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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: JeffT on 18 January 2007, 09:54:16
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EML light been coming on occasionaly for last 6 months with no ill effect. Exhaust been blowing a bit (will be sorted this week) However, last 3-4 weeks car been down on power and will not idle from cold - stalls and seems to mis-fire when driving.
Paid dealer in Glasgow £63 for Tech 2 read out. Came up with P0170 for lean exhaust but could not be 100% as hole in exhaust - quoted £500 plus for exahaust ;D
Anyhoo, said no thanks, picked up car (still running like a pig) and drove home. Took out MAF, got a cotton bud soaked in solvent and wiped the three sensor wires inside MAF (some dirt left on bud) Put MAF back in and started car. Car was cold but idled perfectly. Took for a test drive - drives superb. Wife drove it to work and back yesterday (motorway speeds and around 50-60 miles) no problem. May be a bit early but cleaning wires or maybe just re-connecting MAF in to wiring harness has made a difference.
MOT due Monday, I'll fit new front discs and pads (done them many times on other cars - anything to watch for?) But need new OSR coil spring (broken) - any one know where to go for one?
Other jobs to do soon is replace cam shaft gasket and seals (got oil in #2 plug well) and clean all breather pipes. If anyone has Vauxhall part number for required gaskets for these 2 jobs it would be a big help.
Thanks - great forum - keep it up :y
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Our pleasure. That’ll be £63 please, make the cheque payable to omegaowners.com… ;D
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Glad you got it sorted :y
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For brakes, you need to buy 2 new wear sensors (X reg will have one each side), as you won't remove old ones without braking them...
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Result :y
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For brakes, you need to buy 2 new wear sensors (X reg will have one each side), as you won't remove old ones without braking them...
…before you ask AA, yes I do have a picture…: ;D
(http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/5348/brakesensorsu5.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
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Thats is a result :y
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For brakes, you need to buy 2 new wear sensors (X reg will have one each side), as you won't remove old ones without braking them...
…before you ask AA, yes I do have a picture…: ;D
(http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/5348/brakesensorsu5.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Dont suppose you have the part numbers for the O' rings and gasket for the 2.2
(I think the 2.2 and 2.0 gaskets are the same)
Would post myself but I have since binned the packaging :-[
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For brakes, you need to buy 2 new wear sensors (X reg will have one each side), as you won't remove old ones without braking them...
…before you ask AA, yes I do have a picture…: ;D
(http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/5348/brakesensorsu5.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Dont suppose you have the part numbers for the O' rings and gasket for the 2.2
(I think the 2.2 and 2.0 gaskets are the same)
Would post myself but I have since binned the packaging :-[
Sorry, I never did manage to get EPC to work on my PC... :'(
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I haven't reinstalled EPC since I rebuilt laptop...
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For brakes, you need to buy 2 new wear sensors (X reg will have one each side), as you won't remove old ones without braking them...
…before you ask AA, yes I do have a picture…: ;D
(http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/5348/brakesensorsu5.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Dont suppose you have the part numbers for the O' rings and gasket for the 2.2
(I think the 2.2 and 2.0 gaskets are the same)
Would post myself but I have since binned the packaging :-[
Sorry, I never did manage to get EPC to work on my PC... :'(
Just wondered :y shall see if I can find my receipt later maybe lucky :-/
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For brakes, you need to buy 2 new wear sensors (X reg will have one each side), as you won't remove old ones without braking them...
…before you ask AA, yes I do have a picture…: ;D
(http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/5348/brakesensorsu5.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Dont suppose you have the part numbers for the O' rings and gasket for the 2.2
(I think the 2.2 and 2.0 gaskets are the same)
Would post myself but I have since binned the packaging :-[
Sorry, I never did manage to get EPC to work on my PC... :'(
Just wondered :y shall see if I can find my receipt later maybe lucky :-/
What??? you do not keep all your receipts nicely filed in a folder??? :o
I have mine also from the previous meega... ;D
If any one here has a 2.5 97R Reflection in Star Silver it might just be mine - give me a shout and I'll post the receipts to you...
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For brakes, you need to buy 2 new wear sensors (X reg will have one each side), as you won't remove old ones without braking them...
…before you ask AA, yes I do have a picture…: ;D
(http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/5348/brakesensorsu5.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Dont suppose you have the part numbers for the O' rings and gasket for the 2.2
(I think the 2.2 and 2.0 gaskets are the same)
Would post myself but I have since binned the packaging :-[
What??? you do not keep all your receipts nicely filed in a folder??? :o
I have mine also from the previous meega... ;D
If any one here has a 2.5 97R Reflection in Star Silver it might just be mine - give me a shout and I'll post the receipts to you...
Sorry, I never did manage to get EPC to work on my PC... :'(
Just wondered :y shall see if I can find my receipt later maybe lucky :-/
Well yeah most receipt go into the folder but the particular one I am thinking of I'm sure I left at my folks as at the time I did 2 cover gasket changes and my dad paid. Hopefully he hasn't thrown it out
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Re the OSR coil spring. I'd suggest aftermarket: KYB or Sach. They should be around £30 each.
Many on here suggest replacing as a pair and VX will only sell as a pair for about £160 or something like that (I sort of stopped listening when I heard one hundred......)
They're fairly easy to change - I think there may be a how to someone. Certainly there is a thread around on it.
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For brakes, you need to buy 2 new wear sensors (X reg will have one each side), as you won't remove old ones without braking them...
…before you ask AA, yes I do have a picture…: ;D
(http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/5348/brakesensorsu5.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Dont suppose you have the part numbers for the O' rings and gasket for the 2.2
(I think the 2.2 and 2.0 gaskets are the same)
Would post myself but I have since binned the packaging :-[
Sorry i dont have the packaging either :(
I just asked the vx dealer parts guy for cam cover gasket and o rings.......but then he has been there for years.....and knows his way around the EPC...my dealer didnt have the gasket in stock and had to order one in...so you might have to wait a day or so to get one.
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Re the OSR coil spring. I'd suggest aftermarket: KYB or Sach. They should be around £30 each.
Many on here suggest replacing as a pair and VX will only sell as a pair for about £160 or something like that (I sort of stopped listening when I heard one hundred......)
They're fairly easy to change - I think there may be a how to someone. Certainly there is a thread around on it.
I proper guide will go up when Marks_DTM and I do mine...
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EML light been coming on occasionaly for last 6 months with no ill effect. Exhaust been blowing a bit (will be sorted this week) However, last 3-4 weeks car been down on power and will not idle from cold - stalls and seems to mis-fire when driving.
Paid dealer in Glasgow £63 for Tech 2 read out. Came up with P0170 for lean exhaust but could not be 100% as hole in exhaust - quoted £500 plus for exahaust ;D
Anyhoo, said no thanks, picked up car (still running like a pig) and drove home. Took out MAF, got a cotton bud soaked in solvent and wiped the three sensor wires inside MAF (some dirt left on bud) Put MAF back in and started car. Car was cold but idled perfectly. Took for a test drive - drives superb. Wife drove it to work and back yesterday (motorway speeds and around 50-60 miles) no problem. May be a bit early but cleaning wires or maybe just re-connecting MAF in to wiring harness has made a difference.
MOT due Monday, I'll fit new front discs and pads (done them many times on other cars - anything to watch for?) But need new OSR coil spring (broken) - any one know where to go for one?
Other jobs to do soon is replace cam shaft gasket and seals (got oil in #2 plug well) and clean all breather pipes. If anyone has Vauxhall part number for required gaskets for these 2 jobs it would be a big help.
Thanks - great forum - keep it up :y
Hi mate, if your going to clean out the breathers you might as well have the throttle body off too - they get really crapped up, underneath and block the little breather hole !
Part No's as requested are :-
engine block breather gasket - 90500571 ( metal tube that bolts to block)
cam cover to cylinder head gasket - 90501944
cam cover bolt O rings - 90528438 ( 10 off)
throttle body gasket - 90543950
you will also need some of the VX black sealing compound NOT GREEN, but i dont know the number ?
There is a how to on replacing 2.2 cam cover gasket and where to apply the sealant !
Cheers
Mark
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I only have a receipt for the metal gasket at the bottom of the metal pipe connected to the sump - 92067502 at 67p retail. This is the one my dealer struggled to find ;) Throttle body gasket easier to locate on PC :y