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Omega General Help / Re: 2.2 dti
« on: 02 December 2013, 14:31:32 »
Both of those issues I mentioned are common and quite cheap to fix.
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Omega General Help / Re: 2.2 dti
« on: 02 December 2013, 14:28:05 »
Im not exactly qualified, but before you throw money at the expensive fuel pump, just make sure its not something simpler.
I had issues with mine, leading to a local garage and a chap from the RAC saying it was the fuel pump. Turned out the fuel return pipes taking unused fuel back to the pump were old and knackered, letting air into the fuel system.
Not saying thats what it is, but that or something similar could be a possibility.
Had similar issues when it needed a crank sensor.
I had issues with mine, leading to a local garage and a chap from the RAC saying it was the fuel pump. Turned out the fuel return pipes taking unused fuel back to the pump were old and knackered, letting air into the fuel system.
Not saying thats what it is, but that or something similar could be a possibility.
Had similar issues when it needed a crank sensor.
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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: Facelift Cruise Control
« on: 02 December 2013, 14:15:00 »I know this has been covered many times but i just thought I'd add my bit.Its actually a 2001, but you knew that right!!
Just fitted the Cruise Control Indicator stalk to my Omega and it worked straight out of the box. No need for Tech 2 and all the necessary components are pre-installed.
Its a 2000 Y Reg 2.2DTI CD Manual Estate. Cost me ?12 off eBay, free p&p and 5 minutes to fit. Feeling pretty pleased with myself right now.
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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: Facelift Cruise Control
« on: 02 December 2013, 13:58:43 »
Just been for a "CRUISE". Its working well. Simple little tool makes it so much nicer to drive. Wish Id got it sooner now. 
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Newbie Welcome Area / Facelift Cruise Control
« on: 02 December 2013, 11:39:33 »
I know this has been covered many times but i just thought I'd add my bit.
Just fitted the Cruise Control Indicator stalk to my Omega and it worked straight out of the box. No need for Tech 2 and all the necessary components are pre-installed.
Its a 2000 Y Reg 2.2DTI CD Manual Estate. Cost me ?12 off eBay, free p&p and 5 minutes to fit. Feeling pretty pleased with myself right now.
Just fitted the Cruise Control Indicator stalk to my Omega and it worked straight out of the box. No need for Tech 2 and all the necessary components are pre-installed.
Its a 2000 Y Reg 2.2DTI CD Manual Estate. Cost me ?12 off eBay, free p&p and 5 minutes to fit. Feeling pretty pleased with myself right now.
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Omega General Help / Re: Alarm goes off randomly, almost every time I lock the car.
« on: 18 September 2013, 15:20:57 »
Just thought I'd mention it in case anybody else runs into the same issue. This was the only thing I didn't see when searching for possible faults. No specialist equipment needed and it didn't cost me a penny.
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Omega General Help / Alarm goes off randomly, almost every time I lock the car.
« on: 18 September 2013, 11:49:32 »
I have a 2001 Omega 2.2DTI CDX Estate. Ever since I got the car, the alarm has been silent. Only the indicators flash when the alarm is activated. While thats annoying, its not the end of the world.
Recently however, I noticed most of time when I returned to the car after short periods the hazard lights were flashing. While ultimately I figured out the fault for myself, I wouldn't have know where to start in sorting my alarm issues without the information found on this forum, so I felt the need to share my findings.
When I Pressed the unlock button on the fob it stopped, so clearly this was the alarm. As the alarm was silent it wasnt too much of a nuisance, but irritating all the same. I set about trying to find out what was the cause.
The obvious place to start was to press the button on the dash to disable the cabin sensors, but this made no difference to the problem. Thanks to the OOF I found a list of possible faults that I wouldn't otherwise have know about. The first and one of the simplest things to check was the bonnet pin. Using a voltmeter I found it was a push to make switch so I disconnected it, but the fault remained.
Next was the infamous powersounder, as I had read even if it had apparently stopped working, there could be a voltage draw from the car that could trigger the alarm. I removed it, but again it made no difference. Now I was struggling as 90% of the alarm issues I found were powersounder related. I moved on to checking the door sensors and as the interior lighting was reacting as expected to opening and closing all of the doors, I decided it was unlikely to be the issue.
After a week of living with this annoying fault, I went around the car checking and double checking the items related to the alarm. This is when I spotted the alarm strips on the rear side windows (boot side windows only found on the estate) I found that the wires just push on to the window using a press stud. I pulled all the connectors off and cleaned them with a cloth and a splash of WD40, then popped them back on. This was 4 days ago and the alarm (well indicators) hasnt gone off since.
My next task is to replace the secondary horn next to where I took the powersounder from. Ive already checked and found it is faulty, but the 2 pin connector does give voltage if I set the alarm off. Had I not had the drama with the persistant alarm, I would never have figured out how to fix this "silent" issue. If that works I dont think I'll bother fitting a new powersounder.
Recently however, I noticed most of time when I returned to the car after short periods the hazard lights were flashing. While ultimately I figured out the fault for myself, I wouldn't have know where to start in sorting my alarm issues without the information found on this forum, so I felt the need to share my findings.
When I Pressed the unlock button on the fob it stopped, so clearly this was the alarm. As the alarm was silent it wasnt too much of a nuisance, but irritating all the same. I set about trying to find out what was the cause.
The obvious place to start was to press the button on the dash to disable the cabin sensors, but this made no difference to the problem. Thanks to the OOF I found a list of possible faults that I wouldn't otherwise have know about. The first and one of the simplest things to check was the bonnet pin. Using a voltmeter I found it was a push to make switch so I disconnected it, but the fault remained.
Next was the infamous powersounder, as I had read even if it had apparently stopped working, there could be a voltage draw from the car that could trigger the alarm. I removed it, but again it made no difference. Now I was struggling as 90% of the alarm issues I found were powersounder related. I moved on to checking the door sensors and as the interior lighting was reacting as expected to opening and closing all of the doors, I decided it was unlikely to be the issue.
After a week of living with this annoying fault, I went around the car checking and double checking the items related to the alarm. This is when I spotted the alarm strips on the rear side windows (boot side windows only found on the estate) I found that the wires just push on to the window using a press stud. I pulled all the connectors off and cleaned them with a cloth and a splash of WD40, then popped them back on. This was 4 days ago and the alarm (well indicators) hasnt gone off since.
My next task is to replace the secondary horn next to where I took the powersounder from. Ive already checked and found it is faulty, but the 2 pin connector does give voltage if I set the alarm off. Had I not had the drama with the persistant alarm, I would never have figured out how to fix this "silent" issue. If that works I dont think I'll bother fitting a new powersounder.
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