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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Connectors

« on: 20 November 2006, 08:03:57 »

Morning all,

I took the wheel off the car this weekend to investigate the "low beam/fld vision" error for the headlights.  Looking at the sensor on the wishbone it seems to be intact, but somethings been up and around there and ripped the wires clean out the connector.  

My question is, can the connectors be reused/rewired.  I know sometimes these things are sealed units.  Just wondering whether it will be worth digging around under the car trying to rewire it, or should I be ringing vauxhall for a new bit of wiring?

Hopefully, that'll fix the problem as I just drove from Newcastle (up north) back to the midlands with a trailer on and I guess I must have been blinding the poor sods coming the other way...  

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Omega General Help / Door Trim

« on: 17 May 2008, 22:34:32 »

SWMBO returned the car today with the rear passenger door trim bent.  It's obviously caught on the front passenger door as it's been opened and forced.

Anyone else suffered a similar problem?  Mother-in-law did it a while ago but I managed to stop it before it got bent out of shape that time...  no such luck this time.

I'm wondering if heating the plastic up might help it return to it's original shape?

The book of lies doesn't cover how it's attached to the door - I'm talking about the black plastic strip that's halfway down the door.

Any ideas?

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Omega General Help / Tech2 in Staffordshire? (or Solihull)

« on: 20 October 2006, 08:09:14 »

Just driven to work and had the airbag light pop onto the dash.  Not quite sure why - I was driving along smooth (well smoothish - we are still talking inside the UK) motorway and the little red light came on.
I bought the car just after it had been sorted out and got told not to disturb the wiring loom underneath the front seats, but the car was like a pigsty so I cleaned it.  Maybe moving the seats backwards and forwards to get the hoover and cloths in might have done it.

Anyway - basically - is there anyone around Stafford or Solihull (the two places I travel between) that could help me with resetting the airbag light?

Cheers!!

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Omega General Help / Oil Filter 2.5TD

« on: 22 October 2006, 13:52:25 »

Went to Vauxhall Dealer yesterday to pick up a new oil filter, ready for the oil change.  First time I've done it on the car, and it turns out the fliter they've supplied is smaller than the one in the car, and doesn't fit.

I need to have the car on the road - can't live/work without it.  Can the oil filter be changed without changing the oil after a trip back to the dealer to enlighten them to their mistake?  (Took the car passport in - don't know what excuse they've got!  )

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Omega General Help / Oil Change on the Oil Burner

« on: 13 October 2006, 14:34:14 »

Hi all,

Since I've not done it yet, (and yes - it's overdue ), and I'm new to the car, could someone tell me how similar the exercise would be compared to the (really excellent  )maintenance guide's - I only see reference to the petrol engines on the other board.

Cheers all...

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Omega General Help / Radiator & Fan Difficulty?

« on: 25 September 2006, 09:52:18 »

Morning everyone...

I've had a radiator disaster and looks like I'm going to be forced into a corner soon and have to buy a new one.  I'm on a '98 2.5TD Auto with A/C - which means there's a fair bit attached to the radiator  

I've got replace the viscous fan as well - which I've never done on any car before.  I've read that it needs a special tool to get it off?  I've spoken to RMcB too   and he tells me BMW 525 diesels are no longer safe in my surrounding scrapyards.

I'm thinking about taking some time off work to fix the car so I can get back on the road (no way I'm driving the wife's Rover 200 much longer).  I've done radiators in the past but they've been straight forward, but never the fan.

Could anyone give me any advice on how difficult the job might be?  I'm loathed to fork out to get a garage to do the job, as no doubt they'll not source new parts as cheaply, and spend a long time  over it to charge me a fortune.  I've read as much as I can about it and it seems ok, but any advice would be really appreciated.

Thanks all!!

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Omega General Help / 2.5TD - Coolant problem

« on: 20 September 2006, 08:15:44 »

Started up this morning and heard a strange bang from under the bonnet...  Sounded like something loose being flailed about, but then it went strangely quiet (well, quiet as diesel go).  Everything sounded normal again.
I jumped out and stared underneath the car for any ejected bits, and lifted the bonnet to see if anything obvious was wrong.  Couldn't see anything...  late for work so jumped in and drove.

Coolant has drained out the engine over the journey to work (40 miles) and when I get there and pop the bonnet again there' coolant over most things on the drivers side of the engine bay.

Before I ring a garage - could anyone point out something obvious that's likely to have died?

It's a '98 2.5TD Elite (the Beamer engine)

Thanks!!

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General Discussion Area / Admin help

« on: 24 August 2011, 22:49:01 »

...I've inadvertently cocked up my 'other' account.  Could I get the email address reset?  Who do I need to PM?  I updated it recently and obviously screwed the email/password stuff up.

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General Discussion Area / Washing Machines

« on: 24 August 2011, 22:52:02 »

Right then - other half has declared the old washer as no good.  It keeps pausing on cycles and throwing errors.  It's fairly old - we bought it second hand five or six years ago.
Although it's started going a bit wobbly, it hasn't put me off Zanussi, and I'd be almost tempted to go after another one.  Has anyone got any advice on what to steer well clear of, or recommendations?

TIA

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General Discussion Area / Faint smell of oil in the cabin...

« on: 02 November 2006, 21:48:55 »

...that'd be the half can of fresh oil that's just fallen over in the rear footwell then.  

Told the wife it's a new air-freshener for the budding mechanic - 'Manfresh'.  

Now  ...where'd I put the paper towels?

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General Discussion Area / Most expensive Tech2 Diagnostics ever?

« on: 28 October 2006, 10:10:48 »

Just been into VX Dealer to get an oil filter that actually fits my car, and enquired how much it would they would charge me for an airbag light to be reset (I knocked the wiring loom under the drivers seat in a recent cleanout).

£76  

Unbelievable...  Robbing B******s sprang to mind!

Think I'll be buying a cheap Tech2 cable/adapter thing.

What's the most anyone else has been quoted for Tech2 stuff?  This must be one of the highest!!??