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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: jgb on 02 December 2008, 16:07:01

Title: cabin heating
Post by: jgb on 02 December 2008, 16:07:01
afternoon all,
                   have recently purchased a 95 omega elite 3.0 which i am very pleased with so far. couple of things need to be sorted which i kinda expected,first one being the temp gauge rarely rises above 90,which in turn leads to a lack of cabin heating,am hoping is easy and cheap to recify (dont we all)

would appreciate some asst.  
Title: Re: cabin heating
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 02 December 2008, 16:16:53
Must admit today mate mine took around 15 mins before it got to 95 degrees but it is bloody cold.. could this be the problem with yours?
Title: Re: cabin heating
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 02 December 2008, 16:18:48
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afternoon all,
                   have recently purchased a 95 omega elite 3.0 which i am very pleased with so far. couple of things need to be sorted which i kinda expected,first one being the temp gauge rarely rises above 90,which in turn leads to a lack of cabin heating,am hoping is easy and cheap to recify (dont we all)

would appreciate some asst.  

I believe that the engine temparature rarely rising above 90 (which for me is normal operating temp.) has much to do with your cabin heating. ::)

The HBV (Heater Bypass Valve) may be faulty, or you have an airlock in the system, are just two things I can think of sitting here.

I am sure others will also give additional advice, :y :y
Title: Re: cabin heating
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 02 December 2008, 16:21:15
Another thing I have thought of is, when you turn your ignition off, does -- appear in the c/c temp. windows that you have on your Elite? ::)
Title: Re: cabin heating
Post by: Elite Pete on 02 December 2008, 16:31:17
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afternoon all,
                   have recently purchased a 95 omega elite 3.0 which i am very pleased with so far. couple of things need to be sorted which i kinda expected,first one being the temp gauge rarely rises above 90,which in turn leads to a lack of cabin heating,am hoping is easy and cheap to recify (dont we all)

would appreciate some asst.  

I believe that the engine temparature rarely rising above 90 (which for me is normal operating temp.) has much to do with your cabin heating. ::)

The HBV (Heater Bypass Valve) may be faulty, or you have an airlock in the system, are just two things I can think of sitting here.

I am sure others will also give additional advice, :y :y
IIRC the facelift Omega's run a bit cooler than the older ones. I would say your thermostat has given up the ghost :(
Title: Re: cabin heating
Post by: MutantCav on 02 December 2008, 17:00:03
90 degrees is pretty normal running temp for a 3.0
Title: Re: cabin heating
Post by: amba on 02 December 2008, 17:04:14
Lizzie..what is the relivance of  --   -- appearing in the climate display dials when the ignition is turned off ??the reason I ask is mine has been doing that now for several weeks although the temperature and heater seem to be working as normal,although these last few days gauge has been a bit lazy to start moving.
If I remember the fan motors stopped for no reason a while back but was cure by the old auto/off buttons at same time to reset.
Title: Re: cabin heating
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 02 December 2008, 17:30:09
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Lizzie..what is the relivance of  --   -- appearing in the climate display dials when the ignition is turned off ??the reason I ask is mine has been doing that now for several weeks although the temperature and heater seem to be working as normal,although these last few days gauge has been a bit lazy to start moving.
If I remember the fan motors stopped for no reason a while back but was cure by the old auto/off buttons at same time to reset.

--- means that there is a fault with your climate control that needs investigation. ;)  Have you given your a/c a run at "LO" recently?  Worth trying on a day when the outside temp is over 5 degrees C to see what happens. ;)

Indeed the a/c should be run on "LO" at least once a month even during the winter. :y
Title: Re: cabin heating
Post by: amba on 02 December 2008, 17:33:38
any idea what that might be ?...or is it a trip to the local sharks for them to say "computer says no " and here is the bill for ££££,s sir.
Title: Re: cabin heating
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 02 December 2008, 17:37:40
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any idea what that might be ?...or is it a trip to the local sharks for them to say "computer says no " and here is the bill for ££££,s sir.


Could be low on gas, the system may have a leak, or in the worst case the compressor is packing up/has packed up! :'(  But don't panic try the a/c first as I suggested, if not cold, go to an indepentant air con specialist to investigate. ;)

That's my advise, and I have had low gas and a seized compressor in my time with miggies! :D ;)
Title: Re: cabin heating
Post by: amba on 02 December 2008, 17:43:55
Lizzie..Thanks for info re using climate on LO when temp outside allows.My aircon man did a full service of system in May this year and fitted a new compressor under warranty from original replaced  last year as  bearings were really noisy..he refilled and did full leak test so think could well be just not ran cold for a few weeks ..hope so.?
Title: Re: cabin heating
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 02 December 2008, 18:03:14
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Lizzie..Thanks for info re using climate on LO when temp outside allows.My aircon man did a full service of system in May this year and fitted a new compressor under warranty from original replaced  last year as  bearings were really noisy..he refilled and did full leak test so think could well be just not ran cold for a few weeks ..hope so.?

Ok Abma, hope all goes well. :y