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Omega General Help / Clutch kit question

« on: 14 October 2016, 22:46:57 »

I have a 2.5 TD estate that the clutch is just starting to slip on, and so I need to get a new one.
Having looked on line I am getting conflicting compatability between different models.

Is the 2.5 TD clutch the same as any other Omegas or are they unique to the 2.5TD?

Also as i do alot of towing, is there an uprated clutch I could go for. The present clutch as done 35000 mile.
Thanks for any advice.

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Omega General Help / Estate vs saloon doors

« on: 21 September 2016, 18:30:41 »

Are the main rear doors the same between the estate and the saloon? I know the window frame is different, but could you swop the window frame from an estate into a saloon door.?

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General Car Chat / How meny pre face lift 2.5 Omega estates left on road?

« on: 03 August 2016, 21:25:37 »

Was just wondering if anyone has any idea as to how meny pre face lift 2.5 omega estates are still on the road.

Had 3 comments as to how rare my 1999 omega is and it got me thinking.

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Omega General Help / Safari parks are not good for your car !

« on: 20 September 2015, 18:10:38 »

Went to Long Leat safari park the other week, and on returning home found that there must have been an Omega loving monkey there, as I have lost the rear bump strip from the drivers side. Not a big deal I thought, until I have tried to find a replacement. It would seem that some Omega parts are now starting to become hard to find.

If anyone can help, I'm looking for the drivers side section in the photo, as the car looks sh** with it missing.

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Omega General Help / 2.5TD vs 2.2TDI

« on: 16 September 2015, 15:00:41 »

Been offered a 2.2dti to replace my 2.5td but don't know if it is worth changing car.

What are the pros and cons of both models.

My current 2.5td has been chiped and gives on average 32mpg urban 42mpg motorway, how does this compare with the 2.2?

Thanks for any advice.

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General Car Chat / Carlton/Omega air assit rear shocks

« on: 02 September 2015, 20:09:52 »

Thought this may be of interest to some members.

Been down local Vauxhall dealers today to see about getting some new air assisted rear shocks for my Omega.

£250/pair normal retail price, but only £164 with trade club.

The only after market ones I could find where Monroe ones at £208 from Ebay.

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General Car Chat / So what have I done today?

« on: 01 September 2015, 18:18:48 »

Fitted new steering idle arm, New track rod assemblies, had tracking re set and got 2 new tires.

So thats the omega sorted, ready for towing the caravan down to Cornwall on Friday.

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Omega General Help / Steering idler arm

« on: 28 August 2015, 12:51:38 »

I replaced the steering idler arm on my omega last year, and have only done around 12000 mile since, but it now needs replacing again. Is this normal? I would have expected it to last longer.

All so, is the idler arm drop link available? ( the bit the idler arm bolts to) as I wonder if this will also need replacing.

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Omega General Help / Help needed with central locking.

« on: 19 August 2015, 23:02:42 »

Central locking problem.
The central locking on my 1999 2.5TD has been playing up for a while, and I think it is about time I tried to sort it. Just not sure what the problem is and I am looking for help in trying to locate the problem.

First problem: The remote key fob stopped working ages ago, have tried new battery but no change.
To get round this I have been locking the car manually but this has its own problems. At the moment this is how I have to lock the car.

1:Lock the P/S front door by pushing down the lock button from inside the car,
2: get out of car and close the Driver door
3: open rear d/s door and push down the driver's door lock button
4: close rear d/s door.

I then use the key in the driver's door to open the car, this will unlock the car except for the p/s front door which need to be unlocked from inside the car. Sometimes the p/s f door will unlock using this system but not very often.

I have also found that if I lock the car with the key, then when I unlock the car the alarm will go off, where if I use the system above then alarm is not triggered.

Not too worried about key fob, but would be nice to have p/s lock working properly and be able to lock and unlock car with the key without the alarm sounding.

Anybody have any suggestions as to where the problem may lie.

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Omega General Help / 2.5 TD A/C question.

« on: 11 August 2015, 19:56:08 »

Hi all.

The A/C compressor on my 2.5 TD omega has failed, the bit that sits inside the pully wheel has come adrift.

Took the car down to an A/c specialist today and have been told that there is a possibility that oil and metal filing could have contaminated the whole system and if so I would be looking at a bill of about £700 + cost of new compressor.

Now while A/C is nice, I don't use it very often and could live without it as I'm not willing to spend that sort of money on the car ( more than the car is worth) so I am thinking of just removing the A/C belt as a quick fix, would this be OK or does the A/C belt drive any other components?

thank for any advive
chris.

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Omega General Help / Carlton Mk3 air adjustable rear shocks on Omega

« on: 05 June 2015, 14:21:09 »

I have a set of air adjustable rear shocks from my old Carlton, and was wondering if they could be fitted to my Omega. Are Carlton and Omega rear shocks the same?

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Omega General Help / Help needed with electrcal fault.

« on: 10 February 2015, 11:18:04 »

My 2.5TD has a strange fault, and was wondering if anyone else has had this before.

After getting in the car I noticed that with no key in the ingition the dash lights were on dim, on inserting the key andf turning the ingition on the dash lights went brigt but had no glow plug light. tryed to start engine and it fired up and all lights went out. Drove car home with no problem but when I turned the ingition off the engine carried on running, I removed the key but this did not stop the engine. it was not over reving and was running as normal but the only way to shut it down was to stall it.

With engine stoped the dash lights were on again, take key out lights still on but radio and heater fan switch off. Car starts fine and drives as should but will not shut down with key,

Has any one ever had this problem? or can sugest where to start looking.

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General Car Chat / V6 oil pipe modification to fit external oil cooler.

« on: 10 January 2015, 23:08:59 »

Been playing with my V6 engine today. Now its all clean and newly painted I have been looking at how to route the oil pipes in order to do away with the factory oil cooler and fit an external one.

Quite pleased with how its comeing along.

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Omega General Help / Help with Diesel leak

« on: 06 December 2014, 16:47:56 »

After moveing the Omega down the drive this morning I found a wet patch of diesel on the drive.

On investigating it would seem that the gasket arrowed in the pic is leaking, is this a common problem, does it even form a diesel seal?

It's not a big leak, no spraying that I can see and it only drips, if not the gasket, any other ideas as to were it could be leaking from.



Top side.

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Omega General Help / Haynes manual covering 2.5TD

« on: 26 November 2014, 21:38:33 »

Is there a Haynes manual that covers the BMW 2.5 TD engine?