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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Rear Cig Power
« on: 28 June 2019, 22:38:54 »
Only on Elites and I think CDX.
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General Car Chat / Re: Good thing about Uber...
« on: 28 June 2019, 22:34:47 »
If you can afford to go to work via Uber than you can afford to put petrol in your V6. 
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General Discussion Area / Re: Filled Up with Sainburys LPG last night.
« on: 27 June 2019, 23:21:36 »Iirc LPG pumps aren't subject to weights & measures regs, due to it being sold by volume - or something like that ?Dont know, but either way I would have thought they would need to be Calibrated for Retail Delivery somehow.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Filled Up with Sainburys LPG last night.
« on: 27 June 2019, 22:23:04 »My thoughts exactly, strangly, on the way back the Contents gauge was reading emptydid the guy before you put 20 litres in and the clock wasnt reset?No, all the Zero's before filling.
Someone did say to me a few years back that when you connect the Nozzle Pump to the Car, if they take a while to reset the Pump and or Activate it ready for fill that during the idle time your tank presure will slowly fill the Pumps Hose up, cant see it myself, even if it did in thoery you would get it back when youve finished filling. I mean end of the day this is Sainsburys not some back yard LPG outfit.
There's no way you'd get 20 litres into the hose (and your LPG tank has a non return valve in the filler anyway).
If those 20 litres had existed and wouldn't fit in the tank you'd know about it by now.
Might be worth checking your filler valve is still cutting off at 80% fill. If it is, you've been done, IMHO.
but this morning went straight back up to full as per norm.Ive managed to speak to the Manager tonight, he did say he put the Pump OOS pending an Engineers visit, He was quiet under standing with what I informed Him and agreed something wasnt right. I explained that I keep a good record of my Fill Ups, my MPG and what to expect in miles from each Tank fill up, which I do and I can prove, He's response was understanding and asked me to pop in again, I replied I would run the tank empty and see what the Miles and MPG figures are ( you never know) but either way we both agreed I was probably due some money back.
Quite a pleasant Phone Call if Im honest, could have easerly gone the other way.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Filled Up with Sainburys LPG last night.
« on: 27 June 2019, 20:22:52 »did the guy before you put 20 litres in and the clock wasnt reset?No, all the Zero's before filling.
Someone did say to me a few years back that when you connect the Nozzle Pump to the Car, if they take a while to reset the Pump and or Activate it ready for fill that during the idle time your tank presure will slowly fill the Pumps Hose up, cant see it myself, even if it did in thoery you would get it back when youve finished filling. I mean end of the day this is Sainsburys not some back yard LPG outfit.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Filled Up with Sainburys LPG last night.
« on: 27 June 2019, 19:21:38 »So you actually paid?Yes, this is a Petrol Station not a frekking Restaurant
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General Discussion Area / Halfords 150pc ToolKit £76 until Midnight
« on: 27 June 2019, 19:17:38 »
Head over to eBay / Halfords / 150pc ToolKit currently reduced to £95 enter Code PURE20 at Checkout (before Midnight tonight)
gets it down to £76, a few more quid off if you use TCB and Nectar.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Halfords-Advanced-150-Piece-Socket-Ratchet-Spanner-Set-Tool-Box-Hand-Tools-/201216785740?hash=item2ed9747d4c
Click and Collect available at your local Halfords
Lots of other stuff on the Bay through Selected Sellers, using Code PURE20 remember ends tonight.
gets it down to £76, a few more quid off if you use TCB and Nectar.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Halfords-Advanced-150-Piece-Socket-Ratchet-Spanner-Set-Tool-Box-Hand-Tools-/201216785740?hash=item2ed9747d4c
Click and Collect available at your local Halfords
Lots of other stuff on the Bay through Selected Sellers, using Code PURE20 remember ends tonight.
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Omega General Help / Re: Removal of instrument panel
« on: 27 June 2019, 18:36:52 »Remove the steering column shurod, 4screws underneath, remove centre vents, undo screw at bottom of dash, remove screws x4 in the centre vents holder, remove screws that hold dash, pull clocks slightly left, remove plug from mid, clocks should come out.Dam, I knew I didnt have to take my Windscreen out.
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General Discussion Area / Filled Up with Sainburys LPG last night.
« on: 27 June 2019, 17:59:48 »
Then went to pay for it and asked the Cashier if He could explain to me how I managed to get 57 litres of LPG into a 45 Litre Tank that will normally only hold about 37 litres brimed even when competently empty. 
He just gave me a blank look and mumbled something about sometimes stuff happens.
Not to me it doesnt, was my replky, never mind, here's my name and number get a Manager to call me urgently tomorrow (today)
Still waiting.
He just gave me a blank look and mumbled something about sometimes stuff happens.
Not to me it doesnt, was my replky, never mind, here's my name and number get a Manager to call me urgently tomorrow (today)
Still waiting.
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Omega General Help / Re: Car wont start after sitting for 3 years
« on: 27 June 2019, 17:49:25 »Yea the Spare Key thing was just as an example, maybe I explained it wrong, point being, is once you have a Transponder / Immobilizer No Start, you need to do the Reset thing before attempting to start it again , well at least on the later Models.Not sure on the 95 Immobilizer workings, but on the later ones once you had a Immobilizer lock out period (ie wont start) you had to go through a reset motion in order to try again and get it to start, might be worth trying this.The cranksensor i got on ebay it was just a cheap one to see if the car would start then i was going to pick up a genuine vx one. and i did test it and it read 852 ohms. The car has had the battery taken out for a while quite a few times since it wouldn't start so i'll try unplugging the main ecu.
Example, you have 2 keys, one knowingly has a Transponder Chip inside, the second one doesnt or its the wrong Chip Code (but you keep it as a spare) you unlock car put the Key, doesnt start, youve put the wrong Key in (the second key), so you realise silly me put the wrong key in, so you now put the correct key and try it, still wont start, reason is its still locked up mode. to reset it ready for the correct, 1, remove Key, 2, open and close Door, 3, Lock the Door, unlock door, 4 Open Door and Key in (correct one) and start.
Possibly unplugging the Main ECU or removing the Battery for a while should have the same effect but its obviously easier to do the door thing.
The above may help you, but as said, Not sure about the early ones.
Worst case the early ones could have the Imobilizer disabled with and Tech 2 and someone who knows what there doing, guessing your need the Car Pass as well, so all is not lost.
On the Crank Sensor front, still not convinced it wasnt faulty, I had a couple now where theyve been fine but Parked Up for a while and refuse to start due to Crank Sensor issue, and it doesnt always throw a CS Issue Code untill later on or when youve finally got it going again.
Where did you get the Crank Sensor from? anything other than walking into a VX Parts to get one could give issues (did you measure it was the new one under 1K ohms?, as said there about 900 ohms and will read about +- 10 ohms briefly wih a metallic knife etc on the sensor).
The key thing I dont have a spare just 1 key that had worked every single time before
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Omega General Help / Re: Car wont start after sitting for 3 years
« on: 27 June 2019, 17:30:57 »
Not sure on the 95 Immobilizer workings, but on the later ones once you had a Immobilizer lock out period (ie wont start) you had to go through a reset motion in order to try again and get it to start, might be worth trying this.
Example, you have 2 keys, one knowingly has a Transponder Chip inside, the second one doesnt or its the wrong Chip Code (but you keep it as a spare) you unlock car put the Key, doesnt start, youve put the wrong Key in (the second key), so you realise silly me put the wrong key in, so you now put the correct key and try it, still wont start, reason is its still locked up mode. to reset it ready for the correct, 1, remove Key, 2, open and close Door, 3, Lock the Door, unlock door, 4 Open Door and Key in (correct one) and start.
Possibly unplugging the Main ECU or removing the Battery for a while should have the same effect but its obviously easier to do the door thing.
The above may help you, but as said, Not sure about the early ones.
Worst case the early ones could have the Imobilizer disabled with and Tech 2 and someone who knows what there doing, guessing your need the Car Pass as well, so all is not lost.
On the Crank Sensor front, still not convinced it wasnt faulty, I had a couple now where theyve been fine but Parked Up for a while and refuse to start due to Crank Sensor issue, and it doesnt always throw a CS Issue Code untill later on or when youve finally got it going again.
Where did you get the Crank Sensor from? anything other than walking into a VX Parts to get one could give issues (did you measure it was the new one under 1K ohms?, as said there about 900 ohms and will read about +- 10 ohms briefly wih a metallic knife etc on the sensor).
Example, you have 2 keys, one knowingly has a Transponder Chip inside, the second one doesnt or its the wrong Chip Code (but you keep it as a spare) you unlock car put the Key, doesnt start, youve put the wrong Key in (the second key), so you realise silly me put the wrong key in, so you now put the correct key and try it, still wont start, reason is its still locked up mode. to reset it ready for the correct, 1, remove Key, 2, open and close Door, 3, Lock the Door, unlock door, 4 Open Door and Key in (correct one) and start.
Possibly unplugging the Main ECU or removing the Battery for a while should have the same effect but its obviously easier to do the door thing.
The above may help you, but as said, Not sure about the early ones.
Worst case the early ones could have the Imobilizer disabled with and Tech 2 and someone who knows what there doing, guessing your need the Car Pass as well, so all is not lost.
On the Crank Sensor front, still not convinced it wasnt faulty, I had a couple now where theyve been fine but Parked Up for a while and refuse to start due to Crank Sensor issue, and it doesnt always throw a CS Issue Code untill later on or when youve finally got it going again.
Where did you get the Crank Sensor from? anything other than walking into a VX Parts to get one could give issues (did you measure it was the new one under 1K ohms?, as said there about 900 ohms and will read about +- 10 ohms briefly wih a metallic knife etc on the sensor).
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Omega General Help / Re: Fog light installation for opel omega facelift (2001)
« on: 26 June 2019, 17:53:07 »
Relay?
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Omega General Help / Re: Car wont start after sitting for 3 years
« on: 23 June 2019, 20:31:52 »that is not how you test a crank sensorthere under 1k, from memory around 800 to 900 ohms when iscolated ie unpluged, if yoh crank it you wont see it moving on the meter, if you remove it and use a knife or simular your just about dedect a few ohms fifference accross the hall effect sensor butas said its not by much.
until you sort the remote to lock and unlock the doors, you have to assume the car is immobilized
so start there
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Omega General Help / Re: Car wont start after sitting for 3 years
« on: 23 June 2019, 14:16:10 »They had a Chip in the Key, as far as Im aware all UK Omegas had Chip + Transponder set up's, the Infra Red was purely for Remote Locking and Alarm.Immobilizer
is the ID40 chip in the key ?
+1 for Immobiliser
BUTQuotethe fob flashes but nothing happens to the car (it's the one that has a key and a separate fob)
The earliest cars didn't have a chip in the key. They used an infra-red transmitter in a separate fob that you had to point at a bulb up by the rear view mirror. Once you had disabled the immobiliser you had about a minute to start the engine before it immobilised again.
My first Omega (1994 L reg IIRC) had it. I think they only used that system for the first 2 years.
Sounds to me like it could be a Crank Sensor issue, is the Immobilizer Lamp flashing when you Try and start the car?
It could be its still in "wont Start Immobilizer Mode", you could try Diss the Battery (Full Charged), fully remove the Main ECU and leave over night, put ECU back in Connect Battery (or other way around cant remember) if need be enter the Car using Key only and try a start and or re diagnose from there..
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General Car Chat / Re: Gearbox software (astra) or something else?
« on: 19 June 2019, 20:48:59 »
Astra, crud in the Heater Matrix can sometimes cause all sorts of issues, Heater gets red hot when asked to?, also if its the later type Astra they have a plastic Coolant Temp housing which causes issue, is the Thermostat doing what it should, even brand new Stats can stay partially open after not many miles use.
Otherwise if its not temp related, than as said GB Oil and Filter change, but I didnt think yours was that old.
Otherwise if its not temp related, than as said GB Oil and Filter change, but I didnt think yours was that old.