Omega Owners Forum
Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Taxi_Driver on 10 October 2006, 17:44:36
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Omega is broke again >:( EML on again (Waits for AA to hint it may have something to do with the cam sensor ;D ) And is at the vx dealer again.
VectraC is broke again >:( £415 spent on new evaporator and its still switching back to petrol when it wants to.
Think i'll flog em and buy a reliable merc diesel :-/
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Oh dear. Sorry to hear this TD. I can really understand you wanting rid of the Omega! I am heading that way myself now after the CDX sprung another leak in the exhaust joint yesterday.
Looks like I may be heading for another Volvo soon, or even another Mondeo - which I hasten to add was a damned site more reliable than ALL the omegas I have had!
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Oh dear. Sorry to hear this TD. I can really understand you wanting rid of the Omega! I am heading that way myself now after the CDX sprung another leak in the exhaust joint yesterday.
Looks like I may be heading for another Volvo soon, or even another Mondeo - which I hasten to add was a damned site more reliable than ALL the omegas I have had!
It was said a bit tongue in cheek really Ron about getting rid of them......i drove the merc today.....160k and complaining its 16.5k over due a service and it stills drives fine..thats what prompted the merc comment...tho i did tell the usual driver off for not telling me it wanted a service and its being done on Friday ;)
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Sorry 2 hear about that TD hope u get it all sorted and good luck m8 :y
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Sorry 2 hear about that TD hope u get it all sorted and good luck m8 :y
Cheers LSG.....Veccy is booked back in again with vx dealer in Bath....next tuesday...told em i wasnt happy that i just paid £415 to fix it and it hasnt!....Will have to wait and see what they come up with this time.....
If vx dealer dont change the cam sensor on my Omega tomorrow......im thinking i'll do it myself....ok the omega is still under warranty.....and it is £50 on TC +vat.....but it'll prob be worth it.....coz im losing income....its the 8th time vx dealer has now had the omega for the prob!
Look out for a post....How do you change the cam sensor on a 2.2??? coz i havent a clue ;D
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As i said m8 hope it all goes well and good luck :y
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Dave, I feel for you, I know what you're going through.
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Easy enough to change cam sensor, but I would insist they change cam sensor
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tomorrows another day Dave ,,,,pecker up!! :y
mind you 8 times and still not diagnosed the problem, outragous!!
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Chin up Dave :y
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Easy enough to change cam sensor, but I would insist they change cam sensor
Well im in 2 minds about this Jaime.....thats why i havent really reared up on the vx dealer before....the omega is still under networkq.....but networkq small print says the warrenty is invalid if used as a taxi....so im not wanting to push it too much....as im sure the dealer knows....and will just say we shouldnt be trying to fix it anyway under waranty :-X
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Suggest strongly that as its had cam sensor errors stored in ecu on a number of occasions now, it would be a quick fix...
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Omega is broke again >:( EML on again (Waits for AA to hint it may have something to do with the cam sensor ;D ) And is at the vx dealer again.
VectraC is broke again >:( £415 spent on new evaporator and its still switching back to petrol when it wants to.
Think i'll flog em and buy a reliable merc diesel :-/
Sorry to hear this Dave. I must admit sometimes I feel a bit like saying bo**cks, time to get rid of the Omega when several things go wrong at the same time. Like many Omega owners, I can't do my own work on them so have to pay my local garage to look after it which as we all know can work out a tad expensive :( . Then when it is running well (as it has been since it last service) I think.....nah, love the car too much :-/
I'm still thinking of changing it..........for a later higher spec model when finances allow :y
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Overall I like the Omega, but even doing a lot of work myself I don't expect it to be that cheap to run. If I wanted something cheaper to run I expect that it would have to be a smaller car. If I had more money, I would look at an 03 Mondeo ST220. What would other people get if they could afford something 'better' than the Omega (as in similar but more reliable)?
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So far the Omega has been very reliable *touch wood* done over 11k miles in a year its never broken down... no lights that should't be on come on...
Now I have been servicing it myself it runs soo much better, Also now I have access to a Trade card, servicing and parts are cheap.
Its proving cheaper to run than my old M Reg Mondeo! Ok not as good on the go go juice but i did't sit @ 80 all day long on the m40 in the Mondeo, it was too loud, noisey and the vibration was awful.
What makes me smile is my grandad has a '03 Vw Polo 1.4 Auto, he did a few runs to vist us so Motorway miles and grandad speeds of 60/65mph.... his overall mpg was 34!! - I get that sitting @ 80 in the megga ;D ;D
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Yeah, I would never get the older Mondeo, bit I rented a new one for 2 weeks on the continent once and it was great except for the PITA diesel engine. I do agree that the highway mileage is great, my J Rover 214 wouldn't do better. Thing is I don't do that much highway. Do want to do weekend trips though.
However, I get a whiff of oil out the tailpipe, I need new front brakes, front suspension, dampers, an electric rad fan is about to croak, coolant level warnings, HID pointed at ground, o/s rear window dead, front seat heaters dead, etc. Not everything needs to be fixed, but the next 9 months won't be cheap leading up to MOT. I haven't had a chance to change the oil being so busy with cambelt, cam covers, etc. I also can't find anyone but the dealer who will change the auto box and rear diff fluid.