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Omega General Help / Intermittent noise from rear of MIG

« on: 01 October 2011, 20:40:49 »

Gents,

Wonder if someone can point me in the right direction to a possible cause of an intermittent noise i have coming from the rear of my MIG. 

I can only describe it as a howl, it only happens at slow speed when i am only turning to the right, either forward or reverse i.e. such as in a car park. 

Sometimes the noise is there sometimes it is not, have noticed that when the noise starts if i press on the brakes the noise goes, so possible brake issue?  If i am reversing onto my drive way and the noise starts it will go away the moment the car hits the lowered curb.

Once the noise has been heard and then goes i do not hear it again for the whole day. 

The brake pads were changed several months ago and the rear brakes have started to squeal when i brake when reversing. 

Could this be a possible calliper issue, or maybe a leak within the braking system.  I think i may be leaking some brake fluid somewhere as the level in the fluid reservoir looks a little low. 

Appreciate all help and advice.

Many thanks

Dave 

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Omega General Help / MOT Pass

« on: 26 April 2011, 20:09:06 »

My Mig has passed its MOT first time and lives to fight for another year. 

Just want to give a big thumbs ups  and thanks to Chrisgixer for sorting out a couple of problems with my Mig which if not fixed would of led to my Mig being off the road and leading to a big hole in my pocket.

Dave

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Omega General Help / Re: Rear Springs split

« on: 13 March 2011, 18:57:00 »

Your a star, will PM you once I have the bits. 

Many thanks.

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Omega General Help / Re: Rear Springs split

« on: 13 March 2011, 18:46:20 »

Reading will be good, not far off.

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Omega General Help / Rear Springs split

« on: 13 March 2011, 16:24:02 »

Hi,

just taken the rear drivers side wheel of the hub to find out that the suspension spring has split in two (no wonder the rear of the car feels like it is wondering around the place).

Can any one point me in the best direction for replacement springs, seen some Anschler Springs on Euro Car Parts for £33 for one (any good???).

As these need replacing going to change the suspension donuts as well.

As i am not really mechanically minded, anyone know of a good place around the Aldershot/ Farnorough area.  Will get the parts, happily pay for the labour.

Cheers guys.

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Omega General Help / Re: Coolant header tank level sensor

« on: 22 February 2011, 17:04:54 »

My sensor failed, just took a paperclip, cut it to size and stuck it in the sensor lead underneath the coolant tank, wrapped electical tape around it to keep it in place. Works a treat as no more Check Coolant Level warning on dash. I check the levels every weekend, plus money is a bit tight at the moment. Could not justify spending 30 quid on a new one, might get around to buying one later. 

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Omega General Help / Re: Brake pad change

« on: 15 January 2011, 20:56:38 »

Cheers for the info guys, very helpful as always.

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Omega General Help / Re: Brake pad change

« on: 15 January 2011, 18:03:30 »

Gents,

Thanks for the quick responses and advice, I will go back and look in the maintenance section of the forum. Did have a look but obviously not hard enough.

Afraid I do not have access to a Vaux Trade Club, but the normal prices are way cheaper than what National and Kwik-Fit want. 

Dave C

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Omega General Help / Brake pad change

« on: 15 January 2011, 17:00:12 »

Gents,

Is there an idiots guide on this forum reference how to change front and rear brake pads, had a good look but cannot find it if it exists.

National and Kwik fit want £180 to change both front and back pads.  Seeing that you can get all parts for less than £50,I am not going to pay £130 in labour charges. I think I am confident enough to try, as long as I have a guide. (managed to change my crank sensor myself, with big help from this site), so willing to give it a go.

Many thanks in advance

Dave

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Omega General Help / Re: codes 420 & 430.

« on: 12 October 2010, 18:32:08 »

I agree with Entwood above that fuel quality has an issue whether or not the EML light comes on. I just fuelled up at the start of the month and after a few days the EML light appeared. No surprise to me as the fuel was from Tesco's. I have had this problem before with the fuel from these types of garages. Thankfully the last time i got fuel from a "proper" garage the EML light reset it self after a period of time and went out, so expecting it to reset itself this time.
I have also used Cataclean prior to an MOT and it seemed to work for me, but i know that this additive has a bit of a  contentious issue on this forum. 

Dave C

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Omega General Help / Re: crank sensor again

« on: 17 August 2010, 17:53:03 »

Squid,

As Entwood said just follow the guides on the forum, save yourself a shit load of money by not paying labour charges.

Changed the crank sensor on my 2.6 V6 a few weeks ago, I do not have alot of mechanical knowledge, but followed the guide. Took me about 30 minutes, only had one problem where the seal around the sensor was not seated correctly so started to leak oil. Reseated it and so far had no problems.

Just make sure when you route the lead for the new sensor across to the wing make sure it does not touch the pre cat as it passes quite close.

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Omega General Help / Re: Wishbone life expectancy

« on: 03 May 2010, 16:01:54 »

Rob,
my migs 9 years old with just over 91K on the clock, had to replace front wishbones last week as it failed its MOT due to them. Got new ones on and the front end feels much tighter and precis.

Dave

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Omega General Help / Re: Crankshaft sensor

« on: 03 May 2010, 18:02:35 »

Cheers Andy B,

As you can see i am not very mechanicaly minded, but i am steadily expanding my knowledge thanks to this forum. 
Still have not got the confidence to start taking my engine apart though.  :-/
Plus to many years spent living abroad, so everything to me is metric, cannot get the hang of feet and yards.

Thanks for all the replies

Dave.

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Omega General Help / Re: Crankshaft sensor

« on: 03 May 2010, 17:15:14 »

Cheers Jimbob,

Much appreciated for the quick reply.

Will source down new GM part.

Dave

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Omega General Help / Crankshaft sensor

« on: 03 May 2010, 15:56:46 »

Hi Guys,

When i thought my mig was all and well after passing its MOT and only having to replace the front wishbones, the engine decides to die on me whilst waiting to get out of a car park.

Tried starting the engine but it refused to start. Checked the codes and it seems I have a P0335 Crankshaft Position Sensor, circuit malfunction.

Called the AA and they got me started by reseting the sensor, however after 500 metres the engine stopped, luckily the AA was following me home.

Eventually i got home by being dragged behind the AA truck after the engine cutting out aleast once more.

The AA mechanic stated that he could not diagnose whether it was the Crankshaft or camshaft sensor and said it was best to change both just in case.

I have seen the Crankshaft replacement instructions on the forum and it seems simple enough for a complete novice like me to do.

Would it be best to change the Cam Shaft sensor as well?

If yes then where on the engine is it situated? 

As cash is fairly tight at present due to replacing front wishbones during MOT i am looking at getting an after market sensor via vauuxhall parts wharehouse on ebay, £32.50 for crankshaft sensor. Has any one on the forum had dealings with this company and the parts???

Many thanks

Dave