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Omega General Help / Re: looking to buy a 2.2 (head gaskit gone)
« on: 08 April 2010, 23:42:51 »
you can buy mine which has head gasket gone. its a 2.2 auto on a y plate
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Omega General Help / Re: headgasket?
« on: 08 April 2010, 21:01:34 »
must be head gaskets on their way out month
....me too
the rough idle kinda gives it away, as does the back pressure in the header tank.
....me too
the rough idle kinda gives it away, as does the back pressure in the header tank.
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Omega General Help / Re: head gasket, funny brakes and a boot lid that dont
« on: 08 April 2010, 20:51:49 »
hmmmm
it would be a shame to scrap it, especially as the body's in reasonably good nick and it has five good (actually four, cos the one is flat) tyres on it
it would be a shame to scrap it, especially as the body's in reasonably good nick and it has five good (actually four, cos the one is flat) tyres on it
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Omega General Help / Re: head gasket, funny brakes and a boot lid that dont
« on: 08 April 2010, 19:08:23 »
oh so it dont have an idle control valve....unless he was refering to the earlier ones...or do they not have them either
...wonder how much i'll get if i wiegh it in for scrap...its an 1800kg car
...wonder how much i'll get if i wiegh it in for scrap...its an 1800kg car
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Omega General Help / head gasket, funny brakes and a boot lid that dont
« on: 08 April 2010, 18:34:30 »
well well,
i dont think its the HBV. When i first bought the car, it would run fairly rough from cold and at idle, but the problem seemed to disappear once warm, or certainly less noticeable.
I spoke o a mechanic friend who told me that the idle control valve on the ecotec is a known issue
then the coolant problem (i.e its thrist for coolant even when goin around the block) went from bad to really very bad
and it seems the button on the dash for the remote boot release has packed up
........why me
hence the hysterical and manic laughter
i dont think its the HBV. When i first bought the car, it would run fairly rough from cold and at idle, but the problem seemed to disappear once warm, or certainly less noticeable.
I spoke o a mechanic friend who told me that the idle control valve on the ecotec is a known issue
then the coolant problem (i.e its thrist for coolant even when goin around the block) went from bad to really very bad
and it seems the button on the dash for the remote boot release has packed up
........why me
hence the hysterical and manic laughter
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Omega General Help / Re: possible head gasket
« on: 08 April 2010, 13:33:00 »
either way i hink i may get rid of it......soon
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Omega General Help / Re: possible head gasket
« on: 07 April 2010, 23:23:27 »
cheers fella
certainly looks like a knuckle grazing job...
i dont recall ever seein any coolant on the drive cos thats one of the things i've been mindful off (i.e is it a leak, water literally disappears, and had been gettin worse over the last few days).
having said that its got the protective undershield and that might look a little....wet shall we say
could get a compression test done it to rule out head gasket, but dont really wanna spend cash on it as it was meant to serve as a run around till finances allowed me to purchase the holy grails of all engines...chevy ls1 and create my own budget vxr8
certainly looks like a knuckle grazing job...
i dont recall ever seein any coolant on the drive cos thats one of the things i've been mindful off (i.e is it a leak, water literally disappears, and had been gettin worse over the last few days).
having said that its got the protective undershield and that might look a little....wet shall we say
could get a compression test done it to rule out head gasket, but dont really wanna spend cash on it as it was meant to serve as a run around till finances allowed me to purchase the holy grails of all engines...chevy ls1 and create my own budget vxr8
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Omega General Help / Re: possible head gasket
« on: 07 April 2010, 22:52:05 »
HBV???
is that something to do with the heater matrix, cos funnily enough the centre left vent blows hot whereas all the others blow cold...very cold
where abouts is that...i aint gotta rip out the dash for tht have i
by the way, i used to live in swindon (worked for honda ege) and i even lapse into a wiltshire accent
...your car looks sweet by the way
is that something to do with the heater matrix, cos funnily enough the centre left vent blows hot whereas all the others blow cold...very cold
where abouts is that...i aint gotta rip out the dash for tht have i
by the way, i used to live in swindon (worked for honda ege) and i even lapse into a wiltshire accent
...your car looks sweet by the way
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Omega General Help / possible head gasket
« on: 07 April 2010, 22:40:30 »
the folly that was the £275, 200,000 mile ex mini cab that i bought is now coming to light
when i bought it i was told by the previous owner that part of the reason he was gettin shot of it was that it was losing water.
anyway, after leaving it running for nearly 2 hours, i couldnt notice any water loss. and after driving it around from cold, the temp gauge wouldnt get to 80 degrees till around 10 mins later.
so i thought its not the head gasket
....well i've realised that it has an appetite for water even if i run it around the block
i've checked the header tank and there is no sign of the dreaded gunge though when evr you open it, even from cold, there always seems to be a pressure build up.
in addition, i've opened the oil filler cap and there is a slight oily whitey residue that wishful thinkn has me put it down to condensation under the valve covers
............oh why oh why did i but it
still the tyres on it are good........
help!!!!
when i bought it i was told by the previous owner that part of the reason he was gettin shot of it was that it was losing water.
anyway, after leaving it running for nearly 2 hours, i couldnt notice any water loss. and after driving it around from cold, the temp gauge wouldnt get to 80 degrees till around 10 mins later.
so i thought its not the head gasket
....well i've realised that it has an appetite for water even if i run it around the block
i've checked the header tank and there is no sign of the dreaded gunge though when evr you open it, even from cold, there always seems to be a pressure build up.
in addition, i've opened the oil filler cap and there is a slight oily whitey residue that wishful thinkn has me put it down to condensation under the valve covers
............oh why oh why did i but it
still the tyres on it are good........
help!!!!
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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: new user...finally got round to buying one....275
« on: 26 March 2010, 22:59:50 »
Blimey
never in the field of human cornflakes did I think I a simple hello would yield so many responses
HELLO EVERYONE
....read with interest articles about GM thinkin of dropping the LS1 V8 into an Omega back in 2000, what a car it would've made.....
Hmmmm (the mind starts wondering.........)
never in the field of human cornflakes did I think I a simple hello would yield so many responses
HELLO EVERYONE
....read with interest articles about GM thinkin of dropping the LS1 V8 into an Omega back in 2000, what a car it would've made.....
Hmmmm (the mind starts wondering.........)
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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: new user...finally got round to buying one....275
« on: 26 March 2010, 00:56:40 »
i've always liked big vauxhalls, had two carltons.
woulda liked a nice ex cop 3.2 mv6, but am officially poor, so i bought this from a mate
its not too bad for 275 quid, bodywork is suprisingly straight, bumpers have cracked paint, and interior is in good nick.
the idle is very rough, but judging by the posts, looks lke MAF sensor has gone. last owner changed the cat converter, unless thats got naythin to do with it (lambda sensor)
also, the button for the remote boot release seems shagged
, if job front looks promising then i'll be on the hunt for an ex cop 3.2
somethings effortlessly cool about an ex cop car
woulda liked a nice ex cop 3.2 mv6, but am officially poor, so i bought this from a mate
its not too bad for 275 quid, bodywork is suprisingly straight, bumpers have cracked paint, and interior is in good nick.
the idle is very rough, but judging by the posts, looks lke MAF sensor has gone. last owner changed the cat converter, unless thats got naythin to do with it (lambda sensor)
also, the button for the remote boot release seems shagged
, if job front looks promising then i'll be on the hunt for an ex cop 3.2
somethings effortlessly cool about an ex cop car
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Newbie Welcome Area / new user...finally got round to buying one....275
« on: 26 March 2010, 00:27:27 »
hello folks,
just joined the ranks of omega ownership. paid 275 quid for a 200,000 mile ex mini cab. i know i'm brave
just joined the ranks of omega ownership. paid 275 quid for a 200,000 mile ex mini cab. i know i'm brave
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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: Wanted: Tyres 225 55 16.
« on: 08 April 2010, 15:57:35 »
the 275 quid, 200,000 mile folly that i bought does have 5 good tyres (well 4, 5th is good but flat, might just need some air)
and i'm in luton....15 mnins from hemel
and i'm in luton....15 mnins from hemel
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