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Omega General Help / Re: First day of usage. First breakdown

« on: 22 February 2011, 22:08:15 »

Some of those fault codes might be old - the no6 misfire and the transponder ones in particular

It's definatly missing TB. Running on four cylinders I reckon.

Is it possible to clear the fault codes at home, so that only new or current ones show?

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Omega General Help / Re: First day of usage. First breakdown

« on: 22 February 2011, 22:06:31 »

....
I had the vehicle valeted earlier today ....

 ..... and having doors open for hours won't have helped a struggling battery. 

This is what I cant understand Andy  :-?

I used a booster pack to start it at my house, then drove straight to Halfords for a battery (540amps, £54 with trade card).

I had the car valeted after having the new battery fitted, and not once today have I noticed any of the usual signs of a weak battery.

I haven't got a multimeter though, so I cant check it 

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Omega General Help / Re: First day of usage. First breakdown

« on: 22 February 2011, 22:01:19 »

The Boy & Chris, as always, thank you both very much.

So, this isn't sounding 'too bad' then?

As you know I've changed the cam cover gaskets, and as I'm quite OCD-ish I'm pretty certain that I haven't trapped any wires.

What I did do, on the passanger side, and at the rear most pot, was damage the black rubber shroud that covers the spark plug. This ended up being quite chewed up. (picture below);





And the old plug from that pot looked worse than the others;



So if I get the key programmed and replace the damaged shroud then I should be ok?

You guys are great, and I certainly owe a few of you a drink, (which I hope to buy you one day soon) 

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Omega General Help / Re: First day of usage. First breakdown

« on: 22 February 2011, 21:42:53 »

It dosent sound healthy to me :-?

Please man, don't say that! I've spent nearly as much in parts as I did do on the car.

I had the vehicle valeted earlier today, (inc jetwashed). I'm wondering if some water has got into the area of dis-pac where I slightly damaged the edging getting it off to change the plugs?

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Omega General Help / Re: First day of usage. First breakdown

« on: 22 February 2011, 21:40:48 »

check kevin woods alternator/battery guide first

 

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Omega General Help / First day of usage. First breakdown

« on: 22 February 2011, 21:34:19 »

 

Swapped the insurance over to the Omega today, and off I went to work.

Having previously (but briefly) had a 2.5 GLS Omega estate on demo, this 2.6 didn't feel anywhere near as quick as I remembered them being. Not that I was thrashing it, I hardly used any more than 1/4 throttle, but there just wasn't the urgancy there that I remembered there being.

25 miles later and the emission fault light starts flashing.

I did the old pedal / fault reading trick, and came up with the following codes;

"P0560 System Voltage High Input
P0560 System Voltage Low Input
P0560 System voltage malfunction"

"P0325 Knock sensor 1 circuit high input (Bank 1 or single sensor)
P0325 Knock sensor 1 circuit low input (Bank 1 or single sensor) "

"P1614 Wrong Transponder Key Immobiliser
P1614 Immobiliser Wrong Signal Received Immobiliser
P1614 Immobiliser NotProgrammed Immobiliser""

"P0300 Random/multiple cylinder misfire detected"

"P0306 Cylinder 6 Misfire Detected"

After leaving the car 10-15 minutes with the engine off, I re-started and this time the emissions light didn't flash but stayed on continually. I then drove very slowly and carefully the 5-6 miles back home.

Tickover was at about 600rpm, and it felt to me like it was running on four cylinders.

The car cannot be locked / unlocked by the remote as the battery is flat. When I do unlock the car by the key the hazard warning lights flash untill I start the engine.


So, do you chaps have any idea what exactly I should be looking for here? I've seen code 0560 in the last few weeks as I've been working on the car, but I suspected that that was down to a knackered battery, which today was changed for a new one. No usual signs of altinator failure, (ie; wipers on a go-slow, lights dimming, struggling to start, etc).

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Omega General Help / Re: What the hell is this??

« on: 24 February 2011, 02:52:26 »

I may be wrong, (wouldn't be the first time), but is that the clamp / bracket that bolts onto the drivers side rear of the plenum, securing a couple of the coolant pipes?

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Omega General Help / Re: Cam Cover Half Moon Leak

« on: 16 February 2011, 12:10:02 »

I think take the plenum off again and have a good look.

Removing the plenum isn't too time consuming or difficult, but it will allow you to easily see what the problem is.

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Omega General Help / Re: Cam Cover Half Moon Leak

« on: 14 February 2011, 18:46:10 »

I'm by no means an expert, but I cant see how the job would be possible without removing the plenum. Also the sealant does harden pretty quickly. If it were me then I'd buy an new rocker cover gasket for that side, (and a low reading torque wrench as well).

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Omega General Help / Re: diesel spark plugs - WHICH ???

« on: 20 February 2011, 01:00:35 »

I would say he does mean Glow Plugs

I would hope so otherwise he is going to spend a long time looking where to fit them.

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Omega General Help / Re: Help!!!!!!!!! Please

« on: 20 February 2011, 00:57:15 »

thanks andy is it a a bitch to do or nice easy job lol?

I've just had to remove mine to give it a good clean, (wrong oil filter fitted, which then exploded sending oil everywhere).

It's really easy to get to and to undo the E8 bolt, (I think an 8mm or 6mm should also fit?), but do be carefull getting it out. If it feels stuck, which it likely will do, gently give it a prise with a flat bladed screwdriver and try gently giving it a little wiggle. Eventually after a good 5-10 minutes it will come out.

I cant stress enough that you need to be gentle with it.


I cant comment on the wiring side of it, as all I did with mine was remove it to clean all the oil off it.

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Omega General Help / Re: Hand Brake Failure.

« on: 19 February 2011, 14:21:38 »

Snapped cable, need to have a gander underneath

What he said ^^^^^^

Will likely require removing some of the exhaust heatshields. Give the nuts a good going over with penitrating fluid first, or your likely to snap some of them.

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Omega General Help / Re: oil filter convert problems

« on: 18 February 2011, 22:57:43 »

Mine needed a 12mm hex drive to get the centre nut out of the base of the canister.

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Omega General Help / Re: think my omega is broke possible hg?

« on: 16 February 2011, 17:05:44 »

Sorry to sound thick, but what is "HBV"?

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Omega General Help / Re: Coolant system dirtier than my wife.

« on: 16 February 2011, 13:18:29 »

I know iam a bit late on this one but looking at the fluid in the coffee jar it doesnt look thick enough to be oil cooler. When mine went back in 08 the oil and water mix in my header tank was like a light brown custard.Also i was told i caught it early because no overheating and only needed 3 flushes to clean out with something called bio cleaner :question

Upon reflection Paul, I think you might be right.

The oil cooler has definatley been done before judging by the amount of (what i suspect is) bathroom sealant around it. Also even though my coolant is very dirty, I suspect that is all it actually is, (dirty).

Well, it's done now. well, almost done, just need to finish off re-assembly.

Also taken my header tank off to give it a dam good clean out.



I put a splash of Persil in a bucket of boiling water to wash the header tank in.