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General Discussion Area / Re: and another celeb

« on: 27 December 2016, 11:02:26 »

Warning to OOFers

The swear filter is having a day off 

 

I don't think the swear filter has ever coped with the C word has it? 

It does occasionally nip outside for a cigarette

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Omega General Help / Re: Weak brake servo assistance

« on: 27 December 2016, 10:18:09 »

The next thing I would check is that the calipers slide freely, and that the pistons move.

I suppose that's all that's left, and yet it seems unlikely that both sides would fail similarly, and if one side was sticky the brakes would pull to the other. Also, when I changed the pads last year I did look for these things.

There's plenty of other things it could be, but they're all much harder to examine or prove faulty so you work up to them in a methodical way.

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Omega General Help / Re: Weak brake servo assistance

« on: 27 December 2016, 08:51:01 »

The next thing I would check is that the calipers slide freely, and that the pistons move.

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Omega General Help / Re: Car lock

« on: 26 December 2016, 20:09:43 »

....

And if you're stupid enough to own a Renault, .....

surely no one is that stupid ...... 

Stupid people are everywhere.


So are Renaults.


And while correlation is not necessarily causation, it's an entirely reasonable assumption in this case.

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Omega Gallery / Re: Omega 2.2 misfires

« on: 26 December 2016, 20:06:24 »

On a 2.2?


Cam sensor. Buy a new one, over the counter at your local Vauxhall dealer, and see if that cures it.

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Omega General Help / Re: Car lock

« on: 26 December 2016, 20:03:32 »

and the lesson learned is ...... use your manual key every now & then in the door ... use it or loose it.

Absolutely, that can't be stressed enough.


And if you're stupid enough to own a Renault, ensure that you use all of the remote keys occasionally. If you only have one, then sooner or later you WILL have problems.

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Omega General Help / Re: Weak brake servo assistance

« on: 26 December 2016, 19:58:25 »

2.6 petrol manual saloon
I noticed while road testing daughter's 2.6 following misfire repair that it needs more pedal pressure to stop than the other 5 Omegas. It has just passed MOT, I could bring in the ABS on a dry road with a good heave, but it requires more force than it should. Vacuum line looks OK. What might cause this?

The only way it could be a friction problem is if you tried new brake pads to fix the misfire. I doubt that is the case

You've moved/dislodged/damaged a vacuum pipe or fitting as part of fixing the misfire, and the servo isn't as effective as it is designed to be. That does require a pretty bad leak, but is the first, second and third place to check. If you don't find it that way, have a decent lunch and go over the same stuff again.


This is rule one for diagnosing a new fault after fixing a previous one: go over(or better yet, get someone else to go over) everything that you might have been near as part of the job.

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Omega General Help / Re: Manual crank handle

« on: 26 December 2016, 17:57:41 »

From memory Nick, the square end is app. 4mm, length of handle to first bend is app 150mm. HTH

That's a good place to start. Sounds like a little job for the morning.

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Omega General Help / Re: Manual crank handle

« on: 26 December 2016, 17:55:05 »

Should be in the tool kit

It only had the joke wheelbrace in it. And I have better uses for the space, so the foam is long gone.

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Omega General Help / Re: Manual crank handle

« on: 26 December 2016, 16:40:07 »

Do you mean as in starting handle, Nick? What a lovely retro idea! IF that is what you mean, didn't the starting dog on the crankshaft pulley have a short "scroll" on it to effectively eject the handle when the engine fired?

Ron.

Yes, I'm going to use the gas axe to melt a precision hole in the bumper, chisel a hole through the radiator and araldite the leaks, all so I can start the car just in case I leave the lights on overnight


I was actually hoping to be able to move the seat base easily on its runners with the power disconnected.

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Omega General Help / Manual crank handle

« on: 26 December 2016, 16:15:14 »

I'm about to use various seat parts to repair my Elite ones. So I don't paint myself into a corner, what are the dimensions of the manual crank handle as in Rob's PICTURE?


I'd like to know the size of the square, and length of the handle. With those I can make an adapter to use with a socket and extension, before I start the job, just in case in case I need it.


Thanks

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Omega General Help / Re: Car lock

« on: 26 December 2016, 16:09:02 »

Spare battery attached via jump leads - positive lead onto starter connection, earth to a good clean earth point.
 Make sure the connections are clean

Insulate everything else. A few winds of tape is enough.

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Omega General Help / Re: Plug sticks don't fail. do they?

« on: 26 December 2016, 12:12:04 »

Also with the 2.6 use superunleaded petrol, not the cheaper stuff....

I've some snake oil he could rub on the OSR tyre valve that's guaranteed to cure all misfires and bring about world peace.

Is there really any need for a comment like that....?

Im just going from experience and offering advice, theres no need to be a complete arse about things...

You're right, my derision is based entirely on my experience that the only engine that Superunleaded petrol made a noticeable difference to was a 1.8GDI Mitsubishi. The only difference it makes to my 3.0 is to cost more.

I am curious how it would help with Terry's faulty ignition components?

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Omega General Help / Re: Ultimate V6, has anyone actually built it?

« on: 26 December 2016, 11:45:46 »

Ultimate V6 is a misleading description for a list of the "best" factory components. Some of them should be considered as different rather than better - the later injectors and Fuel Pressure Regulator  aren't  going to add any extra power when used in a different combination. Some of these parts are required to correct other problems, yet bring further issues; the 2.6 heads are used as the cheapest way(the correct way would be several hundred pounds worth of custom pistons in new bores) of raising a 3.2's compression ratio to what a 3.0 has as standard BUT you then have to port them to retain adequate gas flow.

Even with parts like later exhaust manifolds that do "work better", the improvements are small and their value needs to be carefully considered. I have them on my car, but the hassle and cost of fitting them outweigh the gains unless done with other work - head-gaskets in my case, so actually fitting them was no different to bolting the originals back on. I spent about £65 on the parts, and that is probably the cheapest actual gain you're likely to see on these engines.

As has been mentioned before, doing this would require a large pile of parts, including several engines, and that is why the list is more of a pub game than an actual recipe for an Ultimate V6

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General Discussion Area / Re: and another celeb

« on: 26 December 2016, 10:13:17 »

We are all being hunted by time.
Happy new year!