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Omega General Help / Broken cruise control

« on: 10 May 2008, 14:07:45 »

I've found out why my cruise has stopped working - the yellow ribbon part in the motor body has snapped  

Is this a replaceable part?  or do i need to source a replacement actuator?

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Omega General Help / Cruise stopped working

« on: 06 May 2008, 23:46:38 »

Comming home on the motorway the other day, being nice and legal and frugal at about 65 mph, going up an incline, the cruise suddenly dropped out and now wont engage  

I guess i need to check the pedal switches for continuity.  The end of the bowden cable is still attached to the throttle body.

Any other bright ideas out there?

No error messages or warning lights.

Would it be advisable to replace with a 53 plate elite?

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Omega General Help / PAS pump is dying

« on: 31 March 2008, 20:51:55 »

The PAS pump on my facelift 2.5 is dying.  Almost no assistance at idle revs, but ok when at 1000 rpm+.  Fluid level ok and it's not F14.

The questions are:-
1)     how much of a messy pig is it to change
2)     Are all V6 pumps the same ( and is it the same as a 4 pot one?)
3)     What would I reasonably expect to pay for a good used one and has anyone got one?

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Omega General Help / Where is best to buy HT leads from?

« on: 26 January 2008, 14:18:50 »

Any recomendations as where best to get a new set of HT leads from for a V6?  and how much to expect to pay.
I know M-Tek sell magna core leads but how much?

Off to look at e-bay now.
Cheers.

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Omega General Help / Is my DIS donald?

« on: 26 January 2008, 14:13:51 »

Problem started a week ago when out in the rain and she started to miss fire.  Not really used it this week, however yesterday I had time to do some investigating.  Small amount of oil in No.1 plug well so need to do breathers and probably cam gaskets, 3 &5 all OK.

No.2 plug well was full of water but 4 & 6 dry.
Dried everything out.  Plugs look like they have been in there some time so will need replacing.
Anyway, running a bit better but still coughing under low rpm load, OK on light throttle and over 3500 RPM

Now i have a vague recollection that the only way to try a DIS out was to disconnect the knock sensors and see if it makes a difference although this is potentially fatal to a dodgy DIS pack.  Is this correct?

I think the water come down the wiper spindles, over the incorrectly positioned seals and soaked the sound proofing on the underside of the scuttle, and then dripped onto the left bank and all ran to the front when i stopped on quite a steep hill.  Not a great theory I know, but the only one I have at present.

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Omega General Help / Front ride height?

« on: 16 January 2008, 12:42:46 »

Could one or two of you possibly measure the front ride height of your Omegas for me please?  Best done through center line of wheel to the wheel arch vertically.
I think either mine has sunk a bit, or the springs are weak (unlikely it's been lowered) as I keep scraping the front air dam on the downside of speed bumps, and it just in general looks a bit "nose down"
Thanks.

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Omega General Help / Weird error code on 2.0

« on: 16 January 2008, 12:37:29 »

My Dad's 97 mini facelift 2.0 has started showing the EML light.
Doing the paperclip test with the engine running just left the EML permanantly on  :-?
With the engine not running, the light started flashing, but not as expected e.g. starting with code 12.  It did this
10 flashes, then 3 flashes, then 4 flashes, then 10 flashes
and then repeated the sequence :-?

Now that's just weird.  Any ideas?

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Omega General Help / Element V canister oil filters

« on: 05 January 2008, 01:42:52 »

My new facelift barge has the replacable element type oil filter.  Now I recall from an old thread that it is possible to fit a conversion kit so screw on canister filters can be used.  As these are aprox 1/3 the cost of an element, assuming I keep the thing for longer than a year, is it worth doing?  Why did Vx change filter type and is one any better than the other in the real world?

Oh and does anyone remember the part no.  or cost and source of the conversion kit?

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Omega General Help / Wandering idle speed

« on: 17 December 2007, 00:36:57 »

Out and about today I noticed that the idle speed was sitting at 500 rpm (V6) then climbing to 1500 / RPM for a while then dropping back to 1000 rpm.
No error lights or strange noises and drove OK

My suspicion is ICV, or possibly an air leak, but couldn't hear anything whistling when i looked under the bonnet with the engine running.

Any thoughts?

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Omega General Help / Estate tailgate glass removal

« on: 07 December 2007, 12:33:25 »

Is it viable  / easy to remove and refit the glass in the tailgate of an estate?

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Omega General Help / HBV connection blond moment

« on: 01 October 2007, 19:50:46 »

Help!
Does the feed to the HBV come from the branch on the big coolant pipe that runs around the block (which i think is correct) or from the colant bridge?
Stripped it all out to change the exhaust manifold gasket and now can't remember where the pipes go.  Duhhh  

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Omega General Help / Right bank exhaust manifold removal

« on: 28 September 2007, 09:29:19 »

Ive just started to strip down the right (drivers) exhaust manifold, but am struggling with removing the big coolant pipe.  I've removed the plenum and injector bridge, then looked at the book of lies which is advising removal of the oil cooler - not something i want to do.  Should i remove the coolant pipe linking the two cylinder heads for better access?  

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Omega General Help / Possible exhaust / manifold blow

« on: 14 September 2007, 14:14:38 »

I'm not sure, but I think I might have an exhaust or more probably a manifold blow on the drivers side bank (right?)
Only hear it really when under load or with a cold engine.  It's not a constant sound but more like 2 -3 bursts of noise a second when idling at 500 rpm.  My guess is either a failed gasket or a cracked muffin hold (term used by old GF!)
There is a heat shield over the top of the manifold so can't see anything and i can't get the bolts off to look underneath it, and there is nothing i can see or feel from under the car.
Is it this or the other side that is a right bar-steward to remove the manifold from?
Either way it looks to be a right pig to strip down, and I'm not even sure this is where the noise is coming from.  Could it be one of those strange breather box thingys bolted to the back of the block?  What do they do?

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Omega General Help / Secondary air injection over-ride? Keep it on?

« on: 14 September 2007, 00:56:52 »

Silly question I know, but is there any easy way (other than applying 12V dirrect to the motor) to keep the secondary air injection running?
The reason I ask is that I have and exhaust blow from the drivers side bank which only shows when under load (difficult to replicate when stationary) or on a cold start when the air injection is running.  So to help track down the leak it would be helpfull if the air was on for longer.
Any thoughts?

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Omega General Help / Tractor autobox type?

« on: 05 September 2007, 16:34:20 »

Which auto gearbox is fitted as standard to a tractor?