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Omega General Help / Re: 2.2 2000 (x plate) engine warning light help

« on: 27 May 2011, 07:44:34 »

Head gasket failed on my 2.2 at 57,000. Full VX service history on the button. But then again, find something on my 2.2 that hasn't failed!   :-/

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.2 Last Chance Saloon

« on: 07 June 2011, 08:00:21 »

All the plugs are ok. Both manifold gaskets replaced along with a new exhaust manifold. Yes the codes were cleared and the first list was what came back. VX also cleared the codes. Car and spanner symbol came back after I got about 50 yds up the road.
DLK - if you have the time to call, that'd be great.

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.2 Last Chance Saloon

« on: 06 June 2011, 23:24:11 »

Forgot to mention I bought a new EGR valve from Vauxhall Car Parts in January. In April it failed so they replaced it. The garage told me the new one also is faulty as it's blowing from the body. Turns out they're not genuine vauxhall parts. As I have blanked it off anyway, would that have anything to do with it. If it's a non vauxhall part, will the electrical side of it be a decent match. Plus, do they affect the cars running from cold as I think I read they only start to work when the engine is hot. Clutching at straws I know as it won't have anything to do with me not having a throttle but just wondered if it might be contributing.

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.2 Last Chance Saloon

« on: 06 June 2011, 23:13:35 »

According to his profile, he's in Alton, Hampshire. Sadly that's about 75 miles from me but thanks anyway.

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.2 Last Chance Saloon

« on: 06 June 2011, 22:59:02 »

The bulk of the money has gone on wear and tear items up to this issue. New cambelt and water pump, rear shocks and coil springs and new front discs and pads, cam cover gasket, exhaust bits. Hence my reluctance to part with a really well looked after car for scrap. I don't know anybody in Kent with a TECH2 I'm afraid, outside of a VX garage.

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Omega General Help / 2.2 Last Chance Saloon

« on: 06 June 2011, 22:31:52 »

Hi
Sorry this is long winded but having already spent a grand on my Omega so far this year only to now be told it needs a new ECU, I thought I'd list what's gone on in case anybody has experienced the similar and it's not the ECU.

Rough idling for around 3 months. Got really bad about a month ago with car revving by itself before spluttering to a stall. Local garage diagnosed leaking manifold. Day before I was taking it in , I went to start her up but battery was dead. Had sat idle for 3 weeks. Jump started her but had no throttle whatsoever. AA man had to follow me to the garage at 5mph on the pull of the auto alone. Garage fitted new manifold, new throttle potentiometer but brought up the following list of codes:-
P0170 - 02 SENSOR
P1700 - MIL REQUES FROM TRANSMISSION MODULE
P1120 - ACCEL PEDAL SENSOR 1
P1122 - ACCEL PEDAL SENSOR 2
P1150 - LIMP HOME
P1525 LIMP HOME POSS ERROR
P0304 - CYLINDER 4 MISFIRE
P0120 - THROTTLE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR/SWITCH A CIRCUIT.

The garage suggested I get it into a VX dealer for their Tech 2 to diagnose. This I did. Their report is as follows:-
INVESTIGATED EML ON/ROUGH IDLE
TECH 2 TESTED, FOUND PRESENT CODES - P1700 SVS
REQUEST VIA CAN AND P0304 CYLINDER 4 MISFIRE DETECTED
CHECKED DATALIST
CARRIED OUT COMPRESSION TEST (ALL CYLIINDERS 180 PSI)
ACTUATOR TESTED, COIL PACK
CHECKED FOR AIR LEAKS. FOUND LEAK FROM INTAKE MANIFOLD, REQUIRES NEW GASKET.
RAN THROUGH CHECKING PROCEDURES FOR CODE 1700. CHECKS GO STRAIGHT TO REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE ECU REQUIRED.
SUGGEST REPLACE MANIFOLD GASKET AND GO FROM THERE
VHC 0.3

I had the intake manifold gasket replaced today, only to be told there wasn't a problem with the old one. Undriveable still and now the total loss of throttle response has returned with the car holding itself at over 1200 rpm after starting.

EGR valve was blanked off a few weeks back to see if that helped but didn't. Brand new plugs. Thoroughly cleaned throttle body and breather pipes and new throttle body gasket fitted.

I just can't afford to replace the ECU at the £800 quoted so I'm asking if anybody has any idea if there can be anything causing all this other than the ECU.

Thanks for any help. 
 

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Omega General Help / Re: Part Location

« on: 23 May 2011, 17:18:00 »

The pop from the exhaust bothers me too. I can't tell where air is getting in. Had entire exhaust system renewed over the last 18 months.

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Omega General Help / Re: Part Location

« on: 22 May 2011, 11:25:45 »

I've put the normal gasket back on the egr valve, warning light has returned. There is air blowing out of the body of the egr. Should that be happening?

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Omega General Help / Re: Part Location

« on: 21 May 2011, 22:25:07 »

Hi all, it's my car he's been helping me with. New plugs fitted, EGR newly blanked off, throttle body and all pipes cleaned up. Lost as to what to try next. Getting a pop from the exhaust on revving. Entire exhaust system renewed over the past 18 months including manifold. Drives ok but idle is very uneven. No warning lights.

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Omega General Help / Re: A Catalogue of Errors (or fault codes)

« on: 19 May 2011, 21:58:13 »

Forgot to mention that the dashboard spanner symbol had vanished when I started it after blanking off the EGR. Not that I'm getting my hopes up at all!

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Omega General Help / Re: A Catalogue of Errors (or fault codes)

« on: 19 May 2011, 21:55:34 »

I'm in Maidstone.

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Omega General Help / Re: A Catalogue of Errors (or fault codes)

« on: 19 May 2011, 21:21:05 »

Fitted an EGR blanking plate courtesy of Mr Carlsberg and had quite a marked improvement of running. It's still not right, quite lumpy but much better. Next step, clean throttle body although garage said they did that. Any other suggestions welcomed.

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Omega General Help / A Catalogue of Errors (or fault codes)

« on: 19 May 2011, 17:37:45 »

Hi
Just got my car back from the garage having had a new manifold fitted (2.2). It had been running really bad for a while and a leak was diagnosed by the AA man, Kwik Fit and and the garage that replaced it (fit only as I supplied). They all said that the leak could have knackered the o2 sensors hence the rough running. Car was off the road for around a month while I got the manifold in and sorted payment for it all. Went to take it to get work done but the battery was dead. Jump started it but had lost all throttle response. AA man followed me at engine pull speed to the garage. Garage fitted a new throttle switch as well as manifold. Worst part is, there are more fault codes now than ever after the battery went flat. They now think that the ECU might be buggered as after resetting codes 3 times, they all return together with the spanner symbol on the dash. They also said that the EGR valve is 'blowing' from the middle (?). I fitted a new one about a month ago and it hasn't even covered 100 miles. I'm prepared to blank it off but will that cause yet another error code? 
They told me to get VX to use their diagnostic as it might determine the root cause better than their system but I can't afford yet another £90 just for them to tell me the same thing.
I have thrown so much money at this car that I could have bought a brand new one by now so if it is the ECU, I will have to give up. If anyone has any helpful suggestions, I await them eagerly.

Fault codes are:
P0170 02 SENSOR
P1700 MIL REQUES FROM TRANSMISSION MODULE
P1120 ACCEL PEDAL SENSOR 1
P1122 ACCEL PEDAL SENSOR 2
P1150 LIMP HOME ( or to garage in my case!)
P1525 LIMP HOME POSS ERROR
P0304 CYL 4 MISFIRE
P0120 THROTTLE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR/SWITCH CIRCUIT A

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.2 crank sensor location.

« on: 30 March 2011, 20:04:16 »

Cheers. Does it end up inside the cambelt plastic cover? Local Vx garage parts bloke said it was inside it, bloke at Kwik Fit today said the cable that runs across the top of the cover is the one... 

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Omega General Help / 2.2 crank sensor location.

« on: 30 March 2011, 19:43:54 »

Hi, did several searches but I can't find any advice on where to find the crank sensor on my 2.2. Can anyone help a not too technically minded person?