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Omega General Help / Re: Bits

« on: 04 June 2024, 14:24:58 »

I think after reading all the comments I will take what I can fit in a box in the garage like switches actuators and water bottle and scrap the rest.

Its a shame but as mentioned you can't keep things on the off chance someone will want them and after a few years you decide to chuck them and THEN someone wants them

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Omega General Help / Re: Bits

« on: 03 June 2024, 23:11:44 »

Thanks for the replies

It’s a CD but with an elite interior

Wheel arch is rusted quite bad and suspect corrosion on chassis rails so not good body wise

Car now misfiring even after changing spark plugs so suspect it’s coil packs or something else and MOT upcoming that it won’t pass as brakes and brake pipes are shot and a cracked windscreen , so will grab what I can off it without it looking like a breakers yard on the drive

Thanks for all your help over the years you have kept the car on the road many times when I thought it was finished.

Gutted as have loved this car since I got it 11 years ago

Not sure what to replace it with either as nothing comes close from what I have seen

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Omega General Help / Bits

« on: 03 June 2024, 17:30:55 »

Hi all

Has anyone got a list of hard to find bits that are worth taking off a facelift before breaking?

Thanks

Dave

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Omega General Help / Re: No gear selector lights

« on: 14 November 2023, 14:01:01 »

It was the fuse!!!!

Went straight to the worst-case scenario first, doh!!

Thanks again for everyone's help

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Omega General Help / Re: No gear selector lights

« on: 12 November 2023, 11:28:58 »

Thanks all

So more likely to be the selector switch than a sensor? I discounted the switch as I thought all the gear selector lights came on rather than no lights.

Is it as easy as undoing two bolts, unclipping connectors and taking off?

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Omega General Help / No gear selector lights

« on: 11 November 2023, 15:32:53 »

Afternoon All

My 2002 2.6 had no gear selector lights with engine management light and TC lights up when i took it off the drive earlier. Reverses okay but limp mode on forward gears.

Had the AA out with their whizzy code reader and got fault code 0705 told its drive position sensor, does this sound right?

If so

What part number are they and are they hard to fit?

Thanks

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Omega General Help / Re: OIl leak and blue smoke

« on: 24 July 2022, 15:25:43 »

it's done 127,000 I've put 45000 on since i got it 9 years ago.

I do mainly local trips 5-10 miles so not the best way of getting it up to temperature and giving it a good run but it's always started first time and run smoothly. I do the usual plugs and filters and oil changes and normally do the oil change myself with vauxhall semi synthetic 10/40. Last year the sump plug gave up and was just spinning as i tightened it up and as car was in for MOT this year and they were doing exhaust I didnt have the sucker machine to pull the oil out so got them to do it. I requested 10/40 but think it was 10/30 (definitely a 30 on there??).

As i was just happy to get the car back and through an MOT i didn't take much notice of it. Been driving around locally last few weeks no trouble but then went on a motorway trip and 20 miles in hit a slight incline oil pressure light came on and off and smoke out the back.

My gut feel is it's linked to the oil so for 20 quid will change the oil and see how that goes.

the real kicker is brand new exhaust and 4 new tyres and it may be kaput

Appreciate everyone's help on here though still the best site around for help and advice.

Bit worried about taking it for a test drive after changing oil or anything or will it just be a bit smokey and run okay without too much damage

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Omega General Help / Re: OIl leak and blue smoke

« on: 24 July 2022, 14:04:10 »

Sorry lat one I promise

also looked at oil pressure sensor and caked with oil.

so next plan is oil change to 10/40 and then maybe wynns sop smoke treatment and then adios to car I think . sad times  :'(

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Omega General Help / Re: OIl leak and blue smoke

« on: 24 July 2022, 13:58:39 »

Took the plenum off and a coating of oil in the 6 "tubes" gave everything  a clean and put it all back together. started up and blue smoke but may be from yesterday.

As its a car that I will potentially run into the ground if it is valve siem seals is it worth sticking some wynns stop smoke in there to thicken the oil?

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Omega General Help / Re: OIl leak and blue smoke

« on: 24 July 2022, 13:37:08 »

is the car drivable like this if it is the valve stems or likely to conk out.

is t drivable for a while locally and just top up with oil or will it kill the engine in double quick time

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Omega General Help / Re: OIl leak and blue smoke

« on: 24 July 2022, 11:05:49 »

Thanks nick I clear the pipes and black top part of the plenum regularly and is never really badly clogged. Is there anywhere else I should be looking  is there another part where these pipes connect to that I can disconnect and clean

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Omega General Help / Re: OIl leak and blue smoke

« on: 24 July 2022, 10:36:27 »

I wont take the plenum off and try to start it then 


RE the oil: I asked for 10/40 oil but have a feeling it was 30 cant lay my hands on the receipt but remember seeing it. Didnt think it would be a problem at the time

will an oil change to 10/40 cure it?

blue smoke was definitely coming out the exhaust. Was thinking of taking as much apart as I can at the front today and at least cleaning it and having a look but realistically if smoke is out the exhaust is there any way it could get out the sensor or through the plenum and be pushed back into the engine and through the exhaust?

I am hoping its curable as I love the car but in my heart of hearts I think its not viable to repair if it internal seals as I am not that confident on engines

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Omega General Help / Re: OIl leak and blue smoke

« on: 24 July 2022, 01:42:49 »

Thanks for all the advice

Going to have a proper look tomorrow. Can i start the engine with the plenum removed to see where oil may ne cming from  or is that a no no

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Omega General Help / OIl leak and blue smoke

« on: 23 July 2022, 15:42:41 »

2002 2.6

Driving on the motorway engine oil light flickers on and off but no oil level low message. look behind and blue smoke and loss of power.

When I check under bonnet oil dripping below twin rubber hoses at front of plenum.

AA man says probably piston rings. Car had oil change at a garage a few weeks ago but has driven okay locally since and I just cleared the breather pipes. Oil still in sump and level seems okay.

Coolant not contaminated at all and cam cover gaskets okay.

Is it a goner???

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.6 exhaust system

« on: 29 April 2022, 11:49:25 »

Thanks for all the replies

Ordering it now