Omega Owners Forum
Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: henryd on 24 November 2012, 10:36:27
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Been offered an 04 plate 3.0 24v CDti elite version for pennys with 120k on the clock,full history and recent cambelt,right, thats the good news so come on people tell me the bad ???
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Manual or auto :-\ If manual, then probably only really the injectors and fuel pump to worry about given their replacement costs. Autobox not the best...
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its auto Al and to be honest I wouldn't want the manual in that type of vehicle but thats my preference and at the price I've been offered if it blows up I'd break it for parts :y
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Don't the auto boxes suffer, I also believe they have there own swimming pool from rubbish seals around the boot
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If it's cheap and runs well, buy it :y.
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If it's cheap and runs well, buy it :y.
Its silly cheap Del,thats why I'm keen :y
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If it's cheap and runs well, buy it :y.
Its silly cheap Del,thats why I'm keen :y
Silly cheap sounds good, in which case, buy it ;D :y.
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Recall master saying post 2007 the auto boxes were much better :)
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Recall master saying post 2007 the auto boxes were much better :)
Probably won't help Henry much then ::)
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Recall master saying post 2007 the auto boxes were much better :)
Probably won't help Henry much then ::)
Lol'I'll risk it for a biscuit ::)
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Its got the travel assistant fitted as well,fridge etc :o
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Its got the travel assistant fitted as well,fridge etc :o
Quite a sought after option for those :y less popular in the Vectra C, but suits the Signum due to the 40/20/40 rear seat set up :y
Is it an Elite? Might also have full electric front seats :y
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Road tax not that bad either is it?
Keith B
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For future reference, how much is silly cheap, Henry? :y
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For future reference, how much is silly cheap, Henry? :y
Straight swap for the Vitara in my signature which owes me bugger all :y
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For future reference, how much is silly cheap, Henry? :y
Straight swap for the Vitara in my signature which owes me bugger all :y
So we can say £5,000 then ::) ::) ::) ;). Sounds a bit steep for an 04 Signum. ;D ;D ;)
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Picked up the Signum this afternoon and first impressions are good,plenty of kit with Elite spec and loads of grunt from the engine,gearbox is smooth and no warning lights present so at the moment quite chuffed :y
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theve got enough mid range to pull a house down,
mates got one thats been chipped,fuel consumption got better by 3mpg and the mid range was even better.
the 3.0L diesal was evaulate by plod in the vectra till they offered them the "C" the vxr engine at a better price,there are some 3.0L diesal ones about if you wait TV had some so did met/dpg..
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theve got enough mid range to pull a house down,
mates got one thats been chipped,fuel consumption got better by 3mpg and the mid range was even better.
the 3.0L diesal was evaulate by plod in the vectra till they offered them the "C" the vxr engine at a better price,there are some 3.0L diesal ones about if you wait TV had some so did met/dpg..
I agree,mid range torque is very good,actually it makes my old 2.5 v6 omega seem very tame in comparison ???
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The Auto box was never the issue on the Auto's, it was the Auto oil cooler. They used a poor water/oil heat exchanger built into the rad (not as good as that used on the Omega which is pretty bullet proof) which failed resulting in water in the gearbox.
Simple fix is to fit an oil-air oil cooler. :y
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The Auto box was never the issue on the Auto's, it was the Auto oil cooler. They used a poor water/oil heat exchanger built into the rad (not as good as that used on the Omega which is pretty bullet proof) which failed resulting in water in the gearbox.
Simple fix is to fit an oil-air oil cooler. :y
I might well do that anyway as this may get some towing duties :y
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I've done just over 100 miles over the weekend with the Signum,mixed driving down here including visit to parents,shopping etc and its averaged 40.5 on the trip computer :o :o,me pleased with that :y
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I've done just over 100 miles over the weekend with the Signum,mixed driving down here including visit to parents,shopping etc and its averaged 40.5 on the trip computer :o :o,me pleased with that :y
There not a bad (Isuzu) engine in those, pity they dont breath a bit better as they would have much more go and potential (the breathing is a bit restricted so chipping them does not yield as much as other engines)
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I've done just over 100 miles over the weekend with the Signum,mixed driving down here including visit to parents,shopping etc and its averaged 40.5 on the trip computer :o :o,me pleased with that :y
There not a bad (Isuzu) engine in those, pity they dont breath a bit better as they would have much more go and potential (the breathing is a bit restricted so chipping them does not yield as much as other engines)
Vx don't even try to hide the fact its an Isuzu engine,its got badges all over the engine bay with Isuzu written on them,very impressed with the refinement of it though,very quiet indeed on the move,any idea if the autobox is Gm or Isuzu Mark?
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Is it the 5 (AF33) or 6 speed?
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Is it the 5 (AF33) or 6 speed?
Its the 5 speed Mark,I think I'm glad its not the CV tronic job,please tell me I should be ???
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In which case its the AF33 Aisin box (AW55-50SN in Aisin speak).
No real issues with the six speed
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Some info here
http://www.gminsidenews.com/index.php?page=trans_guide
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In which case its the AF33 Aisin box (AW55-50SN in Aisin speak).
No real issues with the six speed
Any idea what oil it uses Mark,struggling to find much info on it :-\
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Its T-IV fluid e.g. Mobil ATF 3309 and should be changed every 50K miles
Same gearbox is used in Volvos and Jap cars
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Its T-IV fluid e.g. Mobil ATF 3309 and should be changed every 50K miles
Same gearbox is used in Volvos and Jap cars
Cheers Mark :y :y
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I gave this thing a proper prod earlier,my god it gains speed quickly especially in the mid range,did notice though that even in kickdown it changes up at 4k revs presumably as thats where the torque curve peaks :y
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Sounds high, the peak torque is around 2000-2200 rpm.
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Sounds high, the peak torque is around 2000-2200 rpm.
I can well believe that as there doesn't seem much point in booting it as it picks up well left to its own devices :y
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It should start to pull around 1400-1500 rpm given the turbo type fitted and run aout around 3800-4000 rpm.
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They aren't to everyone's taste but I quite like them :y
If only they were RWD I'd have been looking for one instead of the current Omega ::)
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They aren't to everyone's taste but I quite like them :y
If only they were RWD I'd have been looking for one instead of the current Omega ::)
I know,I miss the rear wheel drive but have to say its quieter than the Omega on the road,difficult to hear the engine much at all let alone tell that it drinks from derv pump