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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / car Battery removal

« on: 28 November 2010, 14:09:37 »

Following on from the aux belt failure, the battery has died. I know it isn't as simple as disconnecting the terminals and refitting. I can remember some steps (below) but I can't for the life of me find the info again. What I remember is

1. Turn on the ignition, then turn off.
2. Within 15 secs disconnect the negative terminal, then positive.
3. Refit battery
4. See if it runs.

Is this right? I imagine the powersounder will probably go off as well.

Omega General Help / Wishbone replacement - Anyone in S/E or S/W?

« on: 16 January 2011, 16:49:10 »

Hi all,

Just checked my tyres and they have the dreaded wear on the inside edge. There is a bit of movement on the wishbones so I guess it is time

Are there any budding mechanics in the SE or SW be prepared to do the front wishbones?

Omega General Help / Vacuum hoses

« on: 13 January 2011, 22:40:48 »

I've had a look at my Omega and I think there is a vacuum pipe missing. It is the one going from the T-piece of the front multi-ram to the vacuum res at the bottom of the inlet ducts. Does anyone know a part number for this?

Omega General Help / Some part numbers for aux tensioner / pulley

« on: 21 November 2010, 21:01:39 »

Hi all,

On Friday the aux belt pulley failed and then shredded the aux belt. Fingers crossed the block will be fine.... about 10-15secs without a pump before I managed to switch off.

I've had a search around and managed to find the part numbers for the aux belt from Andy B (thanks).
Omega Part Number Retail Price Normal Trade Trade Club
Fan belts
2.5/2.6/3.0/3.2 with air con. 93181720 £32.30 £27.46 £19.62

Could anyone tell me the part number for the tensioner or pulley? Had a look and couldn't see that. Since this is very important I am back on the road next weekend, I'm tempted to change the whole thing as it has seized solid.

While under there I noticed that the bolt holding the unit to the block is not a standard nut fitment, does anyone know what type it is? If doing the pulley I would imagine it is a case of just undoing the nut at the front of the tensioner unit?

Omega General Help / New clutch needed?

« on: 21 January 2010, 13:30:27 »

Hmmm, I have a suspicion that the clutch is on the way in the Omega but I’d like some other opinions. Firstly the clutch is not slipping at all tested using 5th going up a hill etc. When the car is cold (and the very first start of the day) it is hard to engage 1st or reverse, but if you drop it into third first, then you can use them without issues. However once the car is warm then it is fine. Literally silky smooth. The car is a 2.6 manual. For clarity I have not been driving it in the snow nor am I the type to ride the clutch down the road

Any ideas or is the clutch a likely culprit? I will pay attention when I go home this evening but I bet that it will be fine.

Omega General Help / Running temperature 2.6

« on: 06 December 2009, 20:41:58 »

Hi all,

I have had my eye on the running temp of my Omega for a few weeks. What is the correct running temp of the 2.6 engines? Reason I ask is I have noticed that on a steady run at ~70 for 100 or so miles the temperature sits just above the second notch. My meaning is
1st notch = 0c
2nd notch = mid point
3rd notch = 80c

I have no issues like increased fuel use or bad heating. If you put your foot down for a few mins then it will hit 80c, likewise in traffic the fans cut in as normal at around 90-95c. Just wondering if this is something that I should look at? Bearing in mind it only settles at this point when doing 70-75 for about 100-150 miles on the motorway just ticking over with no accelerating (travel late at night).

Omega General Help / 200m from home with a stuck wheel nut in Runcorn

« on: 09 November 2009, 21:19:41 »

Evening all. I am rather stuck at the moment. The garage back home has jammed a locking wheel nut on with their gun. Tried budging the nut by hand and it's having none of it! I don't really have the right tools for the job up here in Runcorn as I work away during the week and the real tools are down in Chelmsford ~200miles.

Does anyone know a good garage in the area that I could get them to crack off the nut and fit a tyre I have in the boot? Granted any garage could potentially do it but I'd rather not end up at a cowboy outfit. The tyre on there is ok but low, so much for an easy job during the week

Or if someone has a proper breaker bar in the area and wouldn't mind giving me a hand, that would be awesome. I have normal nuts to go back in as a stopgap and can get the tyre guy back round. Beer tokens on offer

Newbie Welcome Area / n00b from Chelmsford

« on: 30 August 2009, 20:13:17 »

Hi all,

I randomly stumbled across the forum following links. I'm actually on the hunt for an Omega as a motorway mile muncher. At present I drive a '99 Focus zetec, and as much fun as it is throwing it around, it is not cut out for long distance cruising

My weekend bit of fun is a mk1 mr2 that I take sprinting

Got to say I am seriously impressed by the amount of how to's and general info on here. I've had a quick look but there is a vast array of stuff. I'm used to getting my hands dirty from the mr2, but that's mostly from using an angle grinder

Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Mintex solid discs and rear pads set

« on: 16 January 2011, 17:04:28 »

Hi all,

I have had this sitting in my room through stupidly buying the solid rears when I needed the vented discs. The box for the pads has been opened, I opened them and then opened the box for the discs ...... much swearing ensued.

The rear pads are
MDB1651

The rear discs are
MDC867

The following pictures will show their current condition (unused). Note the discs are still sealed in the plastic!

I think that covers most stuff, shall we say £40 + courier (they are heavy) or you can pickup from Chelmsford.

Cars for Sale & wanted / 52 2.6 MV6 LPG coming for sale soon

« on: 27 January 2011, 22:29:54 »

Well it is time to part with my MV6

Let it be for the record that I am less than happy to let it go. The reason is simply with the miles I am doing, a diesel is cheaper to run.

History

Known forum car - Cambeltkid's motor -- for sale thread that I bought it from
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1251282635/12#12

134k oil
128k sparks, stat, oil & filter, air filter (Elite Pete)
126k LPG filters and service
123k oil
116.5 oil
116k LPG filter
110k oil
107k cambelt (Elite pete)

Previous history before this available when I get back home on 5/2/2010
New battery Dec 10
New Aux belt tensioner Dec 10

Bad stuff
Scuff on rear quarter (thanks mr 4x4 in a car park)
Front wishbones are starting to go
Needs new aircon pump (replacement is in my garage but not fitted).

---------------
It is currently on 138k and is rising at around 700 per week. It doesn't burn oil and runs very well. I get around 300m out of a tank of gas (58-60L) depending on when it cuts out.

I need to find a replacement car and sell this quickly once I get it as I have nowhere to store it

MOT till November and I have just put six months tax on.

I am seeing if there is any interest on OOF, otherwise I will part-ex at a dealer. I will put up some pics at the weekend.

I am based in Chelmsford or around Amesbury. PM me first, not keen on giving out my mobile on an open forum.

£650

Omega Gallery / Very first mig

« on: 12 September 2009, 22:45:25 »

These pics are taken on my camera phone and after about 150 odd miles home. Tomorrow I will be out giving it a good wash and polish. This is the cambelt kids old car

Still getting to grips with the car (I seriously need to read the manual and start pressing buttons). Overall I'm really impressed with how it zooms along the motorway effortlessly. Coming from a Focus with hard suspension and an MR2 with rock hard suspension, it's great

Really glad I followed a link of a random link to the sale add on here.

General Car Chat / Falken 452's on a MV6 - review

« on: 29 June 2010, 21:11:21 »

I thought I would give a write up of the Falken 452’s I’ve had on the car for around 15k miles now. At first I was hesitant due to the experiences that someone had on here with a set of 913s. However I needed four and with xmas rapidly approaching and the raving about these tyres on performance and BMW forums, I thought I would give it a go.

First 500-1000m or so as with most tyres they needed to wear in before they performed properly. I went from a set of SportContact 3’s to them. The first impression was that they had a bit more road noise on poor road surfaces, but nothing that would be irritating on a journey.

I ended up using these during the horrific weather and really I had no issues with them. Nothing really untoward to report even on ice/snow. This could just be my driving style in the colder months. Certainly when there was a lot of rain on the road I was openly impressed with how quickly you could go in the wet and the car would remain predictable.

Now from when the weather has warmed up (10c plus) I’ve been really really impressed. These tyres just stick even when driving the car very hard. I feel that this is partly due to the harder tyre walls, which does help when making progress. I do approx 650m per week mostly motorway, with a bit of B-roads thrown in. I haven’t noticed any tram lining when going along the motorway.

Not sure what else to add, but at £70 a corner from camskill they are an absolute bargain. I’ll certainly be getting another set when these wear out.

General Car Chat / New firmware out for the Omegas?

« on: 20 June 2010, 20:14:34 »

You'll have to forgive me as my suspicious meter is currently off the scale.....

My local stealership has just dropped me an email about an update:-

Quote

Vauxhall integrates the very latest technology into the design and production of every vehicle it builds. The integration of this technology necessitates the requirement for very sophisticated software as part of the vehicles operating system to improve driving comforts and efficiencies.

As with any computer software, development is continuous and regular updates are made available via our Technical Information System (TIS) for Aftersales available through the Dealer Network.

It is possible, especially if you have not visited a Vauxhall dealership recently, that your vehicle may not be running with the latest software. Your current software is fully fit for purpose, though may not be optimising your vehicles true potential in relation to performance and economy.

To remedy this situation we are running, at NO COST to you as the owner of a Vauxhall, an Enhancement Programme to ensure your vehicle has the very latest software installed.

So that we can arrange a convenient appointment to check and update your Vauxhall as required, please call our Service Department on .

Whilst the car is in our workshop we will carry out a visual health and safety check – also free of charge, giving you peace of mind knowing your vehicle is safe on the road.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Now in my mind this smacks as an excuse to smack a hammer about and find something to fix. I would be surprised if there was a firmware update (as I would assume there would be a thread on here) but I thought I would check

General Car Chat / AC refill and leak test - Manchester / Runcorn

« on: 20 May 2010, 13:24:44 »

Does anyone recommend a place to top up my aircon? It has a leak (somewhere) and I'm looking for somewhere that will top it up and have a look. Granted I know about quick fit but I don't think they will do leak tests.

General Discussion Area / Good advice for being a good girlfriend

« on: 13 January 2011, 23:00:34 »

Found this on another forum, read the first reply, it is excellent

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f11/96-jeep-cherokee-need-opinions-1149721/