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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Installed new headunit today...

« on: 17 September 2006, 17:23:05 »

Tunnie, could you tell me whether you managed to fit both the headunit adaptor and the steering wheel control adaptor in successfully. From what I can tell I need both and I've read that space is limited.

For instance if I was to have a Sony HU and wanted to use the steering controls and use the computer display I would need both of these I believe?

Adaptor cables £3 (for Sony in this case) & £22
http://www.lowcostcaraudio.co.uk/shop/Autoleads-PC99-SON-PC99SON-Multi-Stalk-Patch-Lead_productJJ1570ZZcategoryJJ/ACCESSORIES/SONY/
http://www.lowcostcaraudio.co.uk/shop/Autoleads-PC99-X06-PC99X06-Vauxhall-Multistalk-Adaptor_searchTextJJPC99-X06ZZgo.xJJ0ZZgo.yJJ0ZZsearchMethodJJproductNameZZproductJJ1556ZZcategoryJJ/ACCESSORIES/VAUXHALL/

Cheers

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Omega General Help / Re: Car sluggish in Auto and several dash lights o

« on: 16 January 2007, 21:09:43 »

£235 for replacement alternator from WJ King Masterfit in Woolwich last week, all is fine, battery appears to have survived, touch wood.

Thanks for the help.

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Omega General Help / Re: Car sluggish in Auto and several dash lights o

« on: 28 December 2006, 16:11:47 »

just repeating what I read, seemed to make sense.

no sadly not it was replaced in May this year by a local garage in coventry, the parts and work are guaranteed for 12 months but I'm in London so I can't see how I can make any kind of claim as they'll want to see the car.

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Omega General Help / Re: Car sluggish in Auto and several dash lights o

« on: 28 December 2006, 16:02:57 »

Well technically that's what it just had but fair enough

Does anyone know what alternator I need and what it should cost as a part only?

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Omega General Help / Re: Car sluggish in Auto and several dash lights o

« on: 28 December 2006, 15:22:25 »

Ok, Masterfit have given me a rough quote over the phone - approx £260 and a mobile mechanic is coming to see the car on saturday.  Both he and Vauxhall wanted to know which alternator it is, apparently there are different ones? Which one would a 2000 3.0 MV6 have and how much would should it cost?

Just as a side note I was reading honestjohn and I see there was a TSB in 2001 for voltage spikes from the alternator http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/index.htm?p_make=VAU&h_make=VAU&p_model=%20437

June 2000 recall of V6 models due to crankshaft fault. 2001: TSB about voltage spikes from the alternator damaging the camshaft sensor. This is prevented by unpicking the wiring loom and re-routing the cam and crankshaft sensor cables together around the front of the airbox, keeping them away from the alternator.

From what I've since read about the Crankshaft Angle Sensor on http://www.topbuzz.co.uk/info/crankshaft_sensor/crankshaft_sensor.htm
it sounds very similar

How do I know if a CAS has malfunctioned?

As previously explained, the CAS is vital for the performance of the engine. It supplies a signal back to the ECU so it can calculate ignition timing and the correct fuelling. If the CAS is sending back incorrect data, the performance of the engine decreases significantly, even stop it from working.

However, to overcome this problem, the EMU can use a data map within its memory (which was set by the manufactures) which use some default values to regain correct fuelling and ignition.

But because this data is static and not true live data coming from a CAS, the performance isn't at its optimum. What this means is that the car may feel sluggish, but the car will still work. Also the ECU warning light will be illuminated on dash.

Or am I barking up the wrong tree?

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Omega General Help / Re: Car sluggish in Auto and several dash lights o

« on: 28 December 2006, 14:22:48 »

It's quite alright guys, no offence taken, I've been very reluctant to drive the car at all and it's been a total of 4 times since the fault occurred an only whenever it's been an absolute neccessity, starting work at 11pm boxing day anyone?   You may say that is 4 times too many but with it appearing to drive correctly I took the chance.

I was hoping to get it dealt with this weekend anyway I was just trying to arm myself with as much info as possible from here before yesterdays issue happened, I had decided it was beyond me already.

I'll let you know what happens.

Cheers

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Omega General Help / Re: Car sluggish in Auto and several dash lights o

« on: 28 December 2006, 00:41:42 »

latest update in the saga is I tried to drive it to work this evening all appeared peachy as it was this morning. 10 mins in and I got stuck behind some stationary traffic and my headlights switched off and wouldn't come back on then the whole console dimmed until it was unreadable. The engine was still running though, I managed to pull into a sideroad straightaway. Greenflag picked me up and it's sitting outside the house undrivable.

The mechanic put his multimeter on the battery and once he'd given it a charge from his truck we started the engine and watched the battery voltage steadily drop until the car stalled and refused to start again.

So the battery is not being charged by the alternator at all now, could it be something else other than the regulator? If the regulator failed completely surely I would be getting varying ammounts of power rather than 0 that i'm getting now. Could it actually be an electrical fault somewhere, the mechanic thought it might be.

If only I knew a decent garage or auto electrician

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Omega General Help / Re: Car sluggish in Auto and several dash lights o

« on: 27 December 2006, 07:30:46 »

interestingly I've just driven the car back from work this morning, only 15 miles, a 30 min journey. The issue had completely dissapeared and the car behaved exactly as it should. The one thing I did think of was that it is much warmer this morning than it was last night and it has been for the last 10 days or so since the issue began to appear.

Obviously the problem hasn't gone away but could it be brought on my the cold?

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Omega General Help / Re: Car sluggish in Auto and several dash lights o

« on: 27 December 2006, 02:03:34 »

right, i've watched the DVD 3 times in a row now, I'm still not convinced I should do it myself but questions....

1) Do i have to remove the plenums(?) to be able to access the alternator or can I just start at removing the mass air flow tubes part as shown in the DVD?

2) The alternator is bottom left in the engine bay isn't it, just underneath the other furthest left wheel holding the aux belt?

3) Once I can get to it how do I remove the alternator?

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Omega General Help / Re: Car sluggish in Auto and several dash lights o

« on: 26 December 2006, 17:15:59 »

as it happens I do actually have the receipt for the alternator and it says it's guaranteed for 2 years BUT the work was done up on the outskirts of Coventry where I bought the car from so cost of travel/time cancels it out I reckon, plus I have to drive 150 miles with semi working speedo/fuel gauge/ABS/TC.

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Omega General Help / Re: Car sluggish in Auto and several dash lights o

« on: 26 December 2006, 16:22:51 »

Very kind of you to offer Marks DTM Calib but sadly Nottingham is indeed a fair trek, if I just knew what the each bit was in the engine bay then I'd be really keen to try it myself as I really do want to learn how to maintain the car myself. From changing the oil and coolant to  more difficult stuff like this, I hate not having a clue but I don't have a driveway or a garage or the tools or a knowledgable friend to steer me in the right direction. This forum is great of course but posting repeatedly just doesn't cut it when you need instant answers I'm sure everyone would agree.

I need a starting point though and as brilliant as the DVD obviously is it's still a step to far on for me, I need a big picture and some labels

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Omega General Help / Re: Car sluggish in Auto and several dash lights o

« on: 26 December 2006, 16:12:42 »

I'm in London, Plumstead, SE18, does anyone know of a reputable mechanic in the SE area?

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Omega General Help / Re: Car sluggish in Auto and several dash lights o

« on: 26 December 2006, 10:59:57 »

Hi,

I see this guy also sells Alternator rectifiers, I don't need one of those as well do I? I tried it with all the electrics on and although there did seem to be a reduction in things playing up they did continue to play up. There is a noticable change in things like audio volume increasing/decreasing and air-con fan strength increasing and decreasing that goes with the needles dropping or kicking in to life.

I've just watched the stripping down section of the dvd and there is no mention of the phrase inlet trunking or aux belt so i've got no idea which bits of the car they are, any ideas? I've got very few of the tools shown in the video as well so maybe i'd better just stick it into the garage.

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Omega General Help / Re: Car sluggish in Auto and several dash lights o

« on: 20 December 2006, 12:35:57 »

hmmm not convinced on this, i don't know what inlet trunking or an aux belt is, although I do have the DVD you refer too.

Who and where is this guy selling regulators? Are you saying my alternator should be fine and that the regulator probably wouldn't have been replaced with the alternator earlier this year?

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Omega General Help / Re: Car sluggish in Auto and several dash lights o

« on: 19 December 2006, 19:27:45 »

oh dear weird considering the alternator was apparently replaced this year.

Without the car on the battery reads as 12.51

I've had a look on the Repairing the Alternator guide but it doesn't mention where it is or how to get to it, if this beyond a completely average person and his dad, I'd definitely need step by step instructions, then maybe i'll have to take it into a garage