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Omega General Help / Re: pulling when braking and steering

« on: 09 September 2008, 23:30:41 »

Problem is getting to WIM at the moment.

Not sure how much longer I can put up with the car!!!

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Omega General Help / Re: pulling when braking and steering

« on: 09 September 2008, 22:53:03 »

Wishbones are about £50 the pair, and are not hard to change at all.
Should ony take about 30-40mins per side.
There is a good How to in the maintenance section.

Surely not worth changing the car for that?? :-/

Well, its problem after problem.....

Only had 6 months and spent so much on it

Another problem I  have is a seized rear brake caliper piston.  3 of the   rear pins holding the pads in, did not want to come out!  Managed to get them out somehow, but wont be able to use them again.

Three of the caliper pistons slide back in nicely, one is stuck fast!  

Also one of the rear shocks doesn't look bolted in right at the wheel.  Looks different to the other side - in fact doesn't look right at all.  

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Omega General Help / Re: pulling when braking and steering

« on: 07 September 2008, 19:51:08 »

My steering wheel is not in the straight ahead position after ATS did the tracking....could this be the cause?

Or am just delaying the Inevitable wishbone replacement.

Or perhaps just get another car!

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Omega General Help / Re: pulling when braking and steering

« on: 06 September 2008, 22:34:32 »

THanks.

I think there is something major wrong with suspension/geometry as it loses grip even in the dry when going round roundabouts!

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Omega General Help / Re: pulling when braking and steering

« on: 06 September 2008, 22:17:00 »

Yes, I'm getting the insides off the tyre wearing down quite quickly.

I've had the tracking done and adjusted.

Where is WIM?

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Omega General Help / pulling when braking and steering

« on: 06 September 2008, 18:20:15 »

Thought changing discs and pads would cure this problem.

If i brake whilst turning the steering wheel (in either direction), the car pulls in the opposite direction!  Quite scary when you want to go round a left corner, brake the car tried to go into the centre of the road!!!

Car does not pull to either side when I brake in a straight line.

Do I have some sort of suspension probs?

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Omega General Help / Re: Rear brake pads - pins

« on: 06 September 2008, 18:15:03 »

I'm pretty sure they will only come out in one direction ie from the middle of the car. You haven't tried to knock them towards the middle. It's been a while since I've had need to look at mine.

No been trying to knock in towards the diff, not outwards.

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Omega General Help / Re: Rear brake pads - pins

« on: 06 September 2008, 13:50:39 »

Thanks  Mark.

Will give it good whack!  later - hope they come out easy after that.

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Omega General Help / Rear brake pads - pins

« on: 06 September 2008, 13:32:44 »

Have replaced front discs and pads no problem (bargain at £70 + VAT - trade club)

Anyway, went to do rear pads, but cant budge the pins on the offside (not tried the nearside yet)  Will taking off the caliper help?

Any other suggestions?

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Omega General Help / Re: Cam Cover Sealant

« on: 02 September 2008, 21:00:20 »

I too was told not to use any sealing compound by the dealer.

I haven't and all I did was make sure head surface and cam cover surface were spotless.

I have no leaks what so ever.  

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Omega General Help / Re: Update on fault codes

« on: 26 August 2008, 23:57:16 »

All I needed to do was take out top bolt and loosen lower bolt and swung the alternator out of the way.  Good access to the sensor this way

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Omega General Help / Re: Crank sensor question

« on: 25 August 2008, 19:50:26 »

I know there are 3 versions.

I had the metal one first, but was a square plug fitment.  Mine was an oval plug!  So had to go back to the dealer for another one, but there was still two to choose from!!

Just selected one (they looked identical) and it plugged in fine and works fine.

Bonus is oval plug is cheaper than square plug.

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Omega General Help / Re: manifold blow

« on: 25 August 2008, 18:39:47 »

I changed mine when I did my head gaskets. All the studs came out fine on both heads.

The gaskets are £7.33 + VAT each from vaux on trade club card.

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Omega General Help / Re: Head Gasket...or what?

« on: 24 August 2008, 16:33:24 »

I had a steady trickle from back of engine - dripping down from the gearbox - was rear coolant transfer pipe, the seal was well, not sealing any more!  was flat as a pancake.

new one was a couple of quid, though a bit fiddly to fit.

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Omega General Help / Re: What tools need for Aux belt change?

« on: 20 August 2008, 11:47:42 »

Take out dual ram system, remove secondary air injection pipe - two hoses to disconnect, and two nuts.

use socket wrench or torque wrench with 15mm and turn the tensioner bolt clockwise, remove belt.

Make a note of how it goes round all the pulleys!  

Reroute new belt around the pulleys, except tensioner. make sure torque/socket wrench is arleady through the belt and put it back on tensioner nut.  as you turn the tensioner clockwise again, slip the belt over it and then turn the tensioner anti-clockwise - it will naturally go that way anyway and take up the belt tension.

refit secondary air injection pipe and multi-ram pipes.