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Omega General Help / Re: Lumpy idle and stalling

« on: 07 August 2019, 02:15:52 »

Plugs or leads first off

Lpg is far less tolerant of weak spark...

Pull the plugs and report back

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.2 16V Z22XE catalytic converter & 'Type Approval'

« on: 07 August 2019, 02:13:33 »

It's factory 

You can get repair flexis, but fitting in situ is a pita, so may just as well fit new, but that's your choice 

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Omega General Help / Re: cambelt cover removal 1995/96 2ltr X20/XEV

« on: 06 August 2019, 19:49:44 »

2.2 16v is essentially identical to the 2.0 16v so camsensor change is fundamentally the same 

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Test Zone / Re: Postimage.org test pic.

« on: 06 August 2019, 15:43:47 »

The arse looks very high 

Great colour that on the Omega, looks in great shape 

If you're comparing it with yours, don't forget that yours is knackered

Albs has plod springs iirc

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 06 August 2019, 15:42:31 »

I could have sworn I typed cli o.   Freudian slip ? 

Thanks Fuse 19 & Henry, for the info. 

clit, clit, clit... 

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Omega General Help / Re: Lumpy idle and stalling

« on: 06 August 2019, 15:41:32 »

Paper clip it and report back

Crank sensor code is normal when not running, so might lead someone unfamiliar with the Omega to conclude it is faulty

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Omega General Help / Re: Lumpy idle and stalling

« on: 06 August 2019, 14:55:04 »

A non genuine crank sensor, from a non genuine supplier that you didn't walk into will work once. Might last a week, or possibly even a year, but ultimately it will be a waste of money

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General Car Chat / Re: Coolant loss in Vectra

« on: 05 August 2019, 20:13:16 »

A pint says radiator or coolant cap

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Dash cam connection

« on: 05 August 2019, 16:35:28 »

Should also be one to the sunroof switch (likewise the mirror loom) , but the light ones will do nicely 

Incidentally, the lives, both ignition and permanent, are all fed from the big fuses in the engine bay and feed the power to the various fuses in the fuse box so one feed should be as good as the next

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General Car Chat / Re: Mercedes W168 A160 cranking but not starting.

« on: 04 August 2019, 17:40:51 »

Just a quick update, finally got around to checking for codes and the voltages.

Cleaned the MAF sensor... it was quite sooty and ran the diagnostics again, took several attempts with the ignition on, off and running, but eventually got some sense out of the engine ecu. Reset it and now no EML

Battery/alternator checked out and on the OK side of inconclusive. Load applied was heated rear screen, headlights + main beam and blower on full.

Battery ign off, 14v.
Battery ign off load, dropped to 12.4v.
Cranking minimum, split second 10.39v.
Idle no load 13.99v.
Fast idle no load 14.08v
Idle load 13.8v
Fast idle load 14.08v

All perfectly OK, if a smidge low at fast idle.

Battery was brand new, around Easter iirc.

Touch wood, no further fuel pump issues either.

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General Car Chat / Re: Bigger Horn? (Zafira)

« on: 04 August 2019, 14:49:46 »

Can,t you just get a single air horn on top of a canister of compressed air? Then just stick it out of the window as and when required.

Presumably it would need tethering to the vehicle in order to be MoT compliant...

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General Car Chat / Re: Bigger Horn? (Zafira)

« on: 04 August 2019, 11:31:00 »

I can recommend the Whelen Alpha with a 100w speaker as fitted to my white omega...

Properly noisy

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General Car Chat / Re: Omega replacement...

« on: 04 August 2019, 11:23:23 »

Looks good

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Omega General Help / Re: EML light on

« on: 03 August 2019, 10:22:39 »

135

Sensor nearest the manifold

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Omega General Help / Re: Front ARB Bushes

« on: 03 August 2019, 01:31:20 »

Rubber ones on the Omega ARE split, so slide along, rotate and pop off

Good. 10 minute job once the car's jacked up then.

Indeedy