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General Car Chat / Re: Cadilac Catera 3.0 V6 is it worth to buy for fun or collection ?
« on: Today at 14:03:32 »
Or a weak pump, or fuel pressure regulator...
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General Car Chat / Re: Bavarian brawn
« on: Today at 13:01:48 »Yup
I reckon Robsey's V8 "Omega 2.5 estate" was pretty much perfect. Before he gave the game away by poking a blower through the bonnet!
Was this the one with Monaro running gear?
Still going strong. Basically it's a short wheelbase Commodore wagon that happens to look like an Omega... That's to say the entire drivetrain and subframes are Monaro/Holden VZ rather than Omega B.
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Omega General Help / Re: Micksgarage and cheap wishbones
« on: Today at 12:56:49 »I’ve only ever had one genuine ballpoint fail. And I ran all mine on genuine wishbones, which just kept getting refurbed apart from the first time when I bought a pair (back when they were dirt cheap).Had no issues with Febi or Delphi ball joints fitted to aftermarket arms.
That’s where I get that idea from.
Virtually all of the shagged ball joints I’ve seen have been on pattern arms. Most of them the shit provided (when they can be arsed to post) by ATP
I didn't have the budget to spend £500 on wishbones so was quite happy to accept the life expectancy of cheaper arms and refurbish them as required.
This.I thought that wishbones that had the harder polly bushes fitted had a tendency to crack
Only if you fit them to the back,
A vast improvement at the time, but only lasted about 7k miles. I don't recall the make of the wishbone that failed, but it could have been anything from GM to ATP special.
However, when fitted, those rear polys made one hell of a difference to the way the car drove.
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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?
« on: Yesterday at 23:08:48 »
People don't seem to have an issue drowning rats.
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Omega General Help / Re: Micksgarage and cheap wishbones
« on: Yesterday at 23:06:08 »Every Omega I have ever owned has required ball joints, so not sure where you get that idea from.To me, the only thing the originals do better than refurbished ones is that the ball joints are rivetted on, not bolted.The balljoints usually last nearly forever, and the rear bushes are dirt cheap and readily available. Once you fit the other shite, you lose these benefits.
Obviously, if you only plan on keeping it another 18 months, it's a moot point. As if somebody has already put pattern ones on.
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General Car Chat / Re: Cadilac Catera 3.0 V6 is it worth to buy for fun or collection ?
« on: Yesterday at 19:39:52 »
That points towards an issue either with the cluster or the connection from the engine ECU.
The dash is the one major difference between the Catera and Omega, and without seeing behind the cluster there may be additional wiring/plugs for the extra displays/warnings.
I suspect that the alternator only feeds the charge light (and battery voltage gauge), whereas the rpm signal comes from the engine ECU information (crank and/or cam sensor).
If the pedal trick works*, any codes may highlight a discrepancy.
* It should as the car is DBW.
The speedometer issue is almost guaranteed to be unrelated.
The dash is the one major difference between the Catera and Omega, and without seeing behind the cluster there may be additional wiring/plugs for the extra displays/warnings.
I suspect that the alternator only feeds the charge light (and battery voltage gauge), whereas the rpm signal comes from the engine ECU information (crank and/or cam sensor).
If the pedal trick works*, any codes may highlight a discrepancy.
* It should as the car is DBW.
The speedometer issue is almost guaranteed to be unrelated.
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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: Yesterday at 18:55:57 »
Put a Kia Forte through its paces across the Los Angeles National Forest.
For a wwd shitbox with a CVT gearbox, it was actually quite fun.
For a wwd shitbox with a CVT gearbox, it was actually quite fun.
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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?
« on: Yesterday at 18:53:20 »
It's not a question of being in a hurry or not. You either go past or hang back. Getting pissed off isn't a solution.
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General Car Chat / Re: Cadilac Catera 3.0 V6 is it worth to buy for fun or collection ?
« on: Yesterday at 18:48:41 »When the rev counter is erratic?And how does the battery voltage gauge look...On dash it looks like normal voltage.
Or should I test with voltmeter ?
And what's that red light above it?
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General Car Chat / Re: Cadilac Catera 3.0 V6 is it worth to buy for fun or collection ?
« on: Yesterday at 17:47:05 »
And how does the battery voltage gauge look...
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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?
« on: Yesterday at 16:28:19 »
If they want to be ignorant, obnoxious knobjockeys, then let them, and undertake them as safely as possible.
Undertaking is only considered dangerous, and therefore illegal, if you repeatedly weave in and out of the traffic in a erratic manner.
In short, pass on the left without dwadling, dithering or speeding and stay in the left lane for as long as physically possible without tailgating the vehicle in front.
Getting all pissed off about it isn't a solution to anything.
Undertaking is only considered dangerous, and therefore illegal, if you repeatedly weave in and out of the traffic in a erratic manner.
In short, pass on the left without dwadling, dithering or speeding and stay in the left lane for as long as physically possible without tailgating the vehicle in front.
Getting all pissed off about it isn't a solution to anything.
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Omega General Help / Re: Micksgarage and cheap wishbones
« on: Yesterday at 16:17:51 »Also a moot point once they've been replaced as there isn't a single supplier of ball joints that supplies them with rivets.Hence I always suggest people with GM ones refurb them, rather than replace with crap. Its a bit extra work, but cheaper and will last longer.
Is there any easy to spot tell tale that they are original GM? GM logo somewhere?
They'll look like they were rescued from the Titanic; rusty and covered in crap off the road. You're getting bogged down in details that are unimportant.
You've got new wishbones, so fit the front poly bushes and get them on the car. They'll be an improvement. If the removed ones look vaguely saveable, keep them. If they don't, bin them. To me, the only thing the originals do better than refurbished ones is that the ball joints are rivetted on, not bolted.
And being bolted on actually makes them MORE serviceable, not less
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General Car Chat / Re: Cadilac Catera 3.0 V6 is it worth to buy for fun or collection ?
« on: Yesterday at 16:00:23 »
Does the rev counter do that without driving?
And what does the battery gauge do when the rev counter fluctuates?
Is Fuse 12 intact?
And what does the battery gauge do when the rev counter fluctuates?
Is Fuse 12 intact?
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General Car Chat / Re: Cadilac Catera 3.0 V6 is it worth to buy for fun or collection ?
« on: Yesterday at 12:49:03 »
Perhaps I should have been clearer about the video...
There's too much back round noise to hear what the engine is doing, if anything, when the rpm spikes.
No driving and no radio. Just the rpm and the engine.
And for the third or fourth time, have you tried removing and reseating the cluster?
There's too much back round noise to hear what the engine is doing, if anything, when the rpm spikes.
No driving and no radio. Just the rpm and the engine.
And for the third or fourth time, have you tried removing and reseating the cluster?