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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Please help Joanne with electrics.

« on: 27 February 2008, 09:11:50 »

Firstly I apologise for posting this non Omega thread ( my husband owns an omega and I know he recieves great advise from very knowledgeable people on this forum) and hope that nobody will be offended!

I have a Citroen Synergie 1.9td.

It has been stood for 4 months while have been trying to find an appropriate engine to put in it - the fuel pump had run the cambelt off on the previous one!!
The engine went in fine and is running no problems - I now have left indicators both front and back that are on solid all the time the battery is connected - if you unplug the relay in the alarm/immobiliser box under the steering column it disconnects the indicators  from staying on constantly and  the normal indicator/hazzards still function correctly. However with this relay out the starter motor is disabled!!  Do you think it could just be damp (I didn't have this problem before) or could anyone offer any solutions! Having been without my car for 4 months I am desperate to get it back on the road.

Many thanks for your help

Joanne

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Omega General Help / [m by=hotel21 destboard=GenChat dest=1204103717]: Help Joanne with her electrics please. (non Omega)

« on: 27 February 2008, 09:15:17 »

[moved] [link=http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1204103717/0]General Chat[/link] [move by] hotel21.

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Omega General Help / Re: It's raining inside!

« on: 21 July 2007, 16:47:49 »

We are drying out too - fitted the pollen filter back in this morning and also the scuttle drain plug (very tricky) put everything back and then started slopping out, think that we got all that we could off the carpets so we have now put some old towels in to absorb the rest - I will swap them every couple of hours until we have most of it up then leave the doors open.

Thanks for al the help and advise - we would never had found it without you all.

Cheers

Joanne (steve's wife!!)

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Omega General Help / Re: It's raining inside!

« on: 20 July 2007, 21:14:45 »

Thanks for all the help and advise. Set my wife on it - she managed to release the water and the drain plug was half in/out so she pushed it into the drain gulley in the engine and managed to retreive it, it was stuffed with crap!! I have washed it out and will atempt to refit it tomorrow hopefully I can get it back in from the top. There is alot of insulation tape missing from the loom (appx 3 inch) I think that I will leave it a week or so to dry then attempt to put some tape around it to protect it again - such a small space to work in though.

Once again thanks

Steve

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Omega General Help / Re: It's raining inside!

« on: 20 July 2007, 20:40:33 »

Hi THE BOY

I have tried a barbeque basting brush and a kebab stick - to no avail. I dropped my hand in and could feel the wiring loom and passed the prodders into my hand - water level as dropped but it's still not clear - water is filthy so I guess there is lots of gunk. Is the drain  immediately beneath the wiring loom, I can't get my fingers that far down to feel around so I have just been try to dislodge it.

Thanks

Steve

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Omega General Help / Re: It's raining inside!

« on: 20 July 2007, 19:13:47 »

Hi all,
I've been into the scuttle drain - it's full of water - but I could not reach the bottom!! (arm too thick).
Sent my 14 year old son in and he can't reach the crap in the bottom.
What would you suggest is the best way to drain the scuttle off and clean the junk out?

All the best
Steve

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Omega General Help / Re: It's raining inside!

« on: 20 July 2007, 10:21:53 »

I've got this problem too - I should have checked it out with you guys first I suppose!
Over the last few months (during this crap weather) I've had at times over two inches of water stood in the rear footwell.
When I've set off after a heavy downpour the rainwater floods through from behind the glovebox and into the passenger footwell - eventually making it's way into the rear. There is never any damp inside the glovebox however.
Last week I had Autoglass fit a new screen (thinking that the old one was fitted quite poorly) and I also fitted a new pollen filter just to be sure.
Well, the rain really came down this morning here in Somerset - the first time it's been so heavy in a couple of weeks - set off to take the kids to school this morning and what do you know - water piling in from behind the glovebox - back to the drawingboard and back to bailing out.
I will certainly take the advice above and let you know if I've had any success.

All the best,

Steve

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Omega General Help / Re: Misty

« on: 20 July 2007, 19:29:58 »

Hi there,
I have noticed lately that the windscreen mists up more than usual, this weather is not helping I know but it gets worse then I put the fans on full to demist for about a minuet then starts to clear very slowly. I have cleaned out the scuttle drain, and I don’t think that I am loosing any coolant. I have been doing other jobs, e.g. cam cover gasket to stop a leak at the back, but now I have a leak at the front, Bo#*@cks. Been out in this rain so long I think I’m growing fins.
Thanks
Lyn.
 

I have cleaned out the scuttle drain

Hi

Mine is blocked and I am getting bucketsful of water in the passengers footwell (front and back) I have tried to reach in but can't ge to the bottom - how did you clean it out?

Thanks

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Omega General Help / Re: Key In Ignition Problem

« on: 03 July 2007, 22:03:50 »

Hi and thanks for the replies,
Do you think that this perhaps is a Vauxhall problem/weakness then? - I've had Vauxhalls for the past 25 years and (I'm touching wood now) never had anything like this happen before this car.
All the best,
Steve

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Omega General Help / Key In Ignition Problem

« on: 03 July 2007, 18:59:51 »

Hi all,
I hope someone can help.
I have a V reg 2.6 V6 auto box.
I've had a reccuring problem (3 times in the last 6 months).
On these occaisions I've got in the car, put the ignition key in - and then nothing! - the mechanism jams solid (although the key goes in and out fine).
It will not even turn to the first click.
I have had to sit there for up to 45 mins putting the key in/taking the key out until all of a sudden it will work. There seems no apparent reason for this - the key (and I only have the one) looks clean and unmarked.
Could it be the key (or the barrel) is knackered???
What is so strange is that it can be months inbetween the problem recurring.
Any ideas? - anyone else had this problem?
All the best,
Steve

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: New here - returning to Omega!

« on: 17 February 2007, 18:10:18 »

Welcome to the forum...

... do you live in Gloucester now?

Hi James - just visiting Gloucester at the time - the hotel was the Holiday Inn just off the M5.
Steve

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Newbie Welcome Area / New here - returning to Omega!

« on: 11 February 2007, 12:27:32 »

Hi all,
great forum!
I have just returned to the Omega fold having just bought a 2.5 V6.
A number of years ago I had a N reg 2.5 V6 which I loved - but it was
horribly vandalised outside a hotel in Gloucester! - a complete write-off.
I thought that was maybe a good time to 'downsize' the car - but now I'm back!!
Looking forward to many visits here.
All the best,
Steve

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General Discussion Area / Re: 2.5 V6 CD auto SORN and a it ill whats it worth?

« on: 14 September 2008, 23:23:49 »

Have a read here ...

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?virboard=CarsSale;num=1209458172

Especialy the bit about "for sale" .. explains all ..

Thanks Entwood - now I realise why I couldn't get it to allow me to post, aspologise if I offended anyone, I will have to get my posts up.

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General Discussion Area / 2.5 V6 CD auto SORN and a it ill whats it worth?

« on: 14 September 2008, 23:17:10 »

Tried to post thid in " for sale and wanted" but couldn't get on the list so apolgies if this is the wrong forum!

The question is, where do I advertise the car or  get advise on the best way to sell it?

It is a Omega 2.5 V6 CD auto box - 1999 V reg. SORN and no MOT.
The problem is that it has a snapped fan belt that is probably caused by the pump seizing - the engine turns over and runs ( just to see that the engine isn't knackered) - is it worth anything to anyone or should I just scrap it ?

Many thanks


Joanne


P.S I have a photo of the car but can't work out how to add it. Thanks

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General Discussion Area / Help Joanne with her electrics please. (non Omega)

« on: 27 February 2008, 09:15:17 »

I have posted this message in ICE and Electrics, can anyone here help?


Firstly I apologise for posting this non Omega thread ( my husband owns an omega and I know he recieves great advise from very knowledgeable people on this forum) and hope that nobody will be offended!

I have a Citroen Synergie 1.9td.

It has been stood for 4 months while have been trying to find an appropriate engine to put in it - the fuel pump had run the cambelt off on the previous one!!
The engine went in fine and is running no problems - I now have left indicators both front and back that are on solid all the time the battery is connected - if you unplug the relay in the alarm/immobiliser box under the steering column it disconnects the indicators  from staying on constantly and  the normal indicator/hazzards still function correctly. However with this relay out the starter motor is disabled!!  Do you think it could just be damp (I didn't have this problem before) or could anyone offer any solutions! Having been without my car for 4 months I am desperate to get it back on the road.

Many thanks for your help

Joanne