024, 14:55:45 »
I dont know that particular gearbox, but I'd guess you'd get a little over half out, so end with a 50:50 mix os old and new. After a 2nd change, that'll be 75:25, and a 3rd, 87.5:12.5 and so on...
Even 50:50 is a marked improvement on 100% old oil.
Even 50:50 is a marked improvement on 100% old oil.