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Omega General Help / Re: Auto Box error code
« on: 16 February 2009, 16:35:05 »
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Omega General Help / Auto Box error code
« on: 16 February 2009, 14:32:57 »
Hey folks - I've had a search for this in the forum but can't find it - so apologies if its cropped up before (I'm sure it has)
Anyway - got a "Check Automatic Gearbox" warning on the display, all the selector lights lit up and car drove like it was stuck in 4th, consulted manual which says just drive the car, selecting gears manually and take it to VX to diagnose.
Anyone had this experience? Is it an easy fix?
Cheers
failing that - anyone want a 2001 3.0 elite?
Anyway - got a "Check Automatic Gearbox" warning on the display, all the selector lights lit up and car drove like it was stuck in 4th, consulted manual which says just drive the car, selecting gears manually and take it to VX to diagnose.
Anyone had this experience? Is it an easy fix?
Cheers
failing that - anyone want a 2001 3.0 elite?
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Omega General Help / Re: Sports Button
« on: 19 September 2008, 15:08:47 »Quote
The gearbox ECU does adapt to driving style as far as I know. I need the S button for fast overtakes as I spend most of my time cruising below 3000 and if I floor it the car kind of looks up from its knitting and says, "Did you want to go somewhere dear? Just let me get my handbag..."
love it - i know what you mean tho
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Omega General Help / Re: Sports Button
« on: 18 September 2008, 16:35:47 »
i use the "s" button a lot as i find it a bit too laggy without it - on a side issue - do the gearboxes on Mig's adjust their mapping as to how you drive? i remebmer my Galant auto had "fuzzy logic" that "learned" how you drove and changed gear accordingly - ie drive like a nutter - and it would rev higher in each gear (there was also a "hold" button in addition) but if you drove like an old lady it would slowly learn to change at lower revs
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Omega General Help / Re: Oil Leak - but where?
« on: 18 September 2008, 16:59:00 »
when i had the car serviced he said to me "just keep an eye on the ******* - these things are notorious for dripping oil from them"
if only i could remember what he said (i was just glad it only cost £100 to service and wasn't paying attention - stupid dumb tinker that i am!)
next time i see him (soon) - i'll get him to show me!!
but sounds like that - tiny oil leak - i'll get back to you
if only i could remember what he said (i was just glad it only cost £100 to service and wasn't paying attention - stupid dumb tinker that i am!)
next time i see him (soon) - i'll get him to show me!!
but sounds like that - tiny oil leak - i'll get back to you
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Omega General Help / Re: Oil.
« on: 13 September 2008, 12:32:37 »Quote
Best value is semi-synthetic 10w40 from Vauxhall dealers. Get a trade card (joining Autobahnstormers is the easiest way) and it's around 30 quid for 20 litres of oil if you take up the 4 for the price of 3 offer. Also similar price for a 20l can.
Kevin
EDIT: and yes, it is a can of worms.
i agree
the guy who serviced my car (he used to have a 3l elite as it happens - and loved it) - said - put nothing but semi-synth 10w40 in it
so thats what i'll be doing
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Omega General Help / Re: Omega Elite buying advice - help for a newbie?
« on: 02 September 2008, 15:52:42 »
I recently bought an 01 Elite 3.0 83k on the clock - immaculate condition - with 3months warranty on mechanicals - absolutely love it 
cost £1650 - i've spent £100 on a service and £50 sorting the aircon - so far so good - its my 2nd Omega - just a pity they dont make em anymore - its getting hard to find them now but £2500 will get you a good elite
cost £1650 - i've spent £100 on a service and £50 sorting the aircon - so far so good - its my 2nd Omega - just a pity they dont make em anymore - its getting hard to find them now but £2500 will get you a good elite
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Omega General Help / Re: Rear window blind.SatNav type.
« on: 30 August 2008, 12:40:17 »
i've the same problem with my rear window blind - its covered in a few posts - search "rear blind" or "rear window blind"
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Omega General Help / Re: is standard alarm and immobiliser a 'thatcham'?
« on: 29 August 2008, 17:13:26 »Quote
QuoteThe Omega setup has been tested and approved by ThatchamI disagree strongly - if what you've said were true, what is the point of the "standard fit alarm/immobiliser" option on the quotation?
The immobilser meets Cat 2 and with the alarm Cat 1 is achieved.
Thatcham is for alarm and immobiliser aporoval and is not specific to the after market and hence it does NOT imply that an after market security device has been fitted
Actually - Marks DTM is correct - the option is there as some manufacturers standard security does not necessarily meet thatcham standards or they may not have tested them yet
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Omega General Help / Re: Heat reflective windscreen.
« on: 29 August 2008, 16:12:48 »
recently had cause to use RAC windscreen services - and they asked me if I wanted the heat reflective screen without any prompting from me - I said yes - but it turned out the chip was repairable so I'll wait till its cracked.....now where'd I put that axe...............
but yeah - go through your insurance - you'll only pay £50-£60 for a replacement - so long as it needs replaced
but yeah - go through your insurance - you'll only pay £50-£60 for a replacement - so long as it needs replaced
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Omega General Help / Re: Aircon Recharge?
« on: 25 August 2008, 01:57:28 »
my only advice is to take it to an AC specialist - system needs to be checked for leaks, vacced and regassed - got mine done a month or so ago - £50
take to it to halfords or kwik-fit and they may damage an expensive component - trust me - halfords are good if you need new wipers or furry dice but i wouldnt trust them for anything else
either way its gonna cost you about £50 if theres no leaks(and if there is a leak you need a specialist in any case) - so its a no-brainer
if you're anywhere near perth - i can recommend a good guy
take to it to halfords or kwik-fit and they may damage an expensive component - trust me - halfords are good if you need new wipers or furry dice but i wouldnt trust them for anything else
either way its gonna cost you about £50 if theres no leaks(and if there is a leak you need a specialist in any case) - so its a no-brainer
if you're anywhere near perth - i can recommend a good guy
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Omega General Help / Re: bonnet release - not again
« on: 10 August 2008, 09:07:11 »Quote
no, my blue elite that i have now
phew!!
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Omega General Help / Re: bonnet release - not again
« on: 10 August 2008, 08:36:15 »Quote
hard isnt even the word, the previous owner of my elite had left the bonnet release off and was using pliers to open it, after a couple of hours, painstaking positioning of my body in the car and severe cuts to my hands and wrists i managed to eventually re-attach the cable without taking the car apart!!
good luck is all i say cos there's no easier way of doing it by the sounds of it!
:-/ 
it wasnt a green GLS estate was it?
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Omega General Help / Re: bonnet release - not again
« on: 09 August 2008, 18:40:45 »Quote
QuoteI just managed to kick off the bonnet release lever under the dash yesterday - did exact same thing to my old GLS estate - grrrrrr
must be the way I dive into the car
does it just click back in place? old car i never bothered as i was already trading it in - just kept a pair of pliers in the glovebox to pull the wire....so to speak
doesnt LOOK broken - but it seems to be a flimsy design
I've done that a few times - it does clip back in but is a pain and requires you to be a bit of a contortionist to get a good view down there. Can't remember how I got it back on but IIRC it needed to be dismantled to get it in properly - though there may be an easier way, as you said it is very flimsy in design and was very disappointed in it's build quality. Hope you sort it out - it took me about 15 mins to sort mine out.
I see what you mean Tafty - clipped the lever back in easy enough - but attaching the wire is the tricky bit - it's do-able with a little patience - no prob
- not important enough to get muddy for at the mo!now wheres my pliers.................? :-?
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Omega General Help / bonnet release - not again
« on: 09 August 2008, 09:45:53 »
I just managed to kick off the bonnet release lever under the dash yesterday - did exact same thing to my old GLS estate - grrrrrr
must be the way I dive into the car
does it just click back in place? old car i never bothered as i was already trading it in - just kept a pair of pliers in the glovebox to pull the wire....so to speak
doesnt LOOK broken - but it seems to be a flimsy design
must be the way I dive into the car
does it just click back in place? old car i never bothered as i was already trading it in - just kept a pair of pliers in the glovebox to pull the wire....so to speak
doesnt LOOK broken - but it seems to be a flimsy design