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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: bruceybonus on 27 July 2012, 17:03:34

Title: New car... a few niggles
Post by: bruceybonus on 27 July 2012, 17:03:34
So 2 weeks ago I bought my 3.2 elite... all good I though and on the whole it is...

So far I've had the following occur....

1. parking sensors dont appear to have any life in them ( I'm a big boy so can park fine anyway, but would be nice to have them working, but nor sure where to start to find the fault.. )
2. Ive had the spanner light come on, then go off, then come on again then go off... quite a few times during a 500 mile round trip back up north
3. drove it for about 5 mins the other day.. all ok .. turned it off then it wouldnt start... so had to leave it by the side of the road for a day.. came back and it fired up fine.... took it to my m8s garage and connected the old solus and low and behold.. no codes registered...

so . err any ideas? cause i'm getting a bit stumped especially about the starting thing....
Title: Re: New car... a few niggles
Post by: RobG on 27 July 2012, 17:31:57
Pedal trick for codes may find an 0335
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=90581.0
Title: Re: New car... a few niggles
Post by: dbug on 27 July 2012, 23:49:34
Pedal trick for codes may find an 0335
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=90581.0

Yep sounds like classic crank sensor failure.  If a new one fitted make sure its genuine Vx ;)
Title: Re: New car... a few niggles
Post by: jonny2112 on 27 July 2012, 23:55:14
1. parking sensors dont appear to have any life in them

Might just be the speaker?
Title: Re: New car... a few niggles
Post by: bruceybonus on 01 August 2012, 12:37:27
Yeah I was thinking crank sensor... seems the best option.... just like the dreaded egr on my previous signum!

however..it doesn't cut out whilst running..........

does anyone in the london area have a tech2 or "My Naff Code Reader"?
Title: Re: New car... a few niggles
Post by: Kevin Wood on 01 August 2012, 15:22:10
I have a Tech 2 (see link at the bottom of this post). The closest that I regularly come to London is J4a of the M3 though. Try the pedal trick first, though. Might save you a journey.
Title: Re: New car... a few niggles
Post by: bruceybonus on 02 August 2012, 17:10:29
Ill give the pedal trick a go.... the spanner light is currently on, but keeps going off then on and them off again... the car hasn't failed whilst driving yet though.... only when it was switched off then it wouldnt start again for about a day! but thats only happened once so far..
Title: Re: New car... a few niggles
Post by: bruceybonus on 02 August 2012, 17:14:02
I'm going need to get hold of the car pass as well.. does anyone know any reliable vx dealers around kingston that won't rip me off getting one?
Title: Re: New car... a few niggles
Post by: RobG on 02 August 2012, 17:37:30
Ill give the pedal trick a go.... the spanner light is currently on, but keeps going off then on and them off again... the car hasn't failed whilst driving yet though.... only when it was switched off then it wouldnt start again for about a day! but thats only happened once so far..
Suggest as soon as, if it`s an 0335 code and the crank sensor gives up you`ll never start it
Title: Re: New car... a few niggles
Post by: bruceybonus on 03 August 2012, 16:43:43
Cheers Rob, I'll give it a got and post up....
Title: Re: New car... a few niggles
Post by: bruceybonus on 04 August 2012, 10:37:26
ok so after pedal code.. getting 0325.. which one is this?
Title: Re: New car... a few niggles
Post by: Andy B on 04 August 2012, 10:54:54
ok so after pedal code.. getting 0325.. which one is this?

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=90594.0  :y


knock sensor 1  ;)
Title: Re: New car... a few niggles
Post by: Kevin Wood on 04 August 2012, 10:56:41
Bank 1 knock sensor.

Favourite here is that the wire has been trapped under the aux. belt tensioner pulley bracket during a cam belt change.

Worth double checking it's not 0335 though. ;)
Title: Re: New car... a few niggles
Post by: bruceybonus on 05 August 2012, 08:49:36
yes sounds possible as the cambelt has just been done!
Title: Re: New car... a few niggles
Post by: Kevin Wood on 05 August 2012, 08:58:39
Worth checking it's been plugged back in, though. Connector just at the driver's side of the cable tray that runs across the front of the cam belt cover. Follow the wire down and see if it's trapped under the pulley bracket.
Title: Re: New car... a few niggles
Post by: bruceybonus on 19 September 2012, 17:21:28
well,, how long does it take to get a new cam sensor.......
answer----2 weeks :0............
next job... rocker cover leak!
oh. fun fun fun.......
Title: Re: New car... a few niggles
Post by: RobG on 19 September 2012, 17:23:21
well,, how long does it take to get a new cam sensor.......
answer----2 weeks :0............
next job... rocker cover leak!
oh. fun fun fun.......
Assume you had a 0340 code then
Title: Re: New car... a few niggles
Post by: bruceybonus on 01 November 2012, 17:02:35
Well she's still running..... after having a new battery on, now getting safe on the display when using the sat nav or choosing/changing  radio station....26 quid later and a new pass code arrives with the radio and immob codes... but the stealers want £50 quid to re-enter the radio code ( robbin barstewards ), they can take a running jump for that one....

I've also nearly lost the back end at low speeds with good tyres on .. is this normal?
Title: Re: New car... a few niggles
Post by: tunnie on 01 November 2012, 17:05:13
Well she's still running..... after having a new battery on, now getting safe on the display when using the sat nav or choosing/changing  radio station....26 quid later and a new pass code arrives with the radio and immob codes... but the stealers want £50 quid to re-enter the radio code ( robbin barstewards ), they can take a running jump for that one....

I've also nearly lost the back end at low speeds with good tyres on .. is this normal?

Nope, oil on the road?