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Omega General Help / LPG conversion started

« on: 24 May 2008, 02:02:50 »

Before i start can i say one thing, this isn't a definitive guide this is my way of fitting my LPG kit.

I bought one from Jeremy again, purely because the last one was good and the support was excellent.

Tank, already mounted on the frame


Vaporiser with attachments


ECU and software and OBD lead (now USB )




Pipework

 
Injectors and loom


General odds and sods as well as the installation manual


i wanted to mount the ECU and vapouriser under the bumper, so first thing was to get that off and to a trial fit, there isn't a lot of room, but there is enough to do what i wanted,

I couldn't mouth the ECU tonight as it was gone midnight when i was doing this  
The loom is now in place, tomorrow i will concentrate on the engine bay, water pipes, inlet manifold, and connecting the wiring.

The final this i did was to pain the filler neck....yes that is the wifes tumble dryer i am using  


I have no vested interest in the company who supplied my kit, however i will say they are 10/10, Jeremy is always helpful and the product itself is geared to someone who is mechanically minded and wants to save money by fitting the kit themselves.

If you mention OOF i believe you will get some discount, i have a 80l tank and 6 cyl kit and paid less than £700....trust me that is a bargain

More tomorrow....or later on today

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Omega General Help / Pre facelift MV6 leather in a facelift

« on: 24 May 2008, 02:11:05 »

got home tonight, whilst i am changing the sump on sister in laws Corsa my stepson was cleaning my latest purchase



There are a few issues that need to be sorted, the wiring for the heated seats is slightly different, as is the wiring for the pre-tensioners, they need to be swapped for and put on the earlier seats.

The backs are already on  having been washed, hoovered, fed and polished.......hmmmmmm recaro leather, nice

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Omega General Help / which Lambda to take the feed from

« on: 23 May 2008, 10:54:39 »

The LPG kit is going in this weekend, now i have this quandry!!!!

Which lambdas to i connect to? on the 2.6 there are 4 2 i understand are 'heated' and the others are 'cat check'

Now if i have understood this correct, the heated ones are pre cat and the check ones are post cat, if this is the case then i will be looking to connect the LPG kit to the heated lambdas.

can anyone confirm this

Cheers

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Omega General Help / Wiring codes needed

« on: 19 May 2008, 07:37:51 »

This weekend i will be fitting the LPG kit, i am hoping to do the lot single handed in the 3 days, i am fairly confident it can be done so long as i hit no rear issues.

One this i do need help with it the wiring, now i can remember thet the LPG loom has the following
Perm live
Switched live
Earth
not an issue with those.

The ones i will need help with are:

RPM sensor
LH lambda
RH lambda

I would like to keep the connections in the fuse box under the bonnet.
In addition the CDX has 4 lambdas, i am right in thinking that i take the feed from the first of them (precat)? if so can anyone tell me the wirking colours for both sides and the pin position on the ECU multiplug?

I will be doing pics of this one all being well

Cheers

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Omega General Help / What tools are needed in order to remove seats

« on: 19 May 2008, 11:21:20 »

I have got first dibs on this MV6 interior, however i don't have my toolkit with me  

What would i need to remove front and back seats?

So far i can think of:
Ratchet & Extension
Torx bits (don't know what size)
Flat ended screwdriver
Cutters


Anything else?

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Omega General Help / Yet another Aircon puzzler

« on: 11 May 2008, 16:38:41 »

We didn't regas the aircon when we put the engine is as we ran out of time, this weekend we did it, did a leak test with another gas first (not sure what it was but it wasn't r134a) all held good.
Gassed it and it was nice and cold in the car. got in it today it there is no cool air at all.
Next door has one of the cheapy refill kits, we pulgged that on and it confirmed that the system has pressure (i didn't the kit just wanted to check that we had gas on the low pressure side)
We can hear the compressor clutch kicking in, the rev rise and fall when the aircon is switched and off.
have checked the high pressure side as well and there is gas in there, none of the pipes are cold.

any ideas?

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Omega General Help / Dipsticks....need a favour

« on: 08 May 2008, 08:18:35 »

Having just fitted the FWD engine we have discovered that the dipstick is a little short and now doesn't show any oil on it.

the car had 5.75 liters in it when we put the new filter on so we know there is enough in there currently, i do however want a working dipstick (aside from my son   ).

Would someone be so kind as to measure their dipstick from the tip to the bottom of the bung  

thanks in advance

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Omega General Help / 2.6 timing belts

« on: 22 April 2008, 14:11:35 »

I have just been told that there are 2 different timing belts, my engine number does not seem to help.

Can anyone advise me what the differences are between the two?

My engine is a 2002 2.6

TIA  

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Omega General Help / sumps for V6's

« on: 17 April 2008, 20:13:47 »

We are in the process of fitting the RWD sump to a FWD engine, now i was under the impression that there were gaskets fitted to the mating faces.

VX claim that it is just black sealant, can anyone confirm if there are gaskets and what the Pt number should be.

Thanks

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Omega General Help / Odd Central locking fault

« on: 15 April 2008, 17:18:06 »

When i lock the CDX with the remote the drivers door will not lock, but yet the other 3 door will
If i try and lock the door with the key then all of them will lock.
if i try and unlock the door with the remote they will all unlock

really puzzled by this.....any ideas

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Omega General Help / Hunting like mad

« on: 21 February 2008, 12:01:14 »

For the last few weeks now i have noticed that the miggy hunts a lot, especially when cold, the revs can fluctuate between 1100 and 400 when cold and 500 to 700 when hot.

any ideas? so far i have checked
the seating on the ICV, it has been cleaned and oiled as well  
air intake pipework, all in good condition and no leaks
all electrical connections are where they are supposed to be.

this issue is the same on petrol and LPG, which tells me it is induction related.

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Omega General Help / Knock sensor, the saga continues

« on: 08 February 2008, 20:21:54 »

Got home this evening, car has been running ok, you would never know there is an issue as she pulls like a train, stripped the soldered connection out and tried again, all the wires are clean, good connections, all heat shielded and finally taped off for protection.
Fire her up and no light......wayhey, result   until i start to rev it, and it then reappears and will not go back out  
strip it all out, recheck, all ok, rebuild, and again light is out so long at the revs remain below 2k, as soon as you have a fast idle of more that 2k the light is then on for good.

disconnect the battery for a few seconds and all of the above will be apparent, trouble code 17 (knock sensor LH bank)

the car drives like there is no issue, but heres the wierd thing, i have driven her down the road with it unplugged and it feels like normal....

any suggestions on how we can check to see if the unit is faulty?

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Omega General Help / Knock sensor, Trouble code 17

« on: 02 February 2008, 16:47:32 »

i have had iffy wiring on my knock sensor for as long as i can remember, now it has completely given up.

I can't get one for love nor money, i have however got 2 knock sensors from a V6 cav, the connector ends are different.

what does anyone think the chances are of taking the sensor i have, taking the end off with a few inches of wire, taking the end off the cav one and splicing the two together.

My understanding is that the sensor base would be the same, so long as i can get a good solder on the wire then surely it would work

oh yes.....and can anyone tell me how to route the cable on the replacement as it doesn't look like i will be able to get it to follow the same route as the original

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Omega General Help / Pale looking lambda

« on: 12 January 2008, 23:53:17 »

Took the lambda off the old cat that was being taken off the car today.

Normal Lambdas that i have seen in the past have looked very sooty and black, the one i took off the car was very pale looking and it made me wonder.

LPG runs cleaner than petrol, would the lambdas be a lot paler or is this because the car is running lean?

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Omega General Help / reprogramming the MID

« on: 08 January 2008, 21:36:42 »

Can it be done?

By this i mean can you have specific messages changed via Tech 2 when something happens i.e phone instead of Message

Another one if possible would be to have the MID read Ipod when on a certain frequency that is set for the ipod.


sounds silly but stuff like that just bugs me a little