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Omega General Help / Re: Hand controls for a facelift auto

« on: 31 May 2018, 16:07:01 »

Thanks. Any chance of some photos please?
The Alfred Bekker conrtrols are rod and tube for both brake and throttle. Push to brake and pull to accelerate. And indeed there was a rectangular hole cut into the bottom cowling for the mounting bracket. The tubes cross over and obstruct the fuse box cover. We can live with that.  However I can't fit the Bekker set to the facelift due to the adjustable steering wheel. There isn't enough space for the clamp above the first part of the steering tube. There was more space on the pre-facelifts. So it seems I'm looking for a set with a mounting specifically made for a facelift Omega.

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Omega General Help / Water in nearside rear footwell

« on: 31 May 2018, 14:34:25 »

My 2003 facelift estate has been parked up on-street for over a week. Today I found the nearside rear foot-well full of water. 2 inches or so. Is there a drain hole somewhere that's blocked?

No sign of any water in the offside foot-wells or the front nearside. But the road does have a camber so the car wasn't level.

I had a look at the scuttle anyway. Of course, it was half full of water. The bottom third of the carbon filter is soaked. Luckily I have a new one handy. Drain hole blocked by tree flowers that had made a nice sponge mass.

So why was the rear footwell full of water? There's nothing in the boot area. If it was the sunroof I would expect the seats to be wet, but they seem OK. The door seals look OK and the windows were all fully closed. The door itself seems dry.
Any ideas? Thanks,

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Omega General Help / Re: HBV

« on: 30 May 2018, 21:31:50 »

Seems to me that the Febi part is no better than any of the other after markets currently available. They likely all come from the same factory. So buy the cheapest you can find. Beware the vacuum spigot. Very easy to snap it off when re-installing the wiper motor gubbins, if you had to take that off to gain access. There is another otherwise identical GM (Vectra maybe?) version which has a protective shroud on the spigot. To use that you will need a green rubber elbow in lieu of black on the end on the vac tube.

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Omega General Help / Hand controls for a facelift auto

« on: 30 May 2018, 20:58:34 »

Any advice on hand controls, brake and throttle, for a disabled driver using a face-lift auto. Perhaps more to the point, a set that can be bought & fitted at a cost not exceeding the value of the car.

We have a set from Alfred Bekker for a pre-facelift without the adjustable steering wheel angle. When fitted on the pre-facelift the fusebox cover can't be opened. So we're wondering if there isn't something better out there?

Of course there are also the portable sets. Any recommendations?

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Omega General Help / Re: Slack throttle cable on 2.5 V6

« on: 21 May 2018, 01:50:52 »

There's always a bit of slack in the throttle cable on those engines. The weight of your foot uses up some of the slack. What you want to see is that the butterflys in the throttle body are fully open (horizontal) when the pedal is reasonable fully depressed. And then that the butterflys are fully closed when the pedal is released. The pedal and cable are not used to adjust the idle air setting, that's done by an ECU controlled idle air valve on the nearside of the plenum.

The second cable in the photo is for cruise control.

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Omega General Help / Re: Rear Shock Absorbers

« on: 14 May 2018, 18:41:33 »

Better value @ $346.23 on Amazon.com? Add shipping to the UK, customs clearance and VAT. And you'll be looking at a ballpark £350-£400?

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Omega General Help / Re: Fitted new top mount, now it's creaking!

« on: 13 May 2018, 22:39:31 »

Cracked? Well that's new to me. Usually the doughnuts compress (collapse) and protrude through the turret too far. The bearings themselves are pretty robust.

Knocking when bouncing the suspension could be the link rods that attach the struts to the anti-roll bar. Were they OK when you removed the struts? Recently renewed? Or a knock noise whilst driving could be the nearside idler arm but that's usually also associated with sloppy steering.

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Omega General Help / Re: Fitted new top mount, now it's creaking!

« on: 13 May 2018, 22:12:45 »

What was it that prompted the renewal of the top doughnuts and bearings in the first place?

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Omega General Help / Re: Fitted new top mount, now it's creaking!

« on: 09 May 2018, 22:52:15 »

Check if the coil spring upper seat is correctly aligned. That's the top-hat metal dish that sits underneath the bearing in the top rubber mounting. Item 2 in this drawing.. It has a two small drain holes. The slightly larger drain hole sits inboard to the engine bay, directly opposite the steering knuckle. Not the smaller hole.

Also that the washers, item 17, are in place and correctly orientated.

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Omega General Help / Re: Pads & Disks

« on: 09 May 2018, 16:32:36 »

The opening post says an '03 2.2? (Which could mean a 16V petrol or a manual diesel.) These have solid rear discs don't they. Or was that a typo? Anyway the pads I posted the link to are for the standard vented front discs.

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Omega General Help / Re: Pads & Disks

« on: 09 May 2018, 15:50:40 »

'03 2.2 pads are Vauxhall part nr. 9192124, I believe.
There's surplus dealer stock genuine Vauxhall for £10.50 delivered. Or make an offer.

The disks are much of a muchness, I would go for a coated pair.

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Omega General Help / Re: V6 inlet vacuume set up

« on: 07 May 2018, 12:35:08 »

If you blip the engine to nearly full throttle and immediately let go you should see the lever on the front actuator work.

I believe there is a diagram of the vacuum pipes somewhere on the forum.

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Omega General Help / Re: Looking for mechanic for 2.6 v6

« on: 06 May 2018, 16:14:45 »

Where is the engine number located on the engine? I assume to check this, the engine number will also be on the V5?
Many Thanks

The V5 will have the original engine number as at time of registration or last reported change of engine.
I believe your're supposed to notify the DVLA of an engine replacement and the new number. My guess is that does not always happen.

The number should be stamped into a machined flat on the nearside rear of the engine block adjacent to the oil filter. At least it was on 2.5 and 3.0. So nice and easy to check. Might be covered in crud and not immediately obvious. As yours is a later 2.6 the number begins Y26XE followed by a string of (is it six or eight?) digits.

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Omega General Help / Re: OIL SMELL THROUGH HEATERS

« on: 06 May 2018, 15:40:53 »

I would have another look around the camshaft cover and the oil breather pipes. The symptoms you describe are almost certainly oil dripping onto the exhaust manifold due to a failing cam cover seal. Doesn't take much.

There's a charcoal activated cabin air filter in the near side scuttle above the drain grommet. That's supposed to reduce smells from the engine bay. Might be worn out or not properly positioned.

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Omega General Help / Re: Looking for mechanic for 2.6 v6

« on: 06 May 2018, 11:56:06 »

Thanks zirk, I am pretty confident all belts looked intact and the last time the car was driven was by me as a funeral car. The car then sat un-driven until going to the mechanic. Therefore based on your comment I am guessing I was probably misled, lesson learnt on that one.

As zirk said above, if the camshaft timing belt had snapped resulting in bent valves then you'd know about it.
Might be worth checking the engine number to see was it really changed?

And if it was my replacement engine, I would want to see that a new timing belt, guides, tensioner and coolant pump had been fitted. And ideally also the cam cover seals replaced and the oil breathers decrudded before installation.