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Omega General Help / Heated Rear Window Interfering with Radio Receptio

« on: 13 September 2010, 22:13:04 »

Hi. Switched on the heated rear window in my Omega Elite 3.2 for the first time since last winter and it virtually knocked out the FM station I was listening to - i.e. volume decreases and a lot of noise is introduced. If I change station with the HRW still on, I get no reception at all. If I then turn off the HRW, the reception returns to normal immediately. Effects on AM (MW or LW) stations are much less, but the HRW does appear to introduce a background "whine" on AM stations. If anyone has any idea what may be causing this I'd be grateful to hear from you. Many thanks. Ross.

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Omega General Help / Re: Tyre Specification for Omega 3.2 Saloon?

« on: 05 August 2010, 22:06:54 »

Thanks for all the replies so far - very helpful. Can anyone shed any light on the first part of my question, i.e. my original tyres have Load Rating of 97 on the rear and 94 on the front. Do I need to purchse the same, or is 94 all round sufficient please? Thanks again. Ross.

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Omega General Help / Tyre Specification for Omega 3.2 Saloon?

« on: 05 August 2010, 15:01:03 »

Hi. Got a flat yesterday and basically find I need four new tyres due to tread still legal but sidewalls cracking after nearly seven years. (a) I have the original tyres on the car but Load Rating on rear is 97 but only 94 on front. Anyone know if I need to stick to this or will 94 suffice all round? (National Tyres website says 93 is enough.) (b) Anyone any experience of best buy out of Avon, Bridgestone or Continental – or other make if anyone thinks anything better? Price not so much the issue for me as how many miles they will last (don’t want to have to replace them again and expect to do another 30,000 miles before selling the car), plus reasonable road noise etc. Many thanks. Ross.

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Omega General Help / Re: Air Con Filter Replacement

« on: 12 July 2010, 15:29:16 »

Many thanks for all the helpful replies. I've had a re-gas for £49 and my aircon is now superb. Thanks again. Ross.

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Omega General Help / Re: Air Con Filter Replacement

« on: 09 June 2010, 16:07:32 »

Hi again. Many thanks for the replies. I've removed the pollen filter (it's not black, incidentally, white edges and light grey in the middle) and started off by vacuuming all the rubbish out of it. This hasn't made a great deal of difference. Do you think a new one is the best thing to try before asking the Dealer to look at the problem, i.e. are there any other common problems that would make the air con definitely colder than non-air con air, but definitely not as cold as it should be? I'm thinking that risking a few quid on a new filter before involving the Dealership is probably worthwhile. Thanks again. Ross.

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Omega General Help / Air Con Filter Replacement

« on: 29 May 2010, 13:56:35 »

Hi. Sorry for the very non-technical question, but I'm no mechanic. Is the air con filter easily replaceable on a 2003 Elite 3.2 please? Had a Lexus LS400 in the past and you simply removed it from the rear of the glove box and put a new one in. I'm hoping it's equally simple on the Omega. Many thanks.