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Omega General Help / Car not starting. Code p0650 still present

« on: 22 May 2017, 20:03:29 »

Hi folks wondering if anyone can help with the above.

Had been using the car so it was hot. I had switched engine off, but when I tried to restart the car it turned over but wouldn't start. I played around with the starter motor turning and switching between petrol and gas and the car finally started. I think I may have managed to start it on gas. The car ran fine. As soon as I turned it off it wouldn't start again.

Have used "My Naff Code Reader" on it and the following codes showed.

P0650 (4) unknown present
P0430 (1) unknown present
P0420 (1) unknown not present
P1612 (0) unknown not present

cleared faults and attempted to start again with no luck.

P0650 showed up again.

This is listed as:

P0650 Malfunction Indicator (MI) Control Circuit High Instrument
P0650 Malfunction Indicator (MI) Control Circuit Low Instrument
P0650 Malfunction Indicator (MI) Control Circuit Open Instrument

Anyone know what this is?

Cheers

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Omega General Help / Re: Rear bearing needs replacing. Anyone heard of Continental direct.

« on: 14 May 2017, 08:34:57 »

Your right Nick. I prefer to do the work on my car if I can. I enjoy thinking my way around problems,..., and then asking the forum to solve them for me!!. Certainly, you need an array of tools to do this job but they are pretty cheap in comparison to getting a garage to do the work.
Also, unless you buy a brand new car then you are likely to be buying someone elses problems. Better to spend a bit on a car that you know and like .

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Omega General Help / Re: Rear bearing needs replacing. Anyone heard of Continental direct.

« on: 13 May 2017, 16:12:18 »

This has turned into a bit of a saga:
German company said delivery expected September!
Bought a swinging arm and hub assembly for £40 from an online breakers.
What a PITA! Flange was on incredibly tight. Bent the homemade strap and 16mm bolt tool I have used on 2 previous occasions. Straightened it out in the vice. Reapplied and then re tensioned, but not so tight it would bend again. Rotated flange and hit with the big hammer all the way around. A bit of movement each time enabled the flange to come off. Removing the hub after that wasn't too bad: I found I could use some 8mm bolts through the handbrake adjusting hole and wheelnut threads into the spline nuts of the dust cover. I tensioned  with a nut the other side. Put the big nut back on the hub and with a piece of wood to protect the threads give it a whack. Re tensioned the 8mm bolts and it came off fairly easily for me.
So now breaker hub is on the car. A bit worried about how difficult it will be to get the flange back on it's spline but that's for tomorrow.

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Omega General Help / Re: Rear bearing needs replacing. Anyone heard of Continental direct.

« on: 29 April 2017, 07:52:18 »

im suprised he found a rear hub aftermarket .surely they are a non wear item as such and i would have thought only gm would sell them.also regards the bearing.continental direct ones are only £13 on ebay and fag ones at £32 .various others .it appears some come with the locking tab and some with the nut although the pictures may be generic

Just been emailed by the company. Item out of stock. They are contacting manufacturer to see when new stock will be available and if there is an alternative

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Omega General Help / Re: Rear bearing needs replacing. Anyone heard of Continental direct.

« on: 28 April 2017, 08:06:25 »

Sourced a new hub from (buycarparts.co.uk) £42 delivered. Unfortunately, it doesn't come with the retaining nut which I think may also be damaged. Will try the nut for a smooth action when the hub arrives. Vauxhall Carmarthen say the hub and associated nut is now discontinued which I find odd. The nut appears to be 24mm with 1.5mm pitch. Anyone know how I can get this re-tapped if I cant find a new one?

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Omega General Help / Re: Rear bearing needs replacing. Anyone heard of Continental direct.

« on: 23 April 2017, 16:51:17 »

Bol****cks! Damaged the thread on the hub while removing. This one was a real pita. My brother-in-law is going to see if he can salvage it, but if he can't has anyone got a spare hub I can buy? Rear estate 2002. Can be sent by Hermes as there is someone here all the time.

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Omega General Help / Re: Rear bearing needs replacing. Anyone heard of Continental direct.

« on: 19 April 2017, 07:04:48 »

Due to the imminence of the MOT which I fear could be the death knell for the old girl I didn't want to spend too much, well anything really. 
So I found another website (buycarparts.co.uk) who do a bearing kit for £21 delivered.
I have probably bought something worse (Vaico) than the Continental direct. Who knows, probably the same. 
Anyway, I'll let you know how it goes.

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Omega General Help / Re: Rear bearing needs replacing. Anyone heard of Continental direct.

« on: 17 April 2017, 20:45:24 »

Did the passenger rear last year using the lucas. With Nicks advice I managed to do the job so am confident I can do the other side a bit quicker even. The Lucas seems fine. I noticed a bit of a wobble on the car last week and checked the bearings today. Passenger side is fine as expected but driver side has some movement top to bottom but none side to side. This was not evident last year or I'd have done them both at the same time.

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Omega General Help / Rear bearing needs replacing. Anyone heard of Continental direct.

« on: 17 April 2017, 15:20:21 »

Looked on fleabay for a bearing and found the above for £27. Anyone any experience of these? Can get a Lucas from CPL for about £32.

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Omega General Help / Re: Airbag light on

« on: 19 March 2017, 21:52:00 »

so a break in the wire between the seat pad and connector?

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Omega General Help / Re: Airbag light on

« on: 18 March 2017, 20:50:04 »

Sounds scary. Will dissemble as suggested to see if there is any obvious chaffing on any of the yellow wires. Not sure I want to put any current through for fear of setting anything off. 

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Omega General Help / Re: Airbag light on

« on: 18 March 2017, 08:48:03 »

I have pulled this off of its fitting to show the connectors. 

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Omega General Help / Re: Airbag light on

« on: 17 March 2017, 07:25:04 »

Reader is showing present. There are some yellow connectors down by the side of the seat under a plastic sleeve. Unfortunately, photobucket wont let me upload anything at the mo. Will try later.

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Omega General Help / Re: Airbag light on

« on: 16 March 2017, 06:52:40 »

OBD reader showing code 00087-Passenger side airbag Squib circuit High resistance.
Code recurring after clearing.

Anyone any
Hi  double check the seat wiring underneath, if you got reader diconnect on passager side first, then clear, see if that helps, i had it once this is what i did

There are 6 connectors under the seat. Should I disconnect all these, reconnect battery and clear the code. Then reconnect the connectors?

Okay then. If I'm to steer away from checking resistance, am I safe to do the above? I would assume so long as I wait the 15 minutes on each occassion I am, but just wanted to check.

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Omega General Help / Re: Airbag light on

« on: 15 March 2017, 08:26:09 »

Here are the connectors. There is a white connector next to the bosch unit and there are actually 2 blue ones side by side. One of the blue ones is a single wire connector. Anybody know which one I should be testing?