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Omega General Help / 2.5 td facelift buying advice / help
« on: 21 April 2013, 11:51:59 »
Hi guys.
First off, I apologize if I'm posting this in a wrong section.
Yesterday, I went to see a 2001 2.5td omega estate.
I really liked the car, but it has some issues I wanted to ask here.
First off, when I pulled out the oil rod, everything was ok, no blowing or oil steams coming out.
But when it lifted the oil cap on the top of the engine, the car changed sound and there was some oil coming out in drops. Is this normal??
Secondly...
When I started the car cold, it had some troubles starting. Felt like I had to crank each cylinder separately
Also, my friend noticed some tiny metal sound coming out of the engine.
There was no smoke coming out of the exhaust. Once started, it was working fine. There was about 1/3rd of the tank of fuel in it.
Later on, when starting warm, it made about 2-3, maybe 4 turns of cranking and started normally.
While driving, I didn't notice any smoke coming out of the exhaust, although, the very end of the exhaust pipe is coloured black.
Also, if I remember corretly, the idle speed was about 1k rpm, little above the regular 750-800 rpm.
What do the experts make of this?
Driveability is great, the suspension seems great.
Is there anything else I should check when going to see the car again?
Thanks for your help, these are the main factors in deciding whether to buy the car or not.
First off, I apologize if I'm posting this in a wrong section.
Yesterday, I went to see a 2001 2.5td omega estate.
I really liked the car, but it has some issues I wanted to ask here.
First off, when I pulled out the oil rod, everything was ok, no blowing or oil steams coming out.
But when it lifted the oil cap on the top of the engine, the car changed sound and there was some oil coming out in drops. Is this normal??
Secondly...
When I started the car cold, it had some troubles starting. Felt like I had to crank each cylinder separately
Also, my friend noticed some tiny metal sound coming out of the engine.
There was no smoke coming out of the exhaust. Once started, it was working fine. There was about 1/3rd of the tank of fuel in it.
Later on, when starting warm, it made about 2-3, maybe 4 turns of cranking and started normally.
While driving, I didn't notice any smoke coming out of the exhaust, although, the very end of the exhaust pipe is coloured black.
Also, if I remember corretly, the idle speed was about 1k rpm, little above the regular 750-800 rpm.
What do the experts make of this?
Driveability is great, the suspension seems great.
Is there anything else I should check when going to see the car again?
Thanks for your help, these are the main factors in deciding whether to buy the car or not.
