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Omega General Help / Re: Few Niggles

« on: 25 January 2009, 13:22:38 »

Hi, sorry for the delay in updating, but replaced the bottom arms and problem solved with the steering vagueness.
Also have not had the problem with the steering going heavy on me, so wondering if the bushes on the bottom arms were that far gone they were letting the steering rods go over center and thats why it was heavy to bring it back from full lock.

have another problem though, noticed some nasty gunge sitting in the expansion bottle.....

oil cap is clean, no overheating, not using water or oil...

Im gonna give it a proper flush through, but im wondering if theres any simple solution to this or is it likely to be HG's or oil cooler?

Thanks for all your help thus far guys

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Omega General Help / Re: Few Niggles

« on: 22 December 2008, 17:37:09 »

Thanks for all the suggestions so far guys
Have checked all fuses etc re the heated seat.

Speed sensitive steering u say, have not noticed it changing with speed tbh, but ill check that out.
I never go to main dealers, have worked for some previously and realise how little they know.

techno i have not replaced the lower arms, tbh i have them sitting there to be done, only lazyness has stopped me so far, a job for tomorrow if the rain holds off

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Omega General Help / Few Niggles

« on: 21 December 2008, 21:11:24 »

Hi folks, hoping you can help with a few wee niggles i have on my 00 2.5 v6.

1. Drivers side heated seat doesnt work, light comes on, but seat does not heat.
I had a quick search and couldnt find any cures.
I read somewhere else, (migweb maybe) that theres a wire between the base and back that frays and snaps, but having not dissassembled the seat before, and noting the airbags, i thought better about stripping it down.

2. the steering is very vague at times, and it tends to tramline pretty badly, alot worse than my old N reg 2.5TD.
Its quite unsettling if your rounding a corner at speed and the steering appears to have a "dead zone" before engaging.

I last week replaced the steering idler arm, which game me a brief improvement, but has not solved the problem.

3. power steering has a tendancy to intermittantly go very heavy, esspecially at full lock, when trying to get it back from full lock.
I was gonna just change out the PAS fluid, but wondered if this was maybe linked to the vagueness?

Many thanks for your time in reading this and any possible suggestions you may have.

Kev

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: Hello

« on: 22 December 2008, 17:30:51 »

thanks for the warm welcome guys

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Newbie Welcome Area / Hello

« on: 21 December 2008, 21:01:07 »

Hello peeps, just found this bb, and hoping to plunder your technical minds to help me fix a few niggles on my 'mega, and hoping to be able to get some parts to replace dented panels from someone close to Glasgow with a bit of luck.

Hi :wave: