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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?

« on: 14 April 2024, 23:07:03 »

I wouldn't dither too long, be prepared to use the verge for avoidance, and avoid pulling straight back into lane 2 to soon. And being reformed, only plant your right foot whilst actually passing.

An action may not be dangerous if you have approached it in a reasonable and considered manner and taken active steps to minimise any risks as you undertake* said action.

* Pun very much intended.

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General Car Chat / Re: Cadilac Catera 3.0 V6 is it worth to buy for fun or collection ?

« on: 14 April 2024, 23:01:37 »

Ok, that's the later car, so treat the engine as a 3.2 Omega... ie DBW with two coil packs And the MAF will be the same Bosch unit, although you should rule out vacuum leaks.

Re the ABS, that's possible, but not sure if all code readers are able to read the ABS or gearbox ECUs. The fact the the TC light isn't on suggests a different problem, iirc both lights come on when the speedometer fails if it's the ECU that's failed.

What does the TC switch do?

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Omega General Help / Re: Micksgarage and cheap wishbones

« on: 14 April 2024, 20:58:38 »

Yeah, worth keeping the GM wishbones for that very reason.

Unfortunately, you're stuck with whatever is currently fitted to the car, and 21 years after the last one was built they're highly unlikely to be the genuine ones.

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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?

« on: 14 April 2024, 20:56:03 »

Does passing on the left if there's a clear lane between you count as undertaking, or could it be argued that it's safer than being sat up someones arse getting all pissed off about it?

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General Discussion Area / Re: Middle East

« on: 14 April 2024, 20:54:18 »

It was said a lot many years ago that WWIII would kick off in the middle east.A lot now depends on how Israel react/have reacted[not seen the news since first thing this morning].

Well, we're still here, so either they're pretending not to notice, or the response was measured.

If it does kick off properly, then that's all the flights to India and Asia scuppered as the safe air route runs south of Iraq and north of Somalia.

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

« on: 14 April 2024, 20:46:16 »

It's a Jaaaag, there's nothing potential about it

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General Discussion Area / Re: Word Association.

« on: 14 April 2024, 20:44:58 »

Journey

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Cam sensor needed

« on: 14 April 2024, 20:43:50 »

Just the one. Lives ahead of the oil fill cap.

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General Car Chat / Re: Cadilac Catera 3.0 V6 is it worth to buy for fun or collection ?

« on: 14 April 2024, 20:39:24 »

Sooo...

You need a new MAF for a start. Again a picture of the engine bay will help a certain the correct one for your car.

A decent code reader to read the ABS ECU and see what it's complaining about, although that's potentially a wheel sensor or ECU fault.

Reseating the cluster might help with the rpm, but again, there could be an issue with the wiring that provides the signal or the cluster itself.

Any sign of moisture behind the driver's kick panel or under the carpet?

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General Car Chat / Re: Cadilac Catera 3.0 V6 is it worth to buy for fun or collection ?

« on: 14 April 2024, 14:50:46 »

Throttle issue is probably unrelated to abs and rpm issue.

The ABS light looks very dim, if you press the TC switch does the light come on fully?

I am thinking either the cluster isn't seated fully or it isn't grounded correctly/fully.

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General Car Chat / Re: Cadilac Catera 3.0 V6 is it worth to buy for fun or collection ?

« on: 14 April 2024, 14:42:32 »

That video is of limited use as you can't hear the engine.

Are you driving when you filmed that? Does the speedometer also not work?

How do you know the ABS is faulty?

Under bonnet pic/video would also be useful... There are some subtle differences between the Omega and Catera engines and it would be useful to see what we're trying to diagnose.

Fwiw,.the early Catera had both 2.5 and 3.0 engines but later ones were 3.0 only, and the last couple of years were DBW rather than cable throttled.

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General Car Chat / Re: Bavarian brawn

« on: 13 April 2024, 00:00:24 »

Except the cost.

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General Car Chat / Re: Bavarian brawn

« on: 12 April 2024, 21:17:12 »

I think the 5 Series in all generations (except perhaps the E60/61 at the time) has the most tame styling of all the vehicle ranges they make.

If I had the cash i'd happily go from my F10 to a G30 or G60 but I don't so that's the end of that! 

Yeah, but in 10yrs when the prices are better....

Yes, although in ten years I may have carked it so won't be an issue!

The main problem I found when looking for a used 5 series is getting the options you want in a decent example of the model you are after. I mean you can retrofit a lot of the kit but it's a lot of work which £ for £ you may as well just pay more in the beginning imho.

Assuming that someone ordered the spec you want and it's available for you to buy at a price and in a condition that meets your requirements.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Word Association.

« on: 12 April 2024, 06:38:37 »

Baywatch

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General Car Chat / Re: Bavarian brawn

« on: 12 April 2024, 06:37:03 »

It's a trend started by those dickheads at Vag who couldn't package a car if their lives depended on it.