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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Doing a 4 pot to V6 conversion

« on: 02 January 2009, 12:11:18 »

totally forgot to update this thread, its all done and running sweet, you would never know it wasnt a v6 from factory. did it over 3 days. changing manifold gaskets and all the hard to get at stuff while the engine was out.

We used the 2.0 shocks but the v6 springs as the 2.0 shocks were in better shape.

We also used the v6 diff to keep the ratios right. even changed the MID to keep the fuel consumption right.

was nicely suprised to see that there was no eml light at first start. just shows taking some time makes things easier.

If I had to do this again instead of just going and buying another motor with new problems i wouldnt hesitate.

cheers

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Doing a 4 pot to V6 conversion

« on: 18 December 2008, 21:39:55 »

doh! forgot to add that we have the ecu with the engine loom, ecu has matching chips and reader for barell. also have the prop shaft and v6 diff if needed to keep ratio right.

all water hoses etc are here also.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Doing a 4 pot to V6 conversion

« on: 18 December 2008, 21:28:42 »

Changing a mates 97 16v to a v6 due to engine problems, I have all the parts needed to change his car to a v6,

Engine
manual box (car already a manual)
Exhaust system with heatshields.
Engine and Injection loom
Cooling system
V6 dash clocks and MID

We are not bothered about traction control so is it right to assume that the abs setup can remain the same?

Will we need to change the fuel pump or are they rated the same pressure?

anything else that we havent thought of? (apart from going and buying a miggy thats already a V6)

seeing as all the bits are here and its not costing anything apart from time, we think its worthwhile.

cheers
 

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: rear left light fuse keeps blowing.

« on: 12 December 2008, 13:30:00 »

I would check your tow bar wiring, more than likely if its not a gen vauxhall tow bar loom then it will have been scotch locked into the left hand side wiring somewhere behind the plastics, the wires can corrode due to condensation and they can break (shorting to 0v) causing what you describe.

cheers  

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Fog lights latest

« on: 08 December 2008, 17:28:37 »

This sounds ever so like a dodgy switch unit, you can change the fog switches in the main unit they pop out on their own, as all the main units are the same, at least on a pre-facelift and minifacelift they are, the only difference being mini facelift dont have the lights on the switches and pre facelifts do.

you can even use a front fog switch to work the rear fogs(and vice versa), just that the symbol will be wrong on the button.

ill stop blabbing now..  

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: running sc804 w/changer but no amp?

« on: 20 December 2008, 01:30:41 »

the speaker wires should be the only difference, the changer wiring should be the same, but who knows with vaux, changed wiring more times than I change my boxers.

looks like Ill have to take the kick panel off of one of the cdx's and see what kind of connections are on them as they are both running the same setup but WITH amp.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: running sc804 w/changer but no amp?

« on: 18 December 2008, 17:49:47 »

the changer end of the lead was the right shape and had the right no. of pins, just the car end that doesnt match. Currently got a friend on ere looking for another loom to compare for me.

cheers  

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: running sc804 w/changer but no amp?

« on: 13 December 2008, 14:15:08 »

ok, I tired the sc804 anyways and... it works  

so went to connect the changer loom and come accross another hurdle, the pins dont match up. is the changer loom for a different changer model? or maybe different age of car? eeek  

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: running sc804 w/changer but no amp?

« on: 13 December 2008, 13:40:31 »

ahh, my spare headunits came from an elite and cdx both of which had the philips amp, (never thought to keep the amp) doh!!  

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / running sc804 w/changer but no amp?

« on: 13 December 2008, 13:36:50 »

My 95 v6 came with the cd300 single disc unit as standard. The other day i found the changer connector taped up behind the fuse box,so got a changer loom (from boot to connector) to fit one of my spare sc804 units and a dc012 changer.

Problem is (I think) the sc804 needs to work through the philips amp doesnt it? the car does not have this and does not have the wiring in the footwell connector to be able to use the amp wiring thats in the changer loom.

am I stuffed? I can get the amp from somewhere but if the wiring running from footwell to back of headunit isnt there then it sems pointless.

 :-?

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: MID stalk reset faulty.

« on: 14 December 2008, 14:27:25 »

you need to hold it in for a few seconds bud, its not a single click like the stopwatch.
 

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: fitting self leveling suspension

« on: 17 December 2008, 21:44:52 »

all the fuse locations have fuses in them and the relay is already there aswell. all I need now is the working sensor (on its way soon) and I should be able to test it.

thanks  

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / fitting self leveling suspension

« on: 17 December 2008, 17:59:43 »

I am about to fit this to my 1996 2.5 cdx.

The connector for the pump is there under the front wing and I have connected the pump,I have also run the pipes to the rear shocks and connected them up.

I need to get another sensor for the rear suspension as my donor one is siezed, but apart from all this is ther anything else I need to do to get it to work? eg. relay and/or fuse?

if so can someone please tell me the location for them.

thanks  

Steve

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Airbag light - how to fix

« on: 29 November 2008, 12:51:57 »

The control module (under the armrest) connects through one of those large connectors in the footwells, if you had been working on them with the battery disconnected for more than 10 mins then you would have been ok probably.

Should just need reset, rather than it showing a fault.

cheers

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / blaupunkt cd300

« on: 13 December 2008, 18:27:06 »

does anyone know how to fix the loading mechanism for one of these? it wont suck in or spit out the disc, but if you force one in it will play, but then it has to be dismantled to get the disc out.