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[omegaV6CD]

I thought i will share with you the following story.
My first omega GLS 2.5v6 Nreg currently owned by my dad has successfully completed 140k miles.
I bought this car in 2002 with misfire for 600quid it had back then 79k miles and no cambelt history.
The only faults it got since was a knock sensor failed and a cam pulley that came loose and caused a belt failure.
Other than that and 60k of hard use later it is still going strong(although burning about 0.8liter/1000miles of oil ).
Oil cooler is the standard/crank sensor is standard i'm truly amazed from its reliability. Not to mention the freezing cold A/C that was never ever serviced.

[Markjay]

Yep, they do that, Omegas...

[DaveL]

As we all know a much underated motor in its day and even now. Long may it continue and we get some good old value for money.
 8-)
DaveL

[miggy]

My opinion, top car the omegas, I am, and always will be a devoted fan of the omega, cannot wait for a new model to appear, I have heard so many rumors about another one coming, also seen some artist drawings sent by some of the forum members.

Long live the miggy

 

[TheBoy]

a good one, if maintained, will serve you well.

one that has been abused will take lots of tlc to bring it back...

[michael_de]

i serviced an omega 2.0 16v with 415k miles on the clock same owner from new , never had a head gasket or suffered any major failures and it goes to spain three times a year ...not bad

anyone seen one with a higher mileage

[TheBoy]

i serviced an omega 2.0 16v with 415k miles on the clock same owner from new , never had a head gasket or suffered any major failures and it goes to spain three times a year ...not bad

anyone seen one with a higher mileage

415k from  2.0l   - that is impressive!

[STMO123]

Yep, they do that, Omegas...

Good ones do. Bad ones ruin you financially

[DaveL]

Yep, they do that, Omegas...

Good ones do. Bad ones ruin you financially

Very true.

[miggy]

But we still love them

 [smiley=vrolijk_26.gif]

[Paul M]

Mine has let me down twice, first time was about 6 months after purchase when it wouldn't start. Tried again a day later and it worked fine. After checking the forums I concluded it was probably a dying crank sensor (no fault code), changed it and the problem has never been back.

Second time was about a month ago when it started making an awful popping sound, still running but slightly down on power. Had to call recovery--first time ever--who concluded one of the plugs had blown out of the head :O. When I got round to investigating it turned out the thread had stripped so it was a bit of a pain to sort but is now running sweet again, and I got a few other maintenance jobs done while I was in there anyway.

So all-in mine has been pretty good, a few relatively minor failures that have put it off the road for a short time but considering the mileage I can't really complain too much. Just make sure it's been well maintained, especially with regard to cam belt and tensioner changes.

If it's a manual gearbox version the box will probably outlive the car. Clutch can wear out depending on how it's driven but they're not expensive or a big job to change--mine was done recently at nearly 170K and it cost me less than £200 all-in inc labour and genuine VX pressure plate, clutch plate and release bearing.

[Markjay]

Yes, Omegas have some annoying faults, mainly failing sensors and the dreaded oil cooler, not to mention HBV... and yes, Japanese car tend to be more reliable - my Wife's 1997 Toyota which we had from new never needed any work done other than maintenance items - I wish I could say this about my Omega which I had for over 5 years now... BUT the basics of the car are rock solid - on both the 4-pot and the V6 petrol engines, engine failure or wear are very rare, as are blown head gaskets... in fact I believe that the vast majority of Omegas get scrapped for a variety of reasons but with perfectly serviceable engines (unless the cam-belt snapped).

[smoothomega]

Scrap man came to take away SWMBOs old 405TD last week and was looking at the meega and said "oh V6 is it, i fetch on average one of those a week in with head gasket failure" I just wonder how many of them are actually oil cooler failures? He gives £40 for them. I have spoke to him again and he may be prepared to sell some on again, says he has had all models in the past from gls through to elites with leather!!!

[Admin]

Don't suppose you want to PM me the details of this Scrap man please?