So what have you done to your car today?

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Is it towards the rear of the tray where everything gets crowded on the 246 bank ?

[Doctor Gollum]

About halfway between where the main loom enters the tray and the back end.

One wire becomes three... The common feed to each coilpack and a much smaller wire that runs to the suppressor bolted to the back of the 246 head.

This wire is definitely brown and runs to a long plug near the rear multiram. This then goes to the suppressor. Can break off the suppressor. I emphasise the colour because it is a permanent live rather than a ground, so if you find it detached, for the love of God, DO NOT ground it (this thin wire becoming detached is unlikely to be your problem, but obviously not a good idea to leave it waving around...)

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Will have a poke around there as soon as I can and report back. 

[TheBoy]

Did you disprove the coil pack?  Loom faults do happen, but are surprisingly rare on the Omega, bar the boot and front electrics (fog lights, temp sensor, horn etc)

The compression is probably slightly lower on that cylinder due to a bit of bore wash if its not firing properly.


Don't discount the plug being faulty either.

[Nick W]

The compression is probably slightly lower on that cylinder due to a bit of bore wash if its not firing properly.


Don't discount the plug being faulty either.

While a worn out plug is obvious, a faulty new(ish) one could easily look OK. £2 on a replacement would be a sensible precaution.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Havent yet disproved coil pack or plugs. Im still working on the basis that it only happened after I changed the cambelt, so is likely to be related to that. Bearing in mind that I have checked the cam timing again and found it to be spot on, my current favourite is DG,s theory on the engine wiring loom as that was disturbed during the process.
After that it will be check engine earth, swap coil packs, then....................anyone want to buy a V5 Omega ? 

[biggriffin]

Havent yet disproved coil pack or plugs. Im still working on the basis that it only happened after I changed the cambelt, so is likely to be related to that. Bearing in mind that I have checked the cam timing again and found it to be spot on, my current favourite is DG,s theory on the engine wiring loom as that was disturbed during the process.
After that it will be check engine earth, swap coil packs, then....................anyone

Drive it to hoofland, and I'll pay ya bus fare home, best I can offer.

[GastronomicKleptomaniac]

Cam cover gaskets done and breathers cleaned. Also found a fixed a vac leak and rerouted the vac pipes to what I think is now correct.

Zeke has repaid me by making his exhaust blow even louder than it was... Once unSORNed next month I will be taking a trip to the welderd.

[VXL V6]

Drove it 481 miles 

[addy]

Been fighting with the brake pad holder on drivers side, the bolts are rusted so been soaking it in penetrating fluid. Still got to clean up the front struts, to remove them aswell and weld in some new metal in a hole I found.  Not even looked at rocker covers.

[Doctor Gollum]

Drove it 481 miles 

Those diversions around the lockdown areas are getting ridiculous...

Don't forget to self isolate for two weeks

[VXL V6]

Drove it 481 miles 

Those diversions around the lockdown areas are getting ridiculous...

Don't forget to self isolate for two weeks

It's very odd being one of only two people sitting in a hotel restaurant! Doesn't feel like any other installation job I've ever been on. Still, plenty of distilleries around here to get my Christmas presents from... for me lol.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Havent yet disproved coil pack or plugs. Im still working on the basis that it only happened after I changed the cambelt, so is likely to be related to that. Bearing in mind that I have checked the cam timing again and found it to be spot on, my current favourite is DG,s theory on the engine wiring loom as that was disturbed during the process.
After that it will be check engine earth, swap coil packs, then....................anyone

Drive it to hoofland, and I'll pay ya bus fare home, best I can offer.

Deal.
























Bus fare home from hoofland is just over £800. 

[biggriffin]

Havent yet disproved coil pack or plugs. Im still working on the basis that it only happened after I changed the cambelt, so is likely to be related to that. Bearing in mind that I have checked the cam timing again and found it to be spot on, my current favourite is DG,s theory on the engine wiring loom as that was disturbed during the process.
After that it will be check engine earth, swap coil packs, then....................anyone

Drive it to hoofland, and I'll pay ya bus fare home, best I can offer.

Deal.
























Bus fare home from hoofland is just over £800. 

What bloody bus you getting, a luxury 56 tour bus.

I was thinking more along Stansted express from Cambridge bus station..

[Kevin Wood]

Washed and waxed the little blue pussy.

My arms are ready to fall off and I'm sure I've missed a bit in the failing light but it's looking nice and protected against the winter.