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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: ccd 2006 buttons

« on: 18 May 2011, 19:55:25 »

will that give me enough room???  ......

I can just about get my spade like hands in with the battery still connected. 

I was able to change side light and dipped beam bulbs with battery in place, only changing high beam takes a bit of surgery

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: auto-box & fault light

« on: 15 May 2011, 09:44:59 »

Thanks for that, definitely food for thought. Dilemma is, start new job tomorrow and need car for commuting (borrowing mother's citroen c3 short term)  can only afford one car at a time and as we all know miggy's aren't exactly the most econimical motors on the planet

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: auto-box & fault light

« on: 13 May 2011, 20:11:30 »

I think i need to consider all possibilities, if to keep car at all and thus fix (2nd hand box sounds a likely route) or to trade in or potentially even break for spares or scrap. many thanks for all interest and advice given 

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: auto-box & fault light

« on: 13 May 2011, 18:18:20 »

Didn't know that was the problem - i'm not very mechanically minded and with the aformentioned hernia i wasn't in the positon to delve into it myself. all i had was the symptoms as described. now in a quandry what to do for the best

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: auto-box & fault light

« on: 13 May 2011, 18:00:27 »

going to pick it up now. mechanic has changed gearbox oil (he said it was like water!), cleaned sump and mesh filter out. gearbox specialist quoted 2 grand for recon!! stuff that !! he's took it for short run, says no noise nor smell yet. now i've got a big decision to make - trade in, try to get cash for parts then scrap rest or just scrap

and the bits in the sump were???

Thrust washer, just as TheBoy suggested 

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: auto-box & fault light

« on: 13 May 2011, 16:59:00 »

going to pick it up now. mechanic has changed gearbox oil (he said it was like water!), cleaned sump and mesh filter out. gearbox specialist quoted 2 grand for recon!! stuff that !! he's took it for short run, says no noise nor smell yet. now i've got a big decision to make - trade in, try to get cash for parts then scrap rest or just scrap

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: auto-box & fault light

« on: 12 May 2011, 17:18:43 »

don't know, didn't see for myself, was just described as parts of clutch plate. keep seeing 'thrust washer' complaints, sounds quite a common and troublesome issue 

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: auto-box & fault light

« on: 12 May 2011, 17:00:45 »

Had to take it in today. ATF fried, mesh filter clogged and part of clutch plate busted, bits found in sump mechanic getting a price now from clutch/gearbox firm in peterborough

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: auto-box & fault light

« on: 09 May 2011, 19:13:20 »

Not sure, no signs of leaks and it's only done 60,000. Gears aren't slipping, although when on A1 doing "a bit more than speed limit" a week ago it jumped out of sport mode. [smiley=sad.gif]

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: auto-box & fault light

« on: 09 May 2011, 17:56:07 »

Thank you !  looks a bugger to get to! if this is faulty what sort of price for replacement ?

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: auto-box & fault light

« on: 09 May 2011, 10:05:53 »

I might sound a bit slow now, but which selector switch ? gear selector on auto-box ?

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: auto-box & fault light

« on: 09 May 2011, 09:31:34 »

Just got back from taking kids to school, the noise has returned. not from where I thought, its from much deeper, underneath the engine almost and a definite whirring sound when acceletator pedal is pushed (got missus to press it while i had bonnet open). and nasty acrid smell now present. Any ideas ?

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: auto-box & fault light

« on: 07 May 2011, 16:10:03 »

Just got back from short run, enough to get up to temperature though, no noise nor warning light and went through the gears ok but a little notchy(probably only appears when driven harder). it felt a bit sluggish though.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: auto-box & fault light

« on: 07 May 2011, 13:32:57 »

Thanks a lot for advice on that. Still need to find source of noise, I gotta go out this afternoon, I'll try to identify it later.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: auto-box & fault light

« on: 07 May 2011, 12:47:50 »

Thanks for that, where do I look to find where to top up (am I being thick??!!)