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Omega General Help / Re: How to remove the Front Ashtray (complete unit)
« on: 21 January 2011, 14:13:11 »
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Omega General Help / How to remove the Front Ashtray (complete unit)
« on: 21 January 2011, 13:01:39 »
Hi Folks,
I have an Omega B (2001) and need to remove the complete ashtray from the dash, as I think something has slipped behind it as it is not closing properly.
Before I start, can anyone give me any pointers as to how to do it? I am sure it is very simple, but I can't see anything obvious, and I don't want to start pulling and leavering it, as in my experience this will lead to me breaking it before then working out how I should have done it!
Thanks in advance
Dom
I have an Omega B (2001) and need to remove the complete ashtray from the dash, as I think something has slipped behind it as it is not closing properly.
Before I start, can anyone give me any pointers as to how to do it? I am sure it is very simple, but I can't see anything obvious, and I don't want to start pulling and leavering it, as in my experience this will lead to me breaking it before then working out how I should have done it!
Thanks in advance
Dom
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Omega General Help / Re: update on my non-progress
« on: 28 August 2010, 20:00:32 »
Hi - I know that you say that your ignition is fine and that you have replaced nearly everthing. However, I have had my fingers burned over the last few months problem solving a 2.2 with simular syptoms as yours. It turned out, with help from Welung666 and a his computor, that the fault was the coil pack that I had already changed with a used one that had them same fault! See the thread 'Omega 2.2 - running on 3 cylinders! ECU fault?'
Good luck sorting it out!
Good luck sorting it out!
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Omega General Help / Re: omega climate control
« on: 28 August 2010, 19:43:12 »Quote
hi guys, when the climate control is set to low, should it be freezing cold like air-con or just normal ambient temp?
Hi - Check you haven't got it set to ECO setting? On ECO it will be ambient as i think it turns the aircon pump off. Worth a check before getting it regassed.
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Omega General Help / Re: Omega 2.2 - running on 3 cylinders! ECU fault?
« on: 27 August 2010, 21:30:51 »
Firstly a big thanks to Welung666 for taking the time to come over a take a look at my omega. Top man! Turned out to be the coilpack at fault! Very frustrating as this was one of the first items I changed months ago. It does expain why the missfire changed from pot 3 to pot 1 I just never made the connection that it happened after changing the pack. I feel a bit daft having spent months trying to resolve the issue. Learnt a lesson about not just assuming a repacement part will work even if sold as a good one from a Vauxhall specialist breakers though! I still need a coilpack as the one I tested it with was from my uncles car. If anyone has one for a 2.2 let me know. I also have a known good spare ecu which will be heading for eBay!
Thanks to everyone for your help I am looking forwards to driving on 4 cylinders again!
Thanks to everyone for your help I am looking forwards to driving on 4 cylinders again!
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Omega General Help / Re: Omega 2.2 - running on 3 cylinders! ECU fault?
« on: 25 August 2010, 17:19:54 »
Hi all, thanks for your help so far.
I have confirmed that there is no spark to number one. I did this by taking out the coil pack with the spark plugs in, earthing them to the battery with jump leads and turning the engine over. Sparks from the rest but not number one. I had wondered about the cam sensor as it seem ls resonabky easy to get too.
Glad to hear that it will cut the fuel too as a was concerned I would be wrecking the cat. Although I seem to recall the plug being wet? That could have been when the fault was intermitant though. It is now more or less a perminant feature!
When CAM sensors fail do they tend to fail gradually as per the fault I have?
Also, what's the Knock Sensor?
I have confirmed that there is no spark to number one. I did this by taking out the coil pack with the spark plugs in, earthing them to the battery with jump leads and turning the engine over. Sparks from the rest but not number one. I had wondered about the cam sensor as it seem ls resonabky easy to get too.
Glad to hear that it will cut the fuel too as a was concerned I would be wrecking the cat. Although I seem to recall the plug being wet? That could have been when the fault was intermitant though. It is now more or less a perminant feature!
When CAM sensors fail do they tend to fail gradually as per the fault I have?
Also, what's the Knock Sensor?
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Omega General Help / Re: Omega 2.2 - running on 3 cylinders! ECU fault?
« on: 25 August 2010, 09:56:34 »
Hi, sorry! I got the codes mixed up. I did get the P0110 code which was MAF sensor. This led me to replace it. The other code was P0303. When I first started getting the fault I was getting all sorted of codes. I was advised to replace the crank angle sensor on the basis that when this goes it can lead to lots of codes being generated erroneously. I have replaced that too.
Hopefully Welung666 will be able to work some magic!
Thanks all!
Hopefully Welung666 will be able to work some magic!
Thanks all!
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Omega General Help / Re: Omega 2.2 - running on 3 cylinders! ECU fault?
« on: 24 August 2010, 18:23:50 »
Hi, I am in Belper, Derbyshire.
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Omega General Help / Re: Omega 2.2 - running on 3 cylinders! ECU fault?
« on: 24 August 2010, 17:00:56 »
Hi autoadict, no, there is no water on the back of the coil pack connecter, I have also checked for oil in the spark plug well. Dry as a bone.
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Omega General Help / Omega 2.2 - running on 3 cylinders! ECU fault?
« on: 24 August 2010, 16:50:13 »
I have had a fault developing on my Omega 2.2 (2001) over the past few months. The Engine runs on 3 cylinders, occasionally 1 in 20 times I use it runs fine for the first 5 miles or so, then goes back to running on 3 cylinders.
The engine management light has come on and I had the following fault code:
p0110 - generic cylinder 3 missfire
I have replaced the MAF, crank angle sensor, plugs and coil pack to know avail. I have ruled out head gasket too.
I have replaced the cables from the ECU to the back of the coil pack; as a result I now have a connector block at the ECU where the cables come from the pug connecting to the ECU, this has the 8 feeds coming from the ECU, each cylinder has 2 cables from the plug of a smaller gauge to the cables that plug into the back of the coil pack. I assume because there is not enough room in the plug for the full gauge cable and so 2 pins per cylinder used from the ECU. From the connect back of the connect block each cylinder then has 1 cable.
I have identified it is number 1 cylinder that is not sparking. I have also been able to measure the outputs from each of the signal cables coming out from the ECU, by using a volt meter on the connecter block the the battery earth. There is a 13.6 volt signal coming out from cylinder numbers 2,3 and 4, but only 5-6 volts from number 1. I have therefore assumed that the ECU has had it. I bought a replacement, with transponder and chip off ebay for £175 claimed to be off a working car. However, with this I get the exact same fault. The only difference between the ECUs is that thereplacement ECU lights up the engine management light with the spanner on it, where as the original lights up the other light which is just an engine. No codes are now showing?
Does anyone know if this is a common ECU fault in the 2.2 and if so, have I just brought another duff one with the same fault? Any Ideas welcome, the car is heading for the scrap yard at this rate!
Thanks in advance - Dom
The engine management light has come on and I had the following fault code:
p0110 - generic cylinder 3 missfire
I have replaced the MAF, crank angle sensor, plugs and coil pack to know avail. I have ruled out head gasket too.
I have replaced the cables from the ECU to the back of the coil pack; as a result I now have a connector block at the ECU where the cables come from the pug connecting to the ECU, this has the 8 feeds coming from the ECU, each cylinder has 2 cables from the plug of a smaller gauge to the cables that plug into the back of the coil pack. I assume because there is not enough room in the plug for the full gauge cable and so 2 pins per cylinder used from the ECU. From the connect back of the connect block each cylinder then has 1 cable.
I have identified it is number 1 cylinder that is not sparking. I have also been able to measure the outputs from each of the signal cables coming out from the ECU, by using a volt meter on the connecter block the the battery earth. There is a 13.6 volt signal coming out from cylinder numbers 2,3 and 4, but only 5-6 volts from number 1. I have therefore assumed that the ECU has had it. I bought a replacement, with transponder and chip off ebay for £175 claimed to be off a working car. However, with this I get the exact same fault. The only difference between the ECUs is that thereplacement ECU lights up the engine management light with the spanner on it, where as the original lights up the other light which is just an engine. No codes are now showing?
Does anyone know if this is a common ECU fault in the 2.2 and if so, have I just brought another duff one with the same fault? Any Ideas welcome, the car is heading for the scrap yard at this rate!
Thanks in advance - Dom
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