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Omega General Help / Tracking/geometry question

« on: 19 September 2011, 23:20:41 »

Evening,

I've been reading a lot how about tracking and geometry are extremely important on the omega. When I got mine the wheel was well over to the left in a straight line. It needed 4 new tyres though so I had the "tracking" done at the same time.

When I got it back it was much better but still a little to the left, the response was "They all do that, it's the camber of the road" My immediate thought was "Oh a major manufacturer sold a car with an inbuilt wonky wheel,  silly me how did I not know that?"

A it was done as favour by a friend of a friend so to speak, and it didn't cost, I just nodded sagely and drove away. 

So now I have to investigate some odd noises from the front end under braking and on bumpy bits, once I've fixed whatever is the problem, (bring on another wet weekend  ) I'm looking at getting a full geometry setup done.

I've read a lot about WIM in Chesham but the downside is a 250mile round trip 

Does anyone know of a place around Nottinghamshire that does the same sort of setup and knows the omega?

Thanks

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Omega General Help / Re: Mis-firing under load

« on: 19 September 2011, 23:29:19 »

Excellent, thanks for that 

As a matter of interest, what is the frequency for this job?
Every 10K,20K or just as needed?

Thanks.

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Omega General Help / Re: Mis-firing under load

« on: 19 September 2011, 23:25:59 »

Well in between getting pissed on ( I really hate this countries weather  ) I replaced the cam cover gasket and o rings. It was obvious that the cover had been off before by the 2 pounds of gobbo all over the shop. What a mess!!

Cleaned all the plug wells and coil pack. Put it all back together and.... Bingo!! No more missing, starts better too. Still a bit fluffy (technical term that) when cold but miles better.

However, it still feels a bit flat. Is it still possible that there could be an issue with the coil pack or is my right foot just not heavy enough?

Thanks

Robbo.

After all that did you clean the breathers and throttle body :question

Throttle body? Nobody said anything about a throttle body? 

Checked the breather pipes were clear though 

I'm guessing it's out with the spanners again this weekend then. 

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Omega General Help / Re: Mis-firing under load

« on: 19 September 2011, 23:07:11 »

Well in between getting pissed on ( I really hate this countries weather  ) I replaced the cam cover gasket and o rings. It was obvious that the cover had been off before by the 2 pounds of gobbo all over the shop. What a mess!!

Cleaned all the plug wells and coil pack. Put it all back together and.... Bingo!! No more missing, starts better too. Still a bit fluffy (technical term that) when cold but miles better.

However, it still feels a bit flat. Is it still possible that there could be an issue with the coil pack or is my right foot just not heavy enough?

Thanks

Robbo.

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Omega General Help / Re: Mis-firing under load

« on: 15 September 2011, 23:55:52 »

hot oil fries the rubber sleeves and  coil pack,then cause poor starting and slight misfire under load..feels held back ?

Thats absolutely it, almost feels like the hand brake is on.
New gasket at the weekend then and hope the coil packs are ok.

Thanks all 

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Omega General Help / Mis-firing under load

« on: 15 September 2011, 23:42:37 »

Evening,

Last one for tonight, honest 

My car is missing under acceleration. It's ok when cruising at a steady speed but struggles to  accelerate. I thought it was possibly the plugs, when I changed them the plug recesses were full of oil.

I see from other threads this is not unheard of on the V6 and is the rocker box gasket. I'm guessing this is the same on the lowly 2.2?

Would this oil cause a misfire? I can't honestly sav I know if oil conducts electricity  :-/

Cheers

Robbo

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Omega General Help / Re: Auto box very jerky when engaging gears.

« on: 19 September 2011, 22:59:56 »

There's a Haynes for the earlier cars, but not for the facelift. There are lots of things that are shred between the cars and for the other bits not covered there's the OOF forum 

Thanks for that  I've been browsing the maintenance guides and found a wealth of info so far. 

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Omega General Help / Re: Auto box very jerky when engaging gears.

« on: 19 September 2011, 22:57:52 »

On the 2.2 cam sensor problems on the  engine can mess with the gearbox changes,worth getting the codes read(engine and gearbox) before doing too much

edit  your car will have the AR25

Thanks for that. I'm not getting any error lights on the dashboard, can I get the codes myself or, I'm guessing, there's some expensive bit of software/diagnostic box required?

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Omega General Help / Re: Auto box very jerky when engaging gears.

« on: 16 September 2011, 00:00:00 »

Thanks for that, in one of those links it mentions two types of gearbox an AR25 and an AR35.

Which one would be fitted to my 2.2? I don't have a manual for the car yet. Is there such a thing as a Haynes type manual for these cars?

Thanks.

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Omega General Help / Auto box very jerky when engaging gears.

« on: 15 September 2011, 23:30:13 »

Hi All,

Please bear with me if I any any dumb questions, it's been a long time since I drove an auto box and i'm on a steep learning  curve. 
I have a 2.2 auto, problem is when you either engage D when starting or shifting form D to N when stuck in traffic, it goes with a right thump and jerk.  On a couple of occasions it's even stalled the engine. 

Does sometihng need adjusting? Also is it possible to grease the shift linkage as it's a bit stiff.

Cheers

Robbo. 

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Omega General Help / Noise from the suspension/exhaust

« on: 15 September 2011, 23:35:17 »

Hello again,

I'm going to get the car in the air this weekend as there is a rattling/knocking coming from both front and back.
I'm hoping it's just a loose exhaust, however is there anything I should be looking for/checking with the suspension specifically. I've seen the threads that mention the wishbones at the front, does the rear have any particular areas that need checking

Thanks

Robbo. 

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.2 Poor starting when cold.

« on: 15 September 2011, 23:53:19 »

Spot on 
Looks like this is also tied into the mis-firing  thread that you have replied to as well.

Thank You. 

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Omega General Help / 2.2 Poor starting when cold.

« on: 15 September 2011, 23:24:14 »

Evening,
as per the title really, car really odesn't like starting when cold. Once you get it running  and warm it's fine (ish, more on another thread) . Just seems to bog down and doesn't pull when you open the throttle, sometimes almost dies.

Thoughts anyone?

TIA

Robbo. 

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: Evening

« on: 15 September 2011, 23:18:02 »

Evening,
Thanks for the warm welcome, much appreciated. 

Now off to clutter the help forum with mucho questions. 

Cheers

Robbo

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Newbie Welcome Area / Evening

« on: 11 September 2011, 17:55:21 »

Hi All,

Just a quick hello from the East Mids 
Just got a 53 plate 2.2CDX Auto estate.  Much goodness.
Had a 2.5TD yonks ago and been hankering for another one since.
On the whole it's very good but got some niggles as one would expect on a 8 year old 69K motor.
So please expect a raft of questions (no doubt some of them well stupid) in the tech section. 

Cheers.

Andy.