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General Car Chat / Re: Hmmmm, Not sure what to do?

« on: 08 May 2012, 21:01:19 »

yer the problem is after a year or more im ready for changing cars although it a great car to drive! same with my 306, i was ready for changing after a year but kept it for 3 because i used it for work, my sister has it now and its still one of the best handling fwd cars ive driven, and puts a huge smile on your face chucking it around, but i changed it for the omega cos i got bored with it, as for the wife well, she hates every car ive driven till i bought it! 

plus checked insurance on the vectra and a 3.2 is cheaper than a 2.5 omega and its only group 14
and better on fuel

as for ride comfort and quietness, yes i agree its tough to beat but im 28, so its not top of my list of what i want in a car 

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General Car Chat / Hmmmm, Not sure what to do?

« on: 07 May 2012, 07:42:39 »

ive been wondering about selling the car or a few months now as i've had it 2 years and now sort of fancy a change.
I was looking at a few Alfa Romeo 156 as they are brill to drive, even the 1.8 has plenty of poke! Plus they are cheap because of Alfa's reliability reputation which is not an issue now from what ive read and owners ive spoke to.
 But this weekend i've had use of a 03 plate Vectra 3.2 elite! Very nice car!!!! not as well built as the Omega and handles different obviously but still...   
Then again the old Omega has nothing wrong with it other than a bit of corrosion on the back doors and the wife loves the seats, whereas the vectra and 156 leather seats are a little stiff for her. ARGH i dont know!!!! 

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Omega General Help / Re: steering trouble

« on: 22 April 2012, 16:28:34 »

my mate suggested the cig lighter as he found someone had a similar problem caused by a newly installed cb radio which was plugged there!

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Omega General Help / Re: steering trouble

« on: 21 April 2012, 21:51:07 »

Found the source of the problem yesterday after replacing 5 blown fuses i found a metal ball bearing in the rear lighter socket that my 4 year old son had kindly placed for safe keeping. 

kids, you cant beat em! (unfortunately)

least it didn't cos a fortune sourcing the problem 

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Omega General Help / Re: steering trouble

« on: 15 April 2012, 16:48:58 »

cheers was gonna pop in to vx cos "it wont be that much", breakers it is then!

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Omega General Help / Re: steering trouble

« on: 15 April 2012, 13:46:23 »

yep plan to as it blew again today! it blows with nothing switched on so i was planning on changing that red relay first and go from there.

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Omega General Help / Re: steering trouble

« on: 14 April 2012, 20:40:26 »

Solved 

Turned out to be the fuse for the heated seats!!!!!! 

was on my way to the supermarket today and tried to put the rear blind up but it didnt work, so then tried the heated seats and rear heated window, but nothing worked other than hazzard lights and traction control! So got to supermarket and swapped the 30amp seat motor fuse for the heated seat fuse and suddenly everything worked and the steering was light! it blew again on the way home so i bought a few 30amp fuses, and so far jobs a good'n 

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Omega General Help / steering trouble

« on: 12 April 2012, 18:30:56 »

hi just looking for a pointer in the right direction, the other day my steering went heavy, the PAS is working and feels fine at speed but around town 30mph and under its too heavy, could this be Servotronic steering problems? is there a sensor i can replace or a way of diagnosing the issue!
help very much appreciated thanks

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / central locking drivers door fault

« on: 15 December 2011, 22:29:23 »

central locking/alarm is working fine but the drivers door not wont lock or unlock unless i use the key, just started about 2 weeks ago with a frosty morning, any suggestions?

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Window Blind "clicking"

« on: 10 July 2010, 09:59:08 »

on mine the motor was working but it wasn't going up, what i found out was the shelf trim was warped and jamming the blind, fixed it with a bit of fiddling with the shelf.

dont know if you've the same problem but hope it helps

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Omega General Help / Re: Car Insurance Costs...

« on: 09 September 2011, 16:13:26 »

BELL £850 fully comp + 3rd party on any other car
no points/claims
2 years No Claims and im 27 years old
it might seem pricey but it only was £50 more than my 306

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Omega General Help / Re: multi-ram plenum switchover valve help please

« on: 10 September 2011, 09:38:05 »

ok cheers, think ill try the wire idea, seems a simple way of checking! thanks guys!!!

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Omega General Help / Re: multi-ram plenum switchover valve help please

« on: 09 September 2011, 20:57:05 »

the one on the inlet is working fine can see it operating at around medium revs, shouldnt the plenum one operate just after idle i thought?  :-/

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Omega General Help / multi-ram plenum switchover valve help please

« on: 09 September 2011, 15:39:00 »

i've been studying up on the multi-ram system to see if it was worth removing in place of a direct air system, but it looks like i would actually loose power and torque if i did, but while running the engine to see how it all works i noticed that the plenum switchover valve isnt working at all!!!

 My understanding is that is should be open on tickover and closed on throttle up to around 4000rpm when it opens again.

From what i can see all the vacuum pipes are connected and ive traced them around the engine bay, i do know that the plenum has been off the car before i got it but ive no idea if the vacuum pipes are correct.

1 more thing that may be connected is that i always get a punch of power when accelerating hard at about 4000rpm so i would have thought this might be a effect of the valve stuck open

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Omega General Help / Re: Omega 2.5 TD - Doesn't like hills!!

« on: 22 September 2010, 07:41:46 »

would it be easy to disconnect the tuning box? that's where i would start as it's a aftermarket part related to performance. disconnect it to see if it makes a difference! i nearly got a tuning box on my 306 hdi but after reading up on the 306 fourm's found chipping is the way to go, as i understand all a tuning box does is fool the ecu into overfueling the car by changing the air mass meter readings, not ideal really! :-/