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Omega General Help / Re: URGENT - earthing points on 2.2 DTi

« on: 10 March 2008, 16:30:01 »

Thankyou!

Fingers crossed it seems to have been a dying battery, and now with a new one the battery is showing maximum voltage with the alternator running.

I will definitely be testing the earths though and cleaning them up if necessary.

Is the earth in the diagram the bolt bottom left that has a blue line pointed at it?

Thanks again.

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Omega General Help / Re: URGENT - earthing points on 2.2 DTi

« on: 10 March 2008, 09:37:30 »

Bump.

Anyone?

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Omega General Help / URGENT - earthing points on 2.2 DTi

« on: 08 March 2008, 11:56:33 »

Hi all - trying to troubleshoot a starting problem. Battery is fine, alternator seems fine.

On Wednesday it was cold in the morning and it turned over for about 10 seconds before firing. I moved the car and stopped the engine. Started it again and it was the same. As I had an electrician there to look at another car, he jump started the car when he arrived and we left the Omega running while we looked at the other one.
I went off to work in the Omega, parked then tried to start it. It sounded like the battery was dead or dying.

That night we jump started it (I should have tried starting it first in hindsight) and for the past couple of days I've been checking the battery output which seems fine. The car starts fine each and every time.

So I'm thinking I have a bad earth or connection somewhere.

Just now when I went to put it up on the ramps it laboured a bit and then started after about 5 seconds so the problem is obviously still there at times.

So, how the hell do I find the earthing points and how do I get at them. There's what seems to be an earth wire coming off the negative terminal on the battery but it descends into the darkness in the engine bay.

HELP!

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Omega General Help / Re: Temperature sender on 2.2 DTi

« on: 27 February 2008, 11:15:50 »

Thanks chap - will have a look tonight.

:thumbupsmileythatisn'twinking:

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Omega General Help / Re: Temperature sender on 2.2 DTi

« on: 27 February 2008, 10:03:07 »

Bump - anyone?

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Omega General Help / Temperature sender on 2.2 DTi

« on: 26 February 2008, 13:36:20 »

I have reason to believe my temperature sender to the temp gauge is faulty. Can anyone tell me:

- if there are any other reasons why my temp gauge will show incorrect temps sometimes (variously between normal and max with illuminated temp light)

- where the sender is located on the engine so that I can replace it

- what part number it is

Car is a 2.2 DTi Elite saloon. I do not have a Haynes as I assume that being a later engine than what was available in '99 (2.5TD) it would be little use to me.

The engine is not actually getting that hot, it just seems to be a problem with either the gauge or sender misreading.

Thanks for any help - much appreciated.


Graham

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Omega General Help / Re: Cam Cover Gasket Set

« on: 24 January 2008, 16:54:34 »

Anybody know the Vx price inc sealant pls??

I'm assuming you're not the Mark Adams Rover V8 guru?

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Omega General Help / Re: Swapping seats, cloth > Elite, drivers wont adjust

« on: 11 January 2008, 12:01:04 »

My mirrors (wing / rear) are linked into the memory settings for what it's worth.

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Omega General Help / Re: Omega 2.2 DTi - what's it like?

« on: 11 January 2008, 11:57:25 »

Average on all sorts of roads I'm getting is about 35 mpg.

Cruising along on an A road in fifth at about 55-60 you can just nudge into 50 mpg. At 70 on the motorway (and not above, officer ) you can be doing 40 mpg.

This is all based on the information display readout - not sure how accurate it is.

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Omega General Help / Re: Under 3rpm until warm

« on: 08 January 2008, 22:38:12 »

I tend to leave mine idling for as long as it takes me to close the garage doors and get the farm gate open, then short shift below 2k until the engine temp has reached optimum for 10 minutes.

Then I play  

It's not good to labour the engine at low revs either BTW. Keep it between 2 and 3.5  I'd say.

Kevin

I was talking about the TVR rather than the Omega.

Upshifts are usually around 3500 when blasting about, so shifting at around 2000 until properly warm seems fine. Certainly not labouring the engine.

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Omega General Help / Re: Under 3rpm until warm

« on: 08 January 2008, 18:19:31 »

Oh and a slight twist, in the TVR the cam followers spin up at about 2K ish revs IIRC and if its sat ticking over on the drive it wont reach that hence the need to drive off smartly and get the revs up.

Ticking over on the drive warms the car up slowly and increases wear

I tend to leave mine idling for as long as it takes me to close the garage doors and get the farm gate open, then short shift below 2k until the engine temp has reached optimum for 10 minutes.

Then I play  

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.2 DTi - Temperature in red while parking

« on: 08 January 2008, 18:22:34 »

No, but also the engine temp doesn't rise enough for the fans to be needed. I've left the engine running for ten minutes after going for a run and the temp doesn't go over 90, which is, I assume, around about the point the fans might kick in.

Any idea what temp the fans kick in at on a 2.2 DTi?

I've made sure the fans aren't running by opening the bonnet and watching.

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.2 DTi - Temperature in red while parking

« on: 08 January 2008, 18:13:20 »

Ah, I can't actually find a list of what each does in that box.

I can't get the car to overheat again so I would assume that it isn't a fuse / relay at fault- i.e. fuse gone, permanent problem, recurring symptoms?

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.2 DTi - Temperature in red while parking

« on: 08 January 2008, 18:02:00 »

Is it just these fuses which I should check:

4, 15, 24, 29 and 34

?

I'm assuming you don't mean the fuses in the engine compartment...?

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Omega General Help / 2.2 DTi - Temperature in red while parking

« on: 07 January 2008, 12:17:33 »

Hi all,

Drove to the shopping mall yesterday. Weather was mild, no rain, not hot.

Motorway for 5 miles, then about 7 minutes of slow traffic to get to the car park then about 5 minutes finding a space. Just as I stopped to reverse into the space, I noticed for the first time the red temperature light was on and the gauge needle was in the two red bars. I hastily reversed in and turned off the engine.

There was no sign of coolant loss, no wetness around the radiator or engine, no rough running and no warnings on the MID.

Coolant level is fine, oil level is fine.

I went shopping for about 1/2 hour, turned on the ignition and the temp was reading 83 degrees. Turning on the engine and letting it idle gave 85 degrees. A trip to Halfords to get some coolant (just in case) saw me leaving the engine running for 10 minutes to see if the fans would kick in (to check if a fuse or the fans were faulty), but the temperature never rose about 85. On returning to my g/f's place, I again left it running but this time the temp never went above 90 degrees. The fans still didn't kick in.

Ever since the car has been fine.

I am at a loss to explain why the temperature went so extreme so quickly in the conditions it did. I'm thinking the thermostat must have jammed closed, or the fans weren't started.

Anyone had a similar experience?

What temp do the fans come on?

It's a 2.2 DTi Elite saloon.