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Omega General Help / Re: Idle control valve
« on: 25 November 2016, 00:22:25 »
What problem are you trying to solve? ISCVs are pretty reliable on these, and thorough diagnosis is to be recommended.
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Omega General Help / Re: How good are 2.6 Omegas?
« on: 24 November 2016, 18:36:33 »
The biggest difference will be the economy: 25 to 28MPG is likely in general use. It might manage low 30s on a run.
The V6 issues are well documented - assorted oil leaks mainly, and sympathetic maintenance reduces them considerably.
The V6 issues are well documented - assorted oil leaks mainly, and sympathetic maintenance reduces them considerably.
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Omega General Help / Re: Rough running after all the rain.
« on: 24 November 2016, 11:33:10 »So is this one of the common problems with the Omega? Or isolated incidents? I mean should you seal the scuttle or remove the scuttle foam if it hasn't been done by the prior owner?
If so, Opel/Vauxhall should have put a warning sticker on the door saying "Do not drive in rain", like Chrysler did with the Viper.
It is a common problem, but like the cam cover gaskets only starts as the car ages.
You can seal the scuttle, but as it needs to be removed to access the back of the engine removing the foam deals with almost all of the problem.
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Omega General Help / Re: 2.6 starts then stops
« on: 23 November 2016, 22:48:01 »
Mine does it occasionally, but it never happens when the fuel level is high. I suspect a weak fuel pump. Proper diagnosis will become possible if the problem happens more frequently.
It has had a new crank sensor and a replacement MAF, but those were to cure a consistent lack of idle when thoroughly warmed up.
I've never known changing a fuel filter to have any effect but to make me smell of petrol. Not a good job on an estate with a towbar, but I don't expect to do it again. I think the one I removed was original.
It has had a new crank sensor and a replacement MAF, but those were to cure a consistent lack of idle when thoroughly warmed up.
I've never known changing a fuel filter to have any effect but to make me smell of petrol. Not a good job on an estate with a towbar, but I don't expect to do it again. I think the one I removed was original.
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Omega General Help / Re: Omega breakdowns - Crank sensors and aux belt pulleys
« on: 22 November 2016, 21:24:23 »Sorry Nick but I am confused .It was the pulley that I needed the part no. for. I agree that a belt should go with it.
Er, good point.
You want something like THIS
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General Car Chat / Re: Money pit.
« on: 22 November 2016, 20:57:27 »
Mine is just about to cost me £11.49 for a new pair of tailgate gas springs. That's as much as I've spent on fuel in the last month! Bloody thing.
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Omega General Help / Re: v6 Crankshaft Sensor
« on: 22 November 2016, 20:54:29 »
Crank sensor is one of the few parts that is essential to buy from a dealer. That applies to all cars, not just Omegas.
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Omega General Help / Re: What's my 3.0 manual elite worth?
« on: 22 November 2016, 19:09:15 »Unless you're getting on a bit in which case autoboxes usually mean heading for the nearest dock or cliff edge at great speed.
That's usually after you've already hit something whilst moving in the other direction. I've pulled OAPs automatic cars off bollards, walls, other cars, different height drives, and on one memorable occasion out of a swimming pool
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General Car Chat / Re: Battery Woes
« on: 22 November 2016, 18:12:05 »Shame on Vauxhall, I say. I fitted an Omega 65aH battery in sister's Meriva last Sunday. Earlier I fitted one in a Rover Streetwise, that was a bit of a squeeze.
Transit batteries are good, because they're decent capacity, cheap(free if you're the storeman
), and available with lug or post connections. They fit all sorts of things. I even hung one under the back of my Superminx estate on the same frame as the fuel pump and filter.Capri front springs fit perfectly in Avenger, Hunter and Triumph 2000 struts, and are a third of the cost of the 'correct' uprated parts. Available in far more combinations too.
Mk2 Escort rear shocks are a perfect fit on a lowered Hunter. As are Ford 'tinilite' wheels. Or 15" 205GTi wheels.
A Capri steering column is ideal for a 100E with Escort front suspension; all that's needed is to weld the Anglia bracket to the column and you're done.
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Omega General Help / Re: V6 plugs
« on: 22 November 2016, 11:31:39 »I do mine every other service .. can get six two prongs ngk for like 20 quid so every two years for me which is only 14-16k
I do that too, as I've never been a believer in longlife plugs. When I remember, I do pay the extra few pence for NGK rather than the factors Bosch default. That's a brand preference that I struggle to justify rationally, but a set of six was only about £15. That was almost two years ago, so I suspect they're more expensive now.
On my 525 the plugs were a more noticeable indicator than the dashboard one: just before the last light went out at about 6000miles the engine would start to misfire due to the back two plugs failing. The one set of Densos I fitted lasted about 2000miles, and I won't buy them now.
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Omega General Help / Re: Omega breakdowns - Crank sensors and aux belt pulleys
« on: 22 November 2016, 11:15:43 »
If you're worried about this, spend another tenner on a new tensioner pulley and fit it with the new belt. They ought to outlive the rest of the car.
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Omega General Help / Re: Key fob and car battery
« on: 22 November 2016, 11:05:31 »Ok ill order new fob insert of ebay cherrs guys
You will need to have the car programmed to it. Loose battery holders are very common, and are a few seconds work for anyone competent with a small soldering iron.
A complete new fob isn't particularly expensive, and being a common Vauxhall part will be available locally.
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Omega General Help / Re: Omega breakdowns - Crank sensors and aux belt pulleys
« on: 22 November 2016, 10:47:50 »Having read all that what is the part no for an aux belt pulley for a 2003 V6 2.6.
Gates 6PK2020 will cross to whatever your favourite supplier stocks. That's a 6 rib belt, 2020mm long. A part number that makes sense - almost as if it's part of a universal system!
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General Car Chat / Re: Meriva 1.6 EPS light on and power steering failed
« on: 22 November 2016, 10:42:40 »Sorry to nit pick, but a worm and gear drive from a motor system would leave the driver unable to turn in the event of failure. When failed, the system must leave the driver with steering control, albeit high geared.
Terry, that's exactly what happens when it does fail(very common on Puntos), and is no different to losing the drive belt on hydraulic PAS. You're left with a system with gear ratios designed to be powered, so it's naturally heavy. Plus you have to fight the power mechanism -whether hydraulics or a motor - which makes it heavier still.
All the column mounted systems I've seen use a motor mounted so the spindle is across the column. The housing that does that isn't big enough to accommodate any other sort of gearing than a worm. Nor is there any need to. There's an ECU that uses sensors to vary the amount of assistance that the motor provides, but I don't care how the angry pixies inside the magic box actually do that.
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General Car Chat / Re: Upgrading from my 2.2dti
« on: 22 November 2016, 10:04:44 »If going Volvo, buy a manual
And your low annual mileage suggests that a diesel isn't a good idea either.
I would happily replace my Omega with a big Volvo. They were the two choices when I bought it 5 years ago.