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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Icy roads warning
« on: 01 March 2012, 20:51:13 »
Yup. Otherwise we have to move further south in Europe. But i rather like it here... 
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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Icy roads warning
« on: 29 February 2012, 21:48:50 »
Is there any way to get rid of the icy roads warning message permanently?
As I live in a country that can have ice/snow up to 8 months a year,
I know very well that the roads can be slippery. I dont need a reminder popping up
every bl**dy time I start the car and up to several times during long drives.
Clicking it away all the time bugs the hell out of me.
Guess I could do something with the outside temperature sensor,
but it is probably used by engine management and climate control too.
And even if its not I would prefer keeping the temperature indicator,
and just disable the warnings if possible....
As I live in a country that can have ice/snow up to 8 months a year,
I know very well that the roads can be slippery. I dont need a reminder popping up
every bl**dy time I start the car and up to several times during long drives.
Clicking it away all the time bugs the hell out of me.
Guess I could do something with the outside temperature sensor,
but it is probably used by engine management and climate control too.
And even if its not I would prefer keeping the temperature indicator,
and just disable the warnings if possible....
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Omega General Help / Re: pipe from auro gearbox
« on: 26 February 2012, 20:28:16 »
Lol. I did some servicing to my car yesterday,
and found this pipe. Searched all over the engine bay for somewhere to connect it
Suspected it might be a breather line. Thanks for clearing it up...
and found this pipe. Searched all over the engine bay for somewhere to connect it
Suspected it might be a breather line. Thanks for clearing it up...
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Omega Gallery / Re: Bah...
« on: 25 February 2012, 17:13:14 »
Thanks. Think I paid around 85 quid for it.
Alot less hassle than tint, and they can be removed in seconds
if visibility in the dark is important. I never bother though.
Keep them on during the dark winter months just because they look good
Alot less hassle than tint, and they can be removed in seconds
if visibility in the dark is important. I never bother though.
Keep them on during the dark winter months just because they look good
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Omega Gallery / Re: Bah...
« on: 25 February 2012, 16:45:38 »
Its the mesh type. Got the same on my other car as well, and love them.
Got these from Vanstyle, but I think its the same company as Palm?
Got these from Vanstyle, but I think its the same company as Palm?
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Omega Gallery / Re: Spring cleaned
« on: 25 February 2012, 15:33:14 »
Excellent! Is that 17"s you have on it?
Looks great. Some white side indicators, and it would be perfect
Looks great. Some white side indicators, and it would be perfect
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Omega Gallery / Bah...
« on: 24 February 2012, 20:13:07 »Well. I've been quite happy with my Omega since I bought it.
I particulary liked the tidy bodywork on it. That lasted for oh, about 3 weeks
I was going to threat it to a nice wash today. While waiting in line for a free space at the carwash,
the lady in front of me starts backing up.
I thought "she must surely notice Im behind her". I had just enought time to think, "s**t, she doesnt see me",
and put my hand on the horn before there was a loud bang.
Heres the result:
At first she insisted the only damage was to my license-plate.
Doesnt show too good in the pictures, but the front of the bumper is pushed in about 2cm.
And then theres the damage to the lower grills and plastic trim under the headlight.
Sucks, but atleast her insuranse have to pay up.
On a happier note, I got my window shade set on monday:
Not the best pictures here either, but theres a big difference to the appearance of the car...
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Omega Gallery / Re: Finally... The Wagon
« on: 14 February 2012, 11:19:03 »
Great looking car. And its the same color of my Opel estate
Looking forward to some pics when you get the 17"'s on it...
Looking forward to some pics when you get the 17"'s on it...
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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Electrical gremlin
« on: 13 February 2012, 12:19:55 »Your lucky, my doors wouldn't work this morning.
I've had that on a few cars. Dismanteled the latch mechanism, cleaned out the original grease,
and regreased with a good low-temp grease. Can't remember the name of it at the moment.
But it works great. Never had any problems after doing that, even in -30c...
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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Electrical gremlin
« on: 13 February 2012, 12:07:11 »
Hi
I got an interesting issue with my car.
Whenever its cold, the power windows and mirrors wont work at all.
I suspected the drivers door switches at first. But discovered that the passenger window switches
are unresponsive too. And today I discovered that this also affects the sunroof.
After the car have been parked inside for a few hours, everything is working fine again for a while.
I haven't really started diagnosing yet, but I'm afraid it could be the main fuse board or something.
Have anyone experienced a similar issue?
I got an interesting issue with my car.
Whenever its cold, the power windows and mirrors wont work at all.
I suspected the drivers door switches at first. But discovered that the passenger window switches
are unresponsive too. And today I discovered that this also affects the sunroof.
After the car have been parked inside for a few hours, everything is working fine again for a while.
I haven't really started diagnosing yet, but I'm afraid it could be the main fuse board or something.
Have anyone experienced a similar issue?
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Omega General Help / Re: New owner with a few questions...
« on: 08 February 2012, 20:03:34 »
Thank you so much
Will check those things out.....
Will check those things out.....
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Omega General Help / New owner with a few questions...
« on: 08 February 2012, 19:50:05 »
Hi
Thanks for the many warm welcomes to this forum
Picked finally got my car today, the one from this post:
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=99094.0
Only did a short test-drive when I bought it,
so the drive home was the first decent trip.
I find the car very comfortable to drive, albeit slightly underpowered.
But after driving around in a borrowed Toyota Aygo for over a month,
it is quite a few steps up
The plans for the car so far,
if firstly to do some servicing.
I never trust maintenance records,
so for piece of mind its always the first thing I do after buying a car.
I also ordered some window shades like these:
Got a set in my other car and love them.
They snap in covering all the rear windows and make a huge difference in temperature when parking in the sun.
It also allow the rear door windows to be down for added ventilation while still blocking the sun.
As an added bonus, they look cool as well. Not quite as good as tinted windows up close,
but from a distance its hard to tell the difference...
I ordered a parking sensor kit as well, but probably wont bother installing that until its warm enough to
work on the car outside.
Since my car didnt come with one,
I also installed a dog:
Its an aftermarket one, but atleast its german
My car also have the NCDC2013 with a GID.
I want to change that for a CID, and also buy some new maps,
as none came with the car.
Feels silly paying for that when I got excellent navigation on my phone,
but since its already in the car I want it to be operational.
Now on to the issues with the car:
Firstly the central locking actuator on the drivers door wont work properly.
It does move, but not enough to lock or unlock, so I have to use the key.
I'll remove the door card and take a look at it soon. Might be just a quick fix.
The sunroof doesnt work at all. Might be a fuse. But since it is winter after all,
I wont bother with that yet.
The things I do have to sort are 2 warning messages:
One is for coolant level when I start the car.
The level is fine, and the temperature gauge, thermostat and so on seem to be working fine as well,
so I suspect a level sensor of some kind to be faulty. Is there one in the expansion bottle?
The second warning is for Xenon self-leveling.
The lights is quite notably at the lowest level, as the high-beams reach about as far as the low-beams usually would.
I assume they do that when this kind of error is detected.
Is there one leveling module for each side, or just a central box?
I do have access to a diagnostic tool. But where would I find the plug for it,
keeping in mind that my car is left hand drive?
Thanks for the many warm welcomes to this forum
Picked finally got my car today, the one from this post:
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=99094.0
Only did a short test-drive when I bought it,
so the drive home was the first decent trip.
I find the car very comfortable to drive, albeit slightly underpowered.
But after driving around in a borrowed Toyota Aygo for over a month,
it is quite a few steps up
The plans for the car so far,
if firstly to do some servicing.
I never trust maintenance records,
so for piece of mind its always the first thing I do after buying a car.
I also ordered some window shades like these:
Got a set in my other car and love them.
They snap in covering all the rear windows and make a huge difference in temperature when parking in the sun.
It also allow the rear door windows to be down for added ventilation while still blocking the sun.
As an added bonus, they look cool as well. Not quite as good as tinted windows up close,
but from a distance its hard to tell the difference...
I ordered a parking sensor kit as well, but probably wont bother installing that until its warm enough to
work on the car outside.
Since my car didnt come with one,
I also installed a dog:
Its an aftermarket one, but atleast its german
My car also have the NCDC2013 with a GID.
I want to change that for a CID, and also buy some new maps,
as none came with the car.
Feels silly paying for that when I got excellent navigation on my phone,
but since its already in the car I want it to be operational.
Now on to the issues with the car:
Firstly the central locking actuator on the drivers door wont work properly.
It does move, but not enough to lock or unlock, so I have to use the key.
I'll remove the door card and take a look at it soon. Might be just a quick fix.
The sunroof doesnt work at all. Might be a fuse. But since it is winter after all,
I wont bother with that yet.
The things I do have to sort are 2 warning messages:
One is for coolant level when I start the car.
The level is fine, and the temperature gauge, thermostat and so on seem to be working fine as well,
so I suspect a level sensor of some kind to be faulty. Is there one in the expansion bottle?
The second warning is for Xenon self-leveling.
The lights is quite notably at the lowest level, as the high-beams reach about as far as the low-beams usually would.
I assume they do that when this kind of error is detected.
Is there one leveling module for each side, or just a central box?
I do have access to a diagnostic tool. But where would I find the plug for it,
keeping in mind that my car is left hand drive?
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Newbie Welcome Area / First time Omega owner from Norway
« on: 05 February 2012, 20:32:30 »
Hi everyone!
I just purchased an Opel Omega, without realy looking for one
The thing is, I have always had VW's and Audi's.
But my daily driver A6 Quattro have been sick for the last 1,5 months.
And it looks like it might take a while longer to sort it out.
So I've been on the lookout for a second car for the last few days.
Initially I wanted a 4wd of some sorts but everything I came across was either in a sad state,
or too pricey.
And then this popped up at a nearby Opel dealer:
Its a 2001 estate with the 2.2 petrol engine and automatic transmission.
It has most of the nice options like leather interior, sunroof, climate control and finally my first car with xenon - YAY!
I took it for a test drive, liked it and ended up buying it
The body is realy tidy, the only thing I could find was some small rust bubbles at the bottom
of both right hand side doors. Will look into fixing that next summer.
My only concern with this car is that the mileage is abit high, around 258.000 km.
Im hoping it will still last me a while with some proper maintenance.
Beeing a VAG person I dont have much experience with Opels,
but I was happy to see theres such a big community of enthusiasts around these cars
I havent picked the car up yet.
The dealer said it should be ready around wednesday next week or something. I can hardly wait...
I just purchased an Opel Omega, without realy looking for one
The thing is, I have always had VW's and Audi's.
But my daily driver A6 Quattro have been sick for the last 1,5 months.
And it looks like it might take a while longer to sort it out.
So I've been on the lookout for a second car for the last few days.
Initially I wanted a 4wd of some sorts but everything I came across was either in a sad state,
or too pricey.
And then this popped up at a nearby Opel dealer:
Its a 2001 estate with the 2.2 petrol engine and automatic transmission.
It has most of the nice options like leather interior, sunroof, climate control and finally my first car with xenon - YAY!
I took it for a test drive, liked it and ended up buying it
The body is realy tidy, the only thing I could find was some small rust bubbles at the bottom
of both right hand side doors. Will look into fixing that next summer.
My only concern with this car is that the mileage is abit high, around 258.000 km.
Im hoping it will still last me a while with some proper maintenance.
Beeing a VAG person I dont have much experience with Opels,
but I was happy to see theres such a big community of enthusiasts around these cars
I havent picked the car up yet.
The dealer said it should be ready around wednesday next week or something. I can hardly wait...
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