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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / beeping sound (x3/4) from under bonnet?

« on: 01 January 2008, 14:50:41 »

hi folks,

when I switch off my 03 Omega estate, there is a strange beeping noise coming from under the bonnet. Nothing makes this noise usually.

I havent locked the car, simply, switched off the engine and opened the door (not sure if it happens when I havent opened the door).

any idea what the noise is please?

Omega 2.3 Estate 03.

Andy

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Omega General Help / 2003 2.2 CDX Auto estate - Chain or belt?

« on: 16 March 2011, 21:30:55 »

Hi - does my car have a drive chain or belt please?

Thanks folks!

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Omega General Help / Re: To sell or scrap?

« on: 16 February 2011, 21:09:57 »

Update your profile and I am sure someone will be handy to give you some help!

Done! - thanks guys, that last one brought a tear to my eye...you guys are the best   

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Omega General Help / Re: To sell or scrap?

« on: 16 February 2011, 20:27:40 »

What Devil, where, who?  :-/   

I'll prob be popping back home early next month, so I should be able to get a few tools and bring back some ramps. If it is the flexi, I can take that section off without too much problem. Only thing is I cannot weld, the part itself is about £15 online, you would need to take both to a metal workshop, not sure of any places locally :-/

Unfortunately, I havent updated my profile since I was last on here, I have now moved to Berkshire, so that's not so handy, especially as I lived in South Acton before  :-/

Thankyou so much for the offer though.

So, is the flexi hose welded to the cat? Im unsure of what welding might need to take place?

Sorry if im being thick...

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Omega General Help / Re: To sell or scrap?

« on: 16 February 2011, 17:32:35 »

The exhaust problem could well be the flexi pipe which is available seperately from the cat. Not very expensive. The other bits are just cosmetic and could probably be bought at reasonable prices from breakers on the forum.

hmmm...how can I tell? I realise this may be a ridiculous question given the answer is probably "get your jack, find the little place under the car, turn the handle until your car miraculously levitates. Then, get those two things either side of your nose and point them at the flexi hose by the cat, if its broken, its probably that, if its not and theres a hole in the car, its probably that"... 

Is there a picture anywhere that you are aware of that I can at least know what Im supposed to be looking at?

At the moment it sounds like an absolute tank to drive so i don't think it would be legal to drive it to a garage and I could do without incurring any more cost.

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Omega General Help / To sell or scrap?

« on: 16 February 2011, 17:19:32 »

Hi,

Question for you kind folk..

I have a 2003 facelift 2.2 CDX Auto Estate with 62k miles on the clock.

In the last 3 months I have had a new Head Gasket and Alternator at a total cost possibly in excess of the value of the car.

The Passenger door has a sizeable dent that will require a new door.

The boot has a few knocks too.

The interior is ok; Glovebox handle was ripped off by thieves, ashtray doesnt shut.

It has a towbar and DIY electrics that make me cringe..

Problem : The exhaust has rusted through at the cat and I have been told I need a new Cat at about 300 inc. labour and parts. I've already spent nigh on £1,000 this year on it and Im not spending anymore.

Question : Should I just cut my losses and scrap it, or will I get more on Ebay do you think selling it for spares/repair?

It's a Z158 colour (which is quite rare I think)

Im tempted to scrap it but take all the bits I think I can flog on Ebay, Towbar, boot cover etc.

If the advice is to scrap it, is there anything I should remove as has good resale value?

Thanks in advance for your advice.

Andrew

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Omega General Help / Re: Creaking from passenger side when steering

« on: 10 February 2010, 11:38:09 »

Thanks, should the heat shield move when the steering turns, if you look at the video at around 21-28 seconds, you see the heat shield moving as the wheel is turned, is this normal? Definitely sounds like something isn't tight to me.

Ill try the WD40 first, no harm in taking it apart. Although the Haynes manual says that a ball joint removal tool is needed, is this the case?

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Omega General Help / Re: Creaking from passenger side when steering

« on: 09 February 2010, 11:40:57 »

Brilliant, i'll give that a try...thankyou!

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Omega General Help / Re: Creaking from passenger side when steering

« on: 09 February 2010, 11:05:32 »

Hi, thanks for the quick response, I haven't noticed any adverse steering problems, just the creaking, so a bit of wd40 on that may cure the creak, but does everything look as it should be and should the silvery grey bit turn when the steering turns?

Thanks again!

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Omega General Help / Re: Creaking from passenger side when steering

« on: 09 February 2010, 10:39:45 »

OK, so I took the wheel off and with the help of a 4 year old sitting in the driver's seat playing firemen I managed to identify the source of the problem.



That grey/silver metal thing (excuse the technical terms) turns as the wheels turn, Im not whether it should.



Also, Im wondering whether the bit in the pic above should be all the way down and this is it's way of working itself off which is adding to the creaking.

and a video of the creaking and what i mean is here..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3vIbwhE5_g

3 questions please..

1. Any idea what that bit is?

2. Does something look broken?

3. Is it safe to drive?

Thanks again, don't know what I'd do without you chaps!

Andrew

Some more pics..

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Omega General Help / Re: Creaking from passenger side when steering

« on: 06 February 2010, 19:01:06 »

Gents thanks, I'll be getting the wheel off tomorrow and the noise is so loud, I suspect I won't need the rod or the stethoscope, but will resort to that if needed.

What's my worst case scenario, both in terms of cost to fix or difficulty?

I also hope that taking the weight off of the wheel doesn't eradicate the problem and therefore make diagnosis a tad tricky.

Either way, I'll find out tomorrow...I may need to post a pic of the offending part so you chaps can tell me what it is

Cheers again,

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Omega General Help / Creaking from passenger side when steering

« on: 04 February 2010, 12:57:58 »

Hi folks,

I have a 2003 facelift estate. Recently I have been hearing intermittently a hefty creaking coming from the passenger side front wheelarch. It is definitely steering and not suspension as I cannot replicate the noise by pressing down on that side. It happens when stationary as well as moving...

Any ideas?

Thanks folks!!

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Omega General Help / Re: 2003 O Estate - crash.... Pics

« on: 27 January 2008, 21:10:32 »

thanks for the tips...anyone know of an oyster facelift mig with a mint passenger door going spare???

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Omega General Help / Re: 2003 O Estate - crash.... Pics

« on: 27 January 2008, 13:17:27 »

Just to update you ... with some investigative work from "alexandjen" cheers!

We have deduced that Z158 is actually oyster and the z refers to :-

Y
=
applies to single-coat painting

Z
=
applies to two-coat painting (as 2 coats of a plain colour; 2 coats metallic and 2 coats pearlescent)

Z+Z
=
applies to two-colour painting. The main colour of the car and the secondary colour appear next to each other

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Omega General Help / Re: 2003 O Estate - crash.... Pics

« on: 26 January 2008, 19:05:44 »

yeah i know, just looks like an odd size/shape for a car if the car hit him in the side

Hit me at a forty five degree angle...

I was pulling across two lanes of traffic and he was blatantly going too fast as he could have stopped in time if not.