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Omega General Help / Re: oops what did we miss???

« on: 30 December 2007, 16:22:01 »

HI
might be a long shot if you havent found it already, but you do need a neg on the motors to make em work just cos the switches are working dosnt mean you have a neg at the motor only means you have the 12v + from fuse 7 and as they are common linked might be worth checking as you have same issue on both rear. Also valid point about rear disable switch, if thats stuck open then nothing on rear will work but lights will still operate.
 conections to motor on pre 2000 are ,1 is 12v+ straight from fuse 7, 2 is up, 3 is down and I think 6 is common with all window motors, being used as 12v all window closure from central locking. terminal 31 being ground.
hope it helps a bit

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Omega General Help / Re: Omega needs head gasket replacement ?

« on: 27 December 2007, 22:28:25 »

I should check which pipes you really are looking at.

With that level of contamination in a coolant line your header tank would be encrusted with emulsified oil.

Does the coolant header look badly contaminated?

Hi Mike..
Im sure its the HBV pipe that Im looking at..re the maintenance guide on the link earlier in this post thats deffo the guy Im working on..not too sure if the header tank was contaminated as there isnt and hasnt been any water in there since I parked it up a couple of weeks ago, do you think there is another problem or the head gasket really has gone?  Im willing to wait while you guys debate or if theres more info you need or pics I can get etc no problem, as time allows..theres no great rush car is off the road but taxed till May 08, so your help is appreciated.

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Omega General Help / Re: Omega needs head gasket replacement ?

« on: 27 December 2007, 19:36:45 »

hi guys thx for looking and replying again  
the pipe is the top one of two from the left hand side of the HBV .. this was the 1st 1 i took off, awkward to say the least, there is one pipe below it and another on the other side that seems to go to an ally unit on the off side wing..there are 2 pipes from this unit and the other 1 goes to the HBV as well if i remember correctly? anyway, do I need to get a new oil cooler or is a 2nd hand 1 ok , what sort of price am I looking at any idea pls ?
might be able to do it saturday if I can get the part and cleaner etc..thx again

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Omega General Help / Re: Omega needs head gasket replacement ?

« on: 27 December 2007, 17:04:37 »

HI guys..
stripped down to get old HDV off as suspect I have a split pipe too and didnt want to make 2 trips to Vauhall dealer ( £33 inc vat for valve by the way )and found this ....gloop...could this be the radiator fix gunge or is it down to the final resting place for me old Omega    looks like the whole valve is filled with it. Obviously havent flushed anything out yet but is it worth going further ?

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Omega General Help / Re: Omega needs head gasket replacement ?

« on: 26 December 2007, 17:07:11 »

Thx 4 advice guys ....working on it  

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Omega General Help / Re: Omega needs head gasket replacement ?

« on: 26 December 2007, 13:18:50 »

hi again  
well bought a pucker powerpack..jumper..light..etc from halfords and me Omega started 1st time   ..ran her up to temp about 90 deg still no gloop any where apart from the leak from the back and a water low warning but its defo' a pipe. garage who advised about the head gasket etc still closed but it is boxing day, thx for advice so far guys I will get hold of a HBV and flush out as advised. link how to do it usefull thx  8-)Will update as soon as this stuff done, dont know when yet as the handbag has a list lol...What ever happens guys thx for the help and thx for a good forum, dunno what we would do without you guys  
Have a good new yr

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Omega General Help / Re: Omega needs head gasket replacement ?

« on: 26 December 2007, 11:09:25 »

ermm...battery flat..gonna buy some jumpers and get her running, but the oil on the stick is clear and no gloop on the cap or in the radiator reservoir..saying that she's been off rd for a few weeks  so could things have settled ? dont know what type of tester was used but I will find out asap..

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Omega General Help / Re: Omega needs head gasket replacement ?

« on: 26 December 2007, 10:48:05 »

Hi JamesV6CDX
thx very much for reply...
car still ran a few weeks ago, but a small pipe burst at the top back of engine and coolent was every where,I was having coolent probs and used radiator fix a few days before, gonna have a "look see" about questions as my memory is real bad
    
brb...

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Omega General Help / Omega needs head gasket replacement ?

« on: 26 December 2007, 10:10:35 »

hi guys
hope your all having a nice xmas...and Happy new Yr  

noticed on one of the posts a comment,

"Not sure why you have the impression that the 2.5 is unreliable, they should be as robust at the 3.0.  Often an oil cooler failure is mis diagnosed as a head gasket failure: that could be why lots of people are after relacement engines. "

this opened my eyes a bit as i have a recently " dead"   1995 2.5 v6 omega cdx sitting outside my flat, local garage put a tester on it and told me it needs head gasket replaced or new engine, £600 + or £1000 if all goes well...i was gutted..only bought her in may this yr and paid £1200 cos in nice condition, i was tempted to spend the £600 and get her back on the rd,but my woman convinced me to buy another car and sell omega on as scrap or spares, I've held out on selling my lovely omega for a month but dont know how much longer I can hold out, lol..the problem is who can you trust and is it really head gasket ? Help !!  ( guys Im driving a citroen est now, so you can see why I need help please )

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Newbie Welcome Area / Hiya from Crawley

« on: 05 August 2007, 09:46:42 »

  hi guys/gals just 2 say hello no time to post any probs lol handbag wants to go out and she's chomping at the bit cyas soon