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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Steve1077 on 26 September 2007, 23:33:27

Title: Any idea what this is?
Post by: Steve1077 on 26 September 2007, 23:33:27

I replaced this part about two years ago as one of the connectors was broken, I asked what is was but no one seemed to know what it does at the dealers, I've noticed the engine stops revving properly at about 3000rpm and the engine management light comes on, when it revs at about 3200rpm the light goes out and the engine revs fine, it only does it under load, I had it looked at and it came back with a cam sensor problem so I replaced that, it didn’t help, if I had the thing in the picture connected wrong could that cause a problem?
(http://www.elliott1077.com/4abd_1.jpg)

Title: Re: Any idea what this is?
Post by: Tafty on 26 September 2007, 23:47:31

It's the vacuum tank -

see http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152565204 and

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1153840176

for a bit more info.

Hth

Title: Re: Any idea what this is?
Post by: TheBoy on 27 September 2007, 12:27:10

Yup, confirmed, Vac tank.  One up by pollen filter, and one between bagpipes on most V6s (early ones only had 1 I believe)

Title: Re: Any idea what this is?
Post by: davlad22 on 27 September 2007, 14:15:00

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one between bagpipes on most V6s (early ones only had 1 I believe)

Bagpipes sire!?! That would explain why your car has a troubled history, being scottish an all  ;D A short break in loch lomond required me thinks  ;)

Title: Re: Any idea what this is?
Post by: Weds on 27 September 2007, 18:29:56

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I asked what is was but no one seemed to know what it does at the dealers,

You'll find that happening a lot with Vauxhall dealers...

Title: Re: Any idea what this is?
Post by: ffcgary1 on 27 September 2007, 18:41:03

Yep, can confirm that early cars had just one vac tank near the pollen filter. :y

Title: Re: Any idea what this is?
Post by: miggy on 27 September 2007, 19:04:09

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I asked what is was but no one seemed to know what it does at the dealers,

You'll find that happening a lot with Vauxhall dealers...

Vx would most likely say it was a foo foo valve, I think Vx employ all renault mechanics, when I used to use Vx in Cardiff they were useless.