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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / V6 cool coil pack 2-4-6

« on: 14 May 2020, 21:38:13 »

Any body selling coil pack 2-4-6
Must be tested working
Or point me to where I can buy new at decent price
Thanks

getting random misfire on all three banks
I’ve done the oil cooler and replaced the cam cover gaskets
Car was missing before hand and found a lot of oil in these bank so I’m assuming it’s knackered. 

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: V6 oil cooler nut

« on: 07 May 2020, 22:00:19 »

I'll have a look in the lock up tomorrow as I'm sure the oil cooler I bought for mine came with new nuts/washers to hold the cooler to the cover plate and I might still have the old ones.

Thanks
Just so I have this right
Between the cooler and the plate there is two rubber o rings
But no washers to sit under the nuts
That’s how mine has come off

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / V6 oil cooler nut

« on: 07 May 2020, 20:35:36 »

Hi all
Need the nut that holds the oil cooler to the plate
I’m in the middle of repacking it and the one I’ve taken off seems to have been misthreaded when put on
If you have one and can post to me 1st class
Or I can collect if local in Birmingham
Thanks

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Omega General Help / Re: Rear shockers for elite

« on: 05 May 2020, 21:38:34 »

Yes you were right guys that thin pipe is for the air
 I seriously would never had thought it would carry compressed air
Anyway got some new standard shocks kyb £75 for the pair and put lowering springs wich I had sitting in the shed it’s dropped the car by about 30mm so looking nice
Thankyou all for your help 👍

Unplug the compressor (under the OSF front bumper) or the level sensor (on the OSR trailing arm). Otherwise the compressor will be running all the time and you'll bu99er it.

👍

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Omega General Help / Re: Rear shockers for elite

« on: 05 May 2020, 21:37:29 »

Yes you were right guys that thin pipe is for the air  .....

we know 

thats why always consult the professionals on here 👍

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Omega General Help / Re: Rear shockers for elite

« on: 05 May 2020, 19:48:19 »

Yes you were right guys that thin pipe is for the air
 I seriously would never had thought it would carry compressed air
Anyway got some new standard shocks kyb £75 for the pair and put lowering springs wich I had sitting in the shed it’s dropped the car by about 30mm so looking nice
Thankyou all for your help 👍

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Omega General Help / Re: Rear shockers for elite

« on: 04 May 2020, 23:16:25 »

Thanks for the advice 👍
I’ll put up a pic tomorrow

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Omega General Help / Re: Rear shockers for elite

« on: 04 May 2020, 21:20:09 »

Elites  do have s/l as standard. I suspect the op is mistaking a thin air pipe for a  wire. I had to replace my self levellers recently and got a pair of Sachs dampers for just under £70 delivered from JD motorsport on ebay.
I had already previously changed the springs for standard (non s/l) spec springs, so didn't need to bother with that.
When changing to non s/l dampers remember to unplug either the level sensor on the o/s/r of the car or the compressor at the o/s/f wheelarch, to disable the s/l system. Other wise the compressor will run permanently when the ignition is on.

Could be possible a previous owner has changed them to standard already
There is another sensor near the diff wich looks similar to the one you get near the front
I suspect this is to determine height

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Omega General Help / Re: Rear shockers for elite

« on: 04 May 2020, 21:17:05 »

The wire is only very thin, probably about 2mm thick. The cone shaped connector on the shocker near the top of the body has a thin spring clip on it with two tails to squeeze together to release it. Should be easily identifiable from that.

Yes that’s right
So what’s the function of this wire

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Omega General Help / Re: Rear shockers for elite

« on: 04 May 2020, 20:12:07 »

Saloon self levelling shockers 72119084 are no longer available through VX and have been for sometime now. Estates 72119085 are still available but will not fit the saloon (if you were tempted to buy some to try). The pipe you refer to is the airline from the compressor under the fos wheel arch to raise or lower the suspension as required.
If you are going back to standard shocks, then you should change the rear springs - self levelling springs are softer than standard as the shockers do a fair amount of the work in maintaining a level ride height irrespective of the load on the rear, whereas this is mainly down to the springs with a standard set up.

with the car on axle stands I don’t want to experiment lol plus don’t have the money for the originals ,just need to get it back on the road

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Omega General Help / Re: Rear shockers for elite

« on: 04 May 2020, 20:10:50 »

Yes if you change to "ordinary"dampers you have to change the springs too as the self levelling springs are too soft for the non-self levelling dampers to cope with.

That’s makes sense thanks

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Omega General Help / Re: Rear shockers for elite

« on: 04 May 2020, 20:09:31 »

I don’t think my car has self levelling
There is no pipe connected to the shock that would carry compressed air 
(Unless I missed it lol I’ll have another lol )
All I could see was a wire very flimsy type I’ll try to take a pic tomorrow

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Omega General Help / Re: Rear shockers for elite

« on: 04 May 2020, 19:57:16 »

So what exactly is the function of the wire on the shocks
And if I replace with standard will it affect anything

And do I have to change the springs

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Omega General Help / Rear shockers for elite

« on: 04 May 2020, 19:04:44 »

Hi all
Omega 2.6 elite 2003
Rear shockers have leaked out on both sides,
What the cheapest alternative as haven’t got the money to throw on this for now.
I’ve had a look at the old ones and they do have a wire going into them just under the arch
Thanks in advance
Or has anyone got a used pair they might be selling

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Omega General Help / Re: V6 oil cooler

« on: 01 May 2020, 02:50:23 »

Thankyou guys
Appreciate it 👍