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Omega General Help / Re: Omega Cuts Out...
« on: 04 February 2008, 19:36:42 »
yep thers no codes stored in the ECU. Even had it on a tech2

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Omega General Help / Re: Omega Cuts Out...
« on: 04 February 2008, 16:33:43 »
Cheers Danny. I'll give it a go tonight.

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Omega General Help / Re: Omega Cuts Out...
« on: 04 February 2008, 16:11:34 »
It was a genuine crank sensor.

what's the best way to clean to breather pipes?

Cheers

TGG.

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Omega General Help / Re: Omega Cuts Out...
« on: 04 February 2008, 15:49:42 »
Thanks for the quick reply!

It's had a new IACV not 12 months ago and it's probably only done about 1000miles. (maybe 18months ago but my parents didn't do allot of miles in it.)

Which breathers do I need to check? It's a 2.0ltr 2001 GLS.

Cheers HTH Karl

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Omega General Help / Omega Cuts Out...
« on: 04 February 2008, 15:40:23 »
Hello!

I've been trying to sort this problem out now since before Christmas.

Basically, it starts, and drives, but then cuts out after about 15mins. Then it'll start up again - normally without a problem.

I've had two auto electrians look at it and they have tested just about everything - I've even had the ECU sent away and it tested OK.

Could this be a dodgey crank sensor which cured the problem for two weeks before it started happing again?

Has anyone got any suggestions?

It's for sale in it's current state if anyone is interested.

Cheers.

TGG.

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Omega General Help / Re: Mega Problems
« on: 18 January 2008, 13:49:23 »
Cheers x25xe,

I've swapped the fuel relays with my brothers vertra and it didn't solve the problem. There's fuel and spark and it only done 62k with a genuine full service history.

I'm thinking it might be a ECU problem  :(

Cheers

TGG.

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Omega General Help / Re: Mega Problems
« on: 18 January 2008, 10:35:03 »
There are not faults codes stored on the ECU and the EML has not lit once although it does work i.e. there is a bulb in it.

Cheers

TGG.

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Omega General Help / Mega Problems
« on: 17 January 2008, 22:22:11 »
Hello everyone,

I'm still having problems with my 2001 2.0ltr GLS. The auto electrician has tested just about everything possible - got spark, fuel, crank and cam sensors fine, knock sensor, injectors all OK.

Yet it now struggles to start, it's knackered the cat (this has been temporarily removed as it was completely burnt to a crisp - this may have been a result of trying to keep it running when it was trying to packup whilst going along) but when it does start, it gets you 3 or 4 miles before it cuts out completly.

I've had new cam and crank sensors fitted and they have both tested OK. In previous replies it has been suggested the crank sensor maybe at fault. Is it possible it could faulty or no longer possitioned properly. When my problems started, changing the cam sensor fixed the problem for two weeks before it packed up again.

The only thing I can think of now is a fault ECU. The dash light has never lit except when I tested the cam sensor buy disconnecting it to see if the dash light worked. It was fine, but it has never come on in the last four weeks that I have had these problems.

Can anyone help because I'm at my wits end.  :(

Cheers.

TGG.

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The story so far....

It's still packing up every few miles. The EML isn't on. I've changed the CAM and CRANK sensors and (purple) fuel relays.

It's now running in limp mode. If I disconnect the Lambda sensor, it appears to run as it should - but for how long, I don't know, it's not left my garage yet.

One thing is for certain, the cat is knackered! It's all burnt and most of it dropped out when I took it off. For the time being, I'm going to remove the cat altogether to see if the original problem is fixed.

It should be OK temporarily without a cat.... shouldn't it.

Cheers

TGG.

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Cheers Sir Craig.

I'll check it tomorrow. Have you any tips because it was a right pain to do originally?

Cheers.

TGG.

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Yep, it was a genuine part, same as the cam sensor.

It was a right pig to do so I guess it's worth checking as it did run for two weeks after it was changed without any problems.

Cheers

TGG.

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Hi Kevin,

Thanks for the reply.

I've changed both relay's with my brothers Vectra (2.0ltr Ecotech) which had a simular problem. He changed one of the relays and hey presto, his was fixed. Sadly, mine still isn't.

It's supposedly had a new fuel pump.

I can't keep throwing money at it, or being without it so my mate has lent me a fiesta for the time being.

I will be getting rid of the Omega now as I have no confidence in it. Shame because it 'should' be a good motor. Anyone interested in buying it? - 2 owners from new, genuine 62k FSH, new tyres all round, new CAM and CRANK sensors, fuel pump, fuel filter, ICV, timing belt changed at 45k, new disks and pads bla bla bla. I've got receipts for the lot. Sensible offers considered.

Cheers

TGG.

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Hi again Sir Craig,

There's been no water or oil in the plug holes and "when" it runs, it is really nice to drive. Thing is, I'm losing confidence in it, especially when the missus drives it the most usually with the boy in it.

Albitz: I did think about the fuel filter. There is a "wiff" of petrol coming from the rear too. My Dad (the previous owner) had a new fuel pump only a few thousand miles ago. Anyway, my mate has a filter in his garage so I might as well change that tomorrow together with the cam sensor which I already have. (I bought both cam and crank when I started having these problems) The thing is, I'm trying to eliminate one thing at a time, but it's a pain when I thought it was fixed as it had ran ok for two weeks (250 miles).

Thanks again for your help. Any more suggestions besides scrap it. :-?

Cheers.

TGG.

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Hello Sir CraigR,

Nope the EML is not on, and never has been other than when we did the test when we disconnected the cam sensor. It then went into limp mode as expected.

I've had the crank sensor changed to try and fix this, but it doesn't seemed to have made any difference.  :-/

Cheers

TGG.

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Hello All,

Well, I thought I had cracked the cutting out problem after changing the crank sensor two weeks ago... but no. It broke down again (since changing the sensor) on the missus on a dual carriage way whilst on the way to pick up my 11 month old son from nursery.

I can't repeat exactly what she said to me on the phone, but it wasn't "hello dear, there seems to be a slight problem with the car"  :o

To cut a long story short, my mate got me to the car (she had managed to coast into a nearby lay-by) and guess what.. it started first time. Hmm.

I drove it about two miles before it coughed and spluttered but I managed to keep it going by going down the gears to almost bump it going again. Then it would clear and go like normal again before spluttering again. Again it cleared and I got to to my mates place where we got it in his garage.

The EML was not on. As a test we disconnected the cam sensor and it started - the EML was on as you would expect. We reconnected the sensor and again it started with no difficulty. EML went out.

I've been leaning towards a fuel problem from the word go because I have taken plugs out when it has packed up before (I was given it 600 miles ago and it's been doing this for the last 300!) and they have been as dry as a bone, even after quite a bit of cranking it at the side of the road. Also, we noticed, when it doesn't start, you don't hear the fuel pump prime, yet you do if it's going to start.

So with this in mind, my brother said he had something similar on his Vectra and it was caused by a faulty fuel relay. So I nicked his relays and tried the car again. It started but it was running 10mins earlier anyway. I decided to bite the bullet and take it for a test run and I made it out the garage before it packed up again. Arrggghhh!!

This "should" be a good motor - X reg, FSH, 62k, not abused, 2 owners but this is not good.

Anyone any suggestions? Oh, when it doesn't start, there appears to be no spark. Could the immobiliser be cutting the ignition and fuel pump???

At this rate, I will be getting rid as I can't afford it to keep breaking down.

Sorry about the long post. I'm going to sit in the lotus position and go Ummmmmmm for a bit.

Cheers.

TGG.

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