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General Car Chat / 2.5 TD Length & Width(!)

« on: 02 February 2017, 22:38:16 »

So, as a side project I seem to have purchased a little Polish fire engine.
Given everything I have is either an omega or omega powered. I was wondering if someone could measure their block for me!

I need the length, width and height of the substantial engine itself, to see if it will go in the hole.
(It mounts from underneath and would have to fit between the ladder chassis, and ideally not stick out at the front!

If anyone has a magnificent beast and is able to measure, or has an X25TD kicking about in the SW I can come have a look at do let me know.
Yes, I did consider running a silky smooth 3.0 petrol, but need this to do some miles and is going to be heavy as it's 1450kg before I've bolted anything like a high top to it yet!

If you have a 2.5 and a measuring tape I'd greatly appreciate it. I've googled about the M51 everywhere and can't even find the dimensions of the block online!

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Pre-FL MV6 Alloys + Avon ICE Touring 225 45 XL Winter Tyres (only 2k use)

« on: 10 March 2014, 09:15:54 »

Putting these up as someone may speculatively want a set for next year! 

Top Spec winters, which, bar a clean are as new.
Llooking for £250 for wheels and tyres as package, but if either / or interest you drop me a pm!













These are V rated and XL spec with the 8 snowflakes, so no problems whichever european country you want to drive to with snow!
New at very end of Dec 2013





No damage, still clean up glossy black with a wash. These were fantastic on the mig - if a bit too sticky for my liking! 

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Cars for Sale & wanted / Omega MV6 2.6 Manual FL Saloon for sale

« on: 11 February 2014, 10:27:51 »

I've got an opportunity to purchase a 3.0 MV6 I sold on a few years ago back again, and to save it from the crusher.
In order to do this, I have to sell the 2.6 Omega I've had and loved for the past couple of years. It really is the tightest and nicest driving one I've had!


It's a 2.6 MV6 in star silver. It has just over 92k genuine mileage and will go up as used every couple of days.
MV6 Cloth interior, heated seats working, no rips or tears - in great condition.

Has had in the past 6 months:
Replacement Exhaust system
Oil cooler, cam belt, aux belt + tensioners. (less than 2k ago)
New hand brake cable complete
new coil pack on the RHB.
New wishbones and tie bars, discs and pads
New hub / wheel bearings on the fronts
Reversing sensors fitted so parents could drive it(!)
4 new falkens on FL alloys (12 months)
A colour coded Sony DAB/MP3 headunit (with steering wheel controls)
full tow bar fitted, and has a summer MOT date (will check exact date - around July from memory)
new Cruise stalk and switch fitted too.
(it's had much more than this, but this is off the top of my head!)

It's sold as tax and tested and only has the following niggles I'll try to get sorted before sale:

Sometimes triggers "Coolant Low" as the sensor in the header tank got gummed up when the oil cooler went.
The headlights are a bit more yellow than some, but not as bad as others (need new motors - Rob G has some for sale!)
There is gravel rash on front bumper on one side, but not noticeable when polished up.

Additional info:

Has always run with an automatic ECU since I've had it. Changing ecu to manual one, or designation of this one to manual by Vauxhall causes an EML at 4k. But with auto designation it really drives flawlessly and has done over 10k with no problems, EML or anything! I'm sure an OOF'er with Tech 2 will be able to diagnose this once and for all!
The exhaust has a trim on it to extend a PFL system past the bumper - this needs replacing with a stainless one, which is what it had originally - but trim was stolen while in Bristol!

Additional items available at extra cost:

I also have an early set of MV6 wheels, running 4 x Avon Ice Touring Winter tyres (new Dec 2013) available separately or as a deal price.


It still cleans up lovely as you can see from the pics (autumn 2012, 2013 and 14 pics above - but current ones to come as soon as it stops raining!)

Looking for £600 ono without stereo
Looking for £700 ono with stereo / controls / facia
Looking for £850 with stereo and both sets of wheels / tyres


Again, only for sale to allow saving of another one I shouldn't have let get away!









Last 2 pics are from Feb. Car will be valeted in / out before any sale.

PS: I don't listen to Kiss, that was day the stereo was fitted.. bit of a fan of R6 though..

Andy

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / WTD: Light motors & Mint headlamps (pair)

« on: 23 December 2013, 14:13:10 »

Not sure if they are one unit or not, but when the Omega was on Tech2 I got them to check why I had FLD/LVL light error and it listed both motors nearside and offside faulty (not the rear sensors)

As the lights are also the deepest yellow I've seen (tried cutting compound / toothpaste etc and machine use on them) but they are still rubbish.

As a result I'm after a pair of both (not sure if they are one unit or not) either way - the price for both new is crazy!

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Omega General Help / The Glitch is back... (MV6 Y26SE LIMP)

« on: 16 December 2013, 16:57:11 »

Right.

Today got cruise stalk and switch installed. Went to dealer and paid £30 to have the ECU told it's a manual again (remember that "faulty" ecu fixed by installing auto ECU last year?).

Cruise worked flawlessly on the way home. Until I revved to 4K, at which point the EML lit and the car killed two random cylinders (across both coil packs usually..)

This horrified me, as it was return of the problem that couldn't be identified last year. Basically, the car when correctly identified as a manual drives fine until 4K under load. In first gear, or de-clutched it will rev right round, smooth as anything.

If you rev to 4k you loose 2cyls, if you can struggle to 4k again you loose another two!!

But when designated as an auto (which we did by accident when I swapped the original out for an auto last summer - leading me to believe it was a faulty ECU!), the problem comes back again!

It's had crank sensor (difficult to get to one), and new coil packs recently.

I have to drive it 3K miles in less than a week, so have had to put it back to auto, now with the spanner lit up as it's looking for an autobox it doesn't have (but is driving fine!).

The dealer said it could be a software glitch and to check if there was an SBS for the car or similar and said they hadn't seen anything like this before and they are normally bullet proof!!

Help!

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / WTD: Clutch Switch & Tech 2 (after!)

« on: 26 November 2013, 21:10:26 »

My FL 2.6 doesn't seem to have a clutch switch - the brake pedal has one (obv) but the clutch (if it's in the same place) doesn't.

As a result of this, I'm after one. Although time is pushing would be good for before my trip this Xmas!

If anyone is up for helping me get my 2.6 running cruise with this and my new stalk - also wanted!

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / WTD: Set of Omega 17" alloys

« on: 26 November 2013, 21:07:54 »

I really need a set of Omega 17"s for my new winter tyres.

Not fussy over type - just need to be clean! Tyres not required, but not a problem to remove them.

I'm in the SW, but anywhere reasonably travelable / courierable is possible!

Needed asap for trip to Germany & beyond in the MV!

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Omega General Help / Replacement hub cover name

« on: 25 November 2013, 12:25:57 »

Hi all - noob question again I'm afraid!

What do you call the brass / copper / nickel coloured cap you see when the wheels are off? Mine are beat to death and have holes in, so cv grase is coming through to the face of the alloy through the centre caps! (that cap goes over the end of the driveshaft on FWD cars) I need a pair ordering, but no idea what they are called and have no EPC where I am at present! 

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / New Sony DAB Stereo

« on: 19 November 2013, 16:33:17 »

Well my 2006 had packed in and I wanted something with some more functionality. Being used to having to wire in ISO connectors in older cars it was pleasant to see an ISO block. I got the steering wheel control adaptors too - all in and working well BUT:

Stereo is loosing its settings on ignition off for more than a few seconds. I'm assuming here the yellow permanent live the head unit needs isn't being satisfied by the Vauxhall loom. Everything else works, so was thinking of taking a feed from the hazard switch to fix this!

Unless there is a standard fix on here?

Also noticed a hose delivering a cold air feed to the back of the old head-unit!

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Omega General Help / Headgasket or Oil Cooler 2.6 MV6

« on: 12 October 2013, 00:16:08 »

So on top of the diff seal I went to check on her today and after being sat after my parents using the car for a month I went to start it. Was a bit missy for the first few seconds, but after a rev all was OK. Drove to end of road.. coolant level... Back down the road, checked coolant, and well, I've heard of mayo, but.. really, this was entirely brown sludge everywhere. Kinda hoping it's oil cooler rather than HG, it's had loads spent on it recently and I love having a manual MV6. But was wondering what it more usually is, or how often one of the HG go vs. oil cooler problems (which I know late vectra 2.6s suffered with too..) ?


Also, anyone close to bath who would be recommended to fit / fix?

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Omega General Help / Leak from gearbox area (just noticed)

« on: 25 June 2013, 10:19:01 »

Well a new cat back exhaust is on it's way, but while investigating as to whether I'd truly gotten a full life from the exhaust or not, I noticed this:


Notice the leak on the pipe itself?


Upon further quick investigation before work this morning..



The MOT is on the 28th is a leak here problematic, and is it easier to fix without the exhaust on as it's coming off anyway?

The bizarre thing is that the MK2 cav I have just re-commissioned now needs gearbox oil seals too..

Any heads up of the likely cost / issue here?

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Tech 2 auto> manual ECU Update?

« on: 21 April 2013, 13:23:28 »

So the 2.6  MV manual has been running flawlessly all year with an auto ECU and it's MOT time in June. (since all the crazy symptoms the old one had caused if you remember!)

I hear that a tell tale on the dash is a fail for MOT from this year, so is it possible to update the ecu to not look for an autobox so the spanner light is no longer illuminated?

I know I could find a manual 2.6 ECU, ring and chips eventually, but plugging it in would be a whole lot easier! unless its not a problem for MOT as I've been told!?

Ive also been wondering if the auto ECU has a slightly different map for torque etc and the box, because its been a couple down on mpg, but seemingly a bit up on power this past year.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Headlights, Bulbs and bits for RoadTrip!

« on: 20 March 2013, 16:02:30 »

OK, end of April I've got to do 2500miles around Europe in my FL MV6.

I've been slowly going through a list of niggles - wishbones, front wheel bearings which were eating the front tyres etc and now I've just got the headlights to sort out.

Here are my Q's which I'm sure have been asked many times in separate places, but I don't want to thread hijack! Basically, I need them sorted and ready for MOT and the trip!

1). I've got the standard FLD/Vision error come up last month. Is this most commonly a motor or a sensor fault? Is it easy to find (both) as replacements?
2). What D2S temperature is standard for the Omega HID bulbs as I'd like a spare as well as the usual H7 main.
3). The lenses are yellow and goosed with more scratches I'll be replacing these lights at £59 on the bay OK?
4). The pump for the headlight washers packed in a week ago, (but windscreen one is OK) where is the best place to get a replacement one S/H?
5). Will the switch behind the light for LHD mode work if the alignment motors are goosed still? (not a problem if getting new lamps/motors/ etc though)

Any help in advance would be greatly appreciated! Then I've just got to find a rear section / backbox and get the O/S cam cover done as it's weeping from a torque bolt.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Cavalier V6 / X30XE Charging Issue.

« on: 29 August 2012, 18:21:06 »

OK. Having read the battery testing guide on here (and elsewhere) I'm drawing a blank.

This is an X30XE running using a Cavalier V6 setup and for many years it's been AOK.

For a few years it's had an issue where the battery slowly goes out of condition, and the alternator is not charging properly. I know there are only two wires from the alt, the excite and the ign live and all connections seem OK and uncorroded.

Here is what the battery is reading from the ECU and is many miles away from the 14+v the Omega and the Vectra have on charge.

The battery is brand new and the alternator was changed 10 months ago (and upgraded from cavalier item to Omega as I'd changed it before already!).


12.4V Not started
9-10-11v on Cranking
11.2 on idle after firing (pre blip throttle)
After you blip the throttle to about 1.5k the needle rises and
it sit's on 12-12.4 again.


Turning on accessories in turn:

Heated Rear Window 12.4
Sidelights 12.3
Mainbeam 12.1
Wipers 11.9
Blower 11.7

All off -

Back to 12.4

There are no other gadgets or bells or whistles and the blipping the throttle and the battery gauge going up to 12v after starting makes me think the alt is at least doing something!?

Any help greatly appreciated.

Also noticed that the idle air control valve is vibrating (even with ignition off) and the full beam tell tale no longer works even though I renewed the bulb.

As I say the car has been fine for around 4 years, but past couple have been trying esp, when our weather is so atrocious at the mo.

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General Car Chat / *Spotted* FL 2.6 *SUE* Reg M4 Eastbound between Reading / London

« on: 02 August 2012, 17:49:06 »

As title - spotted an OOF stickered immaculate saloon on the road heading towards London when I was off to pick up the parents from Heathrow in my Silver MV6.

The personal numberplate must be well known with *SUE* in the middle?!