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Omega General Help / Re: Dis/Coil Pack

« on: 23 February 2011, 15:56:24 »

thanks, that will save a bit of time then... will take a look at that when I get home....

Strange that eurocarparts list some for estate and others for saloon?! 

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Omega General Help / Dis/Coil Pack

« on: 23 February 2011, 11:51:35 »

Hi guys,

Which coil/dis pack is the correct one for a 2001 3.0 elite?

Been on Eurocarparts and there are 5 different ones  :-/

Need to keep car on road so don't want to be taking stuff apart twice and had a look to see if I could see a part number.... which I now know was obviously a waste of time!

They (Eurocar) seem to distinguish between an estate and a saloon too, are there different coils on them?

Thanks, Mike

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Omega General Help / Re: Cam Cover Gaskets 3.0 V6

« on: 27 January 2011, 19:11:01 »

Thanks all,

In Belfast have an ex vauxhall chap that was doing the cam cover gaskets next week anyway ( after pay day!) but it only started losing power and missfiring today....

Just need to hope that the coil packs aren't now damaged too

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Omega General Help / Re: Cam Cover Gaskets 3.0 V6

« on: 27 January 2011, 19:06:24 »

Yes Mike, if your cam cover gaskets are leaking the oil will probably be filling up the spark plug holes!  That will probably be the cause of the missfiring, and the sooner you replace the gaskets the better.  Your coil packs could well get damaged if you do not!

Thanks for the quick response....

I was hoping that it would be related to cam cover gaskets as times being tight I didn't want another issue croping up so soon to saving up for the cam cover gasket job!

That being said I think I will refrain from driving it until it goes in on Tuesday and fingers crossed I haven't got broken coil packs too!

Thanks again for your reply

Mike

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Omega General Help / Cam Cover Gaskets 3.0 V6

« on: 27 January 2011, 18:26:23 »

Evening Chaps,

From previous posts I am fairly sure my cam cover gaskets need doing as bad smell etc etc but have noticed the car is badly down on power aswell.

The car is down on power and won't rev freely, hesitating and i guess missfiring under load;

is this likely to be to do with the cam cover gaskets?

Or have read other posts that suggest air flow meter?



Any thoughts or ways to check the cause?

Have done the paper clip test and no fault codes....


Thanks

Mike

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General Car Chat / Re: Darth for NI?

« on: 07 January 2011, 05:21:21 »

Hi there,

Just found and joined the forum looking for someone that knows what they are doing in the Belfast area as my 3.0 v6 needs cam gaskets doing. Well i think thats what the problem is from reading the  "frying tonight" thread in the help forum, as mine has the same symptoms; overheating when stationary dodgy smell and bit of smoke from passenger side but fine when moving.

So if your coming over could make the trip more worthwhile, let me know cheers