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Messages - gremlin66

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Newbie Welcome Area / Returning Member
« on: 26 July 2015, 23:33:21 »
Hi guys, I owned a 3.0 elite ph1 3 years ago where I was previously on this forum. It has taken that long to get back in to another. This time a phase 2 2.6 elite with only 68,000 miles on it and 2 previous owners. I've had it a couple weeks and done nearly 1000 miles in it. I bought it just as a cheap runabout while I sold my M3 and Scooby but I was debating keeping it haha

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General Car Chat / Re: Traction
« on: 16 June 2012, 22:47:43 »
As the title, what's the easiest way of turning traction off???

I don't have the button on the centre console and I don't want to pull the fuse as I still want ABS and a speedo :)
I just cant understand why the button isn't there :S

Is there a good reason why you need to turn it off? If mine has been used for more than a few seconds in the 18 months/12,000 miles I've had the car I'd be surprised. And both of those occasions were on really wet concrete, and were easily and more efficiently sorted by a slight lift of the throttle.

It's like LSD's on road cars; if you have enough power it's fun to exit side turnings and roundabout sideways until you  have to change up for second gear, but it's not much use for anything else. Let's not confuse road LSD's with race ones either; race ones lock up much more and quicker than a road one.

Well, I just want to make it a bit more fun. I have no problems with the car at all, I think it's great and very nice to drive. But I live by a beach which seems a perfect drift course lol
I didn't buy it as a drifter but the other thing is I prefer not having the power die when I want it. I don't like computers over riding my control.

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General Car Chat / Re: Traction
« on: 16 June 2012, 16:38:48 »
Very handy link and guide. Cheers for that, bought a switch off ebay today so hopefully I will fit it in the week :)

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General Car Chat / Re: Traction
« on: 16 June 2012, 13:47:05 »
Yeah it's a 97/98 3.0. I've tried pushing it and it's just a solid blanking plate. I don't suppose you can just take that out and fetch the wire behind it. Probably a whole dash fascia out ???


1998 3.0l elites, and plod cars lack the button. Easily retrofitted, as wire tucked up behind, just needs connecting, and switch fitted

Question has already been answered  :y

Yeah what I meant by that was if you just take the blacking out and the wire is there. had a quick look this morning and I didn't realise the pins went straight into connections that were placed on the back of the fascia. How tricky is it to get the wood effect fascia off??

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General Car Chat / Re: Traction
« on: 16 June 2012, 09:11:25 »
Yeah it's a 97/98 3.0. I've tried pushing it and it's just a solid blanking plate. I don't suppose you can just take that out and fetch the wire behind it. Probably a whole dash fascia out ???

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General Car Chat / Re: Performance estate
« on: 15 June 2012, 21:48:51 »
I went to Germany at the start of the year. I never knew they did them and for the first time I saw a Mitsu Evo 9 estate. Proper Evo too, not just a lancer.

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General Car Chat / Traction
« on: 15 June 2012, 21:46:17 »
As the title, what's the easiest way of turning traction off???

I don't have the button on the centre console and I don't want to pull the fuse as I still want ABS and a speedo :)
I just cant understand why the button isn't there :S

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General Car Chat / Re: Cam belt
« on: 12 June 2012, 11:39:23 »
Sweet, just had a quick browse on your website. You sound like a handy guy to know :) Not sure when I'll get round to doing the belt, probably next month.
Just out of interest, how long do you take to do the belt seeing as you know these engines inside out??

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General Car Chat / Re: Cam belt
« on: 11 June 2012, 22:36:07 »
I'm glad you've said that. Got no access to a ramp at the moment lol I'm guessing maybe someone in the club, or the shop has the locking tools available?

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General Car Chat / Cam belt
« on: 11 June 2012, 19:33:07 »
The Omega is due for a belt change as it's 4 yrs since the last one.

 I wondered if it's worth getting a whole kit or just the belt, do the tensioners ever fail?? Also do you need any locking tools? and can it be done without a ramp, like at home on the drive??

Cheers

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General Car Chat / Re: leaking car saga continues
« on: 06 June 2012, 17:36:01 »
Has anyone checked the door card? I work at a Renault dealer and quite often I end up sealing the door card. Water runs behind and drains through the bottom of the door, behind the sill trim and into the footwell. Ask your dad if there is any evidence (water trails/marks) across or around the sill trim and seal. Worth a look if nothing else.

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Omega General Help / Re: not quite sure on these tyres...
« on: 06 June 2012, 14:18:43 »
While you guys are on the subject of tyres, what is the official size for the 17's on the phase 2's?? Was thinking about getting the 17'' 5 spokes off the phase 2 for mine.

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Omega General Help / Re: Urgent Omega 2.2 Engine Help
« on: 06 June 2012, 14:04:36 »
I don't know how Omegas are set up as I haven't really had much experience in the motor trade yet (only 19). But if it's not a coolant pipe gone, is there maybe a core plug anywhere on the omegas? Like I said, not sure about the set up but a core plug could be a possibility if water is literally pouring out ???

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General Car Chat / Re: ABS problem?
« on: 05 June 2012, 22:39:52 »
Yeah I know that bit, cheers for telling me but I'm a mechanic myself. That's why I wondered if the pump noise was a common thing on the Omegas. I work at a Renault/Kia dealership and all the cars I've driven I have never heard an ABS pump sound like it does lol

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General Car Chat / Re: ABS problem?
« on: 05 June 2012, 21:43:11 »
Oh right, so it is suppose to do that??
With the car I got a load of history and there is a receipt for the ABS module to be stripped, cleaned and rebuilt. Just wondered as I've never heard a pump doing that :)

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