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Omega General Help / Re: fitting towbar

« on: 10 February 2007, 14:43:26 »

IT'S OKAY - I'M NOT A TOTAL WALLY

i've worked out where it goes, and about the 'dints'...

still not too sure how best to get the bumper off though!

lachleaves

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Omega General Help / fitting towbar

« on: 10 February 2007, 14:19:25 »

i'm sure fitting a towbar isn't a mammoth task, however with minimalist fitting instructions and no workshop manual it's turning out to be not  such a bundle of laughs...

it's a swan neck type (bosal).

i've only got as far as removing the bumber - how??

then drill the 'dints in the boot'?  (i know where prehaps they should be, but i can't tell where they are...)

and how exactly does that huge plate (part of the kit) bolt underneath?? (presumably above the fuel tank, but below the bottom of the boot...)

if you could help me out, i'd be very appreciative.

regards,
lachleaves

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Omega General Help / Re: Engine management light

« on: 21 January 2007, 19:02:58 »

yes, i'm still on about that EGR valve!...

you know when either i've cleaned it or replaced it - assuming it's now working, should the EML go off, or does the system need to be reset?

(i thought i'd read somewhere that the battery needs to be disconnected to reset the system - yes? no?)

oh and one more thing, a friend's told me it should run marginally better if i blanked it completely.  true?  (if it were blanked, would the EML remain on?)

ta,
lachleaves :-/

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Omega General Help / Re: Engine management light

« on: 18 January 2007, 21:17:44 »

ahaaa...  i get it now!

from having the car for a week and being mega pleased, to seeing the engine management light come (and my cynical father giving it 'you see, bloody electrics on these modern cars...') - i almost understand what's going on.

i was on the verge of suicide, now there's hope in sight - thanks ever so for that explanation.

ta,
lachleaves

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Omega General Help / Re: Engine management light

« on: 17 January 2007, 21:22:21 »

GOD BLESS YOU ALL

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Omega General Help / Re: Engine management light

« on: 17 January 2007, 16:54:58 »

great help so far...

but still hoping someone can tell me what fault code 132 is??

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Omega General Help / Re: Engine management light

« on: 16 January 2007, 23:31:24 »

lifesaver!

 

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Omega General Help / Re: Engine management light

« on: 16 January 2007, 22:43:00 »

just done a quick search - loads of members keep mentioning this EGR valve and a blowing exhaust.

mine's blowing a bit?  (could be a cause for the failure??)

where the hell is this EGR?  how do i get at it - as some members have mentioned removing it and cleaning it!

ta
lachleaves

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Omega General Help / Re: Engine management light

« on: 16 January 2007, 22:33:58 »

you know you said 200 quid to get EGR replaced and it may start to stall...?

did you mean that despite paying VX to replace it - IT COULD STILL START TO STALL, STILL BE FAULTY??

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Omega General Help / Re: Engine management light

« on: 16 January 2007, 22:05:50 »

what's the expensive part of the job - the replacement valve or the labour??

and does anyone know what the code '129' is?  (it's not on the fault website)

what a predicament - i've only just got it!  ... and now i'm facing a £200 bill!  (don't suppose the diagnosis could be wrong?  a blip?)

...and anyway could the fault re-occur (nothing to do with having a recent exhaust + cats?)

many thanks anyway,
lachleaves

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Omega General Help / Re: Engine management light

« on: 15 January 2007, 22:16:17 »

i did it - and it worked... well sort of!

with engine running, it was clear after 12, 129 then 132.

what's the 129 code??

I've checked the 'topbuzz' website - there's no code 129 there (under bosch motronic).

132 comes up as 'exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve - incorrect signal'.

does this sound right so far?

don't suppose anyone can tell me what it means?!

many thanks thus far,
lachleaves

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Omega General Help / Re: Engine management light

« on: 14 January 2007, 18:36:14 »

Thanks everybody.

I'll give it a go.  (it's a 2.5 by the way, not a 2.6)

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Omega General Help / Engine management light

« on: 14 January 2007, 11:38:38 »

On my '97 2.5 V6 auto...

Engine management light came on.  Made it to work - no problems.

Started back from work (light still on, again no problems).  She drove all the way home (approx. 25 miles) without hiccup.

Any ideas what it could be?  Whatever it is that's causing the fault, it doesn't seem to be that serious as it's not impeding on the performance of the car at all.

Just get vauxhall to do a diagnostics??

Thanks,
Lachleaves.

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Omega General Help / Re: Headlamp bulb replacement

« on: 14 January 2007, 18:48:16 »

I think it could be one of the 'expensive buggers'!

The previous owner spent a fortune on add-ons... so he probably had the proper xenon jobs fitted!  Would you believe it!?

Thanks

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Omega General Help / Headlamp bulb replacement

« on: 14 January 2007, 11:29:55 »

I'm ashamed to say i can't work out how the devil to replace the headlamp bulb.

Does it make any difference that she's had xenon lamps fitted (not halogen - is it a different unit or just a different bulb?)

It's the dipped beam bulb on the driver's side.  I can't seem to get in behind the unit (air in-take box in the way)... what do I have to remove to get at it??

Many thanks,
Lachleaves.