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Omega General Help / Re: Compatibility of Exhaust sys 3.0 and 3.2 Estate

« on: 16 May 2008, 19:13:44 »

Its all happened today....

Im very happy with the guy at the garage..... Vauxhall have stopped making the 3.2 backbox with the crome tailpipes, and are just fitting the standard twin pipe 3.0 one now.... So he says...!

Anyway Vauxhall are supplying an Irmscher back box instead, totally free... Good on em I say....

Hopefully should have this cock up sorted in a couple of weeks when the part turns up.... Thanks for all the response to my ravings guys

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Omega General Help / Re: Compatibility of Exhaust sys 3.0 and 3.2 Estate

« on: 15 May 2008, 22:21:48 »

Hi,
Does anyone know if the Estate version exhaust system (after the cats) for the 3.0 L is the same as the 3.2 L

Roger

Just replaced the exhaust from cats back on my 3.2 Estate, part numbers were :-

LH Centre 93181160 £69.63

RH Centre 93181163 £78.12

both the above on Trade Club

Tail pipe 93192233 £93.60 (not T/c)

Courtesy of Andy on AutobahnStormers

All the part numbers match my invoice for the new exhaust we had fitted to our 3.2 elite but after knowing the back box was wrong, im now thinking the center boxes could be wrong too???

The exhaust rattles and vibrates like its touching the bodywork, so could that be because its been fitted with 3.0 center boxes?? Please can someone tell me how they are different?? I really need to know because its going back to the garage for the back box changing, so need the center ones doing too if wrong.....

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Omega General Help / Re: Compatibility of Exhaust sys 3.0 and 3.2 Estate

« on: 13 May 2008, 21:19:46 »

Hi,
Does anyone know if the Estate version exhaust system (after the cats) for the 3.0 L is the same as the 3.2 L

Roger

Just replaced the exhaust from cats back on my 3.2 Estate, part numbers were :-

LH Centre 93181160 £69.63

RH Centre 93181163 £78.12

both the above on Trade Club

Tail pipe 93192233 £93.60 (not T/c)

Courtesy of Andy on AutobahnStormers

Hi..... Do you you know the part number of the back box for a 3.0 omega??

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Omega General Help / Re: Compatibility of Exhaust sys 3.0 and 3.2 Estate

« on: 11 May 2008, 20:50:16 »

Hi guys.

Just wondering, appart from the crome tail pipes on the 3.2 v6 exhaust is the back box the same??

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Omega General Help / Re: 3.2 exhaust!!!

« on: 15 May 2008, 22:03:33 »

So the two centre boxes are different on the 3.2, as opossed to the 3.0???

The 3.2 elite omegas do have crome tail tipes!

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Omega General Help / Re: 3.2 exhaust!!!

« on: 13 May 2008, 19:56:15 »

Cheers for the reply....

The new exhaust was from cats back.....
Ive heard that the centre boxes are the same but the back box is a different part! Just not sure if its because its got crome tail pipes on it?? Knowing Vauxhall that will be the only difference, but just want to be sure! It might be different because of the 3.2 engine?? Maybe for performance??

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Omega General Help / 3.2 exhaust!!!

« on: 13 May 2008, 19:14:54 »

Can someone please tell me what the difference is between the 3.0 exhaust, and the 3.2 exhaust, appart from it having crome tail pipes???
Had one fitted without crome tail pipes and its bugging me now.... Many thanks

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Omega General Help / Re: Strange wizzing noise from cold start.....

« on: 13 May 2008, 00:11:21 »

 ::)Nice one.....

Its something to tinker with I guess... lol...

thanks once again.

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Omega General Help / Re: Strange wizzing noise from cold start.....

« on: 13 May 2008, 00:05:41 »

Will that have any effects at all??

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Omega General Help / Re: Strange wizzing noise from cold start.....

« on: 12 May 2008, 23:22:02 »

Thanks for explaining that one... cheers

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Omega General Help / Re: Strange wizzing noise from cold start.....

« on: 12 May 2008, 22:29:17 »

Ow cool thanks....

What does it do just out of interest??

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Omega General Help / Strange wizzing noise from cold start.....

« on: 12 May 2008, 21:14:34 »

Hello all....

My Omega has started to make a very strange noise when its started from cold....

Sounds like a high pitched wizzing noise.... Like the noise you get from a super charger.
After a minute or so it goes off, as if a valve had been closed or summat.....
Its been doing it for a few months now, but seems to be getting louder??
Im guessing its something to do with the choke?? Is it something to worry about??

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Omega General Help / Re: Autobox issue

« on: 12 May 2008, 20:56:31 »

sounds like its going in to limp mode.atf low ? selector switch need cleaning ?....good idea to do a fluid and filter change and then report back if necassary

Hi. I think my parents car has the same problem. Where is the selector switch located please??

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Omega General Help / Re: 2L of DEXRON 111 in under 200 miles

« on: 12 May 2008, 19:54:25 »

As said, check that the breather pipe is not hanging down. It should emerge from the top of the box about 2/3rds of the way back and come forwards and up where it is cable tied to the engine breathers behind the plenum.

Best plan is to mop up what you can - try some degreaser / TFR and then gently hose it off in the hope that once it's clean it will be easier to spot any fresh leakage.

Check the fluid cooler lines between the gearbox and radiator are not leaking first. Then have a look underneath with the engine running. I'd say you should be able to spot it dripping if it's leaking at that rate.

Prime suspects are the output shaft seal at the rear or something in the bellhousing - probably torque converter seal, as with Marie's box.

A gearbox change is not too bad if you can get 2 or 3 pairs of hands on it. We had Marie's car up on ramps and the gearbox out in about an hour and a half, IIRC. Perhaps a bit longer to get it in again because we struggled a little with the TC bolts. Do-able in a day though.

A 2nd hand gearbox can be a bit of a lottery. Depends what's wrong with yours and how much you know of the box you're fitting. If it's a simple seal and you're happy that the gearbox is otherwise fine, I'd change it, but as we found with Marie's, it's not always that easy.

Kevin

Thanks so much. I wondered what that pipe was. It just looks wrong, and I was thinking where the hell should it be.... Thankgod for people like you.

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Omega General Help / Re: Reading trouble codes on newer models

« on: 12 May 2008, 17:48:40 »

Yes can be reset, have to reset mine about once every two months.  

Hi. How do you reset it??