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Omega General Help / Re: MAF on a TD

« on: 16 June 2009, 11:39:37 »

My 525 TDS had the MAF unplugged when I bought it, plugged back in went into limp home mode...which is why the idiot that sold it had unplugged it ! It was sort of ok with it unplugged but undriveable with it connected... with a new MAF fitted its a completely different car... best price I found and with quick delivery too was £157 including delivery from a bloke called Paul. cant remember his trading name but number is 0208 462 2543..  Pull off the old MAF it should be a Pierburg.. code 7.22184.50.0 he will ask you to check before ordering as obviously doesnt want to send the wrong one!

HTH  Chris

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Omega General Help / Re: bought myself a 2.2 dti and need help

« on: 12 May 2009, 13:31:04 »

Was reading somewhere recently that a turbo only whistles if its out of balance?? I thought they all whistled but maybe its a 'how loud' is ok question... others halfs Primera DCi ate its Turbo last week at 57000 miles... it had always whistled loud enough that you thought there was a police car nearby if on/off the throttle... never thought anything of it till doing research on why it went bang..... My 525 TDS has a silent turbo... and the new one on the primera is silent too :-/ :-/

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Omega General Help / Re: Quick Poll! Which to buy DTi or TD ???

« on: 10 May 2009, 10:14:29 »

Bit of a late comment but our experience of 2.2dti contradicts most of the comments made on here.ours has been outstanding apart from a couple of electrical/sensor issues although i must add it did die quite abrubtly @ 401k when the timing chain broke (really should be a service item along with the bottom pulley which seems to last 130-160k). :-/
Our 'newer' engine has been in for 8k now so far only needing a new crank sensor

I think if I had run an engine to 401k without major problems I would have had my moneys worth!! So the answer so far is.... no idea! Several votes more for the old BMW lump but a few very positive comments on what the DTi drives like with most of the issues down to servicing(or lack of) Looks like I'm gonn ahave to make time to go drive some and see how they feel
Thanks for all the input, will let you know how the test drives go...
Chris  

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Omega General Help / Re: Quick Poll! Which to buy DTi or TD ???

« on: 09 May 2009, 09:53:01 »

Having never owned a TD i can't comment on them. I have a DTi & it's good, very good. I like the low down torque they deliver & it's a very good town driver, infact it's a good all rounder
I've had mine remapped & i haven't found a 2.2 petrol that can keep up yet

thanks Pete... 525 is awful round town as its so slow to pick up under 2000rpm and the gearing is so high... however 80 on the motorway is incredibly relaxed... unfortunately with teh amount of traffic on the road these days steady cruising dont happen often....
Who did  the tweaks on the DTi for you and what would I be looking at cost wise?? guessing its about 25% more bhp and torque if its similar to the ads have been looking at...
Chris

Where's your location?

http://www.zen19051.zen.co.uk/ This guy. He's very good

Thanks Pete....... Asbourne only about 30 miles...

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Omega General Help / Re: Quick Poll! Which to buy DTi or TD ???

« on: 08 May 2009, 21:05:42 »

Having never owned a TD i can't comment on them. I have a DTi & it's good, very good. I like the low down torque they deliver & it's a very good town driver, infact it's a good all rounder
I've had mine remapped & i haven't found a 2.2 petrol that can keep up yet

thanks Pete... 525 is awful round town as its so slow to pick up under 2000rpm and the gearing is so high... however 80 on the motorway is incredibly relaxed... unfortunately with teh amount of traffic on the road these days steady cruising dont happen often....
Who did  the tweaks on the DTi for you and what would I be looking at cost wise?? guessing its about 25% more bhp and torque if its similar to the ads have been looking at...
Chris

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Omega General Help / Re: Quick Poll! Which to buy DTi or TD ???

« on: 08 May 2009, 21:02:18 »

V6 on LPG

Still a possible but looking at all the problems with the V6's makes a DTi look a safe bet doesnt it???  

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Omega General Help / Re: Quick Poll! Which to buy DTi or TD ???

« on: 08 May 2009, 21:00:46 »

Mine suits me fine, particularly now it's been chipped by the lads on here.

In un-chipped form, they're 130 BHP, and performance is disappointing. Apparently, the chip sends it back to BMW spec of 163 BHP. It's now very good, suits us fine, and locally attains a proven 33 mpg. When towing our 22' caravan, I find that it's slightly lack-lustre in the lower rev range, but kept 'on song' it'll pull like a train. I've modified my driving technique to largely overcome this.

Standard BMW output is 143 BHP

In the 3 series yes, but in the 5 series it was 163bhp

Have to disagree with you Platty... the early 525TDSas fitted in e34 and e39 5 series  is 143bhp, its the later 2001 onwards common rail jobbie thats 163..
Thanks for the comments so far, I think I will find the good in whatever car comes along in the right condition at the right price, I do like low down torque but take on board the possible reliability issues with the dti.... hoping this is only on the poorly serviced ones... Will see if I can get a drive in both over next couple of weeks and see where I go from there... chipping the td for £70 sounds good if I go that way... who do I talk to about that??
Nice busy sight this... plenty to keep me away from work

Cheers

Chris

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Omega General Help / Re: Quick Poll! Which to buy DTi or TD ???

« on: 07 May 2009, 16:56:35 »

thanks so far folks... Torque at 1500rpm is what I'm after Nially... think I must be getting old! 525 makes a lovely noise when singing and revs far better than a big 6 cylinder diesel should but the gearing is so high its almost unusable on 40-60mph a-roads... overtakes become 3rd gear affairs or even second at times and then it just looks like your trying too hard!!
Lack of low down torque is all the more apparent with caravan attached as 50mph is only 1700 revs... so 400rpm short of where the go starts... so thats 4th to maintain speed and 3rd for acceleration again...
I think the low down torque of the 2.2Dti may suit me better... but if they have reliability issued then maybe not... but then even the BMW engine goes wrong if not looked after I suppose...  :-/
keep replies coming... particularly interested to hear from any other closet caravan fans on towing experiences with either lump..
Thanks

Chris

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Omega General Help / Quick Poll! Which to buy DTi or TD ???

« on: 07 May 2009, 11:51:48 »

Currently searching for an Omega... must be diesel but then it gets a bit vague...although must be manual..saloon or estate not too bothered......
Tell you what I need,let me know which you would go for!
Use is 70% commuting/ 20% open road cruising and 10% fully loaded with 1600kgs of caravan on the back...
I presently have a 1997 525TDS which has done 165k and is past its best, new car budget is upto 3k and have fond memories of an Omega I had 6 years ago.. Annual mileage will be around 12000....
My original thoughts were to find a nice DTi... never driven one but power and torque figs/gearing should mean dont have to rev it too much for reasonable go... particularly with a chip... current 525 goes well but only if you have at least 2000 revs on... other halfs Primera DCi pulls strongly from 1200rpm in any gear and I like that... its just not big enough to pull the caravan!
Speaking to a ex VX mechanic this morning who reckons the DTi suffers from timing chain problems regularly and the only omega to buy would be one with a BMW engine.... now on paper the dti is as quick/lighter at the front which should help the handling a bit and quite a bit  more economical... so which is it to be??? would be interested in comments on reliability between the 2 options as well as pulling power at 50-60 in top gear for when the vans on the back, thats where the 525 struggles a bit as it doesnt really come on song till 65 in top...and I dislike having to constantly change down to 3rd on a motorway...Also some 'average' fuel consumption figs in the real world would be useful...
Have just spotted that 'ElitePete' is only 5 miles up the road... that could be handy once I'm sorted!!
Looking forward to your comments and advice.. by the way like petrol as a fuel but not the consumption figures... for petrol fun I'll get the motorbike out!!

Chris

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: Hi folks......

« on: 07 May 2009, 10:23:23 »

What a busy forum and pleasant people.... or is that just till I get to know you???

Shall be making some time to do a bit of serious research on the boards today as just been speaking to an ex-vauxhall mechanic who doesnt rate the 2.2 DTi and says the best thing about Omegas is the BMW engine in the TD..... Lets hope hes wrong... Although the engine on my BMW 525TDS is fine at 165000 miles, its just the rest is falling apart around it!

Chris

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: Hi folks......

« on: 06 May 2009, 21:15:42 »

Hi all, just registered, looks a well run forum, not got an Omega at the moment but hoping to find a tidy DTi somewhere.... current BMW 525TDS has done 165k miles and still going strong engine wise at least! From what I'v read the 2.2 DTi lasts well and should compare to my beemer on performance whilst being more economical too..
Had an Omega back in 2001, a 2ltr petrol, 2nd most comfortable car I ever owned... the most comfortable was my rusty old 2.6 Senator..... Beemer doesnt compare on comfort but does go round corners with a bit less body roll
Now heres a funny thing.... if I want to post a Wanted ad I have to send 50 hello messages first :-/ I may be sometime.......

Looking forward to being back in Omegaland

Chris.

I would read the forum guidelines first

I think my natural sarcasm may have caught you out there Pete... this makes 2 and only 48 more till I can post a 'wanted' ad...  8-)
Thanks for all the welcomes so far....

Chris

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Newbie Welcome Area / Hi folks......

« on: 06 May 2009, 20:52:29 »

Hi all, just registered, looks a well run forum, not got an Omega at the moment but hoping to find a tidy DTi somewhere.... current BMW 525TDS has done 165k miles and still going strong engine wise at least! From what I'v read the 2.2 DTi lasts well and should compare to my beemer on performance whilst being more economical too..
Had an Omega back in 2001, a 2ltr petrol, 2nd most comfortable car I ever owned... the most comfortable was my rusty old 2.6 Senator..... Beemer doesnt compare on comfort but does go round corners with a bit less body roll
Now heres a funny thing.... if I want to post a Wanted ad I have to send 50 hello messages first :-/ I may be sometime.......

Looking forward to being back in Omegaland

Chris.

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General Car Chat / Re: Sodding EBAY wasters

« on: 02 June 2009, 15:56:43 »

Eeejuts everywhere...... my 525 TDS was in Edinburgh, I won it after putting on a 'cheeky' bid and forgetting all about it till the invoice came through! Train to Edinburgh, 5 hours then 250 mile drive home... some of the faults immediately apparent, some on closer inspection and after a few miles :-/ I bought it as I didnt fancy the train home again but it was NOTHING like described... seller had 100% positive feedback and a score of 130.... you cant trust anybody! Have been lucky on 4 motorbikes bought on ebay... all miles away and exactly as described... wont be buying again without viewing....
On a similar note... sold the ex-wifes astra for her a few weeks back, listed all the faults and sold within 8 hours to a trader... he came, paid, advertised it as 'excellent condition with no faults' for £300 more than he paid! His photos seemed to manage to avoid all the dents and scrapes which i had highlighted on my e-bay sale!!
Sorry to hear you found another of the duffers....

Chris

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General Discussion Area / Re: your 1st car?

« on: 21 May 2009, 18:56:30 »

1971 Marina 1.3 Coupe in Blaze orange with Brown Vinyl Roof  
Drum Brakes all round so that was a weekly adjustment to keep it vaguely stopping... went sideways everywhere including across a frozen lake in the west midlands... Plod watching from shore not impressed but it was 1984 so got a ticking off and dont be so stupid sonny rather than arrested
Replaced with ex-plod Morris Ital 1.3 after 40000 miles, sold for what I paid for it