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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: westy on 21 October 2010, 21:33:11

Title: wont start what have i done!
Post by: westy on 21 October 2010, 21:33:11

hi chaps just replaced the head gasket on my 2.0 omega now wont start.! its geting fuel i checked the cam timing all the marks line up. Is it posible for the cams to be out by 180 deg,s   secondly dos any one have a diagram or picture of the dis  plug lead no,s for a 4 pot 2.0 as the car is not trying to fire. compresion seems ok, maybe i have the leeds on wrong. !" god what have i done" :'( any help will be greatly apreciated thanks . :y

Title: Re: wont start what have i done!
Post by: Andy H on 21 October 2010, 21:48:05

Have another check that everything is plugged in properly.

The 4 cylinder petrol engines need a good cam sensor so I would start by checking that connector.

HTH

Title: Re: wont start what have i done!
Post by: Abiton on 21 October 2010, 22:05:08

DIS HT connections:

Rear of car
4   2
1   3
Front of car

HTH

Title: Re: wont start what have i done!
Post by: dragonlord on 21 October 2010, 22:19:25

has that one got  hydrlic cam  lifters ?

and did you prim them when refitting

i done that one time on a 8v 2L astra
i thort i broke it as well
and they wont start for shit if you forget proberly falten 4 full battery turning them over

we draged it round on a tow rope till they primed

Title: Re: wont start what have i done!
Post by: westy on 21 October 2010, 23:21:29

thanks for that abiton looks like i got the leads right after all
i have the  battery on charge tonight will have a good look at all the wiring conections tomorow didnt prime the lifters before re fitting what you said dragonlord makes alot of sense as the engine seemed to flood ran on one or two cylinders then died hope thats all it is thanks for all your help  .....westy :y

Title: Re: wont start what have i done!
Post by: dragonlord on 21 October 2010, 23:48:16

 hmm does sound  like
im no expert was just  remember doing myself

good luck m8

Title: Re: wont start what have i done!
Post by: westy on 22 October 2010, 12:48:29

yipee she lives and now runs like a clock, purres and sounds as sweet ,looks like timing ect was spot on, seems it was the hydralic lifters, must remember to prime them next time ha ha not doing this job again" no way ".!  i charged the battery last night put it on this morning and after about 5 mins of cranking she spluterd into life settled down after 20 or 30 seconds ie top end went ouiet and now seems fine, so hope fully i can sleep tonight as i got a bit scared last night thought i broke it!  thanks guys for your help  all the best from westy :y :y :y :y :y :y :y

Title: Re: wont start what have i done!
Post by: dragonlord on 22 October 2010, 13:18:33

 good good :y

lucky most of em  proberly had some oil in em

iv seen it take  a lot of cranking to fill
a quick was is to toe start it if you have done it that works quicker