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Omega General Help / Re: Rev Counter flickering

« on: 09 April 2015, 06:50:22 »

....well, I don't know what to think......

As if by magic, it has cured itself 

Very strange.

Thanks for all help offered. Will keep an eye on this.

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: mfl mv6 breaking

« on: 08 April 2015, 22:00:52 »

You have PM

Like Serek says - photos of your parts please.....

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Omega General Help / Re: Rev Counter flickering

« on: 07 April 2015, 12:30:40 »

To add, the flicker was intermitant on mine, getting gradually worse until it gave up completely.

The fact it's flickering probably counts out the bad seating with skart socket theory too, as it's getting power.

Yes getting power flickering and rises slightly before returning to zero when you turn the engine off

Just started to do it; been fine until now. Will check as per Taxi Al's suggestion too

Matthew

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Omega General Help / Re: Rev Counter flickering

« on: 07 April 2015, 12:27:22 »

Possible alternator issue... Follow Kevins comprehensive alternator check guide...

Any other instruments affected?

Not that I noticed, will need to check though

Thanks

Matthew

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Omega General Help / Rev Counter flickering

« on: 06 April 2015, 13:43:32 »

Noticed this morning - flickers and does not move beyond '0' & '1' on the counter.
Revving engine makes no difference.

Just looked in FAQ/Common issues - nowt that I could see there.

Easy fix or symptomatic of bigger problem?

Matthew

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General Discussion Area / Re: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1..................

« on: 04 April 2015, 17:24:15 »

Really liking it so far - quite faithful to the puppet series in many ways - graphics are excellent - recording it so I can watch it with my son later.

Nice to see they've updated stuff too..

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Omega General Help / Re: new tyres

« on: 02 April 2015, 15:12:11 »

The tyres I got fitted was Neuton NT5000 tyres from neobrothers.co.uk.  Very very pleased with them and I would buy them again. 

Now replaced by the NT8000 as I understand. Neobrothers like 'em on their ubiquitous SAAB's (they seem to have plenty.....)

They often do good deals on them at the Total Vaux thing at Santa Pod

I thought at the time the NT8000 was a direct replacement for the NT5000 but they are not, not here in the UK only in Europe AFAIK. Our weather conditions here are better suited to the NT5000 and that's why they still sale them here.

That might explain why Neobrothers still advertise 5000's then. Must say I dont think I've seen the 8000

Thanks Andy

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Omega General Help / Re: resetting the A/C

« on: 02 April 2015, 15:07:59 »

Wouldn't it just be a case of pushing the pax side button to turn that side off so it's all controlled by the drivers side again, or am I misunderstanding?

Not heard that one, but I'll give it try too!

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Omega General Help / Re: resetting the A/C

« on: 02 April 2015, 15:07:32 »

Press and hold auto and off until the motors buzz. 5 or 6 seconds usually.

Thanks Chris!

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Omega General Help / resetting the A/C

« on: 02 April 2015, 09:09:01 »

Can someone remind me or point me in the direction of the 'how to' for which of the A/C buttons to press and hold to reset. Since mine was re-gassed on Sunday, the drivers and passengers are working independently of each other.

Matthew

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Omega General Help / Re: new tyres

« on: 02 April 2015, 09:05:41 »

The tyres I got fitted was Neuton NT5000 tyres from neobrothers.co.uk.  Very very pleased with them and I would buy them again. 

Now replaced by the NT8000 as I understand. Neobrothers like 'em on their ubiquitous SAAB's (they seem to have plenty.....)

They often do good deals on them at the Total Vaux thing at Santa Pod

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Omega General Help / Re: new tyres

« on: 01 April 2015, 20:46:43 »

What size wheels are you wanting shod?

16s,17' or 18's?

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General Car Chat / Re: bilstein b4's

« on: 29 March 2015, 16:01:56 »

have B6 shocks with irmscher springs on my omega and compare to B4 they are lot I mean lot more stiffer

My black estate requires new shicks and dithering between B4 and B6... When you say alot stiffer, how is the ride? Any harshness? What size/profile tyres are you running?

Plan is new shocks, Irmscher springs, poly front and rear front wishbone bushes and arb bushes, will be running 245/40/18s...

Prepare for a harsh ride then.

Have B6's and Eibach springs and am poly'd up front.

When I had 19's if you went over a crisp packet it felt like going over a pot hole. Now back on 17's and it's still unforgivingly firm.

Yours setup suggests definite firmness!

Matthew

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Omega General Help / Re: What's missing? Or do I need to be worried?

« on: 29 March 2015, 10:32:39 »

Valve re-seated and new cap fitted after  recycling and re-filling. It has 200 of Gas left (out of 950!) and a bit of Oil....
Now have it running at 4.8.

Too bloody cold for now - but sorted for the summer.

No attempts to tell me it was a new pipe needed either.

And he had the good taste to say how much he liked the car!

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Omega General Help / Re: What's missing? Or do I need to be worried?

« on: 29 March 2015, 09:25:40 »

Thanks for the heads up - I'll see if he gives me the 'new-pipe' story. See what he says if he does and I give him the good news about the socket, spanner and carb cleaner.

More news as I have it.......

(And he ain't here yet.......Let's see if he gives me 'forgot about the clocks going forward'.................)