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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Omegatoy on 12 October 2010, 20:35:20

Title: suggestions as to whats causing this?
Post by: Omegatoy on 12 October 2010, 20:35:20
may well go and have a look at this while in the uk, but as said above what do people think is causing the "kangarooing"
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1997-VAUXHALL-OMEGA-2-5-TD-GLS-GREEN-/180572741223?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2a0af95e67
Title: Re: suggestions as to whats causing this?
Post by: vauxfan2k on 12 October 2010, 20:47:51
being a base model and the rough body work, it works out an expensive (possibly duff) engine on wheels,

id stay clear of that for 300  :-/
Title: Re: suggestions as to whats causing this?
Post by: Omegatoy on 12 October 2010, 20:58:36
lol must go and have another look, didnt think to look at the bodywork!!1 :y
Title: Re: suggestions as to whats causing this?
Post by: Malcolm_D on 12 October 2010, 21:19:46
Never mind the kangarooing from the pictures I am surprised it isn't going 'woof, woof'  ;)
Title: Re: suggestions as to whats causing this?
Post by: tunnie on 12 October 2010, 21:30:39
clutch slipping maybe? Could always be driver error  ;D
Title: Re: suggestions as to whats causing this?
Post by: Omegatoy on 12 October 2010, 21:34:59
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clutch slipping maybe? Could always be driver error  ;D

thats not so far out actualy if you drive the fbw on the diesel with a not so steady foot it does tend to hunt around trying to make its mind up where you want the throttle to stay!! :y
Title: Re: suggestions as to whats causing this?
Post by: tunnie on 12 October 2010, 21:37:17
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clutch slipping maybe? Could always be driver error  ;D

thats not so far out actualy if you drive the fbw on the diesel with a not so steady foot it does tend to hunt around trying to make its mind up where you want the throttle to stay!! :y

Wonder if it was chipped, and made to bring the turbo in earlier making it worse  :-/

Or the turbo is blown and so it trys to spin up and then bunny hop?  :-/
Title: Re: suggestions as to whats causing this?
Post by: Omegatoy on 12 October 2010, 21:41:51
no idea, but at that price its tempting just to run around in for next couple of weeks, leave at chris,s and sell it on :y