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Omega General Help / Re: Hi emeissions
« on: 23 October 2009, 17:46:25 »
Just out of interest, I have been told that LPG can burn valves out as it burns much hotter than petrol. Is there any truth in this? :-/
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Omega General Help / Re: Hi emeissions
« on: 22 October 2009, 18:29:56 »
I can find out where it came from, due to all the hasle the garage let me have it at cost which was £187.81 which is a bit different to Vauxhalls £700..... 
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Omega General Help / Re: Hi emeissions
« on: 22 October 2009, 18:03:56 »
YIPPY I'VE GOT IT BACK........
After all that it was the CAT...
It turns out that patern part cats don't work on the 2.2 but they work on the 2.0...
The first thing the garage did when the emissions were high was to buy a patern CAT the same as the one I had fitted last year. The emissions were exactly the same..so even speaking to CAT experts they reconed it wouldn't be the cat with such high HC. Until somebody told them that the GM CAT is a two parter with a pre-cat, aha so upon searching around they found a CAT manufacturer in Nottingham that does type approved CAT's ordered one, fitted it and yep perfect emissions...
So the moral is, if you have a patern CAT fitted ask for type approved and get the emissions tested that way you can be safe.. how many people are buying CAT's that don't work ?
After all that it was the CAT...
It turns out that patern part cats don't work on the 2.2 but they work on the 2.0...
The first thing the garage did when the emissions were high was to buy a patern CAT the same as the one I had fitted last year. The emissions were exactly the same..so even speaking to CAT experts they reconed it wouldn't be the cat with such high HC. Until somebody told them that the GM CAT is a two parter with a pre-cat, aha so upon searching around they found a CAT manufacturer in Nottingham that does type approved CAT's ordered one, fitted it and yep perfect emissions...
So the moral is, if you have a patern CAT fitted ask for type approved and get the emissions tested that way you can be safe.. how many people are buying CAT's that don't work ?
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Omega General Help / Re: Hi emeissions
« on: 20 October 2009, 20:05:15 »
No leaks in exhaust and Im sure the garage have tried all that
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Omega General Help / Re: Hi emeissions
« on: 20 October 2009, 19:35:08 »
No it isn't. the garage have tried another patern one with exactly the same results, but experts at cat manufacturers dont think its the cat because of the very high HC..
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Omega General Help / Re: Hi emeissions
« on: 20 October 2009, 18:43:26 »
20th of October now and still no cure. I just don.t know what to do now.. 
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Omega General Help / Re: Hi emeissions
« on: 28 September 2009, 20:39:17 »
No, can't be much left to test.....
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Omega General Help / Re: Hi emeissions
« on: 24 September 2009, 22:32:07 »
Five weeks now driving a Kia loan car...I want my Omega back 
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Omega General Help / Re: Hi emeissions
« on: 19 September 2009, 14:34:12 »
O.K. all done and back together....
Gues what... no change.
Where do we go now
Gues what... no change.
Where do we go now
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Omega General Help / Re: Hi emeissions
« on: 11 September 2009, 16:35:54 »
O.K. latest episode...
Injectors away for testing... Nothing realy wrong so having a clean...
In the mean time a hairline crack has been spoted in the exhaust manifold, this has been taken away to be brazed....
All should be back together on Wednesday so fingers crossed.
Looks like it could be air getting into the exhaust .....
Injectors away for testing... Nothing realy wrong so having a clean...
In the mean time a hairline crack has been spoted in the exhaust manifold, this has been taken away to be brazed....
All should be back together on Wednesday so fingers crossed.
Looks like it could be air getting into the exhaust .....
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Omega General Help / Re: Hi emeissions
« on: 07 September 2009, 17:05:20 »
I know it's a first for me too.
I had a new ecu fitted by a main dealer to solve a warm start problem... it turned out to be the cam sensor.
Fortunately I had purchased a warenty with the car and they paid for it even though it didn't need it (but I didn't tell them that!)
I had a new ecu fitted by a main dealer to solve a warm start problem... it turned out to be the cam sensor.
Fortunately I had purchased a warenty with the car and they paid for it even though it didn't need it (but I didn't tell them that!)
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Omega General Help / Re: Hi emeissions
« on: 07 September 2009, 16:32:51 »
O.K. latest update...
The car has been round to the main dealers and they can't find anything...
cylinder head off now as thoughts of valve problems but they are all seating ok...
But cylinder three isn't holding fluid so looks like a broken ring.. garage boss has very kindly said that they will do this but if it doesn't cure the problem he womt charge me for it...
watch this space.........
The car has been round to the main dealers and they can't find anything...
cylinder head off now as thoughts of valve problems but they are all seating ok...
But cylinder three isn't holding fluid so looks like a broken ring.. garage boss has very kindly said that they will do this but if it doesn't cure the problem he womt charge me for it...
watch this space.........
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Omega General Help / Re: Hi emeissions
« on: 25 August 2009, 06:35:18 »
Thanks a lot lads... I'm taking all your thoughts to the garage today...I will keep you posted,,
Tony
Tony
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Omega General Help / Re: Hi emeissions
« on: 24 August 2009, 22:52:38 »
OK will check out the exhaust...
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Omega General Help / Re: Hi emeissions
« on: 24 August 2009, 22:17:10 »
I dont think they have ever been changed
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