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Omega General Help / Car Pulling to the left

« on: 02 May 2010, 10:42:47 »

Hi.  My car is pulling really bad to the left, I have had it tracked but this has made no difference at all.  Its also had a new track rod arm fitted (tracked after).  I have also noticed the steering wheel isn't straight.  Any idea's.

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Omega General Help / Black Smoke

« on: 28 September 2009, 19:50:52 »

Hi guys.

I have an Omega 2.0cdx (1999) with nearly 150,000 on the clock.  I have recently noticed when the engine is warm and I put my foot down there seems to be alot of smoke coming from the exhaust, the engine runs fine and is very quite.  It has a full service history from day one.  As I am not very mechanical minded could anyone give me a few possibilities of what is causing this.  Could this be the oil rings need changing or something? any help would be most appreciated.  I have also noticed when the car is ticking over there is a funny smell from the exhaust ??

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Omega General Help / Lights

« on: 28 February 2009, 13:44:04 »

A very quick and probably easy answer.  Need to replace the bulbs on my car.  I know the dipped is a H1 fitting but I am struggling to get the main beam lamp out.  This is a 2 pronged lamp is this a H7.  Also are the fogs a H1 fitting as I am going to replace the whole lot.  1998 CDX omega estate.

My manuals dont tell me what lamps are fitted to the car, great.

Any Bright idea's guys.......................

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Omega General Help / Heaters Now Blowing Cold

« on: 04 January 2009, 21:53:56 »

Hi Guys.

Changed my ECC lamps today thanks to the following thread. http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1162120610

The only problem is now my heaters are now blowing cold air (fine before I changed the bulbs), am I missing something not in the thread.  The sampling fan is working fine, all of the lights work fine, but now heater blowing cold even on HI?  

Any ideas.
 :-?

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Omega General Help / Ashtray Stuck

« on: 03 January 2009, 13:07:14 »

I am trying to change the lights on the air conditioning console, taken out radio, but I cannot budge the bloody ashtray insert.  According to the Haynes Manual you just depress the plastic clip on the right handside and the ashtray insert should come out revealling the screws at the back.  I cannot get the ashtray insert out at all, an ideas as its doing my head in. Why is nothing straight forward.

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Omega General Help / White Smoke (lots)

« on: 21 December 2008, 09:40:55 »

Guys.

My car seems to be smoking more than most (white), now the emissions are fine as I have had this tested.  I am thinking that a breather pipe is blocked or am I talking rubbish.  Is there a more sinister problem lurking.  Had the exhuast checked as I have just had a new manifold fitted and this is fine to.  

Could a blocked breather pipe cause this, the revs are fine aswell sits on around 800rpm tick over with no surging.

any ideas guys!

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Omega General Help / Funny wereing noise.

« on: 18 December 2008, 20:59:17 »

I have just changed the two front disks and replaced all of the disk pads (front and back) plus had two new tryes fitted at the front P6000's.

Now when I am driving i can hear a funny wereing noise cominng from the front, checked everything is OK, but I am not sure what else to check for.........any ideas
 

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Omega General Help / Manifold Gasket Blowing

« on: 14 December 2008, 13:57:17 »

Just took my car down to Kwik Fit for what I thought was the exhaust.  The Guy there has told me the exhaust is fine, the problem is the Manifold Gasket is blowing from the block?

Is this is easy to do yourself and do you need any special tools, or am I best taking it to a garage. :-?

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Omega General Help / Head Lamps

« on: 04 December 2008, 13:49:07 »

Guys I know this is a simple one but my car is in the garage, soon to be on the road.  I need to order some head lamp bulbs and I can for the life of me remember what type they are.  H1, H4 or H7.  Its a omega 2.0 CDX Estate 1998.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

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Omega General Help / Oil Leak

« on: 23 November 2008, 10:20:40 »

Hi guys, I have an omega 2.0 cdx.  The car hasnt really run for over 6 months as I had it given to me.  Its due to go for a pre MOT this week.  I ran the car up to temperature yesterday, but as I took it out of the garage I noticed oil on the floor.  After looking under the car it looks like it is coming from the sump, but if I rev the engine you can see little plumes of blue smoke coming from underneath the bonnet, I assume this is oil dropping onto the manifold.  I cant see any oil leaks from the cam (but I am no mechanic trust me).  Also there was quite a bit of smoke coming from the exhaust, is this because it hasnt really been run for such a long time.

Any comments would be greatly appreciated as if the car is worth fixing I cant wait to get it onto the road.

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Omega General Help / 2.0ltr CDX

« on: 16 November 2008, 14:52:33 »

Hi Guys.

I have just been given an Omega 2.0 CDX, now the car has no rust or dents and the interior is spotless, it comes with a full service history and all bills.  The car is S reg and has done 140,000.

There are a couple of things wrong mind, the front tryes need changing due to the track rod arm being knackered, the exhaust is blowing at the front and it leaks a bit oil from the sump.  Other than that I dont think there is much else wrong with it.  I have sorn the car for the time being as I already have two other cars.  The car has stood still for almost 7 months (garaged).  When I picked it up we changed the battery and it started 1st time.

Does anyone think its worth getting the work done and is there anything else that I should look at.

Any comments would be greatly appreciated.


Cheers.

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Newbie Welcome Area / Hi There

« on: 16 November 2008, 14:15:27 »

Just bought an Omega 2.0 CDX it does need a few bits doing so I thought I would come and join a community in the hope of finding some really good info, and in time offering some good advice back. :-)

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Omega Gallery / My Omega.

« on: 23 January 2009, 11:22:46 »

Had this car given to me as the previous owner did not like it?  All it needs now is a good wash and a wheel bearing doing.  This car stood still in a garage for nearly 12 months.  We changed the battery checked the oil & water, turned the key and it started first time.  As you can see the interior looks like its never been used.

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General Discussion Area / Thank-You

« on: 13 December 2008, 18:11:20 »

Only had my Omega for a couple of months and it did need a little work doing to it.  So with the help of some of you guys and vast range of information that I found on this site I can now say the work has only cost me £150 quid and its passed its MOT with no problems at all.

The site is credit to you all, will post some pics soon and keep coming back as the site you have here is brilliant.

Cheers.