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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / ecu woes

« on: 01 December 2008, 11:37:30 »

have now got an ecu problem on my second mig now, 99.9% sure the ecu is naff if it is i know i need the ecu, transponder, and key as a set but do i need to make sure the donar vehicle is the same spec eg: cd cdx elite etc. or are they all the same as long as the engine size year engines code etc are the same.i have seen one on fleabay same engine etc but diffo chassis number range.i cant afford to scrap the thing and i cant afford to replace the car either.any ideas.thanks

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / immobiliser

« on: 19 November 2008, 09:11:10 »

hi all im having trouble starting my v6.it has been intermittant untill now as in if she wont start on the first turn of the key she would start on the second or third but she always atarted,untill 2day,now she wont start at all.she turns over quick enough but just wont fire.im suspecting either the immobilser or the crank sensor what i would like to know is if it is the immobilser what would i need to change?the ecu or is there sumit else that gives probs?thanks all.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / sc804 problem

« on: 12 October 2008, 21:29:50 »

hi all i have a problem with the sc804 cdc head unit in my mig.it was working perfectly untill i removed it to wire in a amplifier today which as it happens i didnt have time to do,but on refitting the unit the safe wording appears but it stays on, the number 10 doesnt appear as said in the manual,i have tried turning it on while nolding in the as button as per manual but still the word safe stays put any ideas please.also can anybodt tell me which wire at the rear of the unit to connect the remote wire from the amp to thanks

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / amp in cdx

« on: 28 September 2008, 23:50:01 »

hi all i have a v6 cdx with the standars stereo and disc changer in the boot but what i want to do is amp it and fit better speakers.the speaker bit is ok but before i remove the stereo can somebody tell me if it will have rca sockets on the back or do i need a fm modulator thingie?thanks

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Omega General Help / water temp question

« on: 13 June 2009, 10:24:36 »

my v6 mig is runnin about 92.5 degrees at tickover,and rises to about 97ish before the fan cuts in,once the temp has gone back down to 92.5 roughly how quickly should it go back up to 97ish if the car is stationary.also should there be any resistance in the water hoses when squeezed,i need to squeeze quite hard to get any movement.thanks

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Omega General Help / headgasket question

« on: 12 June 2009, 21:07:03 »

hi all my 2.5 v6 p reg mig has started to run hot today,she never actually overheats or goes into the red but the needle rises untill the fans cut in when im driving along,the car has never done this before the needle only rising when the car is idling.i have no oil in the water,no water in the oil,no exhaust fumes in the expansion bottle,no bubbles in the expansion bottle and no water loss.the only thing i can say is all the water hose are quite hard as if over pressurised,i was once told this was a sign of head gasket failure.there is also no loss of performance or rough running,but under the engine bay is extremely hot even tho i know they do get hot under there anyway.would a knackered thermostat do the same. i did notice that with the rad cap off and the engine running the water level rose till it overflowed in a sort of pulsing action.

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Omega General Help / air con "coldness"

« on: 28 May 2009, 00:52:50 »

hi all the air con on my mig works as it should except i am doubting the coldness on its lowest setting.it does get cold but not icy cold as i am told it should be.according to the service history the car had a new air con compressor and a regas at vauxhall last year but this was before i had it so i dont know how cold it was then.i know i can get it checked out at  a specialist but i was just wandering do these systems get very cold or is mine normal.thanks

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Omega General Help / estate back doors

« on: 24 May 2009, 18:41:42 »

are the rear doors on a estate mig the same as a saloon?i need a set of the rubber weather strips that fit on the door and push against the glass and have found a very good set of saloon ones just not sure if they will fit.thanks

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Omega General Help / projector bulb type

« on: 24 May 2009, 00:23:21 »

hi all i have been given a pair of projector headlights to replace the standard ones on my mig but they came with no bulbs, are they the same h1 type bulbs or are they different?thanks

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Omega General Help / leccy seats

« on: 07 May 2009, 22:43:38 »

hi all my mig has a seat with only 1 electric function,the up and down bit, i have the chance of a elite interior which has a multi function seat, im not worried about the wing mirror memory thing but can i fit this to my mig and get it to work easily enough? thanks

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Omega General Help / whats this

« on: 01 May 2009, 19:03:01 »

hi all i need to change the n/s manifold gasket on my v6 mig and the more room i have the better, can anybody tell me what the black box mounted to the inner wing is? its about 3 inches from the manifold behind a heat shield and with what looks like a large ht lead with lots of wires in it goin into the top.

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Omega General Help / uprated fuel pressure regulator

« on: 30 April 2009, 15:47:40 »

hi all has anybody any experiance of one of these.just wandered if might get a bit of extra oomph. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=390032089965f.thanks

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Omega General Help / top mounts

« on: 27 April 2009, 22:22:25 »

hi all i am systematically working my way thru the front suspension trying to cure the handling probs and i must say i am doing very well so far.the car is much much better than it was.one mistake i have made tho is when changing the front struts i did not change the top mounts.i have been told that this can contribute to steering/suspension problems on an omega.my question is do i need to change the whole mount or just the bearing inside?what sort of price are these and are they stealers only.thanks

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Omega General Help / autobox question

« on: 12 April 2009, 23:26:15 »

hi all
car is 2.5 v6 auto and the symptoms are this, normal driving is not such a problem but as soon as i start to go up an incline no matter how steep the car will drop down a gear, for example driving along on the flat at say 50 mph road starts to incline and straight away the car drops down a gear with no more pressure on the accelerator, i expect this  as the hill gets steeper but not as soon as the road starts to climb, also noticed again at say 40-50 mph on the flat and accelerating gently the car will change down a gear at the slightest of pressure applied to the accelerator.gear changes are smooth with no clonking or jerking and no slipping and kickdown works as it should.checked fluid today and indeed it did need a litre to top it up but the outside of the  box is dry no leaks at all. i did change the front oil seal about 6000 miles ago and clean oil was used to refil and the fluid that ran out the filler today was still red and not smelly.however i have used normal atf both when changing the oil seal 6 thou ago and today to top up and untill a few days ago the box was performing perfectly.could this be a vaccum problem?im told the gear change process works off vaccum

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Omega General Help / poly bushes

« on: 12 April 2009, 21:22:41 »

hi all
is it possible to get any poly bushes for a v6 mig estate, im in the process of lowering the beastie and would like the added benifit of poly bushes but i cant seem to find any one who makes them.thanks