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Omega General Help / Re: P0340 Cam sensor code after belt change
« on: 25 September 2019, 16:02:22 »Coil packs fully plugged in?
Haven't touched them
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Omega General Help / Re: P0340 Cam sensor code after belt change
« on: 25 September 2019, 16:01:53 »
Yes I saw that. I have aligned them to the mark that is close to the number.
The code says: P0340 Camshaft position Sensor A Circuit Bank 1 or Single Sensor
The code says: P0340 Camshaft position Sensor A Circuit Bank 1 or Single Sensor
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Omega General Help / P0340 Cam sensor code after belt change
« on: 25 September 2019, 14:52:11 »
I'm depressed at the moment. 
Had everything back together and firing it up and it ran really bad, not on all cylinders. Engine turn over and no mechanical sounds and sounds Ok until it fires upg, just running bad.
Got code P0340 and a P0300 (Misfiring) which it does.
The cam belt was properly aligned and it turned over OK when I checked the belt timing and it looked perfectly OK.
The cam sensor connector is connected.
What could be wrong? It ran perfectly fine before I started this job.
I'm a bit tired now after this and a few other things I've done to it the last days.
One thing during the belt change was that I had to remove the locks to get it on the belt correctly. It was off a bit. I held the cam with a ratchet wrench which was stupid. So it went away. I did turn it back to its position but could it really turn a complete 360° wrong. I mean it did stop and I could only turn it back to its proper position. Valves was hitting and it stop there. During this the crank was in position. It was cam 1 and 2 I had to do this on.
If it got completely wrong it wouldn't turn over, right?
Had everything back together and firing it up and it ran really bad, not on all cylinders. Engine turn over and no mechanical sounds and sounds Ok until it fires upg, just running bad.
Got code P0340 and a P0300 (Misfiring) which it does.
The cam belt was properly aligned and it turned over OK when I checked the belt timing and it looked perfectly OK.
The cam sensor connector is connected.
What could be wrong? It ran perfectly fine before I started this job.
I'm a bit tired now after this and a few other things I've done to it the last days.
One thing during the belt change was that I had to remove the locks to get it on the belt correctly. It was off a bit. I held the cam with a ratchet wrench which was stupid. So it went away. I did turn it back to its position but could it really turn a complete 360° wrong. I mean it did stop and I could only turn it back to its proper position. Valves was hitting and it stop there. During this the crank was in position. It was cam 1 and 2 I had to do this on.
If it got completely wrong it wouldn't turn over, right?
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Omega General Help / Re: Cam belt dust?
« on: 25 September 2019, 07:36:05 »From memory the v late V6 use a “6b” backplate, but ultimately you should be able to see if the backplate is right or not by how it aligns with the rear cambelt cover.
I’ve seen the dust issues scores of times, including on cars that I’ve set up bang on correct, and changed again 40k later.
Just clean it all up, fit a new cambelt kit, triple check it’s set up correctly, and forget it
Yes it is the 6B kit, now it is alright and aligns perfectly.
I'll keep an eye on the dust situation to be sure.
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Omega General Help / Re: Cam belt dust?
« on: 23 September 2019, 20:11:15 »
I think that they just ordered the wrong kit.
Yes the new idler came with a washer.
Yes the new idler came with a washer.
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Omega General Help / Re: Changing V6 thermostat and that damn bastard bolt
« on: 23 September 2019, 20:02:44 »
Yeah, I did tighten up the thermostat housing. Never thought about loosening it, would probably made things easier... But that dipstick pipe bracket was off as well.
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Omega General Help / Changing V6 thermostat and that damn bastard bolt
« on: 23 September 2019, 19:19:45 »
I was going to change the thermostat and found out that my cam belt was worn, see other thread here. http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=145621.0
It was a real hassle to get that "Bastard bolt" out and then the transfer pipe. But eventually I got everything apart.
But today it was reversing everything and put it back together.
I skipped the engine lift mount to make it easier to put it back, I made a 4mm spacer to fill the gap of the lift mount. I thought that would make it easier, but hell no. The oil stick wouldn't cooperate and was off no matter what I did. And it also seemed that the hole in the transfer pipe was off too. Maybe something with the new thermostat that made it align wrong. So I had to enlarge the hole and cut the oilstick bracket for more room for the bolt. That made it hook up in the right place and the "Bastard bolt" could finally go back in its hole and tighten up properly. Damn it took almost two hours!!
It was a real hassle to get that "Bastard bolt" out and then the transfer pipe. But eventually I got everything apart.
But today it was reversing everything and put it back together.
I skipped the engine lift mount to make it easier to put it back, I made a 4mm spacer to fill the gap of the lift mount. I thought that would make it easier, but hell no. The oil stick wouldn't cooperate and was off no matter what I did. And it also seemed that the hole in the transfer pipe was off too. Maybe something with the new thermostat that made it align wrong. So I had to enlarge the hole and cut the oilstick bracket for more room for the bolt. That made it hook up in the right place and the "Bastard bolt" could finally go back in its hole and tighten up properly. Damn it took almost two hours!!
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Omega General Help / Re: Cam belt dust?
« on: 23 September 2019, 19:10:56 »
Hello, I got the parts today, a few days late but now I can fix this.
It looks like they have put in the wrong parts. This is a X26SE of the late ones and that is the belt kit I ordered. The parts that was on the car is apparently wrong. It is a SKF kit so nothing wrong there if it had been the correct one. The tensioners didn't have any tension in them and the cams was a few mm of position, a bit ahead. It was a hassle to get the locks in place when it was this much off.
Now it will be fine with new correct parts.
It looks like they have put in the wrong parts. This is a X26SE of the late ones and that is the belt kit I ordered. The parts that was on the car is apparently wrong. It is a SKF kit so nothing wrong there if it had been the correct one. The tensioners didn't have any tension in them and the cams was a few mm of position, a bit ahead. It was a hassle to get the locks in place when it was this much off.
Now it will be fine with new correct parts.
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Omega General Help / Re: Cam belt dust?
« on: 15 September 2019, 13:11:52 »I wonder if there are some defective kits
there was another recent reported near failure a few weeks back ,can't remember who
is the make of belt and rollers readable Jan Suhr ?
I can check and report back when I do the change in a few days. Have just ordered the parts and expect them on Thursday.
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Omega General Help / Re: Cam belt dust?
« on: 15 September 2019, 12:45:22 »I had once something similar after having changed the whole kit. The belt seems for me to be a bit behind from its right position. In my case the "tightener" was not direct but slightly bent and guided the belt to back. I had that dust everywhere.
Could very well be like that, if you look at the middle wheel it looks like the belt is touching the flange there and that explains the tearing on the backside of the belt.
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Omega General Help / Re: Cam belt dust?
« on: 15 September 2019, 09:58:33 »
It was really bad, I'm lucky I discovered this in time 
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Omega General Help / Re: Cam belt dust?
« on: 14 September 2019, 22:43:44 »
At least you will know for certain that it has been done and done right
Exactly, it has just turned 200000km so it is a lot left in her.118
Omega General Help / Re: Cam belt dust?
« on: 14 September 2019, 20:26:10 »
Since I'm already halfway there I'll better do it now.
Better safe than sorry...
thanks
Better safe than sorry...
thanks
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Omega General Help / Cam belt dust?
« on: 14 September 2019, 18:52:46 »
I'm at the moment doing the bastard job of replacing the thermostat on one of my V6 cars and I can see that there are some black dust and fuzz from the cam belt I guess.
Is this normal? Or would it be urgent to replace the belt before anything really bad happens. I haven't seen this fuzz on other V6's I've changed the belt on.
Belt was changed by former owner at about 30000 km ago, he let a shop do it for him. So it has about half of its life left.
Thanks
Jan
Is this normal? Or would it be urgent to replace the belt before anything really bad happens. I haven't seen this fuzz on other V6's I've changed the belt on.
Belt was changed by former owner at about 30000 km ago, he let a shop do it for him. So it has about half of its life left.
Thanks
Jan
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Omega Gallery / Re: Old owner got to see his Omega
« on: 12 September 2019, 17:01:24 »A great gesture, and a great photo
Thanks
We have stayed in contact since I bought it and he has been informed on stuff I have done to it. Since he owned since 2003 and is running a local auto repair shop he knows what has been done to the car over the years. I felt really good to do business with him. Not all sellers that are like him.
We were invited to a German Wurst dinner with real beer and had a great time with him and his wife.