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Omega General Help / Re: 2.0 Air Con

« on: 18 April 2007, 12:05:40 »

I'll have to whip the blanking plate off on the dash to see if the connector is there. The compressor has wires going to it - looks like they haven't been disturbed for years. Don't know about getting it working though - the compressor is extremly noisey i that's how I found out abut the aircon in the first place, With no switch on the dash I didn't know it had it. (well I suppose tecnically it doesn't!)
Al.

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.0 Air Con

« on: 18 April 2007, 11:32:35 »

Hi nixoro, thanks for that, the plot thickens! the pipe in the 5th picture down goes from the bulkhead to a "canister" at the side of the condenser in front of the radiator. The other pipe coming from the bulkhead adjacent to that one goes into another "canister" at the side of the engine above the compressor - this looks the same as the one in your photo which is at the front of the engine.
What I can't understand is why someone would go to all this trouble and not fit a switch inside. I have most of the SH with the car and it is all Vx main dealer up until July '06. no mention of any A/C servicing or problems etc. So if someone has decided to do a retro fit then it must have been recently, although it doesn't look like the pipework has been moved for years! I haven't got the V5 yet so when it arrives I will get in touch with the owner who bought it last July. Not that it matters too much, as I am not planning on reconnecting it, but I love a mystery!
Al.

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.0 Air Con

« on: 17 April 2007, 17:35:37 »

I have found 2 pipes which go from the passenger side of the bulkhead near the rear breather pipe. 1 goes to some sort of small cylinder near to the compressor, the other goes to a canister (?) next to the condenser. Are these aircon pipes?
Al.

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.0 Air Con

« on: 17 April 2007, 16:54:08 »

Well, It does seem a mystery!  I've taken some more photos, but to be honest I don't know what I'm looking for!

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.0 Air Con

« on: 17 April 2007, 15:41:36 »

Should I be able to see pipes going to the compressor when viewed from the front?
I can see a pipe which seems to come from the top and goes to the passenger side of the radiator (not the power steering pipes)
al.

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.0 Air Con

« on: 17 April 2007, 15:27:06 »

Thanks for the replies guys.
In answer to your questions, I put the CD wheels on as the original alloys had crap tyres on. Bought them off eBay with 4 good Michelins on them.
I have loads of main dealer SH, but nothing to suggest an engine change.
The belt was changed by to a shorter one myself when the comressor became noisy. (If you look closely at the pictures you can see the metal filings from the compresor on the bottom cover)
There is a "radiator" (if that is the correct term) in front of the normal radiator, has that got something to do with the aircon?
Here's a picture of the complete engine.
Al.

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.0 Air Con

« on: 17 April 2007, 14:46:35 »

Hi Tunnie, My dash doesn't look like that. I've taken some pics and hopefully they will have loaded.

Al. No snowflake on dash! Please excuse the sh1t radio!


Compressor?


Sunroof

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.0 Air Con

« on: 17 April 2007, 14:20:00 »

The only button I can see with a snowflake on it is for the auto box.  The noise was coming from the aircon pump, so I put a smaller belt on and bypassed it. (I assume it was the aircon pump - lower right pulley as viewed from front).
Al.

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Omega General Help / 2.0 Air Con

« on: 17 April 2007, 13:36:28 »

Is the aircon on a 2.0 gls on all the time. I didn't realise that mine had aircon until the pump went noisy! There does not appear to be any aircon switch on the dash. Am I missing something?
Also, could anyone expalin why there are 2 temperature controls - is it front and back or left and right.  cant test properly as the heater fan sounds like it has got a cat stuck in it!
Sorry about the questions but I didn't get a handbook with the car.
Al.

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Omega General Help / Re: Stopped

« on: 16 April 2007, 14:27:10 »

there is a mod on the new ones that ment you had to solder wires to existing loom, which is what I guess is taped up on your wir'ing loom. You can take this tape off to see if it has been soldered or just twisted, thay should be soldered. omegalyn.

Just checked the joint and the wires were crimped, but with a slight pull the wires came out of the crimps ao I have soldered them together. I'll see if that cures the fault, if not I'll order a new cam sensor off eBay.
Al.

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Omega General Help / Re: Stopped

« on: 16 April 2007, 10:50:25 »

Thanks to all for the info.  The cam sensor was changed about 2 years (20,000 miles) ago by main dealer, that probably accounts for the wire join. I'll take the tape off and check the connexion later today. Car running perfectly at the moment so i'll see what happens.
Al.

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Omega General Help / Re: Stopped

« on: 15 April 2007, 19:40:26 »

Any idea how much I should pay for a cam sensor?
Thanks to this forum I'd got the GLS running like a dream and I've even treated her to some CDX alloys with Michelin tyres off eBay (not as nice as the GLS wheels I don't think, but better tyres!). I was driving around like a millionaire in my £200 car and then she does this!!  Still.. could be a lot worse!
Al.

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Omega General Help / Re: Stopped

« on: 15 April 2007, 19:32:51 »

Thanks for the replies guys - I've had another look around and there is a taped joint in the wire leading to the sensor. It is about 6 inches from the cam cover. Should this connection be there or do you think it may be a previous bodge? Also, is it normal for these sensors to go intermittently faulty?
Thanks.
Al.

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Omega General Help / Stopped

« on: 15 April 2007, 18:30:55 »

Hi All,  After a nice run round this afternoon, I was on the last straight before home doing about 30 and the engine just stopped. Pulled over and it started again straight away no problem. There was no misfiring or rough running, it just cut out. I've done the paperclip test and the only code logged is 0340 which I beleive is the Camshaft sensor. In the guide I have it says that you should have the engine running when testing, but the EM light would not flash when I started the car, only with the ignition on. Is this normal? Also, could the camshaft sensor code be displaying because the engine was not running when tested?
Al.

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.0 idling between 1200 to 1800 rpm

« on: 05 April 2007, 18:15:05 »

Thanks for all your help Guys. I had another look at the butterfly and it was indeed slightly open. The throttle cable was slack, so a slight adjustment of the stop screw cured the fast tickover. It now drives beautifully now that all the breathers are cleaned and it's had a service. I don't mind treating it to some new front tyres now!
THANKS AGAIN TO EVERYONE FOR YOUR HELP.
Alan.