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Omega General Help / 2.5td camshaft required

« on: 20 March 2012, 17:16:40 »

ello peeps
as it says in the title found that my camshaft has parted company No 5 and 6 cylinders going independant to the other 4 whats the chance of cylinder damage as a result.
any info greatly appreciated
cheers.

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Omega General Help / Re: Checked out my MV6. Torque Converter goosed?

« on: 15 March 2012, 00:28:56 »

I will take that deafening silence as a no thankyou and weigh it in at the scrapyard.

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Omega General Help / Re: Checked out my MV6. Torque Converter goosed?

« on: 12 March 2012, 00:29:25 »

ello
I have recently fitted an AR35 in my tractor so i have a TC laid around about to go to the scrapyard. It came out of a 1999 3.0 v6 with 79K on the clock.
I am near Torquay Devon but can get the TC to Exeter,  if it is of any use to you and you can arrange collection you are welcome to it.

cheers BD     

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.5td bag of spanners

« on: 08 March 2012, 13:49:54 »

Ello
Just been reading the engine info and came across the Crank position sensor (CKP) remember disturbing this when unbolting gearbox so pulled it out of engine and lo and behold bloody great groove carved in the end of it where the timming pins have had a feast guess its broken with an F, as the book says air gap is critical, but how do i test it.
I have put a continuity meter on it and shows open circuit does it need the pins rotating in front to generate a signal and how can i test this off the car.
cheers BD

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.5td bag of spanners

« on: 08 March 2012, 12:51:01 »

Ello
update time checked all electrical connections one on the gearbox pushed on a bit further and clicked scanned for codes none present in engine or transmission.
turned it over it just spins over and coughs occasionally will not start and stinks of unburnt diesel.
Have checked timing again cannot find anything wrong.
Flattened battery again.
any thoughts
cheers BD

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Omega General Help / Re: Another one bites the dust.

« on: 08 March 2012, 10:07:51 »

Ello
have you done the chains yet the following info may help as i have done mine twice in the last few days.

Disconnect the battery

Remove viscouse fan (Left hand Thread 32mm spanner) good sharp smack will shift it.
**Optional but gives more room Drain and Remove radiator and cowling.
Remove front of AC tensioner pulley if fitted and release tension on belt 13mm spanner remove AC belt
Release tensioner roller on aux belt remove belt
** Next to alternator looking down around the cam sprocket are 5 10mm bolts and one stud/nut double nut the stud and remove it if this comes out you will not have to remove the head.
Using 22mm socket on main pulley set at TDC turning engine clockwise only (No1 cylinder on compression and cam lobes at 10/2
Lock crank at TDC using special tool in flywheel (11.8mm rod with 8mm tip fitted through access hole below starter motor.
**Check crank is locked by rocking crank back and forth if it moves at all it is not locked**
remove 5 bolts around front of camshaft cylinder head housing (2 are very long at the back of the housing) you should have already removed the stud as above.
remove AC compressor if fitted and place to one side (leave pipework attached they are flexi)May have to remove hose clamp on turbo hose frome below) 3 13mm bolts
remove AC compressor bracket 6 13mm bolts
Remove alternator mounting bolts and move aside (mine was a bitch and had to keep moving it to get access 2 13mm bolts
remove power steering pump and bracket as one unit 2 13mm bolts on engine and 2 on front plate.
Remove water pump 4 10mm bolts use 2 of the bolts in the threaded holes to jack the pump off
remove thermostat housing (optional)
remove water feed pipe below thermostat housing 1 10mm bolt
Starting at bottom right corner of timing chain cover remove 7 10mm bolts
starting at bottom right of timing chain cover remove 8 10mm bolts
Drain sump if not already done
remove 5 sump bolts around front sump/timing chain cover
Slacken but do not remove remaining sump bolts(releases pressure on chain cover)
you should now be able to prise the chain cover off.
hope this is of use.
cheers BD

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.5td bag of spanners

« on: 06 March 2012, 21:10:57 »

Ello elite pete
thanks for your reply
crank locked at TDC on No1 compression (verified with vac/pressure gauge after removing No1 injector) getting the right location hole for the pin is a nightmare so i used an endoscope to make sure it was located correctly and have now marked the front pilley with a tdc mark for easier future jobs.
Cam locked and cam lobes at 10/2
not sure about locking IP (did this on a Passat 1.9 TDI) have not seen anything that refers to this on this engine.
Only other thing i have not done is set IP timing with DTI i will have to make a tool to  fit DTI over the next couple of days.
Any other thoughts greatly appreciated
 cheers BD.

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.5td bag of spanners

« on: 06 March 2012, 20:03:07 »

well time for an update
been working late shift so only done a bit on the car until today. front end off again new chains and guides (still dont understand why they have to be replaced and not just refitted) put it back together and hey presto exactly the same.
any more thoughts checked all connections cant find anything at the moment.

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.5td bag of spanners

« on: 29 February 2012, 20:54:46 »

Ello Omegatoy
thanks for the reply
am i being a bit thick but i dont understand i have checked the timing of the crank to ip and the ip to camshaft and they appear to be alligned correctly
 (No1 at TDC compression, crank locked, dot on crank sprocket in line with shiny link, dot on ip sprocket in line with shiny link, cam lobes on No1 cylinder at 10/2).
Not sure why they need to be renewed if the engine was turned backwards why not just remove and refit or is it a mileage issue.

Cheers BD.

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.5td bag of spanners

« on: 29 February 2012, 19:35:28 »

Ello RobG and KW
Thanks for reply
checked over all connections all appear ok tried to start it but it just cranks over will not start but eml light flashing even when cranking.
Flatenend battery now so stuck it on charge.
Checked for fault codes after cleared previous codes got following
engine fault no rpm (engine not running) doo tell me the obvious bloody computers
transmission fault P1842 2/3 change solenoid  fuel injection quality incorrect signal-not present.
Any further guidance greatly appreciated.
Very cold outside now dead battery gave up for today will be back on it tomorrow will be scanning net for enlightenment.

Cheers BD.
 

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.5td bag of spanners

« on: 29 February 2012, 16:27:51 »

ello Hoofin it
thanks for reply do you know if the transmission ecu on a v6 petrol is located in the same place as on a TD below the pollen filter unit.

Cheers BD

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Omega General Help / 2.5td bag of spanners

« on: 29 February 2012, 15:58:37 »

Ello peeps
total dead end now so would greatly appreciate some wisdom.
I have a 99 2.5td auto saloon elite just clocked 100k, last week my AR25 gearbox finally asked for its P45 and refused to work anymore.
Had a replacement AR35 (ebay bargain £65 79k on it) waiting to go in so booked some hols and set about swap.
Gearbox was a bit of a struggle but i have had worse and it was in and ready to run a day and a half later.
Thats when the trouble started engine started and sounded like a bag of spanners loads of grey black smoke out of the exhaust and a strong smell of unburt diesel, eml light came on shut engine down (all this in a matter of 10 seconds).
Checked for fault codes got  the following P1842(2nd to 3rd solenoid shift) fuel quantity out of range.
cleared the codes and tried it again same results, shut it off  had a few beers.
Started to doubt if i had accidently turned the engine anticlockwise (big NO No)
Stripped cam cover and front end checked timing all seems okset everything up as per range rover/bmw diesel info posted by others (BIG THANK YOU it was invaluable)
put it all back together same result have not read any codes on it yet i am to fed up and having a beer in the garden and lovely sunshine.
PS I am in South Devon any thoughts would be appreciated.

Cheers BD. 

 

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General Discussion Area / Re: What's Your Job?

« on: 02 December 2011, 20:12:41 »

Trained as a brickie and couldn't find a job so while trades quiet thought I would carry on training in an apprenticeship, doing building maintenance. Bit of everything; bricklaying, carpentry, plastering, roofing, plumbing ect.
I really enjoy it, never doing the same thing, finished top of my class at college. But will be made redundant end of January and not being taken on full time.
So back to square one, trades still quiet down here, but I have more more experience and knowledge now, god knows whats I will be doing in 2 months.

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General Car Chat / Re: will a Renault laguna front splitter, fit my omega?

« on: 24 November 2011, 22:36:16 »

I had a 99 Megane with pretty much the same splitter before my miggy, the splitter lasted roughly 120 miles before I ripped it off.
Then about 50 miles before I ripped it off again.
God I don't miss that car.

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General Car Chat / Re: Joyful MPG

« on: 24 November 2011, 22:34:03 »

I was over the moon with 33.1mpg on the motorway.
But then I got bored with doing 65/70, Soon dropped after that.