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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Radio/Cd wiring

« on: 31 August 2008, 15:27:32 »

Having found the face unoriginally stashed below the front seat, thieves then ripped (and I mean ripped) the main unit out. All that is left is a spaghetti of bare ended leads (the aerial is OK).
Can anyone help with identifying the leads and is there a terminal connector I can buy that will fit any new unit I buy?
Thankyou.

Omega General Help / 95 2.5 V6 camshaft oil seals (2)

« on: 14 September 2007, 16:42:09 »

Many thanks to those who responded to my earlier thread.

Crankcase breather problems seem to be top of everyones list as the cause of blown camcover gaskets and/or seals, but why were the cam covers modified at some stage?

Omega General Help / 95 2.5 V6 Camshaft oil seals

« on: 09 September 2007, 15:13:18 »

Wish I had known at the time.....but, 4 weeks ago, I had the cam cover gaskets replaced. Although mentioning that it was a common problem, my mechanic didn't mention the probable cause was crankcase pressure/blocked breathers (which I've gathered from the forum) and I can' be sure he checked.

The car continued to drip oil after the work (which, at first, I put down to residual stuff) but then started dripping at an alarming rate and I'm now told that the camshaft oil seals are shot.

Is this also a result of crankcase pressure or just an unlucky coincidence? 98000 mls. on the clock, by the way.

Also, I was charged five hours for the gaskets and have been quoted six hours for the seals and possibly more for unblocking the breathers. Is that the "manual" time?

Thanks.