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Omega General Help / How do I get out of "park" ?

« on: 18 February 2008, 02:53:39 »

Just a quick question.
I have the trans (auto) in park and no battery in the car at the moment.
How can I get it out of park ??

I don't want to reconnect the battery as I have half of the motor apart right now but need to move the car in the morning. I don't want to crawl underneath to disconnect the linkage but if that's what it takes than I will.

Thank you.

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Omega General Help / Re: Quick crankcase breather ?

« on: 09 February 2008, 15:05:02 »

That is a brilliant idea.
So simple, why didn't I think of it ?

Time to raid the kitchen for some supplies while avoiding the little woman's frying pan.

Thank you.

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Omega General Help / Re: Quick crankcase breather ?

« on: 09 February 2008, 14:51:09 »

anyone ? :-/

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Omega General Help / Quick crankcase breather ?

« on: 09 February 2008, 02:27:22 »

Sorry if this is a dumb question or in the wrong section but couldn't find the answer I was looking for.

I removed the crankcase breather from my engine block (3.0 V6). The metal box that bolts to the motor behind the head.
Inside there was a plastic what looks like baffle that partially blocked off one of the holes. The piece was warped but the moment I touched it the thing crumbled to dust and now I don't know what to do.
Should I make something that would fit the original location or is it OK to reinstall the breather without that part ?

Can't find anything in my service manual or in any thread discussing the breather so maybe I'm the only one dumb enough to have broken that bit.

I appreciate any help as I need to have this motor back in the car and running by Sunday.

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: Hello to all

« on: 07 January 2008, 03:05:27 »

Nothing major.
The auto trans was shuddering and slipping so before things got real bad I pulled it down for some much needed clutches.
I tow a trailer with my toys so I will be adding an oil cooler to help with the heat.

The motor has some oil leaks so I pulled it out and will be taking care of them while I wait for transmission parts.
If I have the time and energy I might clean up the ports in the heads but nothing drastic, just a clean up.

All this was prompted by a phantom loss of fuel pressure which left me stranded just before Christmas and since the old girl is 150K miles young she deserves some love and care.

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Newbie Welcome Area / Hello to all

« on: 07 January 2008, 01:27:00 »

Hi everyone,
New here but not new to the Omega world. I keep coming back for more punishment which says a lot about me.

I currently own a 97 Cadillac Catera (fancy talk for an Omega) which is in the middle of some well deserved maintenance.

Anyway, I look forward to picking your brains and leaching off all the tech info here.