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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: palace on 17 November 2011, 09:02:09

Title: wierd newbie help
Post by: palace on 17 November 2011, 09:02:09
Hi All, dont  know if you can help I have  an old discovery  wich I run on Vegatable oil. Recently my fuel filter holder failed abd  I found  out  from another site (Landyzone) that the  omega fuel fliter holder is the sam except it is heated.; So I have  my nice omege filter holder / heater but I am buggered if I can find a wiring  diagram for it from the  housing  there are 2 connectors one  has 2 thickish wires Red and  white and  brown (I guess these run the  element) and the  other has 2 thinner wires one brown the  other blue and  brown (I guess thermostat) can anyone  confirm this and  give me a basic diagram including the relay :)

A confused disco owner :)
Title: Re: wierd newbie help
Post by: Lazydocker on 17 November 2011, 09:49:03
Hi and welcome! :y

Can't help I'm afraid, but hopefully someone will be along soon who can.
Title: Re: wierd newbie help
Post by: TheBoy on 17 November 2011, 17:55:30
Heater is U12 powered by relay K80.

Main power from Fuse F36

Br 2.5 = 0V for heater
Sw 2.5 = 12V for heater via K80 and F36
Sw 0.5 = 12V for temp switch via F9
(can't read colour) 0.5 = connection to relay coil to energise
Title: Re: wierd newbie help
Post by: dbug on 17 November 2011, 18:29:32
"Re: wierd newbie help" - Whats weird about you mate?  :) :) ;)
Title: Re: wierd newbie help
Post by: fiend61 on 17 November 2011, 20:17:39
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Whats weird about you mate

ummm drives a discovery  :D
Title: Re: wierd newbie help
Post by: TheBoy on 17 November 2011, 20:49:01
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Whats weird about you mate

ummm drives a discovery  :D
Nought wrong with a Disco, esp this time of year :y
Title: Re: wierd newbie help
Post by: Dave DND on 18 November 2011, 08:50:10
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Whats weird about you mate

ummm drives a discovery  :D

On this forum and doesn`t have an Omega - Its not just me then !!

A new Soul Mate, and that puts him top of my Christmas Card list !! 

 :P
Title: Re: wierd newbie help
Post by: Michael2.6 on 18 November 2011, 16:50:01
This forum i thought was only for omega owners
Title: Re: wierd newbie help
Post by: TheBoy on 18 November 2011, 17:03:52
This forum i thought was only for omega owners
Nope, its for anyone who finds the info useful.  In this case, we are well placed to help this Disco owner, as the same BMW lump is fitted to both :)
Title: Re: wierd newbie help
Post by: Dave DND on 18 November 2011, 17:15:33
This forum i thought was only for omega owners

Nope, never had one, never likely to, can`t stand the bloody things !!

I`m only here because this lot won`t leave me alone !

 :P
Title: Re: wierd newbie help
Post by: dbug on 18 November 2011, 20:56:41
This forum i thought was only for omega owners

Nope, never had one, never likely to, can`t stand the bloody things !!

I`m only here because this lot won`t leave me alone !

 :P

And we like your avatar Dave  :) :) ;)
Title: Re: wierd newbie help
Post by: palace on 21 November 2011, 10:48:00
Heater is U12 powered by relay K80.

Main power from Fuse F36

Br 2.5 = 0V for heater
Sw 2.5 = 12V for heater via K80 and F36
Sw 0.5 = 12V for temp switch via F9
(can't read colour) 0.5 = connection to relay coil to energise

Thanks thats brilliant what are K80 F36 and F9 ? fuses and a  relay ? I dont  suppose someone  could  draw me a very simple diagram  that even a disco owner could understand ? :)
Title: Re: wierd newbie help
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 21 November 2011, 13:45:19
This forum i thought was only for omega owners
Nope, its for anyone who finds the info useful.  In this case, we are well placed to help this Disco owner, as the same BMW lump is fitted to both :)



Splendid - and well spoken. 8) :y
Title: Re: wierd newbie help
Post by: Martian on 21 November 2011, 16:00:09
On this forum and doesn`t have an Omega - Its not just me then !!

A new Soul Mate, and that puts him top of my Christmas Card list !! 

 :P
Awww you're not on your own Dave, we sold our bottomless money pit ages ago and replaced it for something far more reliable  :)
Title: Re: wierd newbie help
Post by: TheBoy on 21 November 2011, 17:36:30
Heater is U12 powered by relay K80.

Main power from Fuse F36

Br 2.5 = 0V for heater
Sw 2.5 = 12V for heater via K80 and F36
Sw 0.5 = 12V for temp switch via F9
(can't read colour) 0.5 = connection to relay coil to energise

Thanks thats brilliant what are K80 F36 and F9 ? fuses and a  relay ? I dont  suppose someone  could  draw me a very simple diagram  that even a disco owner could understand ? :)
The switch in the heater makes a circuit to energise the relay, which causes its contacts to close to allow current to flow through heater.

Does that make more sense?

I could scan relevent inch of the Haynes Book of Bullshit, not sure it would help, but if it makes it clearer....  :)
Title: Re: wierd newbie help
Post by: I_want_an_Omega on 26 November 2011, 23:07:26
On this forum and doesn`t have an Omega - Its not just me then !!

A new Soul Mate, and that puts him top of my Christmas Card list !! 

 :P
Awww you're not on your own Dave, we sold our bottomless money pit ages ago and replaced it for something far more reliable  :)

Wouldn't happen to be a Skoda Superb would it?

Title: Re: wierd newbie help
Post by: tidla on 28 November 2011, 19:07:26
why dont you use a coolant type fuel heater. its a waste of time heating the oil electrically untill the injection pump is up to temp anyway.

i use the heat exchanger like the one pictured in the biotuning site as it is very compact and discrete.

http://www.ssldieselparts.co.uk/fuel-heat-exchanger-c-136.html

http://www.biotuning.co.uk/PartsHeatExchangers.htm