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Omega General Help / Re: URGENT help needed

« on: 03 March 2007, 12:03:40 »

UPDATE: found a new 3.0 lump for £150 good cond, 100k, no leaks, no knocks or smoke (but will do the cambelt before i drop it in) seems like the easiest and cheapest way of doing it not to mention more oomph under the right foot.
 
so may as well get the new 3.0 lump instead of the 2.5 thats in it...  

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Omega General Help / Re: URGENT help needed

« on: 02 March 2007, 06:51:58 »

ok heres the link for the sound, only short but you can hear it at the end.

http://www.supload.com/sound_confirm.php?get=1356218100.wav

thnx

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Omega General Help / URGENT help needed

« on: 02 March 2007, 03:12:48 »

just bought a 2.5 GLS estate. drove ok for bout 100 miles, got to around 140mi and i got the "oil pressure light" on constantly. Pulled over almost instantly and refilled with oil (level wasnt even on the dipstick). then drove the remaining 30 mi home (albeit a bit noisily).

It appears that as the camcover gskt was done but they didnt clean the breathers so it was blowing out the next easiest outlet the filler neck.
Now today i tried re running it and found a very prominent clattering noise (like slapping two metal rulers together) not noticable at idle but VERY noticable at 2000k+   been told it could be the crank shaft shells,  i really hope it isnt or it will be a new engine for it. could it be anything else? slack timing belt, oil pump, water pump?

also cant see for definate if the leak has stopped or if its coming from anywhere else   have a soundclip on my phone but dont know how i can host it.

help uregntly required need to get it running properly asap as i "think" the bmw's sold.

thanks

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Omega General Help / Re: megga oil leak

« on: 28 February 2007, 00:46:42 »

mrgaffney, would have thought if the head gasket was leaking oil wouldnt there be an increase in temp? according to the owner there is no signs of this. as for the smoke, it would appear its dropping down onto the ex manifold and so burning off creating the smoke.

how much would you say i should pay for it. N reg GLS estate, dec test, 2.5 V6 auto. 115k. overall quite tidy, few scrapes here and there....

was only really lookin at spendin' a couple of hundred quid, then if the worst comes to the worst i could make most of it back weighing it in  

your thoughts?

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Omega General Help / megga oil leak

« on: 27 February 2007, 20:56:26 »

found an omega thats ideal for what i need, but the seller says "it has a nasty oil leak, was told it was coming from the right hand rocker gasket, but having replaced that it obviously wasn`t, nothing much to say really, not sure if it may be coming from the left hand rocker gasket, as it smokes under the bonnet when warm, suggesting it is leaking onto the manifold"

any ideas what it could be?

thanks guys.

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Omega General Help / Re: possible replacement for BMW

« on: 27 February 2007, 03:28:52 »

oh and i just noticed. until this post. me and you DaveL, we have the same post count   sad aint i. half three in the morning and im doin this. ahh the joys of long nightshifts haha

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Omega General Help / Re: possible replacement for BMW

« on: 27 February 2007, 03:18:40 »

still undecided DaveL, been offered a 2.8 TD LWB frontera for the same money with 12mth test. probly more suited to what i need as im starting back up working with a medical team for forest rally's. dont fancy bogging down a rwd meggie in the mud   again   but dont panic. i will probly buy another meggie (MV6 manual ex plod being my main choice) for when i fancy avoiding mud n water and goin that bit faster  

cheers for the pm. the details for anyone who is interested in having a look is:

item no: 250088327254
direct link: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=015&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=250088327254&rd=1&rd=1

might be of use to someone  

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Omega General Help / Re: possible replacement for BMW

« on: 26 February 2007, 19:38:24 »

well my assumptions are as follows.

Overeheating in heavy traffic, not sure why, I've had a new water pump fitted but it didnt help much, is fine when driving but gets hot quickly, must keep the engine revved to keep the temp. down. possibly due to the coolant loss, maybe HBV Failure.
 
Power steering has failed, not sure why, car still drives fine but is bit heavy in car parks etc. possibly the pump?
 
Uses coolant, needs topping up once a month or so, not sure where its leaking though, may be another symptom of the overheating.  as said possibly the HBV
 
Bodywork is rusty round some of the door edges and has loads of stonechips in the bonnet.  Rear tailgate has a couple of small dents and one rear light lens is craked.  mainly cosmetic, not too expensive  :-?
 
Clutch is slipping sometimes so probably needs replacing. (£120 for clutch kit. do work myself...

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Omega General Help / possible replacement for BMW

« on: 26 February 2007, 00:10:44 »

found a 2.5 man meggie estate on ebay, in warwickshire. the descriptions bad points are as follows.

Oil leak from under the engine.  Not sure where its coming from  but the top of the engine is clean so it may be coming from the sump gasket??  Uses its oil up after about 1000-1500 miles so keep it topped up.

Overeheating in heavy traffic, not sure why, I've had a new water pump fitted but it didnt help much, is fine when driving but gets hot quickly, must keep the engine revved to keep the temp. down.

Power steering has failed, not sure why, car still drives fine but is bit heavy in car parks etc.

Uses coolant, needs topping up once a month or so, not sure where its leaking though, may be another symptom of the overheating.

Bodywork is rusty round some of the door edges and has loads of stonechips in the bonnet.  Rear tailgate has a couple of small dents and one rear light lens is craked.

Clutch is slipping sometimes so probably needs replacing.

Radio is not connected to an aerial but still works.  One back door light not working.

what do you guys think. worth getting?  :-/

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Omega General Help / Re: Headlights

« on: 28 January 2007, 02:37:34 »

  oops yeah, i kinda forgot about that bit. shows what 2 18hr shifts in a row can do to ya  
cheers for giving me that gentle prod there matchless  

rob

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Omega General Help / Re: Headlights

« on: 27 January 2007, 21:58:24 »

ok, im looking at adding projectors to mine too. but noticed a slight difference....

my car has 2 H1 bulbs per side (one dipped, one main)
however all the projectors i have seen so far need one H1 for dipped and one H7 for the main beam  :-/

so how exactly does the main beam bulb get wired in? is it just a case of adding an earth to the other connection on the bulb?

see, auto electrician for 3yrs, and still things stump ya lol  

rob

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Omega General Help / Re: V.Bad Starting

« on: 27 January 2007, 21:49:18 »

cheers marks, will give it a try tomorrow.  

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Omega General Help / V.Bad Starting

« on: 26 January 2007, 01:29:54 »

hey all. just recently (probly due to the cold) its been very difficult to start my megga. takes loads of turning over, then repeating over and over (usually with a couple of loud pops (like a backfire but coming from the front.) but once its started i can stop it and it will restart no problems even after running it for a min then all day no prob (until its stood over night again)....

any ideas?
Rob

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Omega General Help / Kerb Lights

« on: 22 January 2007, 13:59:22 »

ok, new problem.... the front door kerb lights are inoperative   the rear ones are working fine. there is no voltage to the holders too... are the front ones on a seperate fuse to the rear? originally tried new bulbs though.

strangest thing is that the interior light still comes on so can only assume that its not the door switch.

any ideas?

Rob  

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Omega General Help / Alloy wheels

« on: 21 January 2007, 22:34:01 »

cant attach the centrecap to my F/N/S wheel, even with brand new fitting kit (tool was missing when i bought the car) it seems the threads are missing from inside the wheel.

any ideas how i can re-attach it? thought about using a tap set, but am worried it will make it too big to take the bolt.

thanks
Rob

p.s: how can i get rid of the damn annoying "Brake Pad" MID warning, the only side i have done anything with was the F/O/S wheel which does not have a wear sensor attached (was disconnected at the coupling to the back of the arch lining.)