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Omega General Help / Re: Timing Belt very loose or slack

« on: 17 December 2012, 14:52:49 »

If I remember correctly the seal on the water pump can be easy to disrupt during fitting.  If you take the cam cover off and fill the coolant system you shoudl see if it is leaking.  If so you will have to take the timing belt off unfortuantely.  In this case when refitting, fill the coolant before fitting the belt but after the pump obviously so that you can be sure the seal is sitting correctly before fitting the fiddly belt

Hello sir, I tried to remove, checked and refit the seal, clean the area,and refit the pump. But still leaking. Any ideas of why it is leaking? I rang the Euro car parts about the problem and they instructed me to bring both the old one and theirs to see what could be the problem. Do aftermarket pumps give problems at all? thanks  

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Omega General Help / Re: Heating and conditioning stoppes in omega 2.2l 2001

« on: 17 December 2012, 09:56:39 »

Can I offer a test procedure so we can get an understanding of what is and what isnt working.

1) With the engine running and hot, set the fan speed to minimum, can it be heard to run?

2) Now set the fan speed to maximum, can it be heard to run louder than in 1).

3) With the fan speed still on full, set the direction control to vents adn ensure tehy are open, is there air coming from the vents? If no, is it either to the screen (check the screen vents at rear of the dash) or the feet (check vents on underside of dash).

4) Set temperature on both drivers and passenger side to Max and the fan speed to mid position, is the air warm or cold, check both the drivers and passengers side individualy. Note, you need to check this where the air was found to be blowing.

Let us know the findings against these tests

The above will tell us:

If the fan speed controller is working correctly
If direction control is working
If the blend flaps are working (both passenger and drivers side)
If the heater bypass is functioning.

Hello Sir, here are the findings after going thru the questions you posted:
1) With the engine running and hot, set the fan speed to minimum, can it be heard to run?  NO
2) Now set the fan speed to maximum, can it be heard to run louder than in 1). YES3) With the fan speed still on full, set the direction control to vents adn ensure tehy are open, is there air coming from the vents? If no, is it either to the screen (check the screen vents at rear of the dash) or the feet (check vents on underside of dash).
VERY LITTLE FROM ALL VENTS

4) Set temperature on both drivers and passenger side to Max and the fan speed to mid position, is the air warm or cold, check both the drivers and passengers side individualy. Note, you need to check this where the air was found to be blowing.
COLD and WEAK
 

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Omega General Help / Re: Timing Belt very loose or slack

« on: 15 December 2012, 19:26:48 »

If I remember correctly the seal on the water pump can be easy to disrupt during fitting.  If you take the cam cover off and fill the coolant system you shoudl see if it is leaking.  If so you will have to take the timing belt off unfortuantely.  In this case when refitting, fill the coolant before fitting the belt but after the pump obviously so that you can be sure the seal is sitting correctly before fitting the fiddly belt

Thanks for that sir, I'll check tomorrow and will report the outcome.

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Omega General Help / Re: Timing Belt very loose or slack

« on: 15 December 2012, 18:29:28 »

any good 

I assume this is the position of the pump, not so? Thanks for this Bigtimecube.

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Omega General Help / Re:Feedback Timing Belt very loose or slack

« on: 15 December 2012, 17:54:33 »

Hello dear members, Yesterday I managed to change the water pump, tensioner, and all staff there. But for some reasons the timing belt is loose or slack. I tried to adjust the tensioner but nothing seems to be working. The belt in question has no marks. Tried to fit the old belt it does the same. Before I removed the old belt, I aligned the cam marks with camshaft cover and crankshaft pulley with arrow on the block. Anything I’m missing? Please help.

Hello Honourable members, firstly I would like to thank all members (mainly PhilRich, Marks DTM, Entwood, Serek, JamesV6, Brikhead, Bigtimecube, Adey2, Lazydocker and Robson) who responded positively to my problem, slacking timing belt. The good news is that I got it and the Speed Bird is running superb, very smooth as well. However, she is linking water, and I’m not sure whether it’s from the pump (as its aftermarket) or from one of the pipes, not sure but will check tomorrow. Once again thanks good hearted members, I really appreciate thy helping ideas, keep it up.

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Omega General Help / Re: Timing Belt very loose or slack

« on: 15 December 2012, 17:13:00 »

gibby, sorry I cannot post larger images but you can make them bigger by adjusting the zoom on your computer screen. Look at the top of the screen for the word  'Page' with a black downward pointing arrow, left click on it & a menu appears, look for 'Zoom' and place your cursor over it then follow the prompts.

Hello hon PhilRich, I got it now, thanks very much. That was cool; you would need someone to help you to misunderstand the instructions lay down in your post. What a help! 

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Omega General Help / Re: Timing Belt very loose or slack

« on: 14 December 2012, 23:00:31 »

did you check if water pump is in right place? thats make big different to set up belt and tensioner

Hello hon Serek, I tried to match the pump mark with one on the back of the timing cover. Could it be because the pump is off market one? not sure but I will try again tomorrow Thanks for your response.

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Omega General Help / Re: Timing Belt very loose or slack

« on: 14 December 2012, 22:48:40 »

I'm not sure if this will help or not, or even if you already have this information, but here it is anyway. I hope it is of some use Gibby

Hello hon Philrich, thanks for that info looks very helpful, however, I'm finding difficult to read. Is it possible to post enlarged ones? Once again thanks

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Omega General Help / Re: Timing Belt very loose or slack

« on: 14 December 2012, 14:32:45 »

Are you changing the whole timing belt kit?

Is the lug on the rear of the cambelt tensioner fully engaged in the block recess?

Hi sir, the tensioner seems to be in place, there is a small hook behind the tensioner and it has gone in the glove in the block. I've changed the tensioner, water pump, and idler, the belt has done only 2000 miles. the pump is gone so I bought a new one and  I've change the tenssiner and idler because they were just laying in the house. The other thing is when I start fitting the belt from left to right facing the vehicle, the belt become very slack, but other way round too tight to fit it. Thanks sir.

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Omega General Help / Re: Timing Belt very loose or slack

« on: 14 December 2012, 14:03:42 »

Firstly what engine is it? Assuming, as you haven't mentioned a locking kit, that it's a 2.0 or 2.2

If a V6, do nothing else without a locking kit... You will never get the timing right using just the marks

Afraid I can't be a huge help with the 4 pots without seeing it as I can't remember the exact setup

Its a 2.2 2001 cdx estate, thanks

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Omega General Help / Re: Timing Belt very loose or slack

« on: 14 December 2012, 12:10:57 »

Hello dear members, Yesterday I managed to change the water pump, tensioner, and all staff there. But for some reasons the timing belt is loose or slack. I tried to adjust the tensioner but nothing seems to be working. The belt in question has no marks. Tried to fit the old belt it does the same. Before I removed the old belt, I aligned the cam marks with camshaft cover and crankshaft pulley with arrow on the block. Anything I’m missing? Please help.

Sorry I didn't specify the engine model, its omega 2.2 2001 cdx estate

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Omega General Help / Timing Belt very loose or slack

« on: 14 December 2012, 11:50:53 »

Hello dear members, Yesterday I managed to change the water pump, tensioner, and all staff there. But for some reasons the timing belt is loose or slack. I tried to adjust the tensioner but nothing seems to be working. The belt in question has no marks. Tried to fit the old belt it does the same. Before I removed the old belt, I aligned the cam marks with camshaft cover and crankshaft pulley with arrow on the block. Anything I’m missing? Please help.

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Omega General Help / Re: Heating and conditioning stoppes in omega 2.2l 2001

« on: 12 December 2012, 20:18:34 »

Sure its waterpump, and not a failing cambelt tensioner?

 Hi sir, just a brief info: when I removed the timing cover, everything there looked fine except the t-belt was a bit loose right hand side. I tried to turn the engine clockwise, all appeared ok. Then after turning on the engine, I noted that the water pump gear was wobbling. I then turned the engine manually to TDC, removed the T-belt, then checked (shake) all gears; all appeared fine except the pump one.

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Omega General Help / Re: Heating and conditioning stoppes in omega 2.2l 2001

« on: 12 December 2012, 18:49:36 »

Yes.If you remove the two pipes from the HBV and run water through one you should get mucky water come out the end of the other one.Do this until it runs clear,then run the water through in reverse,so that youve flushed it through in both directions.
Knowing where you live I presume a hosepipe isnt a possibilty,and it may freeze in the current temperatures anyway. A few watering cans of warm water may be your only option ?
Dont forget to refill with new coolant and run the engine to let it circulate around the whole ystem when your finished flushing.

Just noticed as I was about to post this that Mark DTM has offered advice.Follow that first,but if the conclusion after that is that the matrix still needs flushing then act on the above.

Hello Sir, thanks for the instructions you've posted, I justed noted this morning that the water pump is gone. I've already bought one from Euro car parts. However, the question is, are there anyhows to remove the pump? I've taken off the three bolts but it seems somehow hard (adamant) to be removed. Once again thanks

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Omega General Help / Re: Heating and conditioning stoppes in omega 2.2l 2001

« on: 12 December 2012, 18:39:49 »

Can I offer a test procedure so we can get an understanding of what is and what isnt working.

1) With the engine running and hot, set the fan speed to minimum, can it be heard to run?

2) Now set the fan speed to maximum, can it be heard to run louder than in 1).

3) With the fan speed still on full, set the direction control to vents adn ensure tehy are open, is there air coming from the vents? If no, is it either to the screen (check the screen vents at rear of the dash) or the feet (check vents on underside of dash).

4) Set temperature on both drivers and passenger side to Max and the fan speed to mid position, is the air warm or cold, check both the drivers and passengers side individualy. Note, you need to check this where the air was found to be blowing.

Let us know the findings against these tests

The above will tell us:

If the fan speed controller is working correctly
If direction control is working
If the blend flaps are working (both passenger and drivers side)
If the heater bypass is functioning.

Hi sir, I have failed to go through the instructions you posted because this morning when I started the car I was hearing a fanny sound from the engine (more or less like a tractor). When I removed the timing cover I noted that the water bearing was gone. So I've just bought one and will be replaced tomorrow. Then there after I will carry out the tests and will report back. Thanks very much.