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Omega General Help / Re: rear blind

« on: 28 February 2010, 20:30:44 »

First check the fuse, then:

1. Not sure if there is a common reason but we can try to narrow it down; do you hear any clicks, or movement of any kind form the blind when you try to raise it?

2. When you know what is wrong you can then go on to find the replacement. It could be as simple as a gear, like you say, or it might be like what happened on mine which was a blown track on the PCB.

You might have to disassemble the blind to find the faulty part.

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Omega General Help / Re: For my peace of mind

« on: 03 March 2010, 21:58:40 »

Did you replace the whole kit, including tensioner and idlers?

Change interval is 4 years or 40000 miles

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Omega General Help / Re: Sampling fan and interior heater sensor

« on: 01 March 2010, 21:35:16 »

Almost anything on a car is replaceable; it just depends how easy and how much it costs to do so.
But yes, I'm sure the sampling fan is easily replaceable. There was another post recently which mentioned it could be replaced with a simple computer fan (must mean chipset, I don't think the usual 80mm or 12omm fan would fit!)
As for the temp sensor, same applies but would probably have to get one off a breaker, or new.

I think, on my mini facelift, both the fan and temp sensor are located behind the small vent in the shape of a triangle, below the climate controls.

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Omega General Help / Re: cam covers

« on: 02 March 2010, 21:45:47 »

VX dealers might do them but they will be expensive no doubt.
Have a look in the parts for sale section and contact some of the breakers; they usually have good covers in stock.
Make sure when they are fitted that the bolts are torqued to 8Nm.

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Omega General Help / Re: paper clip test

« on: 28 February 2010, 20:09:21 »

blink = 1
blink blink = 2  ....

... and so on

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Omega General Help / Re: paper clip test

« on: 28 February 2010, 19:52:33 »

You're right saying you see 12 three times.
You should see:

blink
blink blink

blink
blink blink

blink
blink blink

...and then the codes if any. If you see 12 again it means there are no fault codes stored. Be careful though, the absence of flashed codes doesn't necessarily mean the absence of faults.

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Omega General Help / Breather small pipe

« on: 02 March 2010, 07:26:40 »

What would happen, and how long would it take, if the small pipe was connected to the wrong location on the chamber on top of the plenum?

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Omega General Help / Re: Breather cleaning

« on: 01 March 2010, 21:23:39 »

When you remove the plenum do make sure you plug the six holes with something to stop bits falling in.

Like ians says, make anote of the things you do and then you can just refit in reverse order.

You'll need some carb cleaner (about £4 or £5 a can) to clean the mess of the various surfaces.

Done properly, it can make a big difference, like Mal found.

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Omega General Help / Re: Breather cleaning

« on: 28 February 2010, 19:30:42 »

It's not much hassle to remove the plenum completely, and you might as well clean the throttle body and inside the plenum too.

When I removed the plenum I also removed the butterfly valve; that was quite mucky but all sparkling now, same for the throttle body.

You won't know if you need the 6 plenum O rings until you check, but a set of 6 is just over a tenner so not much for peace of mind of having new.

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.5 v6 cd auto 99 model

« on: 28 February 2010, 22:09:00 »

I have repleid to your PM, and I don't know of any scrap yards around here. I've never needed to look so there could well be some.

However there is an old 2 litre GLS next to my house right now (not mine!). Who knows... the owner might accept a silly offer! I would have made one if it had been 2.5 or more...

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.5 v6 cd auto 99 model

« on: 28 February 2010, 18:40:10 »

1. I'm not sure what the bolt is but if it is supposed to be securing either part of the caliper, it might well be the cause of the juddering, but someone will have to confirm what it's for. Does this bolt turn freely on both offside and nearside calipers?
2. Not sure about the 'filler', but I'm not far from Doncaster so if you need help with anything let me know.

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Omega General Help / Re: Prodrive front bumper

« on: 28 February 2010, 19:53:59 »

Thanks; have got some mesh on order...

Can I have your towing eye cover?

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Omega General Help / Re: Prodrive front bumper

« on: 24 February 2010, 09:19:22 »

Yeah I need the towing eye cover too...

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Omega General Help / Re: Prodrive front bumper

« on: 24 February 2010, 00:19:50 »

I didn't actually know it was a 'special' bumper when I got it and I had acquired the fogs already by the time I did know. They do 'fill the holes', and although the mounting holes line up, my FL fogs fix with screws in the line of 'front to back', but the bumper has fixings for screws that go from top to bottom, which is why I had to make some brackets.

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Omega General Help / Re: Prodrive front bumper

« on: 23 February 2010, 23:11:10 »

I didn't when I first got the bumper but I since got some standard FL foglamps and made brackets to fit. Why, are you offering some?