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Omega General Help / Towing an auto Omega

« on: 31 July 2011, 23:36:25 »

I need to tow a poorly Omega home in a few days...

I've been told that even with the gear selector in N, there is still a risk of damaging the Auto box when towing. Is this the case, and is there a safe speed and distance that can be done to avoid damage?

I don't really want to go disconnecting the propshaft or driveshafts, as I want to be able to move the car around when I get home, but if I have to I will, so what's the easiest way of doing this (i.e. prop to box, prop to diff or drive shafts)? Don't really want the prop hanging down under the car when towing it either.

As the car doesn't have an LSD fitted, I asume that there is no chance of the diff locking up? I certainly don't want the car swapping ends on me!!

Any advice from people that regularly tow/recover these cars would be appreciated.

TIA 

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Omega General Help / Did a silly thing...

« on: 11 July 2011, 23:01:32 »

Whilst get stuck into removing the rads from the breaker tonight, I undid what I thought was a bolt securing the air-con bottle thingy to the rad... turns out the bolt actually seals the pipes to bottle, and I managed to release refridgerant everywhere!!!

After a couple of minutes of running arond my garden in a blind panic, I returned to the scene of the crime and nipped the bolt back up again. I now have a luminous yellow/green mess over the parts of the car immediately around the area where the gas escaped!!

My questions are:

I'm not worried about losing the gas, as I'm taking it apart anyway. So shall I just undo the bolt again and let what little remains of the gas escape?

Am I likely to die anytime soon???  :-/
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Omega General Help / F/L Side Mouldings/Door Trims Removal

« on: 05 July 2011, 10:47:00 »

Can't find a how to for the removal of the side mouldings on a facelift estate...

Can anyone give me a quick guide on how to remove the parts from the front wings, front and rear doors, rear quarter panels and tailgate? Preferably without having to strip the car down first...

TIA 

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Omega General Help / Recommended tyre pressures for towing...

« on: 29 June 2011, 12:09:33 »

I know this has been mentioned before, but I can't find it... 

I have a 3.2 Auto Elite Estate, and this weekend it will be loaded up with 2 people, a boot full of stuff, and towing a 25ft caravan!!

What would the OOf recommendation be for front and rear tyre pressures please? 

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Omega General Help / Will 15" steelies fit...

« on: 20 June 2011, 11:10:43 »

As title, has anyone tried fitting 15" steel wheels to an Omega that would usually have 17" alloys fitted? Do they fit over the brake discs/calipers?

Just needed to move car around while alloys are elsewhere, won't even be going on the road! 

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Omega General Help / Which Tyres?

« on: 12 April 2011, 12:26:16 »

Sorry if this is a topic covered previously, but a search didn't reveal anything of much use. Anyway, here goes...

I'm looking to replace the tyres on my 3.2 Elite Estate.  Unfortunately the current set have worn badly on the inside edges due to knackered wishbone bushes, etc. The tyres are 235/45 17's.

I currently have Avon ZV5's on the car, which I have an issue with because they are an asymmetric tread pattern, meaning that the tyre cannot be swapped from side to side in an attempt to equal out wear.

It would seem that most tyre manufactures are going down the asymmetric route for this size of tyre nowadays.

Therefore, I'm looking for advice/suggestions on what tyres you guys use and recommend...

I don't drive the mig like a racing car, although I do tow a trailer or caravan occasionally, and I'm looking for a good trade off between value and wear rate.

TIA 

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Omega General Help / Fault codes after moving Lambdas....

« on: 06 May 2011, 13:41:51 »

I have followed the How To on here to move the lambdas behind the main Cats to elliminate the 0420/0430 fault codes.

I couldn't get the original lambdas to budge so, rather than damage them, I disconnected them but left them in place.  I then sourced a second-hand set of replacement lambdas (from the 3.2 that Albs has been breaking) and fitted them about 2 weeks ago.

Since then, no further issues with 0420/0430    However, lots of instances of the following codes popping up: 

P0136 O2 Sensor circuit High Voltage (Bank 1 Sensor 2)
P0156 O2 sensor circuit slow response (Bank 2 Sensor 2)
P0156 O2 sensor circuit malfunction (Bank 2 Sensor 2)

I'm led to believe that the lambdas very rarely fail, but these codes indicate to me that is all is not well...

Can anyone suggest anything that could be causing this other than faulty lambdas, because I'm loathed to spend £160 on 2 new genuine GM lambdas, if they are not at fault...

TIA 

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Omega General Help / Old fault codes

« on: 09 April 2011, 22:19:32 »

I've finally completed the job of moving my lambda sensors in an attempt to prevent codes 0420/0430 bringing my EML on.

On completion I fired up the old girl, only to find that the EML is still on

I'm just wondering if I need to get the codes cleared now with a tech2 or similar, or whether the EML should reset itself?

TIA 

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Omega General Help / Not another oil based question....

« on: 07 April 2011, 20:21:04 »

I'm running my 3.2 elite on vxl semi skimmed 10W-40.  I've just been looking back through my notes to see when I last changed it, and at what mileage...

Last change was 5th July 2010 at 94982... Mileage has just clicked over 100k now.

So if I change it now, it would be an interval of 5k or 9 months...

Does this sound like about the right interval, or should I be doing it more/less regularly?

TIA 

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Omega General Help / Oil Filter

« on: 07 April 2011, 21:32:10 »

Excuse me for being stupid, I'm either having a blonde moment or the Stella is kicking in...

Is the oil filter on a 3.2 a canister type, or the stupid sort with just the element that has to be changed?

I've changed it before but can't remember... I'm getting a parts order together and I can't be bothered to go outside in the dark and look...

 

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Omega General Help / Sealant for Diff Cover

« on: 15 February 2011, 16:59:11 »

In the maintenance guide covering the change of diff oil, the writer suggests using Loctite 598.  I've been looking for this product online, and have been struggling to find it.
I've found a product called Loctite 5910, which seems to be a very similar spec, except it has lower working temperature range (250 degrees instead of 625 degrees).

Has anyone used this product successfully, or can recommend another suitable product?

TIA 

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Omega General Help / Rusty Exhaust Tips....

« on: 09 February 2011, 15:27:02 »

I'm fed up of looking at the rusting exhaust tips on my F/L 3.2 Estate!

Trouble is, apart from the tips, the exhaust system is sound, and is nowhere near in need of replacement!

So I'm thinking that some nice chrome tailpipe trims would be a low-cost option to smarten things up! However, I DO NOT want it to look tacky or chavvy in any way, some ideally the design would be a close to the non-rolled end, slash cut profile of the OE pipes.

Just wondered if anyone had any advice or recommendations on where I might get such things??

Thanks in advance! 

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Omega General Help / 3.2 Coil Packs

« on: 25 January 2011, 10:19:39 »

Hello all

A few months back, I had a mechanic mate of mine replace the HBV on my F/L 3.2 Elite.  When he was stripping the motor down, he noticed that there was some corrosion on the underside of the coil packs.  It was particularly bad on the right coil pack as you view the engine from the front of the car.

Recently the EML has thrown up codes for random misfires and misfires on cylinders 4, 5 and 6.  Are these the cylinders fed by the right bank coil pack?

The only noticible symptom so far is a slighty irregular idle speed when cold, although this has only happened twice so far.

I am making assumptions that thes faults are linked to the corroded coil packs, and I'm also assuming its only going to get worse with time?

Can the coil packs be cleaned up/refurbished, or do they have to be replaced?

Do they need to be changed as a pair?

Any idea of cost?

Thanks in advance...

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Omega General Help / Sat Nav Disc

« on: 27 July 2010, 19:05:46 »

Following advise from a previous thread, I've been searching German Ebay for a Sat Nav disc for my 53 plate elite with the NCDC2013 system.

I've stumbed across one being advertised as:

VAUXHALL OPEL DVD 800 NAVI DISC 2009-2010

Will this work?

If not, which one do I need, cos there seems to be quite a few variations?

Cheers. 

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Omega General Help / Sunroof Glass Panel Refurb

« on: 26 July 2010, 20:02:23 »

Has anyone successfully refurbished the metal surround to the glass sunroof panel, which I believe leaves the factory with oxidization as standard?

I've had one go at it, and only succeeded in scratching the glass! 

'Elite Pete@ is coming to my rescue with a replacement, but I know I'm gonna have the same problem with the new one!

Any hints and tips, or even a 'how to' would be great!