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General Car Chat / Re: Attempting resto

« on: 04 January 2021, 23:58:10 »

any progress on getting it running ?

i was going through the process of it and realized the key has the battery holder missing inside it. Wasn't sure if that was going to mess with the immobilizer/alarm. Also because of the amount of grinding/welding above the tank i had a rethink and didn't want to drain the fuel then refill it with fresh and then drain that again. All of the underside will be removed and all bushes will need to be replaced. The engine had a top end rebuild about 2k miles before it was parked up and forgot about for 6 years. I have got some pics of it which i will share with you guys once I've had chance to get them off my phone 

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General Car Chat / Re: Attempting resto

« on: 04 January 2021, 03:00:49 »

It should fit through the boot opening.

May need carefully bending... absolutely not the same thing as folding it in half or creasing it.

For the purposes of this exercise, the metal 'plates' are irrelevant.

There's a how to in the Maintenance Guides.

Oh and expect to find a gallon of condensation above it. An Omega roof is as well insulated as a milk crate.

lol thanks for the heads up. Reason im removing it is because it looks like its about to sprout mushrooms any second. Toying with the idea of cleaning it and then spraying it or dying it Black. The rust made drain holes in the floorpan will give the water somewher to go tho lol

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General Car Chat / Re: Attempting resto

« on: 03 January 2021, 20:41:29 »

I did it in the summer with a saloon. You have to take one of the front seats out in order to lower the roof lining sufficiently to the correct angle (approx. 45 degrees) to use the widest part of the door aperture. It won't clear the seat base even with the back of the seat fully lowered. I removed the drivers seat as I was working on that side of the car, but the lack of a steering wheel on the left side may give a bit more jiggle room if it is done from that side.
A extra pair of hands is useful to help support it whilst getting out, as it is easy to damage the front of the headlining at it weakest point by the sunroof controls cover / interior light cut out. Although it has a strengthening plate, it is easy to bend it whilst taking it out.
Mine seemed to come out easier than putting it back in, but a helper is definitely advisable.

That's fine as all the interior is going to be coming out anyway as its all got a bit damp in there. Cheers for letting me know

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General Car Chat / Re: Attempting resto

« on: 03 January 2021, 15:32:40 »

On another note can you remove the head lining from a saloon without bending it to get it out?

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General Car Chat / Re: Attempting resto

« on: 01 January 2021, 23:02:47 »

due to standing (eliminating old fuel ) you say you have added new and was empty so should be ok !
i would initially suspect seized fuel pump .this should prime with ign switched on for a sec but you can prove its running by bridging the two larger terminals of the purple relays.( there are two,one for fuel,one for injectors so try both. pump should run with both relays bridged.
if it doesnt then check for 12v at the pump itself.
a good starting point .

is it literally a case of pulling out the relay and putting in a wire in its place?

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General Car Chat / Attempting resto

« on: 01 January 2021, 21:46:23 »

Hi all

Just about to attempt the resurrection of my 98 omega 3.0. When the car was parked up in 2014 the engine was running it just had a leaky rocker cover gasket. at the beginning of 2020 me and a mate tried getting it to run. We cleared out the plug wells put 6 new spark plugs in it and put in 10 litres of super unleaded. The gauge at the time was showing as completely empty. We could only get it to run on easy start so we knew it had a fueling issue so i have a few questions. The idea is to get the engine running before stripping it down and welding all the bits up.

Could it be the immobilizer stopping the fuel pump running?

How do i drain the tank of fuel completely before putting fresh in?

Easiest way of testing the fuel pump without blowing myself up?

I know the car isn't worth the time/effort but i'm using it as a teach myself how to weld project.

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Omega General Help / Re: Carpet Removal

« on: 29 December 2020, 19:37:42 »

i might start a project thread and give you guys updates

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Omega General Help / Re: Carpet Removal

« on: 27 December 2020, 15:27:11 »

Thanks for all the replys. I popped round to have a very quick glance the other day and managed to fist the sill. i know the back right corner of the boot floor has gone too. I know its only an omega but i literally just want to use it to practice welding on. The rear arches are both shot so at some point i want to try weld in some new ones. It aint easy and there is a solid chance that the scrap yard will see the car before any MOT center but if i do manage to get it looking half decent then will be another one saved. I imagine that with all the condensation in the car overtime then the bulkhead prob will have some rust in. Will be a great project tho.

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Omega General Help / Re: Carpet Removal

« on: 23 December 2020, 19:36:48 »

I have taken the dash our on a breaker. I wouldn't entertain it on a keeper...   ...if the issue was serious enough for it to need the dash out, it would quickly be a breaker.

Obviously looks a lot there but what was the difficult bit about it?

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Omega General Help / Re: Carpet Removal

« on: 23 December 2020, 00:46:27 »

If your doing it with a view to putting it on the road again at some point, you would be advised to pull the dash to properly inspect the bulkhead from the screen to the floor. Also, when it comes to putting it back together, renewing things like the heater matrix becomes sooo much easier

How easy is it to get the dash's out tho? Looks like alot of wiring behind it to mess around with?

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Omega General Help / Carpet Removal

« on: 22 December 2020, 15:59:20 »

Hi All

I have had a pre facelift sitting for over 6 years and is fairly rusty. However i have always wanted to learn to weld so thought why not try it out on the omega. 90 percent of the interior will be removed to check and repair any rust holes. Do you need to remove the dash to get the whole carpet up or can the dash stay in? Out of everything the dash is the only thing i really want to leave in place

Thanks

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Omega General Help / Plenum Bolts

« on: 04 February 2020, 14:45:02 »

Hi all.

Went to put my plenum back on my 3.0 and can’t find the bolts anywhere. Anyone got any spare ideally close to the Reading area.

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Omega General Help / Re: Pollybushing Aftermarket Wishbones

« on: 13 September 2013, 17:16:32 »

Cheers guys. Im a bit of a pyro so like playing with fire. Was going to do it tomorrow but as I got no covered space and British weather is rubbish don't think im going to get chance.

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Omega General Help / Pollybushing Aftermarket Wishbones

« on: 12 September 2013, 21:07:32 »

Anyone know if theres any problems with pollybushing aftermarket wishbones. I know mine are aftermarket but not sure on the brand. Just wanted to make sure the pollybushes will fit before melting the old ones out.

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Omega General Help / Re: 3.0 cams

« on: 29 August 2013, 21:10:15 »

There will be letters on the cams "G" is inlet "A" is Exhaust. The Pulleys have a numbered slot where the pin locates on the end of each cam (1-4, Left to right) Hope that helps