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Omega General Help / Re: another misfire
« on: 19 March 2008, 18:06:32 »
fault code should go after around 20 starts.....
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Omega General Help / Re: Engine revving!
« on: 21 March 2008, 16:28:41 »
what sort of rev range? And have you ensured that the throttle control under bonnet - next to butterflies is not stuck...
Has there been any work done recently that would have unsettled anything in the engine bay?
Has there been any work done recently that would have unsettled anything in the engine bay?
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Omega General Help / Re: wont idle
« on: 22 March 2008, 16:42:07 »Quote
yup,my thoughts exactly ,i just cant believe that its gone wrong so soon. if it has would it give the same symptoms as a dirty icv ? :-/
NOT in my experience no - had the code 19 on an old omega estate - it ran and idled fine untill on day it refused to start and replaced sensor...
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Omega General Help / Re: wont idle
« on: 22 March 2008, 16:35:53 »
well code 19 is either crank issue or stored crank issue from before - i reckon you have probably started the car 20 times since fitting the crank eh?
In other words the previous stored code should have gone by now....
In other words the previous stored code should have gone by now....
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Omega General Help / Re: wont idle
« on: 19 March 2008, 08:35:54 »Quote
thanks for the thoughts everyone,there is an icv on ebay at the moment if it is cheap enough i might have it so i can try swapping to see if that cures the problem,trouble is swmbo now wants to dump it and get something more reliable.....no chance
it going to be omething simple - btw carb cleaner
Not sure if i have a spare kicking about - i`ll try and get a chance to check...
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Omega General Help / Re: wont idle
« on: 18 March 2008, 12:39:51 »Quote
Quotei see what you mean nowQuotehow would i swap out the icv ? :-/
change it for a known good - even worth seeing if local scrappy has one.....
Before hand retrace all your steps and check connections.
You need to lube, or fairy liquid the icv around and on the ruibber connection to force it back into the side of the plenum and ensure its snug...,that should be worth a try ,cheers for the advice
Alternativlely....pop the icv out just fractionally and see if it makes any difference to your problem...obviously it wont fix it but if your symptoms are exactly the same.... :-/
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Omega General Help / Re: wont idle
« on: 18 March 2008, 12:22:40 »Quote
how would i swap out the icv ? :-/
change it for a known good - even worth seeing if local scrappy has one.....
Before hand retrace all your steps and check connections.
You need to lube, or fairy liquid the icv around and on the ruibber connection to force it back into the side of the plenum and ensure its snug...
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Omega General Help / Re: wont idle
« on: 18 March 2008, 12:18:59 »
The only time i have had such a problem ( starting and cutting out immediatley unless revved) was after a breather clean. IACV not properly connected ...
Long shot but even if you can swap out the ICV to eliminate from the problem :-/
Long shot but even if you can swap out the ICV to eliminate from the problem :-/
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Omega General Help / Re: Recon Engine
« on: 19 March 2008, 11:14:38 »
thats going to be expensive, and on top of the enging costs.....with the greatest of respect to your car and in line with what Kevin has replied....
Uneconomical :-/
Uneconomical :-/
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Omega General Help / Re: Recon Engine
« on: 19 March 2008, 08:39:49 »
New engines come bare normally, ie no ancilliaries but depends on where your buying it....
Probably get an ebay one for a few hundred max but do the belts etc when sinking it in.
Probably get an ebay one for a few hundred max but do the belts etc when sinking it in.
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Omega General Help / Re: Sudden loss of power steering
« on: 22 March 2008, 16:37:31 »
something very very simple - does your cig lighter and heaters work....ie check the fuse firstly...
Secondly inpspect the aux belt and condition....
Secondly inpspect the aux belt and condition....
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Omega General Help / Re: Head Gasket or not????
« on: 21 March 2008, 21:07:39 »
Goo in filler cap not indicitive of HGF. Its resonably normal for mayo in there if the car does short runs in winter...
Its very doubtful you have hgf failure - its rare on Omegas.
If your coolant expansion tank is goo free i see no significnt issues - and your right it may be the stat...
If theres oil iin coolant it may be oil cooler - more common but not a huge job...
hope this helps
Its very doubtful you have hgf failure - its rare on Omegas.
If your coolant expansion tank is goo free i see no significnt issues - and your right it may be the stat...
If theres oil iin coolant it may be oil cooler - more common but not a huge job...
hope this helps
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Omega General Help / Re: condonsation build up in oil filler
« on: 20 March 2008, 08:12:50 »Quote
Is magnatec any good as have used this for years?? When you say regular servicing on a V6 how often and what needs changing??
go with Elite Petes recommendation - we all use vx semi
ervicing for me is maximum 3000miles for oil and filter chnge 
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Omega General Help / Re: condonsation build up in oil filler
« on: 19 March 2008, 08:37:33 »
its normal on v6`s on short runs particularly in the cold weather.
Peronally i clean it off ad hoc and ensure the car gets a decent motorway blast and very regular servicing...that combination does the trick.
Peronally i clean it off ad hoc and ensure the car gets a decent motorway blast and very regular servicing...that combination does the trick.
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Omega General Help / Re: What should I idle at??
« on: 19 March 2008, 08:31:10 »
its just a tad high.....is it steady?