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General Car Chat / ABS Billing & Tech2.

« on: 09 July 2015, 22:33:46 »

Anyone own a Tech2 and would happen to be going to Billing this weekend? If not does anyone know someone that owns one and lives near Billing?

I need my cruise control activating and possibly software updates on the climate and auto box.

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Omega General Help / PFL Exhaust Manifold Gaskets

« on: 08 July 2015, 21:21:39 »

My friends are blowing, am I mad to offer repairing it?

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Wanted: F/L Parts

« on: 22 June 2015, 19:22:01 »

Gearstick surround in Silver
Silver ashtray
Z20H Rear bumper

And non-sticky, good condition:
Rear blind switch

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General Car Chat / Auto Gearboxes

« on: 10 June 2015, 12:30:17 »

I've just done the gearbox swap (AR25 to AR35) on my 2.5TD and all went swimmingly apart from the selector rod that goes from the bottom of the selector to the gearbox switch is to long!! It's almost like its 2" too long! The holes won't line up and we've tried lining it up in all gears and the elongated hole just won't line up! Very annoying!

Are the bars different between automatic Omegas?

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General Car Chat / Gearbox swap... AR25 to AR35

« on: 28 May 2015, 19:45:44 »

Has anyone done this swap recently? Is the guide up-to-date and easy to follow?

Going to be doing the swap in my mates garage and I can do without any niggles! So i need to make sure i have all the necessery parts required otherwise he'll have a non-mobile Omega in the way and i won't be very popular!!

Any hints or tips? Jpat dont sell the brass thrust washer any more as mentioned in the guide.

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Wanted: Facelift Saloon Parts

« on: 17 May 2015, 15:50:06 »

Gearstick surround in Silver
Silver ashtray
AR35 Gearbox
Z20H Rear bumper

And non-sticky, good condition:
Headlamp switch with front and rear fogs
Rear blind switch

I think that's it... For now lol

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Omega General Help / Is this what I think it is...?

« on: 17 May 2015, 12:30:27 »

On my 2.5TD, is this the HBV? It's dripping coolant $:-\$

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Omega General Help / AR25 Failing Symptoms

« on: 16 May 2015, 16:38:22 »

Can anyone advise on what the symptoms would be? I only have information via a phone call from my friend who has been using my car but he said the car had a very slight loss of drive and slow to pick up and the digital display was showing 'automatic gearbox'

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Omega General Help / 2.5TD Intercooler Location

« on: 12 May 2015, 20:04:37 »

I notice on the 2.5TD there is, what appears to be an intercooler behind both front corners of the front bumper? Or am i seeing things?

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General Car Chat / Another car in the fleet... Miggy 2.5TD Saloon

« on: 05 May 2015, 11:45:34 »

Hi all,

I recently aquired DBGs (Rob) old 2.5TD CDX saloon a couple of weeks ago and its sat outside looking sorry for itself due to my work and race team responsibilities, so with the weather looking good I got stuck in with some TLC

We fitted new front wishbones on Robs driveway before bringing the car home from Cleethorpes back to Kent as the current ones were on their last legs, car was cleaned out, battery charged, levels checked and we headed home... Car never missed a beat and on occasions caught me out as i was in my Estate! All in all I'm very happy with my new purchase!

So yesterday we changed the oil, oil filter, air filter, fuel filter, drained the coolant and refilled with new pinky pinkness, fitted a replacement diesel lift pump in the tank, removed the rear back box as it was hanging off (doesn't make a blind bit of difference to the exhaust noise!), fitted a new brake pad wear sensor, fitted a spare Irmscher front grill I had in the shed! New front pads will also soon be fitted along with a new header tank, HBV and coolant pipe that goes from the header tank to the HBV, replacement wing mirrors are on route as the N/S on is broken and held on with gaffer tape lol as is another replacement exhaust back box.

Also on route is an EGR delete kit, the Cat will soon be gone and a re-map will be on the cards.... Then an AR35!

Busy, busy, busy!!

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Omega General Help / 2.5TD Oil Level Low

« on: 28 April 2015, 14:09:56 »

Hi,

Oil level is fine but dash keeps telling me otherwise... Is it the Oil Pan Sensor unit (minimum oil level) that i need to change to rid me of this fault?

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Wanted: F/L Parts

« on: 27 April 2015, 00:12:42 »

I'm after the following please...

N/S Headlamp level motor inc arm
Headunit/CC & gearstick surrounds in Silver
Rear blind button
Interior roof grab handle N/S/F if it matters

Possibly more to come... lol

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General Car Chat / Omega 2.5TD vs E36 325D

« on: 22 April 2015, 21:03:31 »

I'm curious if anyone knows what exactly Vx did to detune the 2.5 engine to the 131bhp? My mechanical friend tells me that there were 2 different 2.5 engines put in the BMWs... One was a 131bhp in the TD and the other was 143bhp in the TDS models.

So am i right in thinking that the Omega and lesser spec BMW engines are pretty much the same with the only difference being in the TDS model BMWs?

Anyone know the difference between the TD and TDS models?

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General Car Chat / Wheres all the 2.5TD's gone?

« on: 14 April 2015, 20:17:26 »

Almost as rare as the 3.2s lately!

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Cars for Sale & wanted / FS: 1998 Omega Elite Estate in Champagne!

« on: 30 March 2015, 19:20:22 »

2.5 V6
85,500 Miles
Auto
Elite
Mot Dec 2015
Recent plugs, leads, oil & filter, coil pack, rocker gaskets
New battery

All the toys and in a good condition other than the small section of rust on the drivers door.