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Omega General Help / Steering Wander

« on: 09 July 2007, 21:23:26 »

My Omega tramlines badly on uneven surfaces and in motorway ruts. I've changed the steering idler and the wishbones (and had the tracking reset). This has improved things, but it is still pretty poor. What's should I look at next in order to get to the bottom of this problem?

Plus, my aircon is loosing gas, is there a common fail on the omega that I can look for, or am I better off taking to my local aircon servicing chap?

cheers

Bert

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Omega General Help / Wandering steering and overactive central locking

« on: 19 March 2007, 19:50:04 »

Before I venture out in the winters last icy blast I was wondering if someone could save me a little fault finding time....

Firstly my omega has developed overactive central locking - everytime i unlock it, fob or key in lock, it relocks. Simply slamming the drivers door will cause it to lock (I have been left stranded with the keys inside!). Fortunately it never unlocks on its own. I assume there is some form of sensor in the door which tells the central locking to function, and it is stuck in the lock position. Any pointers as to what to look for will be gratefully received.


Secondly my omega wanders somewhat, plenty of minor steering correction required. It really doens't like the tracks created by lorries in certain motorways. From what I have read on the forums so far I suspect that I will need to change the front wishbones and steering idler, but before I start getting oily is there anything else to look for and which one should i do first (or both at the same time), plus where is a good place to get parts (I have seen some wishbones on ebay for about £23ea)

thanks

Bert

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Omega General Help / Ride Height

« on: 22 January 2007, 21:17:44 »

I have a '98 CDX 2.5 Estate. I believe it has the self leveling suspension, but it looks a touch high at the back - carpark comparison sugests an inch or two (I have seen an Omega that looked like it was about a foot too high at the back). I think this explains why my headlights seem to point at the floor, despite being adjusted to the highest level (they are Xenons). Does anyone know what the ride height should be, and what might be casuing the problem.

cheers