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Omega General Help / Re: Bodyshop advice
« on: 22 October 2008, 18:19:01 »
I can recomend someone near Welwyn in Hertfordshire.  Possibly too far from Cambridge (50 miles - I know I cycled it a few years back).

I pressure wash under my arches (elsewhere too) and this avoids the wet dirt causing corrosion.  I did the same on my Senator previously and that was one of the few that didn't have rusty rear arches.  I use a 'gooseneck' on the pressure washer to clean in that awkward-to-get-to areas.  I only need to do this every few months, maybe a little more inthe winter after salt on the roads.

Steve

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Omega General Help / Re: Long term storage
« on: 22 October 2008, 18:05:42 »
I've heard that auto boxes tend to sieze unless completly filled with auto trans fluid

Steve

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Omega General Help / Re: Tyres
« on: 22 October 2008, 17:47:34 »
Just paid 4 x £96 for Goodyear F1 asymetric from Camskill + £40 to have them fitted locally.

Steve

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Omega General Help / Re: I need of help with Cover Gaskets
« on: 17 October 2008, 14:04:18 »
Mine 3.2 V6 had a leak - it cost me £170 at local garage while in for an MOT.

Steve

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Omega General Help / Re: 01/ 2.6 Elite Est electric w/memory seat fault ?
« on: 07 October 2008, 17:28:49 »
To manually move the seats with a hand tool will take ages - it takes quite a while with an electric screwdriver and hex bit.

S

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Omega General Help / Re: Holes for Mats
« on: 28 September 2008, 13:25:46 »
My front mats have always moved up on the drivers footwell and down on the passengers; irritating.

I would fit some clips/holes (err how can I fit a hole!) to secure them in place.

Steve

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Omega General Help / Re: Track rod adjusters siezed.
« on: 28 September 2008, 13:27:58 »
The adjustment locks for the track rods only need doing up to catch the thread.  Most places do them up so damn tights they are awkward to undo.  I ended up repacling mine on my previous Senny - only fo rthe reason they couldn't be adjusted in situ.

Steve

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Omega General Help / Re: atf change
« on: 28 September 2008, 13:21:37 »
There is a filter that can be changed also; while you are at it.

A good price if you are a member of Autobahnstormers.

Steve

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Omega General Help / Re: Electric front seat - movement stops
« on: 28 September 2008, 13:16:27 »
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Other than throw a Tech2 on it to see if its shutting down for some error reason, can't think of what else to add  :-/

How can I get an interrogation done - any way through here (any Autobahnstormers members maybe)?  

I've been away and spent another Saturday afternoon looking at this with little success.  The non-power multiway connector beside the seat can be diconnected/reconnected to give movement for about 10 mins (easier than removing the seat!).  So its not the power that effects the change but something else.

As I have a 'lights-on' or 'door-open' buzzer that makes a funny strangled noise and buzzes when I turn the ignition off, I am suspecting another; ECU the body-controller perhaps.  This may link to the seat module and be the cause of these two problems.

I have no idea where this ECU is - can anyone suggest where to look please?

Your help is much appreciated.

Cheers, Steve

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Omega General Help / Re: Electric front seat - movement stops
« on: 11 August 2008, 17:37:59 »
Hmm, possibly.

The indications are that it is the 'seat module'. I would take it out and leave the seat in its existing position (except I need to move the seat back and forth to get to the fixings) and have a look (I have some expertise in electronics and vehicle ECU design too).

I guess this is not a common fault then.

Steve

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Omega General Help / Re: Electric front seat - movement stops
« on: 11 August 2008, 17:22:08 »
There is no seat movement (or attempt by the motors).  The memory buttons do not convey anything to the wing or rear-view mirror.

It is as if the whole seat electrics are disconnected.  Except the test I have done show that power is supplied to the control module.

I have checked for coins or other items mechanically stopping movement - there are and were none.  This is further evidenced by the 'normal' operation for a short period after I disconnected and re-connected the power from under the seat - which I had to remove to access.

Does this answer your question to help answer mine?  :)

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Omega General Help / Electric front seat - movement stops
« on: 11 August 2008, 13:20:48 »
Hi

On my 2001 3.2 Elite the driver's seat has stopped being able to move electrically.  The passenger seat operates with no problem and the two seats have a common fuse.  The drivers heated seat works OK

I took the seat out at the weekend and checked for power going into the 'control box ' which it was.  After re-connecting the power plug (which has some other wires in it too) the seat worked fine, including the memory function; the rear-view mirror moved with the memory too.

I presumed that the connector contacts were dirty and removing/replacing the connector had cleaned them.

A few hours later the seat would neither move nor the memory function operate.  I re-removed the seat & checked the power again - OK.  The seat electric operation returned, but only long enough for me to drive around the block ~10 mins.

I've left the seat in a good enough position for me to drive, but I would like to have this fully functioning.

Any suggestions or experience of this?

My present best guess is that something in the under seat control 'box' is being re-set when I remove the power connector OR the other wires in the same connector allow something to be re-set.

Thanks for your help

Steve

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Omega General Help / [m by=hotel21 destboard=GenChat dest=1220387492]: What tyres
« on: 02 September 2008, 21:31:32 »
[moved] [link=http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1220387492/0]General Chat[/link] [move by] hotel21.

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Omega General Help / Re: Autobox...slow changing into gear from stationary
« on: 29 August 2008, 13:05:41 »
My 3.2 V6 it takes a few seconds before fully engaging if the cars has been left stadning for a while (say 2 days).  Via Autobahnstormers I've heard that this is not unusual.

I can't check my autotrans fluid easily (if at all), I did change it and the filter at 50Kmiles (now about 75k miles).  the fluid came out clean.

Hope this help

Steve

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Omega General Help / Re: bit of advice re my new car
« on: 25 August 2008, 20:53:07 »
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cost about £700
Hmm; £700 seems too good, a few years ago I was quoted ~£2k+ and a mate of mine in Yorshire paid about £1k9 on his MV6 IIRC.  This was for 6x injectors.

Please will you elucidate on this cost?

Cheers, Steve

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