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[feeutfo]

I had a thought today. ...no its worse than that, this particular thought took over 5 years to finalise.

My first omega, a 2.5v6 99 cdx had a pas issue. Random stiff stearing. Took it to a dealers on recommendation of DK motors to tech 2 the pas ecu for servo tronic codes.
Tech2 diagnostic please Mr service person.

Waited an hour, and asked for a progress report. "Oh he's under it now. It needs wishbones and has an oil leak". "Yes I know, what about the diagnostic on pas?" "Oh he hasn't done that yet" ..."... Why is he even under the car? The diagnostic socket is ... Never mind."

Asked to see the oil leak, took me into the work shop, and I asked where's the oil coming from, and is that a water leak? "could be head gasket" he said. Oh yeah, now this PAS issue...? It's the pump! No, it's servo tronic have you plugged tech 2 in? No. It's the pump. Look can you please plug tech 2 in? I need to diagnose the relay.

Harumpf he goes to a lap top with a long lead, plugs in, yes it's servo tronic relay. Ok great where is it? "Engine bay fuse box". No it's behind the glove box, but where exactly? What does it look like? Oh never mind.

Anyway, point is, I didn't know what tech 2 looked like at the time, but I was fairly sure it wasn't lap top based. Today's thought was, and I'm certain, it was op com.

Even the bloody dealers don't use tech2.

[Kevin Wood]

IIRC there is some sort of diagnostic cable that TIS can drive, so could have been official. Doesn't mean is was, though.  Who knows what they were fobbing you off with?

[Webby the Bear]

That is shocking. these sort are what give mechanics a bad name

[feeutfo]

That is shocking. these sort are what give mechanics a bad name

He was thier omega expert apparently. Quite an old fella. Sigh...

[Webby the Bear]

That is shocking. these sort are what give mechanics a bad name

He was thier omega expert apparently. Quite an old fella. Sigh...

Wasn't STMO was it? 

[feeutfo]

That is shocking. these sort are what give mechanics a bad name

He was thier omega expert apparently. Quite an old fella. Sigh...

Wasn't STMO was it? 

Thought he was an Astra expert.

[kcl]

IIRC there is some sort of diagnostic cable that TIS can drive, so could have been official. Doesn't mean is was, though.  Who knows what they were fobbing you off with?

Any details about this possibility?

[omega3000]

I had a thought today. ...no its worse than that, this particular thought took over 5 years to finalise.

My first omega, a 2.5v6 99 cdx had a pas issue. Random stiff stearing. Took it to a dealers on recommendation of DK motors to tech 2 the pas ecu for servo tronic codes.
Tech2 diagnostic please Mr service person.

Waited an hour, and asked for a progress report. "Oh he's under it now. It needs wishbones and has an oil leak". "Yes I know, what about the diagnostic on pas?" "Oh he hasn't done that yet" ..."... Why is he even under the car? The diagnostic socket is ... Never mind."

Asked to see the oil leak, took me into the work shop, and I asked where's the oil coming from, and is that a water leak? "could be head gasket" he said. Oh yeah, now this PAS issue...? It's the pump! No, it's servo tronic have you plugged tech 2 in? No. It's the pump. Look can you please plug tech 2 in? I need to diagnose the relay.

Harumpf he goes to a lap top with a long lead, plugs in, yes it's servo tronic relay. Ok great where is it? "Engine bay fuse box". No it's behind the glove box, but where exactly? What does it look like? Oh never mind.

Anyway, point is, I didn't know what tech 2 looked like at the time, but I was fairly sure it wasn't lap top based. Today's thought was, and I'm certain, it was op com.

Even the bloody dealers don't use tech2.

Another head gasket  i think they are programmed to say that , how many take their word for it and get stung 

[TheBoy]

I had a thought today. ...no its worse than that, this particular thought took over 5 years to finalise.

My first omega, a 2.5v6 99 cdx had a pas issue. Random stiff stearing. Took it to a dealers on recommendation of DK motors to tech 2 the pas ecu for servo tronic codes.
Tech2 diagnostic please Mr service person.

Waited an hour, and asked for a progress report. "Oh he's under it now. It needs wishbones and has an oil leak". "Yes I know, what about the diagnostic on pas?" "Oh he hasn't done that yet" ..."... Why is he even under the car? The diagnostic socket is ... Never mind."

Asked to see the oil leak, took me into the work shop, and I asked where's the oil coming from, and is that a water leak? "could be head gasket" he said. Oh yeah, now this PAS issue...? It's the pump! No, it's servo tronic have you plugged tech 2 in? No. It's the pump. Look can you please plug tech 2 in? I need to diagnose the relay.

Harumpf he goes to a lap top with a long lead, plugs in, yes it's servo tronic relay. Ok great where is it? "Engine bay fuse box". No it's behind the glove box, but where exactly? What does it look like? Oh never mind.

Anyway, point is, I didn't know what tech 2 looked like at the time, but I was fairly sure it wasn't lap top based. Today's thought was, and I'm certain, it was op com.

Even the bloody dealers don't use tech2.

How long ago? Guessing too long ago to be the new diagnostics kit for Insignia etc.


Thinking aloud, given the reliability of Tech2, maybe it was broken, and they were using more generic kit?

Or most likely, the 'tard couldn't use it 

[feeutfo]

I had a thought today. ...no its worse than that, this particular thought took over 5 years to finalise.

My first omega, a 2.5v6 99 cdx had a pas issue. Random stiff stearing. Took it to a dealers on recommendation of DK motors to tech 2 the pas ecu for servo tronic codes.
Tech2 diagnostic please Mr service person.

Waited an hour, and asked for a progress report. "Oh he's under it now. It needs wishbones and has an oil leak". "Yes I know, what about the diagnostic on pas?" "Oh he hasn't done that yet" ..."... Why is he even under the car? The diagnostic socket is ... Never mind."

Asked to see the oil leak, took me into the work shop, and I asked where's the oil coming from, and is that a water leak? "could be head gasket" he said. Oh yeah, now this PAS issue...? It's the pump! No, it's servo tronic have you plugged tech 2 in? No. It's the pump. Look can you please plug tech 2 in? I need to diagnose the relay.

Harumpf he goes to a lap top with a long lead, plugs in, yes it's servo tronic relay. Ok great where is it? "Engine bay fuse box". No it's behind the glove box, but where exactly? What does it look like? Oh never mind.

Anyway, point is, I didn't know what tech 2 looked like at the time, but I was fairly sure it wasn't lap top based. Today's thought was, and I'm certain, it was op com.

Even the bloody dealers don't use tech2.

How long ago? Guessing too long ago to be the new diagnostics kit for Insignia etc.


Thinking aloud, given the reliability of Tech2, maybe it was broken, and they were using more generic kit?

Or most likely, the 'tard couldn't use it 

On asking someone here with a memory, it was actually 12 years ago       

[feeutfo]

Bloody hell, 12 years of omegas.  Aaaaaaah.

[TheBoy]

I had a thought today. ...no its worse than that, this particular thought took over 5 years to finalise.

My first omega, a 2.5v6 99 cdx had a pas issue. Random stiff stearing. Took it to a dealers on recommendation of DK motors to tech 2 the pas ecu for servo tronic codes.
Tech2 diagnostic please Mr service person.

Waited an hour, and asked for a progress report. "Oh he's under it now. It needs wishbones and has an oil leak". "Yes I know, what about the diagnostic on pas?" "Oh he hasn't done that yet" ..."... Why is he even under the car? The diagnostic socket is ... Never mind."

Asked to see the oil leak, took me into the work shop, and I asked where's the oil coming from, and is that a water leak? "could be head gasket" he said. Oh yeah, now this PAS issue...? It's the pump! No, it's servo tronic have you plugged tech 2 in? No. It's the pump. Look can you please plug tech 2 in? I need to diagnose the relay.

Harumpf he goes to a lap top with a long lead, plugs in, yes it's servo tronic relay. Ok great where is it? "Engine bay fuse box". No it's behind the glove box, but where exactly? What does it look like? Oh never mind.

Anyway, point is, I didn't know what tech 2 looked like at the time, but I was fairly sure it wasn't lap top based. Today's thought was, and I'm certain, it was op com.

Even the bloody dealers don't use tech2.

How long ago? Guessing too long ago to be the new diagnostics kit for Insignia etc.


Thinking aloud, given the reliability of Tech2, maybe it was broken, and they were using more generic kit?

Or most likely, the 'tard couldn't use it 

On asking someone here with a memory, it was actually 12 years ago       

Would have been tech2 (or tech1)

[feeutfo]

I had a thought today. ...no its worse than that, this particular thought took over 5 years to finalise.

My first omega, a 2.5v6 99 cdx had a pas issue. Random stiff stearing. Took it to a dealers on recommendation of DK motors to tech 2 the pas ecu for servo tronic codes.
Tech2 diagnostic please Mr service person.

Waited an hour, and asked for a progress report. "Oh he's under it now. It needs wishbones and has an oil leak". "Yes I know, what about the diagnostic on pas?" "Oh he hasn't done that yet" ..."... Why is he even under the car? The diagnostic socket is ... Never mind."

Asked to see the oil leak, took me into the work shop, and I asked where's the oil coming from, and is that a water leak? "could be head gasket" he said. Oh yeah, now this PAS issue...? It's the pump! No, it's servo tronic have you plugged tech 2 in? No. It's the pump. Look can you please plug tech 2 in? I need to diagnose the relay.

Harumpf he goes to a lap top with a long lead, plugs in, yes it's servo tronic relay. Ok great where is it? "Engine bay fuse box". No it's behind the glove box, but where exactly? What does it look like? Oh never mind.

Anyway, point is, I didn't know what tech 2 looked like at the time, but I was fairly sure it wasn't lap top based. Today's thought was, and I'm certain, it was op com.

Even the bloody dealers don't use tech2.

How long ago? Guessing too long ago to be the new diagnostics kit for Insignia etc.


Thinking aloud, given the reliability of Tech2, maybe it was broken, and they were using more generic kit?

Or most likely, the 'tard couldn't use it 

On asking someone here with a memory, it was actually 12 years ago       

Would have been tech2 (or tech1)

...on a lap top?

[TheBoy]

maybe using lappy for instructions...

[feeutfo]

No sign of it(t2). Lap top on bench. Charger next to it. Long cable to com port.

It was op com IMO. Having seen op com since.