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Omega Gallery / Re: Just Bought an Elite

« on: 22 November 2021, 21:20:16 »

Is that rare colour for an omega, or an elite, or both?

First job done, remove power sounder.  Noticed the scuttle cover is cracked as well, must of been when the windscreen was replaced, resulting in water leaking in through the crack and soaking that bit of foam to the nth degree. didn't remove it, but will when I've more time. Put tape over the crack until I get a replacement. Whoever had it off last also forgot to replace the rubber weather trim along the scuttle so water coming down the screen was pouring into the engine bay, nice touch, there was also beads of water on the power sounder connector terminals as the crack was right above this. Temp fix with tape over the join that the rubber trim would otherwise cover until I get a replacement rubber weather seal. General clean of mud and leaves out of the dark corners of the bulkhead where the inner wing meets it, nice conditions for holding moisture.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: EML Light and no fault code

« on: 22 November 2021, 21:16:23 »

I tried Torque but I found it awkward to use & more geared to logging standing 1/4 mile times than diagnostics.

Scanmyopel is my personal favourite. (on an Android phone)

cool might give that a go if my other laptop software doesn't show anything.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: EML Light and no fault code

« on: 22 November 2021, 08:07:40 »

p0420/p0430 cat efficiency codes?

What code reader? if it isn't capable of basic code reading then it is going to waste you time & money.

Have a read of the maintenance guide Fuel trim and Cat Efficiency codes explained

It was the torque app, it showed my o2 sensor fault on the other omega, so tried it to see if it brought anything up, i've got that unmentionable software on my laptop so will try that.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / EML Light and no fault code

« on: 21 November 2021, 01:13:15 »

This is on my elite, 02 plate, the EML came on, I thought ok the usual 02 sensor light, but upon using simple code reader there is no faults showing. Not the spanner light, the engine light is the one illuminated. I had read on the old forum someone mentioned it was something to do with the cat sensors being on the wrong way. I'e not really had the time yet to fully check this out, wondering if this could be the problem or something else?

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Omega Gallery / Re: Just Bought an Elite

« on: 18 November 2021, 22:47:01 »

Very nice.

Go on ......how much?

£1800....I checked the book price for a 200k miler and it was 1550 (Maybe a bit steep that price not sure), so since this has 89K thought not too bad a price all being said, originally wanted 2200 for it but I think he got the impression I could see it was needing some work and I was going to haggle.

It certainly seems that Omega prices are on the up.

Got in before they went stratospheric!

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Omega Gallery / Re: Just Bought an Elite

« on: 17 November 2021, 22:41:30 »

Very nice.

Go on ......how much?

£1800....I checked the book price for a 200k miler and it was 1550 (Maybe a bit steep that price not sure), so since this has 89K thought not too bad a price all being said, originally wanted 2200 for it but I think he got the impression I could see it was needing some work and I was going to haggle.

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Omega Gallery / Re: Just Bought an Elite

« on: 17 November 2021, 19:49:42 »

yes does look very nice indeed.the acne spots do seem to affect some of the silver ones but usually on the horizontal panels like bonnet roof or boot. yours looks pretty faultless.
what cavaliers have you got ? mk1 ? ?

There was some spots on the bonnet next to the top of the wing, which also had the spots. Never knew that was a problem with the silver ones, wasn't sure if it had had a bad paint job there.

It's the mk3's I've got, a runaround 1.8LS, and a diplomat I'm restoring back to it's former glory.

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Omega Gallery / Just Bought an Elite

« on: 16 November 2021, 20:14:34 »

Not happy with one Omega, a senator and a couple of cavaliers, and always fancying an elite, I decided to buy this:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/877TfdSKMb3xNfRv9

89k Miles, partial dealer service history up to about 50k, not done too many miles each year, timing belt: was told it was changed 5 Years ago but no reciepts but there is one for it done at dealer...in 2011.. so I was a bit nervous driving it back 400 miles. also hoping things like the aux belt didn't go after having had very little use.

It behaved impeccably on the drive back, only things I noticed from my check over before buying is lights a bit faded, a little bit of crust starting on rear arches, clunking from F/N/S sounds like a roll bar link, and a slight speed related whine/droan although seemed to go away at 70 odd.

Couple of small dents on chassis leg where it'd probably been jacked by some teenager in a tyre shop plus EML light popped on about 250 miles in, likely the old cat sensor that I also have on my 2.6.

Looks like it's had a touch up on the top of N/S/F wing, paint got spots on it, like acne!

Pretty impressed by the rear electric blind, had a bit of time on the way back to play about with the multi-function display thing, totally different to the one on my 2.6. Couldn't reset the average mpg, it was at 24 when I left and slowly started incrementing up by 0.1 increments to 25, but calculating the fuel I used and miles I got around about 35mpg on trip back.

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Omega General Help / Re: Engine Management light

« on: 27 October 2021, 20:18:01 »

Mine sometimes comes on after a spanking  , just diconnect battery and reset it, it is needing a new sensor, so be getting changed soon.

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Omega General Help / Re: Which Petrol

« on: 26 October 2021, 20:51:29 »

My Average MPG went from hovering around 25.7/25.6 as soon as I put E10 in it started it's miserable decline down to 25.2. Sure it'll be worse after tonights thrashing!

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General Discussion Area / Re: COP26

« on: 25 October 2021, 07:56:06 »

They're shutting off the clydeside expressway and junctions off the M8 into "Glesga" going to be bedlam as M8 isn't great at the best of times for congestion (Congestion = more of their dreaded pollution). I was going to rent my house out for 2 weeks for a grand a night (Self-Catering) for some of the dignataries, as I'm near Glasgow airport, but I think a lot of them are coming into Edinburgh airport - shame! 

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Omega General Help / Re: Heater motor

« on: 23 October 2021, 17:46:29 »

Chuffing nightmare to get down there to unblock it, I used an old toothbrush handle, don't ask!

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: alarm or not?

« on: 22 October 2021, 08:10:22 »

that makes sense now that you mention where the sensors are. There is what looks like a blanking plate at the top of the B pillar but it's just a bit of trim. 

Was getting a bit alarmed there!

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / alarm or not?

« on: 21 October 2021, 14:02:30 »

Was speaking to a guy recently about getting a replacement key fob, and he'd asked does it have an alarm, immediately I thought well Yes, since I've reoved the power sounder and the hazards flash if I jack the car or open bonnet when it's locked, but he asked does it have sensors inside. Going by my cavalier diplomat which has those movement sensors up top of the B pillar, like little built in microphones, I though it woud have, but it doesn't seem to.

So is there different types of alarms on the omega, the guy said some dont have the sensors, so what does it have if that's not an alarm?

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General Discussion Area / Re: La Palma eruption

« on: 20 September 2021, 08:56:51 »

Very low chance but if this happened 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb4T8a1K5tw