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Omega General Help / Re: recuring screeching noise coming from engine

« on: 12 January 2008, 14:03:39 »

I had a similar problem, initially thought it was the aux belt but turned out to be the cam belt tensioners.  Annoying as they were 3 days old at the time, bad batch apparently.

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Omega General Help / Re: How many wires?

« on: 13 January 2008, 09:49:36 »

Think your'e right.  Was hoping to put it off as have kitchen, bathroom and bike to work on at moment to, but might as well sort properly.

Cheers

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Omega General Help / How many wires?

« on: 12 January 2008, 18:51:17 »

Does anyone know how many wires feed into the power sounder?  I've seen a picture of one on this site and it seems to have 4.  However, the cable that I have just cut only has 2 wires in it.   :-?  It has still solved the problem of the alarm going off though, albeit neither of the sounders work now.

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Omega General Help / Re: Power sounder / bonnet switch

« on: 12 January 2008, 17:56:51 »

Cheers for the help on this, will see if I can do the job properly tomorrow.  Just wondering about insurance ivalidity f the power sounder is disconected.

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Omega General Help / Re: Power sounder / bonnet switch

« on: 12 January 2008, 17:17:28 »

Thanks for the warning, have taped them for now.  In retrospect it was a pretty dick-head move on my part, lost my rag with it a bit.  
I'm assuming there is no speceific fuse which can be pulled here.

Have tried intentionally setting the alarm off by locking the car up with the bonnet open and my hand on the bonnet switch, then releasing the switch.  I noticed that there was still another (albeit very quiet) alarm sounding from further down.  It is not noticeable when you shut the bonnet.  Any ideas what this maight be?

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Omega General Help / Re: Power sounder / bonnet switch

« on: 12 January 2008, 16:24:56 »

Tried the bonnet switch, seemed ok, then just as it started to go dark outside the alarm went off again.  Looked at option of taking wipers etc off to unplug it but opted for pulling out the rubber bung and snipping the wires instead.  stopped the immediate noise prolem anyway.  If that cures the actual triggering of the alarm too i'll look to get a new sounder.

I'm a lazy lazy person

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Omega General Help / Power sounder / bonnet switch

« on: 12 January 2008, 13:31:20 »

Guys.  

I've not used my car for a month or so and have found that when i get out and lock it after a drive the alarm goes off after around 5 mins.  Reading other posts it sounds like the likely culprits are the power sounder or the bonnet switch.  However, once I have reset the alarm it doesn't go off again until I have been for another drive.  Does this change anything or should I still look to checking the above culprits?

Just as a general query, does anyone else find the sensors on the car to genaerally be a little sensative / unreliable?  I can actually set my emissions light off by filling up at specific garages.  And when some of teh other warning lights have come on I have found that it is the sensor that has been knackered rather than the thing it was sensing.

Cheers

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Omega General Help / Re: aux belt

« on: 27 July 2007, 13:19:53 »

is this something that I can keep an eye on for a while to see if it gets worse or do i need to fix problem asap?  ie:- Could it lead to major engine damage?

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Omega General Help / aux belt

« on: 27 July 2007, 12:25:51 »

Guys

I've had the timing belt/tensioners etc replaced approx 2 weeks ago and since then the aux belt (or something driven by it) have developed a squeek.  The belt was originally changed approx 5 weeks ago, and a new water pump installed, unfortunately they did not change teh tensioners etc so had to re-do the job.  It is since then that the squeek has developed.

Is there a chance that the garage has buggered up yet another thing or could this be a coincidence.  I have had a look at the belt itself and it appears in a fairly good condition.

Out of curiosity, what is driven by the aux belt?

Cheers

By the way, cheers for all the input on the oil filter issue, they had indeed not installed the cap correctly.  Needless to say I will not be using teh garage again..

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Omega General Help / Re: whats this?

« on: 18 July 2007, 17:22:53 »

They had left the originals in, it wasn't running with none in place.

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Omega General Help / Re: whats this?

« on: 18 July 2007, 17:20:32 »

yup!!

bought the car about 6 weeks ago so wanted to get a major service plus cambelt (inc tensioner and guides).  kept confirming with them that I wanted the tensioner and guides (not just the belt).  Picked it up after the works and asked if they had fitted everything.  the guy looked a bit sheepish and said, we fitted the kit we were given.  I asked what was in the kit and he said er- just a belt!!  

So I had them get a new full kit and refit it for free.  Checked it before and after to confirm it was done.  Wouldn't mind but its not a dodgy backstreet job, actually an AA service centre!!

So, I wouldn't be overly surprised if they have buggered up the filter as well.  As I kept saying to them, it wasn't leaking before the service.

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Omega General Help / Re: whats this?

« on: 18 July 2007, 16:33:51 »

hopefully this link will work

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa63/cbr6er/DSC00681.jpg

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Omega General Help / Re: whats this?

« on: 18 July 2007, 16:10:59 »

Definately seems to be from that.  Does this mean that the oil filter has been fitted incorrectly by the garage that serviced it a couple of weeks ago?  I'll be narked off it does, as they are the same guys that forgot to install the tensioner & guides when they did the cam belt.

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Omega General Help / whats this?

« on: 18 July 2007, 15:40:49 »

I've not figured how to attach the picture so I will see if a description works instead.

My 2.6 V6 is losing oil (approx 1 litre in last 300 miles).  I have located the source of the leak.  Its low down on the near-side of the engine, almost directly above the near-side end of the steering centre tie rod (and about 8" above it).  Its pretty much the same size and shape as an oil filter but with a collar type thing around the outer end and a nut type thing on the end.

Pretty poor description I know, but any help would be appreciated.

Cheers.

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Omega General Help / traction control

« on: 25 June 2007, 21:19:07 »

Ok - so this is a reeaal stupid question (feel free to point and laugh), but does the TC light on the dash mean that traction control is on or is it warning that it is turned off?

I only ask cos I just put the car sideways round a wet roundabout - oops, bit of opposite lock going on there!!  Still driving it like a low powered front wheel drive car.

No damage though and definately put a grin on my face , but wont be doing that again for a while