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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: omegasbreak on 30 December 2010, 17:56:23

Title: said hi in the newbies bit, asking for help here
Post by: omegasbreak on 30 December 2010, 17:56:23
just got it, great looking car, very comfortable smooth then im trying to pull away and no gears and the engine heats up...what!!

2001 y reg 2.2 cd automatic petrol, had a look and seemed to point at the gearbox being empty of oil, got it checked, not a problem, loads in, sump gasket, bell housing gasket not leaking trans fluid, its engine oil thats dripping, probably dripping through onto the clutch causing it to slip??

pulling away in drive, 3 2 1 is a an engine revving experience till the gearbox catches and away you go, slowly, once youre away, runs great, till you come to a red light or junction then, you know what, funny, you can reverse all day and it doesnt slip once

any ideas ????
Title: Re: said hi in the newbies bit, asking for help here
Post by: TheBoy on 30 December 2010, 18:32:56
No clutch on an auto ;)

Are you getting any lights on dash when it plays up? EML? Gearbox warning?
Title: Re: said hi in the newbies bit, asking for help here
Post by: omegasbreak on 30 December 2010, 19:24:01
yes, a red light of a car with a spanner sticking out of it, then the engine started to heat up, didnt go very high, burning smell, gearbox oil def wasnt engine oil, that was the only light, seems to be a bit of oil around the left side of the engine block, as you look onto it, but that miteve been there before, totally lost
Title: Re: said hi in the newbies bit, asking for help here
Post by: Welung666 on 30 December 2010, 19:38:23
Where are you? As it's a 2.2 you'll need the codes reading with a proper code reader. Many of use have something suitable to read the codes, hence asking where you are :y
Title: Re: said hi in the newbies bit, asking for help here
Post by: PhilRich on 30 December 2010, 19:41:55
Don't know if you have one in the car but if not then there is a pdf copy of the Owners Manual here :y

http://images.omegaowners.com/documents/UserGuides/OmegaOct2002.pdf
Title: Re: said hi in the newbies bit, asking for help here
Post by: Proz on 30 December 2010, 19:57:25
If you let us know where you are im sure you'll be near someone willing to look at it for you ... i wonder if the plug wells are full of oil ... :-/
If your near me by any chance i'll certainly stick the code machine and lappy on it  :y
Title: Re: said hi in the newbies bit, asking for help here
Post by: MartinP on 30 December 2010, 20:04:54
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2001 y reg 2.2 cd automatic petrol, had a look and seemed to point at the gearbox being empty of oil, got it checked, not a problem, loads in, sump gasket, bell housing gasket not leaking trans fluid, its engine oil thats dripping, probably dripping through onto the clutch causing it to slip??

pulling away in drive, 3 2 1 is a an engine revving experience till the gearbox catches and away you go, slowly, once youre away, runs great, till you come to a red light or junction then, you know what, funny, you can reverse all day and it doesnt slip once

any ideas ????

Does that mean it was checked without the engine running?

low oil would take a time to load up the torque converter so drive would be delayed.

I think.

 Check the "how to" in the Maintenance section


Martin
Title: Re: said hi in the newbies bit, asking for help here
Post by: omegasbreak on 30 December 2010, 22:06:35
thanks for the help people, feel like im getting somewhere, the oil was checked at the garage, i assumed they knew how to do it! im in northumberland for those asking, morpeth area, any help greatly appreciated
Title: Re: said hi in the newbies bit, asking for help here
Post by: feeutfo on 30 December 2010, 22:35:42
Start with a code read IMO. Cam sensor can send the auto box loopy on the 2.2 for instance, but yes the auto box fluid level should be checked engine running. There is a guide if that helps?
Title: Re: said hi in the newbies bit, asking for help here
Post by: omegasbreak on 31 December 2010, 10:00:38
i dont know anything about codes or what to do with them! going to ask the garage today if it was running when they checked, the onboard computer flashes up check coolant level, i assume that means oil and water which is fine
Title: Re: said hi in the newbies bit, asking for help here
Post by: TheBoy on 31 December 2010, 10:29:22
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i dont know anything about codes or what to do with them! going to ask the garage today if it was running when they checked, the onboard computer flashes up check coolant level, i assume that means oil and water which is fine
Check coolant means the coolant (antifreeze) is low. If thats fine, just check the float is free to move up and down in the coolant bottle.
Title: Re: said hi in the newbies bit, asking for help here
Post by: hoofing it on 31 December 2010, 12:59:49
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yes, a red light of a car with a spanner sticking out of it, then the engine started to heat up, didnt go very high, burning smell, gearbox oil def wasnt engine oil, that was the only light, seems to be a bit of oil around the left side of the engine block, as you look onto it, but that miteve been there before, totally lost
It sounds like the cars in limp home mode as others have said you need to get codes read ;)
Title: Re: said hi in the newbies bit, asking for help here
Post by: omegasbreak on 31 December 2010, 14:58:31
will the garage know what codes and things, rang vauxhall main dealer to ask where the gearbox dipstick was, service manager said "ive no idea" a garage would surely know the codes! this all started just after going over a damn pothole in the road
Title: Re: said hi in the newbies bit, asking for help here
Post by: jads on 31 December 2010, 15:18:39
there is no dip stick for gear box only for the engine oil
take a look  at the manual that someone posted earlier
Title: Re: said hi in the newbies bit, asking for help here
Post by: hoofing it on 31 December 2010, 15:23:31
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will the garage know what codes and things, rang vauxhall main dealer to ask where the gearbox dipstick was, service manager said "ive no idea" a garage would surely know the codes! this all started just after going over a damn pothole in the road
Not got one just get the car up on ramps take filler plug out (with engine running) which is on the o/s between exhaust and g/box and fill with dexron III until oil comes out then sumps full.
Title: Re: said hi in the newbies bit, asking for help here
Post by: omegasbreak on 01 January 2011, 10:27:31
yes we searched and asked before we realised there was no dipstick, the level has been checked it fine, people are talking bout it being in limp home mode and get the codes checked, thats where im lost
Title: Re: said hi in the newbies bit, asking for help here
Post by: mrgreen on 02 January 2011, 14:11:51
yes on the 2.2 you need a code reader to get the codes which the garage should have! limp mode home is basically the computer telling the car there's something wrong so it limits itself to what it will do as to stop damage occurring, first stop would be to get the codes read and then come back on here and ask what they mean! (or have a search around)
Title: Re: said hi in the newbies bit, asking for help here
Post by: omegasbreak on 02 January 2011, 17:18:58
right, ill ask the garage if it was checked with the engine running, and will ask local vauxhall dealer, who so far have not filled me with any confidence, if they can actually read the omega codes and then im gona ask you lot what to do with them!! thanks ::)
Title: Re: said hi in the newbies bit, asking for help here
Post by: omegasbreak on 06 January 2011, 17:46:53
haha...right, see who knows this, vauxhall want £78 to put it on the computer, will do that when I can afford it but, tested the car, hoping the fairies had come and fixed it when i wasnt looking, drive, just the same, sport mode, same as drive, reverse, perfectly okay, winter mode, perfectly ok!!!! what the