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Omega General Help / New Battery

« on: 21 April 2011, 19:11:20 »

Hi , just had a new battery fitted, and i need to adjust my dash trip computor, I have done it before but I have forgotton the procedure, all I have is the word SAFE and the outside temp, and when I go through the system of date , time etc it just go back to safe I have the little card with various details on and cannot find anything in the handbook, I am sure you guys out there will know......

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Omega General Help / another oil leak?

« on: 01 April 2011, 19:51:58 »

Daz  sorted out my oil leak, (cam covers however the wife still smells oil and I suppose I can too, there is no sign of oil on the drive service and I had a look as best I could underneath and there is a U shaped bar running acrossed the back of the engine which looks a bit shiny and wet, could this be an oil leak/ and if so where would you think it is coming from...... also where is the clyinder which holds the auto gear box liquid placed, I could check this to see if needs topping up... please dont say I have to get under........

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Omega General Help / rear sensors

« on: 10 March 2011, 11:00:40 »

Hi my rear sensors seem to have packed up, (the previous owner has added them, there is a small unit in the R/H side of the boot,  is there a simple way of checking whether the unit is kapupt or the wiring.  the unit is a wireless easy2fit audio-visual-system, it has 5 connections on one side inc. the power socket the 2 for left and 2 for r ight,  any help would be appreciated, many thanks MF

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Omega General Help / cam belt

« on: 21 February 2011, 16:32:20 »

hi, I have a 2.6 auto, and looking through the service book a naew cam belt was fitted in August 07 and have learned from this forum,this needs to be checked and /or replaced in 4 years or 40,000 miles, well I havent done anywhere near the miles but the 4 years is approaching I have a price of about£375 for replacemant, can any members enlighten me if this important enough to spend this money, I only do about 8000miles a year  what would be the consequences if I didnt have it done and it went wrong? (I would add that the belt was changed in 2007, before I bought the car so am not clued up on the proceedure.... many thanks

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Omega General Help / MPG?

« on: 18 April 2008, 18:18:29 »

HI, after successfuly towing with my 2.6auto the one problem i found was my MPG. It is normally around 24.6 it stayed the same while towing 197 miles, Is this what members mean to have a tech2 to update my comp. asI think my MPG towing would be around 16/18MPG,  My local Vaux garage have the Tech 2 facility, any members know how much this would cost,, many thanks

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Omega General Help / towing with omega (again,sorry)

« on: 02 April 2008, 16:37:19 »

Hi, thanks to all who replied last time, just a small question: I have taken my car onto the highway towing, and as stated by several members the temp went up to almost 90 after about ten miles, so I switched the a/c on and the temp came down, what I would like to know is this temp ok and would the auto fan click in and keep the temp down without using the a/c, I admit I did panic a bit and perhaps turned the a/c too quickly, I will have to travel 196 miles (Motorway next week and any assurance I can get will be much appreciated. cheers

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Omega General Help / water in headlight

« on: 22 March 2008, 15:43:25 »

Hi I apologize for my ignorance, but can a complete novice do anything about what appears water in front headlight, I remember years ago when I had an old Renault van with the same problem I had to have a complete new headlamp, hopefully  someone can suggest a cure, many thanks for your attention

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Omega General Help / rear sensor and the fitting of a tow bar

« on: 10 February 2008, 20:22:40 »

hi,i have recently bought a 2.6 auto for towing, the previous owner has installed rear sensors and i was wondering if you good folk out there can give me any advice about how these will be affected when i fit a tow bar? would a removable one be any better than a fixed one will the sensors work anyway with a tow bar? thanking you in advance for all your comments and advice from previous queries

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Omega General Help / special safety wheel nuts

« on: 03 February 2008, 10:12:46 »

hi, many thanks for alladvice, commments etc, about towing with my 2.6 auto.  I had a small problem driving home, about 7 miles from home developed a puncture, and could not change wheel as I could not loosen the security nut on the wheel, and to help matters the special socket to take this out appears not to match, I managed to get home ,my son brought my inflater out to me.    Are these special bolts a good thing or a hindrence, your comments would be appricated,

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Omega General Help / towing with an automatic

« on: 27 January 2008, 13:08:49 »

ive been towing for 8 years with a 2.5 manual, the time has come to change, and was wondering if any member tows with an automatic, i have heard rumors of overheating on inclines traffic queues etc. the car im interested is a 2.6 auto, 70000 on the clock, any views, experiences would be greatly appreciated. the yearof the new car is 02 02

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General Discussion Area / getting a picture on my profile

« on: 26 May 2008, 09:28:15 »

hi, can anyone help me in the proceedure of getting a small picture onto the web to add to my profile, please bear in mind I am rather computor illiterate, and would need the sequences spelt out for me......I have tried but what isULr? 8-)

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General Discussion Area / top grade fuel

« on: 27 March 2008, 20:37:28 »

hi all, I have had my new miggy now for two months and average 25.5 miles per gallon nearly all short runs is this about right or would I getany more with the best fuel? I have read on the forum that I can get a vaux garage to do a "tech 2" to tune up the engine, i would like to knowif others have had this done and if it improves performance, many thank for all your past comments, these are greatly appreciated...