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Omega General Help / Re: suspension lowering?

« on: 25 November 2008, 14:00:26 »

As said before.

Bilstein OEM shocks from www.balancemotorsport.co.uk

And then add some suitable springs, 30mm drop is my recommendation as standard shock (including the Bilstein OEM ones), will not support a drop greater than this. The irmscher springs were ideal for this.

This will give much improved handling but wont be so harsh as to knock your fillings out!

I have to agree, compared to standard MV6 set up, the irmscher springs totally transform the handling of the car

ah but where can you get those pesky rare irmscher springs nowadays?! :-/

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Omega General Help / Re: Dodo dead

« on: 24 November 2008, 20:27:30 »

.....or - realised that an easier way to get juice to the battery is to pop the boot light out and attach a bog standard car charger to the lamp terminals! ......

Which is how I got in my car when the battery died a death. It doesn't work with a facelift though .... nowhere to put your key in a face lift saloon's boot!      

oh yeah.. that stupid button thing. I knew there was another reason i don't like facelifts!!

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Omega General Help / Re: Dodo dead

« on: 24 November 2008, 20:19:51 »

i've had battery's go dead on me very often and have never been brave enough to force the drivers lock. i always thought it wouldn't open due to the deadlocks holding it!

anyway, my remedy has been to open the saloon boot with the key (always simple....touch wood.)

Then i've either

- pushed the ski hatchdown (never lock it from the inside me!) put a hand through and dropped the seat, then crawled through and popped the bonnet. then an assistant puts a charger on the battery and i can get out properly - that or climb back through the boot to do it meself!

or - realised that an easier way to get juice to the battery is to pop the boot light out and attach a bog standard car charger to the lamp terminals! This gets enough juice to the battery to enable the central locking to work and then doors'll open normally, bonnet can be released and a nice charge given overnight.

  i really have done this too many times!

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Omega General Help / Re: how fast? no idea! no tacho or speedo! Hayullp!

« on: 24 November 2008, 00:45:37 »

couldnt wait til morn, so been out in dark with a torch  

no luck tho  

tried pushing the dash, no difference. maybe taking it out and checking for connections? weird how that'd happen suddenly tho....

checked all the fuses i could. Fuse 14 seems to be a fine and dandy 30A.

rev counter still does nothing

speedo still flutters like a crazy thing. by the way, that's without starting the car too! just ignition on. and when switched off it flutters for a few seconds before laying still.

no abs or other lights at all.

hmmph.

Mine did the same when i changed the bulbs in the back so took it out again after trying a couple of times and it turned out to be that i wasn't pushing back hard enough so that connector went completly in i just kept pushing it in and then turn the ignition on until the needles didn't flicker anymore

well that's a ray of hope in the otherwise replacement gloom. not that i've been near my dash with a screwdriver since owning it, but can now and press all dem connections in 'toit like a toiger' and hope that'll do it!
thanks craig!

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Omega General Help / Re: how fast? no idea! no tacho or speedo! Hayullp!

« on: 23 November 2008, 23:15:05 »

it's component failure on the instrument cluster itself...   i've seen it a few times...    

replace the clocks, or get them repaired.

new clocks were about £120+VAT when i last looked i think.

can't offhand recall what the most common component failure is...   it would be fairly strict forward for an electronics bod....   but to be honest, the time it takes to get it out, disassemble it , fault find , repair and re-fit, could easily come to more than the cost of a new one, and it's not difficult to replace it yourself....

ABS module failure is only likely if only the speedo packs in.,...   if both revs and speedo die , unless there's a power feed failed, it's the meter(instrument) drive circuit.

i have one of those for a mate who loves tinkering... and i really don't wanna shell out much on a 178k car!

You could get one for peanuts from a scrapper... but make sure it's a 140mph one, not 160mph one..

aw double boos. one coz i already got a 160mph spare. and two, it'd be funky to have it on a two litre. hehe!

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Omega General Help / Re: how fast? no idea! no tacho or speedo! Hayullp!

« on: 23 November 2008, 21:31:20 »

it's component failure on the instrument cluster itself...   i've seen it a few times...    

replace the clocks, or get them repaired.

new clocks were about £120+VAT when i last looked i think.

can't offhand recall what the most common component failure is...   it would be fairly strict forward for an electronics bod....   but to be honest, the time it takes to get it out, disassemble it , fault find , repair and re-fit, could easily come to more than the cost of a new one, and it's not difficult to replace it yourself....

ABS module failure is only likely if only the speedo packs in.,...   if both revs and speedo die , unless there's a power feed failed, it's the meter(instrument) drive circuit.

i have one of those for a mate who loves tinkering... and i really don't wanna shell out much on a 178k car!

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Omega General Help / Re: how fast? no idea! no tacho or speedo! Hayullp!

« on: 23 November 2008, 21:30:06 »

thanks maxv6 but also big fat boos! i was hoping it to be a loose connection.
the speedo does move, but only fluttering above zero when ignition is on.....(posn 2 and above)

lights wise it's all normal. The ABS/Airbag/oil/battery/water/engine management all come on as normal and go out as normal. when started the others all go out as normal. oh why is nothing normal!

would it be alright putting in a cluster from a '96 2.5v6 to a '99 2.0?! 'happen i might have one lying around

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Omega General Help / Re: how fast? no idea! no tacho or speedo! Hayullp!

« on: 23 November 2008, 20:05:45 »

couldnt wait til morn, so been out in dark with a torch  

no luck tho  

tried pushing the dash, no difference. maybe taking it out and checking for connections? weird how that'd happen suddenly tho....

checked all the fuses i could. Fuse 14 seems to be a fine and dandy 30A.

rev counter still does nothing

speedo still flutters like a crazy thing. by the way, that's without starting the car too! just ignition on. and when switched off it flutters for a few seconds before laying still.

no abs or other lights at all.

hmmph.

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Omega General Help / Re: how fast? no idea! no tacho or speedo! Hayullp!

« on: 23 November 2008, 18:12:21 »

thank you for all your help   will try the clock shoving now james - ta!! and prob be gettin dirty tomoro am!

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Omega General Help / how fast? no idea! no tacho or speedo! Hayullp!

« on: 23 November 2008, 17:28:32 »

oh dear oh dear! My current driving mig ('99 2.0 LPG GLS estate) went a tad cuckoo last night. It was fine on the way to work but on the way home the tacho stayed put at zero and the speedo just wobbled rapidly around the zero mark too

any ideas? I've had it out today and still the same. No warning lights on, it drives as normal etc etc. um! i dont wanna get a ticket, but maybe i'll need a tomtom to show me how fast i'm goin!

This couple with the fact the temperature gauge hasn't worked for ages makes for a very dull dash! (i have no idea how to get that working either or where to look on a 16valver for the right cables!)  :-/

anyway, as ever, any words of wisdom would be muchos appreciated!


think i got a bangles moment coming.... tomorrow is going to be a very Manic Monday!  

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.5/2.6 backbox on a 3.0

« on: 18 September 2008, 19:01:00 »

  i put a 3.0 box on my 2.5 cos i love the show and noise.... oh and timbuk had it lying round the shed!  8-)

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Omega General Help / Re: Temp Gauge not moving

« on: 16 September 2008, 18:09:21 »

thanks for the tips guys.

James.... is there a pic anywhere of what probe/position i may be looking for?

Mark. i don't know if the stat is open or not i also don't know if the hose gets slowly or quickly hot as i tend to be in the drivers seat when the engine is on. i will test tomorrow from cold! oh and no the temp gauge doesn't move at all in any scenario.

i think it mostly likely a loose connector! although i have found a few spare looking ones lurking round the engine bay!

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Omega General Help / Re: Temp Gauge not moving

« on: 15 September 2008, 15:28:17 »

sorry bout the profile, i was on here all the time so it became less specific!

i'm talking bout the 2.0GLS estate, and yes the gauge doesn't move at all.

i'm just gonna look up a how-to for paperclipping as i've seen it done but never got round to it... don't wanna get the wrong holes!

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Omega General Help / Temp Gauge not moving

« on: 15 September 2008, 13:15:09 »

sorry been away for a while but now i've got a fairly simple problem.... no idea where to start to sort it tho.

the temperature gauge doesn't move anymore!

could it be anything to do with a tiny hole in the top of the radiator that means the system gets slightly topped up every fortnight?

thanks for your thoughts....

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Omega General Help / Re: Removing Oil filter

« on: 10 August 2008, 22:17:50 »

Remove the oil filter cap, then the oil filter element and then i think it was a large allen key :-/ found inside which you remove and the main housing comes away.
I had to do this on mine to remove the same pipes

Yes, it does look like an alan key fitting, in the centre.
Don't suppose anyone knows (or can look up) the correct size? Unfortunately I don't seem to have one that fits

i got an allen key of yours James....left on top of the battery of the gls. thought i'd move it rather than get unwanted shorting!!

not sure of the size, but i don't think it's bigger than a 10mm  :-/