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[TheBoy]

I certainly wouldn't call the Omega any less reliable than any other car I've owned. Granted, it left me stranded in France 12yrs ago, which comes quite high on the inconvenience scale, but I still have the same car.

I've had brand new cars that have let me down.


Many have just been abused on the servicing front, either by not servicing, or dealers/garages bodging it.  That and the fact we're a forum predominantly to help owners, means we see the worst...

[Mr Gav]

I had my Omega for four years and put 30k on it, never let me down and the only problem I had was a misfire caused by leaking cam cover gaskets, and that was in the first three months, once I`d cleaned the breathers out and fitted new HT leads it never gave me another problem until the end when the ABS ECU gave up.

I`ve had far less reliable cars 

[Stargazer57N]

We'll it may not be the end just yet. Had a tinker with her yesterday and noticed that the turbo wastegate is stuck in one position (fully back i.e max vacuum)  when the engine is running and does not move when blipping the throttle, and only returns to the forward position when the engine is turned off. So I suspect the vacuum solenoid may be faulty. Going to try another solenoid at the weekend.
I know swapping things around aint the best  way to do diagnosis but just don't have the spare cash at the mo' to get a full check done. £15 for a solenoid as a quick test is affordable.
I must admit I really don't want to get rid of her, so am in two minds to keep her if I can find somewhere off road to winter/sorn the car, to give me tinker time.  As the Omega is a great drive when running right and bloody handy as a family car for me, wife 3 kids and dog for those days out in the highlands.

The saga continues.

[EMD]

Ive had omegas then went through a fair few other cars "peugeot"    but always longed for the omega back . i think a lot of us have been guilty of that  Round and round in circles but always back to the comfort of the omega  Hope you get it fixed 

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

I stated that my previous Omega was definitely my last - and then I bought my current one.
This one is definitely the last one though


Probably. 

[STEMO]

This is the longest obituary in history.

[Zirfeld]

Hi Stargazer

It is good to have two Omegas. One as a daily driver and one under service. I change my Omegas two times a year in springtime and autumn. Both Omegas have MOT and they are ready to use.

This way their condition becomes better every year, because the milage is low and there is plenty of time to do any service.

Rolf

[Stargazer57N]

This is the longest obituary in history.

She's not dead yet Stemo, hell she's not even  in A&E . 

[Stargazer57N]

Hi Stargazer

It is good to have two Omegas. One as a daily driver and one under service. I change my Omegas two times a year in springtime and autumn. Both Omegas have MOT and they are ready to use.

This way their condition becomes better every year, because the milage is low and there is plenty of time to do any service.

Rolf

Rolf I think one is more than enough but I am thinking of keeping this one as a summer tourer ,maybe.

[EMD]

I stated that my previous Omega was definitely my last - and then I bought my current one.
This one is definitely the last one though


Probably. 

I said that a fair few years ago , im now on my 6th Omega 

[Stargazer57N]

Well new turbo solenoid fitted just the same problem, it bloody weird motor runs fine until it's warm then start to misfire eml came on plugged in the code reader and when I restarted the car eml was off, typical.  As it's only happening when the engine is hot I have a fear it might be the Pump ecu. Now another strange thing is happening when the ignition is off the speedo is jumping between 0 and 5 mph and sticks at 5mph with the key out.

[STEMO]

Well new turbo solenoid fitted just the same problem, it bloody weird motor runs fine until it's warm then start to misfire eml came on plugged in the code reader and when I restarted the car eml was off, typical.  As it's only happening when the engine is hot I have a fear it might be the Pump ecu. Now another strange thing is happening when the ignition is off the speedo is jumping between 0 and 5 mph and sticks at 5mph with the key out.

Put it out of its misery. 

[ajsphead]

Well new turbo solenoid fitted just the same problem, it bloody weird motor runs fine until it's warm then start to misfire eml came on plugged in the code reader and when I restarted the car eml was off, typical.  As it's only happening when the engine is hot I have a fear it might be the Pump ecu. Now another strange thing is happening when the ignition is off the speedo is jumping between 0 and 5 mph and sticks at 5mph with the key out.

Check the leak off pipes and injector seals. It sounds like air is getting into the system. You do not want air in the system, the pump doesn't like it. Look for a puff of black smoke coming out at the back when it misfires. It'll quickly tell you if the air/fuel ratio is out - one of the few good things about diesels.

[Stargazer57N]

Don't think it's the leak off pipes or seal  AJ, as it starts to well when cold would have though air would be more likely to seep in when the engine was off overnight. But will take a look.

[ajsphead]

Remember that a diesel per se will not misfire. It'll cough, splutter, stutter or die completely relative to the wrong fuel air ratio. Having had another thought, I reckon you've probably got a grubby or failing injector which is not dead yet, but is occasionally dumping not enough or too much fuel into a cylinder for a series of cycles close together, or more than 1 injector failing. Before you get rid of it, just remove them and do a test of the spray pattern and you might find it's no more complicated than that.