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[carpediem82]

Hej!

I just had MOT and my car fail , so now i have 1 month to fix them.
1. handbrake was to high - this i can fix
2. rear shock absorber need to be changed - easy to fix, waiting for shockabsober
3. Lambda value raised idling speed - was 1.05 and value are between 0.97-1.03. Can i fix this if i'm going to re-cheeking with hot pipes? or is something what i need to cheek?

With respect,
Francisc

[biggriffin]

 fit a new air filter. then try an italian tune-up before next mot.... thats a dam good thrashing up the road.

[Gaffers]

If he's in Northern Sweden at his time of year an italian tune-up can be quite deadly!

Best to look at the live data on the lambda see if it gets better as the engine gets hotter, I mean really hot.  If not then get a new one.  They arent that expensive GM last longer/more reliable than pattern and if they stuck on then the cost pals in to insignificance with the effort erquired to remove/replace.  You may need a lot of heat to get the old one off.  I like to alternate heat from a gas gun with spraying WD40 at the join with the thread.  The rapid contraction/expansion breaks the bond making it easier to remove

[carpediem82]

Hej! Yes i'm in the north of Sweden now and we have icy-roads/snow on roads, but with omega i can drive till max 110km/h (aprox60-70 miles/h). That i was thinking to drive as fast i can with max 3 gear.

Yesterday i started to try to fix as many things i can.
1. Change spark plugs: a lot of oil on top of them and the oil smell at petrol.
2. change the oil(strong petrol smell)
3. change rear brakes and disk(i will post photos of what was there )

remaining on the list:
1. rear shock absorber - waiting for order
2. change middle exhaust right side- it received a hard bump with some of previous owner, but i don't feel any air/gases coming from there. I have the middle for 2-3 months, i ordered together with the final what was missing

Something else what i should put on list? i will take the error codes later.

Thanks!

[biggriffin]

whoops an italian tune-up might not be big and clever in them conditions, unless your pennti arkala or russel brookes.

[carpediem82]

I did a short trip, just 25-30km.  Speed between 90km/h and 110km/h (70mil/h). omega is stabil compared to the other car what at 70 i felt my back running from street. The biggest problem in my area are ... reindeers. They are walking on the street in groups of 20-100 or more.
 It can help, for me to reduce the speed, if i try with second gear instead of third?
Anyway, i feel the omega with more life, more power. Before i felt that i don't have any power below 2000rpm, now has more power at 1000rpm.

Thanks! 

[carpediem82]

Yesterday i had a 50km trip with almost all the time 70miles/h. I hope its gonna be fine with re-checking.
I will post some pictures of what i removed from my car.
, , , ,

Sometimes i don't know why some people have a car.

With respect,
Francisc

[henryd]

If the rest of your emissions test was ok and only the lambda reading was high pay close attention to any exhaust leakage in the system or any vacumn pipes connected to the inlet manifold for splits as it takes very little to knock the lambda reading out.

[carpediem82]

the rest of emission was ok : Co 0,0 (max=0.5), CO 2500 0,1 (0,3), HC 038 (100), Lambda 1,05 (0.97-1.03).
I have the middle exhaust with possibly extra air intake. received with previous owner an big bump. I have a spare one and i will try to replace when i will do the shock absorber . 

Thanks for ideas.