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Newbie Area => Newbie Welcome Area => Topic started by: tony d on 23 April 2007, 19:06:31

Title: another Newbie, nice to meet you all
Post by: tony d on 23 April 2007, 19:06:31: Just purchased my first Omega,a 2001 2.2 litre CD auto,and I love it.
I wanted a good towcar and on paper this fits the bill,however it appears to be running quite hot when towing my caravan,temperature goes up to 90 to 100 and if i slow down in traffic the needle touches the red and the temperature light comes on for about 15 seconds before going back down to 80 /85 .
I have changed the thermostat,flushed the radiator and changed the antifreeze,changed the fan sensor.
and added new engine oil and filter. I am not losing any coolant.
Is this the normal running temperature or should i be concerned?
Looking forward to hearing from any of you experts out there.
Tony D
Title: Re: another Newbie, nice to meet you all
Post by: Auto Addict on 23 April 2007, 20:14:11: Welcome to the forum :y

Re-post your questions under the 'General Help' section, you will get a better response.
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Post by: DaveL on 23 April 2007, 20:23:21: Welcome to the forum :y
8-)
DaveL
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Post by: razzo on 23 April 2007, 20:24:30: Hi Tony & welcome mate :y
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Post by: TheBoy on 23 April 2007, 20:58:58: Welcome to the forum :)

Sounds too hot to me, but post in General Help :y
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Post by: Elite Pete on 23 April 2007, 21:53:56: Hi Tony and welcome :y
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Post by: Timbuk on 23 April 2007, 23:26:53: Welcome to the site :y
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Post by: RossPhim on 24 April 2007, 07:30:49: A warm welcome to the forum, Tony! 8-) :y
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Post by: bob.dent on 24 April 2007, 09:48:22: Hi Tony and welcome to the world of Omega! :y
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Post by: Martin_1962 on 24 April 2007, 16:19:19: Hello & Welcome :y
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Post by: Markie on 24 April 2007, 20:05:53: Hello and welcome to the forum :y
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Post by: Chopsdad on 24 April 2007, 21:01:00: Hello Tony and welcome to the forum. I have no such issues when towing my caravan but although its 15" long it only weighs 850kg, perhaps the van is a bit heavy?
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Post by: ClarCE on 25 April 2007, 10:06:02: Welcome to the forum Tony :y
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Post by: smoothomega on 25 April 2007, 11:30:35: Hi Tony and welcome.
I'm new here myself but thought i would just try and help regarding your question, you did'nt mention if you had changed the expansion tank cap, if not this would be the first port of call as from previous experiance this has cured the same problem on one of my cars. Hope this helps and good luck. :y
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Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 25 April 2007, 16:20:21: Hi and welcome to the Forum, apparently Omega's make great towing cars :y
Title: Re: another Newbie, nice to meet you all
Post by: amigov6 on 25 April 2007, 21:40:05: Quote
Just purchased my first Omega,a 2001 2.2 litre CD auto,and I love it.
I wanted a good towcar and on paper this fits the bill,however it appears to be running quite hot when towing my caravan,temperature goes up to 90 to 100 and if i slow down in traffic the needle touches the red and the temperature light comes on for about 15 seconds before going back down to 80 /85 .
I have changed the thermostat,flushed the radiator and changed the antifreeze,changed the fan sensor.
and added new engine oil and filter. I am not losing any coolant.
Is this the normal running temperature or should i be concerned?
Looking forward to hearing from any of you experts out there.
Tony D
:)Welcome aboard. No mechanic myself but lots of help & support on here. :D