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[Webby the Bear]

Forgive my stupidity... but it looks like someone's removed the heater pipes and joined them together....

[henryd]

Forgive my stupidity... but it looks like someone's removed the heater pipes and joined them together....

Not stupid at all,I think your right

[kevinp58]

thatchers is getting consumed as we speak might have to upgrade to the scrumpy if I find anything else lol

well.... I found the cause of the heater issue : 


engine looks ok:


wtf is this I found by the cd changer while looking for leak..?


in other news I put £40 in it and it still splutters like its about to die going round a corner with throttle on... so that remains (gonna go to Vauxhall and get some plugs/filters/matrix/clutch/etc soon

 Has the car belonged to the constabulary if so might be somthing they left in there or a phone unit

[kevinp58]

Bit concerned about the rough running if the fuel light had only just come on.

For the heating issues, check over the vac system first - there is a guide/layout diagram of the vac system in Maintenence Guides

Could it be that the level is low and a whole load of dirt has been sucked up. 

[jasovanooo]

its not ex plod as far as I can tell has a sunroof and a few gizmos and no holes anywhere (interior being the only decent bit I think )

the matrix is indeed bypassed with what appears to be copper pipe

[The Red Baron]

its for a phone, got one in my mv6, still works aswell. 

[amba]

Classic heater matrix bypass when it has failed.

Expect you will find it has a leak possibly from oil contamination,but either way to restore heat inside you are looking at replacing the matrix.

Done my own about this time last year and it is actually not too hard if you adopt " the cut,n,shut method" which I confess to doing.With care you will never notice it has been cut and not too pricey,but the 2 0 rings for the matrix feed pipes are VX only and down right extortinate but essential.

Good luck with it..no of it is in-summountable just the clutch being a tad more hard work.

[jasovanooo]

cut n shut sounds right up my die grinders street 

just reading the guide now... better get up Vauxhall and order a matrix tommorow

[amba]

I ordered mine from factors cost about £40 but never priced from Stealers
Imagine genuine would have the 2 0 rings which seal the feed pipes where they go through the bulk head into matrix . These must be replaced with new as would probably leak again after fix
Took me about a morning from start to finish and as said when done and glued back almost invisible

[jasovanooo]

euro car parts do one for £22 (doubt it has anything extra though) I will see what Vauxhalls best is then choose accordingly

so those issues should b e sortable now (thanks to this forum I might add) just the weird running issue to sort and it will be almost roadworthy!!

[henryd]

euro car parts do one for £22 (doubt it has anything extra though) I will see what Vauxhalls best is then choose accordingly

so those issues should b e sortable now (thanks to this forum I might add) just the weird running issue to sort and it will be almost roadworthy!!

I bought one for a Corsa C tother day from ECP and it came with everything needed

[jasovanooo]

took it out for a run today (minus the backbox I might add its in garage by the welder) spluttering seems to have stopped? revved clean to the limiter..

ive ordered new plugs all filters a clutch and a matrix (ecp had an offer on clutches at 15% off) just over 230 all in

[terry paget]

If you want to feel as safe as possible get the Clarke heavy duty 6 ton stands sold at Machinemart I believe. You will need a jack that will raise the vehicle high enough to get them under but once they're in place it's as safe as you can feel (not that I ever truly feel safe under cars....but that's my paranoia).

As a ''temporary fix'' Halfords sell a fix for joins between pipes and silencers. Only about £5 and it does work. As said only a temporary fix so you can drive it about for testing purposes. If you got a Halfords trade card the exhaust paste reduces from £3.99 a tin to something stupid like £0.70!!!!

Is there a reason not to put the wheels back on and lower them on to wheel ramps? Entirely safe, perhaps loss of height?

[jasovanooo]

i do have a Halfords trade card (the paste was 78p iirc) but it didn't hold so ive ordered a new bit

I drove it around today and it felt fairly underpowered tbh and for some reason if you give it throttle at 1-1.5k it splutters badly but then pulls better... also noticed the header tank has a split round the cap today so I gotta get one of those aswell....

not really enjoying omega ownership tbh knowing its worth half what its cost to fix lol

[RobG]

i do have a Halfords trade card (the paste was 78p iirc) but it didn't hold so ive ordered a new bit

I drove it around today and it felt fairly underpowered tbh and for some reason if you give it throttle at 1-1.5k it splutters badly but then pulls better... also noticed the header tank has a split round the cap today so I gotta get one of those aswell....

not really enjoying omega ownership tbh knowing its worth half what its cost to fix lol

Around £38 if you want a new one