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Omega General Help / Re: do all seats fit?

« on: 13 May 2009, 20:47:06 »

Sorry to Hijack but what about the electrics etc?

I have a GLS with manual seats. could the electric leathers be fitted in that?

Just wondered if the electrics are already in the car

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Omega General Help / Re: Major Fuel Leak!

« on: 29 April 2009, 06:46:55 »

Well done Humpy for sorting it out Could have been catastrophic consequences if left.

Paul

Especially with the price of fuel these days  

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Omega General Help / Re: ICV or not. That is the question :-)

« on: 27 April 2009, 20:33:09 »

Well I decided to start again as used a gasket compound and the old gaskets when refitting last time. Stripped it down, Cleaned everything again, Fitted new ICV ( cant be arsed keep cleaning this one   )

I will have to wait till tomorrow till the new TB gasket arrives but will keep you posted.

Decided to finish cleaning all the breathers at the same time. I had not attempted the big one at the back. What a Biatch to get to the bolts that hold the metal pipe on  . Need arms like Baboons me thinks. Not too sure how on earth Im going to get the bolts back in as yet  

Roll on tomorrow  

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Omega General Help / Re: ICV or not. That is the question :-)

« on: 27 April 2009, 06:34:31 »

Thanks for the notes,

Yes its a 4 pot but will have a good look about and see if anything is not quite right.

I noticed the hunting once when on the way back from the 1st MOT. If it wasnt stalling then it would hunt between 1200 and 1800rpm. I was hoping that the clean up would have sorted it and it seemed to for a day or so. But that didnt last long lol

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Omega General Help / ICV or not. That is the question :-)

« on: 26 April 2009, 23:34:13 »

Hi again all,

Finaly got the mig through its MOT and now all sorted and road legal  8-)

Still have a few issues which are really bugging me.

Main one is the rough and irratic idle. Sometimes its great and idles at about 600rpm and ticks over nicely. other times it hunts up and down between 1200 and 1800rpm. Sometimes its just rough at 900rpm.

Now I have already cleaned out the ICV along with the throttle body and also the little breather valve tucked inside the inlet manifold ( that all stopped the stalling )

Now is it that the ICV is pooped and needs a new one or is there anything else to check that might be causing this issue before I lay out any more hard earned beer tokens on it?

2nd issue is the gear change. Autobox is quite jerky / notchy when changing down. All seems ok on the way up just when slowing down or comming to a stop. Is this normal?

Any help or advice would be appreciated  

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Omega General Help / Re: Auto box OIL!!!!

« on: 27 April 2009, 20:23:46 »

Might as well get the gasket kit with filter (£35)

I have been down to the stealers today and they quoted £85 + vat ( and that was trade ) for the 2 x gaskets and the filter.

How do I tell what gearbox I have so I can drop Jpat ) or whoever it was lol ) a shout.

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Omega General Help / Re: abs / traction control lights

« on: 16 April 2009, 23:33:48 »

Just a though but I had a simular issue on a Vectra B.

Turned out it wasnt the ABS sensors but the actual ABS ring on the front driveshaft.

Its a ring thats pressed onto the shaft ( bit like a ring gear on a flywheel ) and it had split so no longer fixed to the shaft. Its confused the hell out of the ABS system and threw  up all sorts of issues.

Might be worth giving the rings a clean and see if they are loose on the shaft.

Just my 2p  

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Omega General Help / Re: Newbie to Migs

« on: 16 April 2009, 23:23:08 »

Well just got in from fitting the rear springs ( hoping for the MOT re test tomorrow ).

I must say that the 2.0 16v 2000 facelift saloon looks nothing like that shown on the "maintenence" Pages. it would appear to be a completly different set up and was a real pleasure to do NOT  

If it was light I would have taken some pics and tried my own right up but then I know I would have had to leave out all the swear words and the throwing parts at next doors dog bits out.

All in all its job done. With the help of spring compressors, crow bars, huge amounts of brute force and ignorance and ending up standing on the hub to get it down far enough its all done.

So new tyre, front pads and a full service in the morning and she should be ready to roll. Fingers crossed for the MOT  

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Omega General Help / Re: Newbie to Migs

« on: 14 April 2009, 21:18:05 »

Just for the record I did try VX for the springs and they wanted £280 a pair  :-?

They wonder why Motor factors do so well  

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Omega General Help / Re: Newbie to Migs

« on: 14 April 2009, 21:16:39 »

Managed to order all the bits i need now. got a full service kit coming, front pads and sensors and the dreaded rear springs.

Managed to get KYB's for £25 each plus Vat ( and the factors I use had them on the shelf   )

So as of tomorrow evening at about 6.30 pm you will hear the air go blue in Romford im sure lol

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Omega General Help / Re: Newbie to Migs

« on: 13 April 2009, 21:00:48 »

Thanks for the tips guys  

I couldnt get any parts over the weekend so thought I would have a go at the breathers and ICV and see if that sorted the stalling and idle problems.

I followed the write up in the mainenence section and it was spot on. The ICv was filthy and also the air valve in the manifold was clogged up solid.

One thing i did notice is that if you remove the throttle body it make getting to that valve a whole lot easier. Re assembly was simple without the throttlwe body there. Gave me a chance to give that a good clean up at the same time.

I would sugest that someone adds the recomendation of removing the throttle body in the write up. I think without removal I would have struggled like mad (big hands and fingers   ). Besides its good maintenence to give the throttle body a good clean anyway IMO  

All in all it now runs as sweet as a nut and no idle problems or stalling. Thanks again to those in the know  

Will keep you posted on the other faults as and when I get them sorted  8-)

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Omega General Help / Re: Newbie to Migs

« on: 12 April 2009, 17:03:24 »

revs - clean ICV, nice and easy

So speak to the local vicar then?  

It was fine when I left home and for about 30 miles ( I did try and give it a good clear out officer   ) but it was when i left there that it started to play up.

Wonder if i dislodged some poop. Maybe another good thrashing will help  

Brakes i dont have a problem with. Just a little unsure of teh rear springs. Guy at the MOT station said it was just drop the shock and they pull out and push back in. Me thinks he was telling me porkies  

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Omega General Help / Re: Newbie to Migs

« on: 12 April 2009, 10:13:03 »

Thanks for the welcome peeps  

Been browsing through the site for what seems like weeks and found loads of usefull info ( although some of the pics in the maintenance section seem to be missing )

Going to get started on it next week as cant get any bits this weekend   been hunting around for springs flebay but will try the local factors when they are open.

Fitted most of the in car entertainment system ( wasnt that fun getting looms etc through the bulkhead and up under the dash   )

Still goto decide what rims to fit but dare say it will end up with something a little bigger  

Will try and post some pics when i get a chance.

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Omega General Help / Newbie to Migs

« on: 11 April 2009, 21:58:36 »

Hi all,
Just been given a 2000 2.0 16v facelift auto saloon mig thats been sitting on the guys drive for 2 years ( long story but the garage he traded it in to never picked it up and that was 2 years ago   )

Managed to get into the car eventualy (deadlocked and locks seized up ) and got her started.

Spent 2 days cleaning and polishing it all up and now looks ace ( still got another 2 days cleaning of the interior to do though   )

Took her in for the MOT today and failed   and that was with taking dougnuts for the lads  

2 x rear springs broken, n/s/f tyre down to cords on inner edge ( does pull to the left so hoping its only tracking ) and a washer jet blocked (should have checked them before going ) Oh and was told the front brake pads are ultra low.

I noticed when I left the MOT station that the revs kept dropping off and dieing when coming to a stand still. If i dropped it into neutral and keeping the revs up on throttle then it wouldnt die. Was fine on the way there though which seamed a little odd. At one point the revs were raising and dropping on their own.

Now after reading 40 or so pages of the forum   I guess the best place to start is the breathers and Idle valve. How do you clean out the idle valve and is it a knuckle bleeder to get to?

2nd question is where is the best place to get springs? Im on a serious (low) budget so cant afford silly prices. Anyone got a pair kicking around thats not a million miles away from Romford?

I need to get all these things sorted by next weekend so could do with sourcing the bits quickly ( just my luck that nothing is open over the easter weekend grrrrrrrr )

Makes note to speak to VX dealer about a TC ( work for Wolfarce   )

All in all i like the car and its a step in the right direction from the Vectra we just gave to the mother in law  

Any help or advise would be greatly appreciated  

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Omega General Help / Re: where to obtain coil spring from?

« on: 12 April 2009, 17:56:29 »

I have the same problem  

According to the MOT guy it seams to be a common problem on alot of cars these days. He failed 4 cars this week for broken rear springs. Sleeping policemen and the number of pot holes around I guess.

Wonder if i could send the bill to the local council