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General Car Chat / 1.6 Zaff

« on: 04 April 2024, 14:16:20 »

Seeing how my youngest lad didnt keep his pants zipped up he now needs a 7 seater, got a text from him asking if a 2013 1.6 Zaffera was any good. Told him gutless but no worse that any of the choices for reliability . 88K he said for mileage.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Wots this plug for?

« on: 05 February 2024, 20:42:14 »

On the wiring loom section that goes to the Lambda sensors on the 3.0 there is a 2 pin plug . Did it go to the fuel vent valve? If so will it need a resistor to fool ECU?

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / engine ECU immobiliser.

« on: 29 January 2024, 19:54:26 »

So is it possible to deactivate the immobiliser in the engine ECU on a 96 3.0 V6 or is the only way by getting a key chip.

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Omega General Help / propshaft damper

« on: 05 January 2024, 15:44:32 »

So went to fit the prop to the Austin and cant remember how the damper fits at gearbox end, one shown in Haynes did not have one and no mention. Now have seen on here? some do not have a damper so is it okay to leave it off?  Total PIA to get at when its on my scissor lift , good job it has a safety interlock as squeezed inside it to reach!! 

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Omega General Help / breathers.

« on: 21 April 2023, 16:19:41 »

So had to remove the plastic breather connector from top of engine to give me bonnet clearance with the intake pipe, made up 2x 10mm copper pipes to fit between throttle body and Y shape hose. That is the same as the plastic housing and that bit is okay. Question is the 2 small pipes that come from Breather box, what are they for ? vent system. If so they can be deleted as no fuel tank vent connected.   

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Bits and bobs

« on: 18 February 2023, 14:31:02 »

Have a few bits left from the Omega Estate I broke, 2 rear door locks, rear wiper motor, heater blower with resistor pack, steering idler and centre link, 4 alloy wheels with steel spare, estate rear bulb holders. If I find anything else will add to list.
sensible prices plus postage (prob more than the bits!!!) wheels collect only.

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General Discussion Area / OOC direct e mail

« on: 26 January 2023, 13:32:01 »

Got an email from omegaownersforum this morning from Keith, would that be genuine? Thought I would have got a PM.

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Omega General Help / cylinder head

« on: 03 December 2022, 16:27:42 »

After getting the head I bought refaced I went to fit it (x30xe) and found the deck height to intake was a lot bigger than the old heads. Ended up robbing the intake valve out to go in the old head. Now this engine is ex plod so would it have been modified to a higher compression? If it has had them both refaced then they took loads off or is there a low compression version

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Omega General Help / New rod bolts

« on: 09 October 2022, 10:29:35 »

Haynes says you cant reuse rod bolts, what do you all think(thats if anyone here has rebuilt an x30xe). Only need 2 and I bet you have to buy a full set from GM.   

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / x30xe con rod

« on: 04 October 2022, 12:27:29 »

Anyone have a single con rod for an X30XE engine, one bent on my engine from when the bearing collapsed on timing belt guide   

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General Discussion Area / Hermes

« on: 18 June 2022, 18:33:00 »

No not herpes ! as thats far more reliable, always have trouble with Hermes deliveries . Took 3 days and then after ringing my door bell (flat access) and I opened door remotely from my phone they never left parcel. Email "unable to access property and I left them a note on outside door giving then key code just incase phone signal crap .   

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / window lift guides wanted

« on: 10 May 2022, 09:02:45 »

Need 4 (yes four!) bolt on window mech guides or the bits that are glued to front window glass so I can fit window lift mech to glass on the Austin .

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Omega General Help / rear calliper/ pad fitting kit Question.

« on: 30 April 2022, 17:04:42 »

So got some pads and a fitting kit for the Austin , now the Omega doner was ex plod but there is only one set of rear pads listed in Apex book. They are quite loose side to side and pins and anti rattle are to narrow . Any chance it has vented rear callipers fitted as they are solid discs , ATE callipers on rear with 40 cast in.

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Omega General Help / steering wheel adaptor

« on: 05 June 2021, 09:06:01 »

Just looked on the bay, bugger £87 !! then will it work for the horn as I do not have air bag or clock spring.

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Omega General Help / programming ECU

« on: 13 May 2021, 19:09:19 »

On the MGB thread /build it said immobiliser had been programmed out of ECU, does any one know how?