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Omega General Help / Re: water ingress
« on: 04 April 2023, 22:27:57 »
The drain at the bottom of the cabin filter was blocked in mine, it caused water to back up in that box section and flood into the passenger floor.
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Omega General Help / Re: Prefacelift handbrake back plate removal
« on: 24 March 2023, 06:53:33 »93
General Car Chat / Re: End of life no parts anymore
« on: 15 March 2023, 12:46:40 »theres always a few breakers about. either on here on on ebay the engines were well used in various cars including saabs
.a second hand cooler should be fine if the cost of new is putting you off..after all every omega is fitted with one ! in fact every used car out there is a collection of used parts bolted together !
or as mentioned a replacement could be fabricated (or bypassed)
nothing to make me think the car should be scrapped especially if its a good example otherwise.
Weren't post facelifts stainless steel anyway, and I guess anything in any other vx/saab of that era the same?
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General Car Chat / Re: End of life no parts anymore
« on: 15 March 2023, 10:13:52 »
This no use?
https://www.proparts.se/en/artiklar/oil-cooler-assembly-2.html
I don't see the dreaded "out of stock" tag so might be worth a shout, although it might be contact for enquiry only as I don't see a buy button.
https://www.proparts.se/en/artiklar/oil-cooler-assembly-2.html
I don't see the dreaded "out of stock" tag so might be worth a shout, although it might be contact for enquiry only as I don't see a buy button.
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Omega General Help / Re: Matrix pipes little green clip pipe end
« on: 15 March 2023, 10:01:20 »Every day is a school day
Definitely - after me spending 1/2 an hour trying to put them back on the pipe lol find out theyre not even needed!
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Omega General Help / Re: Matrix pipes little green clip pipe end
« on: 13 March 2023, 10:44:53 »Essentially they're lock clips to prevent the actual fixings from coming adrift. Think the sliding tab on an electrical connector.
Refit them as intended, but don't lose too much sleep over them
No there not
The lock is the sliding portion of the main black coolant connector, the green tabs are a transit part from component manufacture, they serve no purpose once fitted
I'd just read on the global TIS the same that they were for manufaturing purposes only and don't need to be reused.
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Omega General Help / Re: Matrix pipes little green clip pipe end
« on: 06 March 2023, 12:22:28 »
One of the clips on the end of the pipe that goes from aux pump to top matrix pipe is brken off, my fault testing it for strength but it didn't take much tbh.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/jMETGyVQeT63eNkUA
The other ones seem pretty firm. Wondering if it will be ok with 5 out of 6 clips or a no no?
Thanks
G
https://photos.app.goo.gl/jMETGyVQeT63eNkUA
The other ones seem pretty firm. Wondering if it will be ok with 5 out of 6 clips or a no no?
Thanks
G
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Omega General Help / Re: Matrix pipes little green clip pipe end
« on: 06 March 2023, 09:52:01 »Just a heads up on those hoses, not available anymore, so if there's any problems with the ones that you have, then you will have to get inventive. I had one that was leaking, so I cut the ends of, and with my bad eyesight I screwed it up and had to have the car low loaded to a garage, and they took two goes at fixing them with spring clips/ jubilee clips.
I was suspecting they'd probably be like hens teeth to find, although I did have a dig about just for spares. Ends look ok but I'm thinking they must get brittle with heat/cool cycles and then you apply force to them to remove them after 20 years, doesn;t inspire confidence, but the clips do still feel springy (not pushing my luck though).
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General Car Chat / Re: Vauxhall antira auto diesel lost drive
« on: 05 March 2023, 15:28:32 »I would hazard a guess that the problem maybe with the transfer box, assuming that this is a four wheel (AWD) version.
Having had an Antara I had a continuous problem with an oil leak from under the car from when it was only 6 months old until I got rid at just over 4 years old. This was despite dealers 4 attempts to reseal the transfer box to gearbox face. This is a common problem with these vehicles caused by the fact that a gasket is not used but instead a specialised sealant. It usually arises at first because insufficient sealer was used at the South Korean factory where these are built. Leaks begin soon after and it is a major job for a dealer to reseal it as evidenced the 4 tries they had with mine without success, each time the cure only lasting about 7-9 months, the last of which prompted me to get rid of the vehicle.
There is also a known problem with the transfer boxes as well. There is a bearing within the box that can cause a hole to be worn in the casing of the box, letting oil to leak out and in the worse case scenario all oil to be lost and the box suddenly destroying itself. The hole caused by the bearing rubbing against the casing cannot be repaired so the only option is renewal at the sum of in excess of £2500. Plenty about this on the Antara forums and other places.
So if it is a four wheel drive model and the leak can be established as coming from the transfer box or its face to the gearbox my advice would be get rid of the vehicle quickly.
Yes, it is 4*4. Where it's leaking out I'm not sure if this is the transfer box or the actual gearbox itself. That is in as far as I can see where it's coming out, but not th actual source of the leak.
Like DG said it's going to be a box out and replace relevant seals by the looks of it. Think he's panicking as just paid 3500 for it. Think he must feel like a turkey that just caught Bernard Mathews grinning at it!
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General Car Chat / Re: Vauxhall antira auto diesel lost drive
« on: 05 March 2023, 14:30:35 »
His wife was giving him aggro for not asking me to have a look over it before he bought it, it was a private sale so unfortunately he's been shafted by the looks of it. He never even told me he was getting rid of his Kia sedona, which was a bit shabby, but nothing wrong with it.
So took the undertray off, cleaned all the oil away, then went for a quick drive to get it leaking. The oil is pouring out about a teaspoon say over a minute. There's a small hole right at the bottom of the box where it mates to the engine, and it's pouring out there.
Only thing I can suspect is this transfer box seal or a geabox input shaft seal. There's a video below so maybe someone can advise. You'll see the oil dribble down after about 11 secs. Note this is the leak slowing down as initially after the run it was about double this flow rate.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/7ZShcGxV2wa3fUEF9
Cheers
G
So took the undertray off, cleaned all the oil away, then went for a quick drive to get it leaking. The oil is pouring out about a teaspoon say over a minute. There's a small hole right at the bottom of the box where it mates to the engine, and it's pouring out there.
Only thing I can suspect is this transfer box seal or a geabox input shaft seal. There's a video below so maybe someone can advise. You'll see the oil dribble down after about 11 secs. Note this is the leak slowing down as initially after the run it was about double this flow rate.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/7ZShcGxV2wa3fUEF9
Cheers
G
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General Car Chat / Re: Vauxhall antira auto diesel lost drive
« on: 05 March 2023, 12:38:36 »
I just put a litre of ATF in it and tried it, now drives ok. Going to put it up on ramps try and get a better look at where it's coming from.
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General Car Chat / Re: Vauxhall antira auto diesel lost drive
« on: 05 March 2023, 11:20:04 »Can’t you refill and try it?
I read that there is a dipstick under the battery tray, but I've took all that out and found a screw in cap like an oil filler, not a dipstick, although somone said it's at the front near the engine mount so will have another look.
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General Car Chat / Vauxhall antira auto diesel lost drive
« on: 05 March 2023, 10:12:48 »
Hi all
My neighbour just bought an antara diesel auto and said could I have a look at it as there was a leak underneath, he was out this morning and said I'd see him when he got back, he got back - just - and said we tried putting the car on my ramps but it wouldn't drive back or forward.
I checked for codes, there were none, but noticed that underneath the sump and area around the crank oil seal looks ok, but the oil is coming down onto the tray that covers the box.
I'm starting to think it is autobox leaking, and it's finally ran out hence the no drive. Does anyone have any advice or knowledge of these cars and common faults?
Thanks
G
My neighbour just bought an antara diesel auto and said could I have a look at it as there was a leak underneath, he was out this morning and said I'd see him when he got back, he got back - just - and said we tried putting the car on my ramps but it wouldn't drive back or forward.
I checked for codes, there were none, but noticed that underneath the sump and area around the crank oil seal looks ok, but the oil is coming down onto the tray that covers the box.
I'm starting to think it is autobox leaking, and it's finally ran out hence the no drive. Does anyone have any advice or knowledge of these cars and common faults?
Thanks
G
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Omega General Help / Re: Matrix pipes little green clip pipe end
« on: 04 March 2023, 22:25:32 »Essentially they're lock clips to prevent the actual fixings from coming adrift. Think the sliding tab on an electrical connector.
Refit them as intended, but don't lose too much sleep over them
Nope, I promise I won't get OCD about it, plenty more stuff to do that with
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Omega General Help / Matrix pipes little green clip pipe end
« on: 04 March 2023, 15:31:54 »
So, as part of my strip and check of the coolant and breather system on the elite (3.2) I decided to take off the matrix pipes and the coolant valve to check it all over.
I had a bit of a struggle figuring out how the pipes actually unclipped off, but then eventually got it. The top one came off quite easy, the bottom one was the proverbial bar steward.
Before I took the hose off, I could see a green plastic clip on the matrix pipe neck on both in and out pipe as in pic below.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/hZR99TdYKTDFkYBS6
although they weren't secured to the coolant pipe, just sitting on the pipe necks.
Once I had pipe off, I noticed that I could snap this green clip into the front of the pipe. Is that case, that you have to pull this green clip back towards you once pipe is back on? I don't see how that secures it though, or does it hold the clips on the pipe shut as well?
I think the HBV must have been replaced at some time as I can see some staining on the bottom of the pipe where the 3 pipes mould into 1 like it had been leaking in there at some point.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/yNVpooAgZZ23zd6M8
Not sure about those green clips though. With them floating on the pipe it would suggest this has been off before.
To finish off, here's what happens when you start putting your hands into the back of an omega engine bay, there will be blood!
https://photos.app.goo.gl/UwVPqE429ZceepkGA
I had a bit of a struggle figuring out how the pipes actually unclipped off, but then eventually got it. The top one came off quite easy, the bottom one was the proverbial bar steward.
Before I took the hose off, I could see a green plastic clip on the matrix pipe neck on both in and out pipe as in pic below.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/hZR99TdYKTDFkYBS6
although they weren't secured to the coolant pipe, just sitting on the pipe necks.
Once I had pipe off, I noticed that I could snap this green clip into the front of the pipe. Is that case, that you have to pull this green clip back towards you once pipe is back on? I don't see how that secures it though, or does it hold the clips on the pipe shut as well?
I think the HBV must have been replaced at some time as I can see some staining on the bottom of the pipe where the 3 pipes mould into 1 like it had been leaking in there at some point.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/yNVpooAgZZ23zd6M8
Not sure about those green clips though. With them floating on the pipe it would suggest this has been off before.
To finish off, here's what happens when you start putting your hands into the back of an omega engine bay, there will be blood!
https://photos.app.goo.gl/UwVPqE429ZceepkGA