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Omega General Help / Re: possible purchase

« on: 23 February 2007, 14:33:08 »

Phoned this morning and car had been taken for test drive and sold . Guess it was a good one after all.
Thanks for the replies.
Steve

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Omega General Help / possible purchase

« on: 22 February 2007, 17:46:36 »

As you may remember, my previous Omega (Elite ) had a terminal problem(see Fire!).
Now, my beloved, who drove the car almost every day for the last 6 months, wants another Omega. She spotted a trade ad for a 2L auto, T reg with an LPG conversion.
My last 2 cars have been LPG and I love it .
Anyway the car is priced at £895. She got more info over the phone and this is what the guy said, it runs great on gas,but idles lumpy on petrol, the bodywork is good, LPG has certificate, he will check service record and give her details tomorrow.
Mileage 155.000. Now this seems high to me, and as I've no experience of the 2L engine I was wondering what you guys think. If the servicing has been done, is this milage excessive?
Thanks
Steve

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Omega General Help / FIRE! UPDATE

« on: 28 January 2007, 10:07:36 »

An assessor has been to see th car and the verdict is......YOU LOSE! The claim is not valid because the fire is the result of an electrical fault, which is not covered by my TPFT policy. Even though there were flames coming from under the bonnet. So, as good citizens,even though we saved numerous lives and valuable property from destruction by putting the fire out, technically it wasn't a fire, it was a breakdown, which is not covered.  
The name of the company involved, Norwich Union and sure enough in the policy booklet it  says you are not covered for electrical faults.(I suppose their all the same)
I was expecpting this , to be honest, but my beloved is fuming [smiley=angry.gif]. But then this is the first time she has had to deal with an insurance company.
I'm not going to turn yhis into an advert, but if anyone wants the car for spares then PM me and I'll forward the details. I think it'll go on ebay tomorrow
As a final word, I'd just like to say a big THANK YOU to everyone on the forum for their help and despite what's happened, I STILL THINK THE ELITE IS A FANTASTIC CAR!!!
Steve

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Omega General Help / Re: FIRE!

« on: 20 January 2007, 16:14:53 »

In the photo showing the main relay box the 10 amp fuse in the top corner is for the LPG wiring.
Thanks to everyone for their sympathy and support. You have be philosphical I guess and say to yourself, it's just a lump of metal and can be replaced. (Easier than it sounds).

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Omega General Help / Re: FIRE!

« on: 20 January 2007, 12:15:43 »

Hope I've done this right. Thanks BigCat.
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/gasiton/IMAGE_030.jpg
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/gasiton/IMAGE_029.jpg

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Omega General Help / Re: FIRE!

« on: 20 January 2007, 12:01:22 »

No. I thought it might have had something to do with the LPG relay which is in the same place. On looking closer though, the only signs of burning on the relay wiring are the wires that were next to the wiring loom. The damage to the wiring loom goes quite deep. Also, where the wiring joins the black plastic cover that runs across the rockerbox is burned and melted. Strangely thre are no blown fuses.
And you are right, it could have been much, much worse.

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Omega General Help / FIRE!

« on: 20 January 2007, 11:51:58 »

Hello everyone, haven't posted for ages, haven't visited for a while. The reasons, the Elite has been faultless, an absolute pleasure to drive, and there are people on here who know much more than I do.
But, yesterday morning while driving to town, smoke came pouring out from under the bonnet, followed by flames. Opened the bonnet to find the wiring leading to the ECU on fire. Put out the fire but the damage is done. Some of the wires have turned to dust!
So the insurance company are involved now and I think it's a write off.
Just like to thank everyone for their help when I first got the car and had a few problems.
Great forum, always plenty of help.
If someone can tell me how, and anyones interested, I have 2 photos of the damage but don't know how to post them.
TO SAY I'M GUTTED IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT!

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Omega General Help / Re: Knock Sensor 2

« on: 29 August 2006, 16:31:56 »

Had to change both of mine last year. The one you want is below the manifold, around the engine mount area. You don't need to dismantle engine mount, but a flexable? extension bar is useful(or use a small socket set). Took 5mins to get it off and 20mins to run the new cable following old route.
Yes it does affect performance (a lot in my case). Hope this helps.

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Newbie Welcome Area / llo allhello

« on: 23 August 2006, 14:51:15 »

Hello all, some of you may know me from the VX site. Good to see a dedicated Omega site. Even better to see the experts are still on hand!!! . Steve