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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Vamps on 04 July 2015, 16:43:15
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OK car overheated in Harrogate, water topped up and drove back to Ripon, where we are at the moment. Car running fine, but when the key is removed the battery light comes on. Fuse/relay box on top of the battery very hot, bonnet up and leaving to cool; any thoughts?............. :-\ :-\
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Help it along with a match and some petrol :y
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Help it along with a match and some petrol :y
Swmbo agrees with you Steve............... ::) ::)
Think I may go see a Mazda6 that is for sale near us............... :-\ :-\
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So, everything cooled down now, bonnet closed car locked and Ign light remains on............... :-X :-X Anyone know why?
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Help it along with a match and some petrol :y
Swmbo agrees with you Steve............... ::) ::)
Think I may go see a Mazda6 that is for sale near us............... :-\ :-\
Always happy to help, Mike :y
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So, everything cooled down now, bonnet closed car locked and Ign light remains on............... :-X :-X Anyone know why?
A short somewhere? If it starts and drives, get the bugger home and then worry about it. If not.....I hope you are a member of a recovery service.
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So, everything cooled down now, bonnet closed car locked and Ign light remains on............... :-X :-X Anyone know why?
A short somewhere? If it starts and drives, get the bugger home and then worry about it. If not.....I hope you are a member of a recovery service.
Nope............ ::) ::)
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So, everything cooled down now, bonnet closed car locked and Ign light remains on............... :-X :-X Anyone know why?
A short somewhere? If it starts and drives, get the bugger home and then worry about it. If not.....I hope you are a member of a recovery service.
Well....Ripon is quite a nice place to spend the night...
Nope............ ::) ::)
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So, everything cooled down now, bonnet closed car locked and Ign light remains on............... :-X :-X Anyone know why?
A short somewhere? If it starts and drives, get the bugger home and then worry about it. If not.....I hope you are a member of a recovery service.
Well....Ripon is quite a nice place to spend the night...
Nope............ ::) ::)
All the comforts of home in our Caravan (Static)............ :y :y
Miss Vamps thought it would be great, stranded down here she would not have to go to school. I pointed out that her plan was flawed, as I pointed to my car........ :D :D :D
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School is all but done for the year, give the kid a break.
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Battery light on ime means Alternator oppsed. But see what others say.
If so....Not an easy road side fix. Get it towed. Join AA NOW
And ignore that STMO eejit hes banned from everywhere except gen dis for good reason ;D
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Battery light on ime means Alternator oppsed. But see what others say.
If so....Not an easy road side fix. Get it towed. Join AA NOW
And ignore that STMO eejit hes banned from everywhere except gen dis for good reason ;D
We'll see ......... ;)
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If the alternator/battery light remains lit with the engine off then it is going to flatten the battery overnight.
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If the alternator/battery light remains lit with the engine off then it is going to flatten the battery overnight.
And the battery is flat because....? :)
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Did you Pedal trick it vamps? Before the battery went flat I mean?
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Did you Pedal trick it vamps? Before the battery went flat I mean?
No!!!.......... :-[ :-[ I have a code reader at home..... ::) ::)
Hoping it will not go flat overnight, if it stars tomorrow and gets home then all well and good, if it does not, then I will have my reg no off it and scrap it.............. :( :(
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Did you Pedal trick it vamps? Before the battery went flat I mean?
No!!!.......... :-[ :-[ I have a code reader at home..... ::) ::)
Hoping it will not go flat overnight, if it stars tomorrow and gets home then all well and good, if it does not, then I will have my reg no off it and scrap it.............. :( :(
It's just an alternator ffs ;D
In fact it's probably just the diode pack on the back of it. (Ime anyway, might be something else though )
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Did you Pedal trick it vamps? Before the battery went flat I mean?
No!!!.......... :-[ :-[ I have a code reader at home..... ::) ::)
Hoping it will not go flat overnight, if it stars tomorrow and gets home then all well and good, if it does not, then I will have my reg no off it and scrap it.............. :( :(
It's just an alternator ffs ;D
In fact it's probably just the diode pack on the back of it. (Ime anyway, might be something else though )
Yes it could be, but it weaps water and Oil, causing todays overheating, been thinking about getting rid anyway............... :-\ :-\
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SALE AD, right that's it, telling admin. He's only got 244.77posts.
Oh no wait.... ::) ;D
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Overheating and alternator not charging the battery. You have checked that the aux. belt is still in place ? :-\
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Hope you have a better day with the omega today, and get home without incident :y
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If a GM V6, overheating plus alternator light, check aux belt ;).
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If a GM V6, overheating plus alternator light, check aux belt ;).
A loose or missing aux belt would cause overheating and loss of charge (along with no power steering or air con) but why would the alternator light stay lit with the engine off?
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I hope you get her fixed, Mr Vamps. :y. The problem may simply be what that gixer chappie suggests. ::)
If not, I hope you get a good price when she is 'cubed'... :y
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She went out in it this morning, came back in saying her car was buggered, a number of lights illuminated when on, ign light on when off.
I followed her home and it was clear that the car was running off the battery, I could tell from the brightness of brake lights / indicators. I managed to make a hands free phone call to Miss Vamps, telling her to ask Mum to switch off any fans - message back, everything has gone off speedo and all gauges; It is my understanding that this now is a faulty alternator.
Oh how I prayed as we went through the long roadworks on the A1..........
Almost home, less than 3 miles to go, and all stop..... :( :( Everything loaded into my car. Shortly afterwards car recovered by my local independent, back to his place for repair. At least it is in safe hands now.......... ;) ;)
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So failed aux belt, resulting in a boiled engine... Or summat more sinister (ie electrical) :-\
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So failed aux belt, resulting in a boiled engine... Or summat more sinister (ie electrical) :-\
As said, I suspect the Alternator,seemingly coincidental to cooking, which was due to insufficient coolant in the car.............. ::) ::)
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It's a very common problem with omegas, they commit suicide after about fifteen years.
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It's a very common problem with omegas, they commit suicide after about fifteen years.
Oh will you shut up ffs ;D
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So failed aux belt, resulting in a boiled engine... Or summat more sinister (ie electrical) :-\
As said, I suspect the Alternator,seemingly coincidental to cooking, which was due to insufficient coolant in the car.............. ::) ::)
So there is no engine overheating, just a duff report from the people in the car?
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She went out in it this morning, came back in saying her car was buggered, a number of lights illuminated when on, ign light on when off.
I followed her home and it was clear that the car was running off the battery, I could tell from the brightness of brake lights / indicators. I managed to make a hands free phone call to Miss Vamps, telling her to ask Mum to switch off any fans - message back, everything has gone off speedo and all gauges; It is my understanding that this now is a faulty alternator.
Oh how I prayed as we went through the long roadworks on the A1..........
Almost home, less than 3 miles to go, and all stop..... :( :( Everything loaded into my car. Shortly afterwards car recovered by my local independent, back to his place for repair. At least it is in safe hands now.......... ;) ;)
That is what mine did when the alternator failed.
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So failed aux belt, resulting in a boiled engine... Or summat more sinister (ie electrical) :-\
As said, I suspect the Alternator,seemingly coincidental to cooking, which was due to insufficient coolant in the car.............. ::) ::)
So there is no engine overheating, just a duff report from the people in the car?
Yes, it did overheat, someone from a hotel in Harrowgate topped it up with water, even Miss Vamps could not unscrew the filler cap........Pure coincidence........... ;) ;)
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So failed aux belt, resulting in a boiled engine... Or summat more sinister (ie electrical) :-\
As said, I suspect the Alternator,seemingly coincidental to cooking, which was due to insufficient coolant in the car.............. ::) ::)
So there is no engine overheating, just a duff report from the people in the car?
Yes, it did overheat, someone from a hotel in Harrowgate topped it up with water, even Miss Vamps could not unscrew the filler cap........Pure coincidence........... ;) ;)
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That omega's in for a treat. It will travel at a reasonable speed and actually reach it's destination. Novel.
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Sorry to hear of your car woes Mike, I hope it didn't spoil your weekend break ???
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That omega's in for a treat. It will travel at a reasonable speed and actually reach it's destination. Novel.
It was only about 3 miles from home............ :( :( And now I have to get up early to take swmbo to work............... :'( :'(
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That omega's in for a treat. It will travel at a reasonable speed and actually reach it's destination. Novel.
Yeah but he's still got his 40k odd. ...although, hasn't Mike got a Nonda?
And before that a Picasso? See, why got round the houses and come BACK to omegas? Wasted money AND break downs ;D
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Sorry to hear of your car woes Mike, I hope it didn't spoil your weekend break ???
Thanks Phil, we still enjoyed the weekend, just a slightly stressful drive home, waiting for it to break down, glad we got through the roadworks............ ;) ;)
Every mile we got, I just kept thinking this will cost me less for a breakdown truck...... :D :D
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That omega's in for a treat. It will travel at a reasonable speed and actually reach it's destination. Novel.
Yeah but he's still got his 40k odd. ...although, hasn't Mike got a Nonda?
And before that a Picasso? See, why got round the houses and come BACK to omegas? Wasted money AND break downs ;D
Mike has a Honda............. :y :y
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That omega's in for a treat. It will travel at a reasonable speed and actually reach it's destination. Novel.
Yeah but he's still got his 40k odd. ...although, hasn't Mike got a Nonda?
And before that a Picasso? See, why got round the houses and come BACK to omegas? Wasted money AND break downs ;D
Mike has a Honda............. :y :y
No, it's not a type R, so it's aNonda. See. Unimaginative group of letters one can't be bothered to move ones mouth correctly to pronounce.
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That omega's in for a treat. It will travel at a reasonable speed and actually reach it's destination. Novel.
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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That omega's in for a treat. It will travel at a reasonable speed and actually reach it's destination. Novel.
Yeah but he's still got his 40k odd. ...although, hasn't Mike got a Nonda?
And before that a Picasso? See, why got round the houses and come BACK to omegas? Wasted money AND break downs ;D
Mike has a Honda............. :y :y
No, it's not a type R, so it's aNonda. See. Unimaginative group of letters one can't be bothered to move ones mouth correctly to pronounce.
Noo Chris, this is the North, we know how to speak correctly, it is Definitely 'A Honda'............. :D :D
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Battery light on ime means Alternator oppsed. But see what others say.
If so....Not an easy road side fix. Get it towed. Join AA NOW
And ignore that STMO eejit hes banned from everywhere except gen dis for good reason ;D
We'll see ......... ;)
See what? If it's a short or not ? ;D a double perhaps ::)
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That omega's in for a treat. It will travel at a reasonable speed and actually reach it's destination. Novel.
Yeah but he's still got his 40k odd. ...although, hasn't Mike got a Nonda?
And before that a Picasso? See, why got round the houses and come BACK to omegas? Wasted money AND break downs ;D
Mike has a Honda............. :y :y
No, it's not a type R, so it's aNonda. See. Unimaginative group of letters one can't be bothered to move ones mouth correctly to pronounce.
Noo Chris, this is the North, we know how to speak correctly, it is Definitely 'A Honda'............. :D :D
Speak for yourself! The silent T is an essential part of the spelling curriculum...
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That omega's in for a treat. It will travel at a reasonable speed and actually reach it's destination. Novel.
Yeah but he's still got his 40k odd. ...although, hasn't Mike got a Nonda?
And before that a Picasso? See, why got round the houses and come BACK to omegas? Wasted money AND break downs ;D
Mike has a Honda............. :y :y
No, it's not a type R, so it's aNonda. See. Unimaginative group of letters one can't be bothered to move ones mouth correctly to pronounce.
Noo Chris, this is the North, we know how to speak correctly, it is Definitely 'A Honda'............. :D :D
Speak for yourself! The silent T is an essential part of the spelling curriculum...
Yes, maybe, but you are south of the river, are you not? and therefore Yorkshire, where as I am north of the river in Co Durham, we speak right proper here we do.......... ;) :D :D
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