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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: Omega Owner Waiting in the Wings
« on: 18 November 2016, 20:38:00 »
Thanks all for the welcomes so far
Please play nicely. No one wants to listen/read a keyboard warriors rants....
The worn tyres are a combination of bad wishbone bushes, worn track-rods and shock absorbers and consequent poor alignment.
These are typical Omega problems, and are why we suggest that you should always budget for a front end rebuild(wishbones, shocks and their bearings/top mounts, track rods all at the same time) followed by an alignment by someone who knows what they are doing, on any new-to-you example.
There is a "flap" in the n/s of the scuttle panel,which gives access to the pollen filter.In the bottom n/s corner of this space there is indeed a scuttle drain which empties to [obviously] the n/s.Check the drain isn't blocked-it doesn't sound like it is-as if the space fills with water it over flows into the car and generally takes the heater "hedgehog" out.
The Omega will sail through an MOT with knackered wishbone bushes because they are all but hidden inside the subframe. Budget to fit a pair of GM bushes at the rear of wishbones and a pair of polyurethane bushes at the front and be pleasantly surprised at the transformation.
Inner edge front tyre wear is caused by too much front camber. It is adjustable but garages either flat out refuse to adjust it or set it to the official figures (which are way out). Sort out the bushes first, then the camber then the toe then fit some new tyres.
If you are looking at a 2.6 or a 3.2 drive-by-wire I thing the whirring noise is the throttle doing a self test (I don't think a CD will have an air compressor for self levelling suspension)
My current 2.6 sounds slappy when it is cold but I don't know if it is pistons or cam followers or something else - it has done over 200,000 miles now and sounded exactly the same when I bought it at 115,000 miles.
What cavs are you running grifter ?
Try holding button down for about 5 seconds, it,s caught a few people out, including me.
Try here http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=137788.0
Could this low mileage example, be the same one another member from Scotland saw on gumtree, and walked away.
Hello and welcome to the forum
Check that the ABS and airbag indicator lamps illuminate (and then go out again) when the ignition is switched on. Check that the speedo works.
The ABS ecu has some tiny silver wires inside that can fracture and cause intermittent loss of speedo, ABS, servotronic power steering and traction control. (the last 2 weren't fitted to the CD models AFAIK).
If someone turns the ignition on with an airbag or sensor disconnected it will bring up a fault which can be cleared with Tech2 but often results in the bulb being removed instead.......
Hello and welcome to OOF,a wealth of knowledge/experience on here
Given the age, its fair to say it'll need some mechanical work. Which sounds like you're more than capable of
Thus I'd be look for corrosion issues mainly, knowing that front suspension will need some work due to age...
Friend took it to his garage where he works-gave it a once over and it needs two bits of welding and a set of pads for the mot-booked in for the first week in Jan.Hi Steve
Better than I thought.
Other issues.
Will need a centre bearing and holder for the prop.
Speedo-the speedo is original Royale but the engine and box are Monza 3.0i-there is an electronic take off the box-any ideas on how to get a speedo working?
Heater not blowing hot or even luke warm-even when engine up to temp.
Gearbox rear seal leaking.
Strange feeling through the steering such as worn rubber mountings/bushes you can sometimes feel it through the wheel and hear it especially when on full lock-feels a bit similar to the front bush problems on mark 3 Granadas.
Any advice on the above would be more than welcome!
Regards
Steve