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Omega General Help / Water leak just like to double check

« on: 29 November 2009, 15:58:27 »

Quick analysis, the last week i've started to lose about 1.5l of water every other day. Been over the engine bay a number of times and I can't see any obvious leak, having difficulty checking from underneath as it won't stop pi$$ing down long enough to dry off.

The only 2 things I have spotted is that the front of the sump (as looked down from above) is a bit wet but not 1.5l worth. And on driving last week I spotted what I initially thought was smoke coming from between the passenger side wing and bonnet, i'm now assuming this is water.

Obvious assumption is the HBV but as I say I cant see any water there, I did also wonder about water pump as I know it's never been changed and it was dampish below it. What i'm confused by is what might be causing the water vapour from the passenger side, is there anything on that side that I need to check?

Cheers
Baz

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Omega General Help / Re: Removing wiper arms on facelift

« on: 26 June 2009, 14:21:59 »

I actually cracked my screen taking a stuck one off (it was due for replacement anyway so maybe I wasn't as careful as I should have been)

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Omega General Help / Re: Power sounder keeps going off

« on: 25 June 2009, 12:41:12 »

Dont do like I did and disconnect the plug but not tape it up out of the way, hell of an expensive way to find that your inner wing drain is blocked......

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Omega General Help / Any recomendation for a standard exhaust supplier

« on: 21 June 2009, 13:00:19 »

Seeing that my rear pipe has rotted through I need a nice bog standard exhaust. A cat back system from exhaust centres seemed to average £280 vs £120ish from online so an easy choice there.

All i'm after now is a reputable dealer with a half reasonable product. The only 2 options I can see are buypartsby who i've seen mentioned here for other parts and www.onlineautomotive.co.uk who appear to be selling the same mfr system for cheaper.

Has anyone used either of these suppliers or have any opinion on the quality of exhaust?

Cheers
Baz

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Omega General Help / Re: alarm problems

« on: 08 April 2009, 18:37:03 »

Make sure you tape the connector up well that was my first solution to the problem many years ago, unfortunately I didn't know the drain channels were blocked and a particularly heavy downpour resulted in shorting out a number of systems.

A limped visit to VX later they had relieved me of a few hundred quid and to this day the hazard lights don't flash when the alarm is used. Apparently I was very lucky that the diode it took out on the ECU only affected that system.

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Omega General Help / Re: alarm problems

« on: 07 April 2009, 18:38:35 »

I go with the bonnet switch, mine used to be fine during the winter but as soon as the warmer weather arrived it would start going off. The only guess I had is that the metalwork holding the switch (or even the bonnet?) is warming up and the expansion is enough to trip the circuit.

It's the easiest one to test, just unclip the connector and see how it goes for a week. Mine is taped up out of the way now after Vx kindly replaced the switch at great cost and still didn't fix it!

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Omega General Help / Re: Rear coil springs.

« on: 01 April 2009, 23:54:57 »

If you put that part number into the ZF webcat advanced search it comes back with a rear spring for an Omega A estate.......

http://webcat.zf-trading.com/index.asp?LKZ=D&PKW=1&SPR=4&EINSPNR=32,14,1632,1614

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Omega General Help / Re: Front Discs

« on: 19 March 2009, 18:16:06 »

Get VX, I returned my Mintex pads because they didn't fit in the caliper housing properly, genuine parts slotted straight in.

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Omega General Help / Self levelling questions

« on: 10 March 2009, 16:19:51 »

So, next job on my Elite is the suspension, the rear end has felt soft for a while and while doing the brakes I noticed the o/s strut looked a bit oily.

There's a few things I cant decide/work out, in no particular order...

If I retain the self leveling can I use MV6 springs in place of Elite ones? (and will it ride OK as below?)
If I dump the self leveling and go all MV6 springs/shocks will it still ride OK on the Elite alloys (225/55/16s)?
Is there a cheaper option for self leveling shocks than VX?
Will it detriment my ride too much by putting on MV6 gear?
Have I missed out anything important or other possible options?

My temptation is to stay with the original setup but the cost of genuine VX gear is making me break out into a sweat!

Cheers
Baz

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Omega General Help / Update to wheel noise/pads

« on: 07 March 2009, 11:47:06 »

Another thank you for advice received, calipers freed up, discs and pads changed and everything is nice and quiet again.

And just so you can say "I told you so"!

First set of pads were Mintex, even after cleaning and sanding the caliper bracket they would just about fit inside it but they wouldn't move at all. When you looked at them the top and bottom edges weren't straight, they were angled at about 5-10 degrees.

Refund and back to Vx for a set that slipped straight in

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Omega General Help / Re: praying it's not a lemon

« on: 07 March 2009, 11:36:18 »

Has the car been sat at all, in 4 weeks my pads rusted onto the discs and the resultant high spot created a speed related sound from the front wheel.

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Omega General Help / Re: Misfire 3.0 MV6

« on: 04 March 2009, 14:05:37 »

I changed my first pack this week and it took about 4 hours split over 2 days, it was split over 2 days because it took that long to clean the breathers!

Now that I know what to remove and where I could do it faster but no way in an hour. On the plus side I actually routed the pipes/cable properly so that I can now move stuff in situ to gain access.

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Omega General Help / Re: Clunk from front wheels

« on: 04 March 2009, 11:16:04 »

Had the wheel off this morning and what I thought was minor surface rust was actually quite thick, sanded it off and it still grabs but not as much. I noticed on the inside that the outer inch of the disc was heavily rusted like it hadn't been in use for a while, so rather than mess around more i'll get a new set of discs/pads because it must be due a change. I'll check the calipers when I have it apart.

On a side note has anyone tried these discs from Autovaux? http://www.autovaux.co.uk/LoadPortal.aspx?cnum=169&pnum=AS93175466&tabid=5&vnum=141

They seem remarkably cheap, if not any advise for alternative suppliers?

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Omega General Help / Re: Clunk from front wheels

« on: 03 March 2009, 17:10:50 »

What's the average life of a wishbone? I had mine done by Vaux using genuine parts no more than 15k miles ago, seeing as the first set lasted nearly 65k miles that would be very disappointing....

And the 4 wheel alignment that Protyre did in Jan only showed very marginal movement from the one carried out after the wishbone change.

I'll check the calipers tomorrow, fingers crossed.

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Omega General Help / Clunk from front wheels

« on: 03 March 2009, 16:44:20 »

So, I finally refit my coil pack, clean the breathers and it runs great again (thanks to the many posts and how-to's).

I pull out of the drive, get a jerk like stuck brakes and then notice a 'clunk' sound like something catching, definitely speed related.

When I parked it 4 weeks ago it was fine apart from the misfire. A couple of other points that now make me wonder if something else has gone, at the beginning of Jan my drivers side front wheel shredded around the inside rim, it was old and I just assumed a lot of wear. When I was in Protyre getting it tracked the guy doing the job had trouble with what he called the 'roll out', it took 3 x roll forward/backward to get it stable, he said at the time it usually indicates some kind of steering wear.

So with that info i'm wondering if the steering idler has gone (would it just fail while laid up?) Is there anything else I should look at while i'm down there with the wheels off? (i'd be checking it now if it wasn't pissing down and blowing a gale here )

Cheers
Baz