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Omega General Help / Re: Oh dear... I broke down....

« on: 31 January 2009, 16:00:37 »

First thing to check is HBV - heater bypass valve.

...

Easyish fix..

..and there's a terrifically well-written how-to in the Maintenance Guide section of the forum... *cough*

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Omega General Help / Re: Non start after rebuild!

« on: 31 January 2009, 16:01:58 »

Daft question, but it's tripped me up before - are the leads on the right cylinders?

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Omega General Help / Re: ABS ECU

« on: 24 January 2009, 18:51:23 »

Just needs patience m8.  Used long torx bits with ratchet ring spanner.

Wait till you try to get em back in!!

 Aye, "refitting is the reverse of removal" - so practise swearing backwards...

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Omega General Help / Re: unknown device!!

« on: 31 January 2009, 16:04:19 »

I'm probably wrong, but I think it's a seocndary air injection pump. And they're always noisy, but it probably needs a clean and lube...

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Omega General Help / Re: Changed petrol filter now won't start

« on: 27 January 2009, 18:41:57 »

If you drained the system (forward of the tank), it might take a few seconds/tries to fill the lines and pressurise it again...

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Omega General Help / Re: ATF again!!

« on: 29 January 2009, 12:15:00 »

There isnt a emptying plug on the auto box iirc

you have to very carefully remove the gearbox sump with it full of atf

Don't I bloody know it. Still cleaning the drive    

 Pete's top tip - instead of cleaning the drive, add more oil/ ATF/ brake fluid (delete as aplicable) and coat the entire drive liberally, ensuring you get an even covering...

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Omega General Help / Re: Cambelt jumped a tooth (or more?)

« on: 29 January 2009, 15:06:45 »

did you get the email i sent you?

*swore blind he'd replied to your PM*

Aye, I did, exactly what I needed. Cheers mate

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Omega General Help / Re: Cambelt jumped a tooth (or more?)

« on: 29 January 2009, 12:11:39 »

Oddly enough, the car decided to let me in with the key this morning... popped the bonnet, bottom pulley straight off... and the marks were all lined up. Bugger.

 Moved to the top and back of the engine for a look, and there's actually a cam cover bolt missing from the rear of the passenger side, and a nice misting of oil over all the associated parts... including the coil pack connector.

 On the one hand, I'm glad I've checked the timing is still bob on, I'd hate to do the coil pack and then find it had slipped... on the other, I'm pissed off that I now need another bolt, and to take the cam covers off, and do the gaskets again myself... and that's what, £60 of parts including the correct sealants? Plus then if the coil pack is faulty, I don't want to clean everything and reassemble it for no reason.

 Honestly, if I bought an ex-plodder for a grand, took the engine out, how much money would I get back by selling off other parts? £500?

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Omega General Help / Re: Cambelt jumped a tooth (or more?)

« on: 28 January 2009, 16:24:28 »

 

This car is making a fool out of me... had two days where I've been too busy to look at it... just gone out to it now, and the damn thing doesn't want to let me in! Pressing the unlock button, I can hear the control unit clicking, but there's no movement on the locks, no indicator flash, nothing.
 No lights were left on, or anything open - even the bonnet is down, just with a couple of bits under it. Call to the RAC tomorrow morning, me thinks... unless there's a quick tip? There's no movement on the door key in either direction, and as I've only got one, I don't really want to be snapping it...

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Omega General Help / Re: Cambelt jumped a tooth (or more?)

« on: 27 January 2009, 18:41:03 »

If you do, make sure you post instructions. At some point (i.e. if I found s cheap engine) i'd love to do the same myself. You just don't get the same grunt out of a 2.6.

 First step is to ring the insurers... bearing in mind I'm 21, 3 years NCB, my insurers only want £90/ year more if I drop a 3.2 in...

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Omega General Help / Re: Cambelt jumped a tooth (or more?)

« on: 27 January 2009, 17:17:41 »

I doubt eastenders would use the term Schadenfreude in any episode - as much as they might delight in the expression of it.

Anyway, far from me expressing delight at your misfortune, I'm merely hoping that you resolve it successfully!  

As am I. *mumbles something about if it is FUBAR, dropping a 3.2 in it instead...*

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Omega General Help / Re: Cambelt jumped a tooth (or more?)

« on: 27 January 2009, 16:45:40 »

I did wonder on seeing that pic if he should be taking the crank aux pulley off... but I thought i'd let someone else say so.  

I'm following this thread with interest too - it's like eastenders only a lot more interesting!

Ah, y'see, it's been three years since I've done a timing belt, and didn't want to pull it off if I didn't have to. Better to ask a stupid question, and all that...

 Re: Eastenders, I think there's the potential for even more Schadenfreude in this topic...

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Omega General Help / Re: Cambelt jumped a tooth (or more?)

« on: 27 January 2009, 00:14:01 »

Aha! That's my next task then... ta muchly

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Omega General Help / Re: Cambelt jumped a tooth (or more?)

« on: 26 January 2009, 15:43:00 »

First of all, this is the mark I was looking at, and the notch - couldn't get in to take any wider angle shots, but this is the bottom pulley, the mark is at approx 2'o'clock.


And this is the view in the mirror of the bottom half of the crank pulley, with the mirror placed at the bottom of the engine. (I apologise for it being upside down) I can't see any marks, but can see a keyway in the centre of the pulley?



I know, I'm not the most talented photographer... and yes, that is indeed my OH's make-up mirror...

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Omega General Help / Re: Cambelt jumped a tooth (or more?)

« on: 25 January 2009, 16:26:36 »

1, 2, 3 and 4 all line up pretty much perfectly. Where the car is at the moment, I can't get my head down to look at the bottom of the crank pulley - that'll be tomorrow before work...
 At the moment, I'm looking at the pulley and seeing, with the cams in position as stated, a notch pointing at about, ooh, 2-3'o'clock... is there only one mark on the crank pulley?

Cheers again, really is appreciated