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General Car Chat / Re: C1 (The skate) serious misfire.
« on: 15 March 2024, 08:38:55 »
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Omega General Help / Re: Cambelt change..
« on: 14 March 2024, 17:34:59 »
His inbox is always full. 
Reminds me, I believe mine is due this year, although probably only covered about 12000 miles.
Shall I do it, or play roulette. Decisions, decisions.
Reminds me, I believe mine is due this year, although probably only covered about 12000 miles.
Shall I do it, or play roulette. Decisions, decisions.
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Omega General Help / Re: Micksgarage and cheap wishbones
« on: 14 March 2024, 17:33:17 »
Thats what I did. Best option by far. 
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General Car Chat / Re: The future: EVs or ICEs?
« on: 14 March 2024, 17:31:50 »
The throttle cable broke on my Chevette HS and I drove it around for a few days with the remains of the old cable running through the heater vent into the car and used it as a hand throttle.
That got a bit hairy at times.
That got a bit hairy at times.
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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?
« on: 14 March 2024, 17:27:17 »
So I would have two head units and no screen ? 
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General Discussion Area / Re: Dead Person
« on: 14 March 2024, 17:26:26 »
Indeed.
No one is perfect.
No one is perfect.
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General Car Chat / Re: C1 (The skate) serious misfire.
« on: 14 March 2024, 13:19:10 »
It is indeed fun, in a slow motion kind of way. Get up to speed and dont slow down for anything is the way to drive it.
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General Car Chat / Re: C1 (The skate) serious misfire.
« on: 14 March 2024, 09:57:51 »
Just went out swapped no1 and no3 injectors to see if the code followed the injector.
Started it up and it runs perfectly. Drove it for a couple of miles and its running just as it should.
No EML and no codes.
Can only assume the manky petrol has worked its way through, or now been well enough mixed with the fresh stuff.
Started it up and it runs perfectly. Drove it for a couple of miles and its running just as it should.
No EML and no codes.
Can only assume the manky petrol has worked its way through, or now been well enough mixed with the fresh stuff.
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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?
« on: 14 March 2024, 08:45:33 »
The NCDC/ CID in my Omega is now at the point where most of the functions dont work most of the time.
I decided I would refit the original NCDC / GID, so retrieved the box from the shelf in the man cave that I stored it away in about 6 years ago.
Opened the box to find the headunit in there but no screen.
I have no clue whatsoever as to why the screen isnt in there. :'( :'(
I decided I would refit the original NCDC / GID, so retrieved the box from the shelf in the man cave that I stored it away in about 6 years ago.
Opened the box to find the headunit in there but no screen.
I have no clue whatsoever as to why the screen isnt in there.
:'( :'(
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General Discussion Area / Re: Dead Person
« on: 13 March 2024, 22:07:53 »
Marcello Gandini. Designer of many of the most beautiful cars ever made. Mostly Italian, but also various others.
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General Car Chat / Re: C1 (The skate) serious misfire.
« on: 13 March 2024, 17:39:33 »
Thats just mean.
Just read the last few posts - but, I have taken the injectors out today. I know they are 12v so connected a couple of wires that so I could quickly touch one on/ off on a battery while blowing isopropyl down through the injectors (just mouth pressure though).
Reassembled and it ran fine for maybe 30 seconds before running rough again.
So.........buy some carb or brake cleaner and blow through them under pressure or buy a set from a breaker a half hours drive away for £30 ?
Not sure which way to go at the moment.
It could still be that theres contaminated fuel in the tank, and when that got pumped up to the injectors when they were refitted, it started running rough again.
Still getting cylinder three misfire code, so will swap injectors tomorrow to see if the code moves with them.
Should have thought of that when I had them out today. 
Just read the last few posts - but, I have taken the injectors out today. I know they are 12v so connected a couple of wires that so I could quickly touch one on/ off on a battery while blowing isopropyl down through the injectors (just mouth pressure though).
Reassembled and it ran fine for maybe 30 seconds before running rough again.
So.........buy some carb or brake cleaner and blow through them under pressure or buy a set from a breaker a half hours drive away for £30 ?
Not sure which way to go at the moment.
It could still be that theres contaminated fuel in the tank, and when that got pumped up to the injectors when they were refitted, it started running rough again.
Still getting cylinder three misfire code, so will swap injectors tomorrow to see if the code moves with them.
Should have thought of that when I had them out today.
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General Car Chat / Re: C1 (The skate) serious misfire.
« on: 13 March 2024, 13:21:21 »
Plugs swapped over but code remains at cylinder 3.
Now removed injctors and will attempt to rig something up so I can operate them and clean them.
Pretty sure they are 12v, so hopefully not too difficult.
Now removed injctors and will attempt to rig something up so I can operate them and clean them.
Pretty sure they are 12v, so hopefully not too difficult.
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General Car Chat / Re: C1 (The skate) serious misfire.
« on: 12 March 2024, 19:13:17 »
Injectors look pretty easy to change, so that will probably be the next thing after swapping the plugs.
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General Car Chat / Re: C1 (The skate) serious misfire.
« on: 12 March 2024, 19:06:24 »
Not yet. Rain and hospital visit stopped play today. Will swap plugs tomorrow.
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General Car Chat / Re: C1 (The skate) serious misfire.
« on: 12 March 2024, 14:19:36 »
Not even sure it has a fuel filter. Seen mention of filters in the top of the injectors.
Ive ran it three or four times for five to ten minutes with no improvement.
Edit. apparently no filter that can be changed. Built into the pump in the tank.
Ive ran it three or four times for five to ten minutes with no improvement.
Edit. apparently no filter that can be changed. Built into the pump in the tank.