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Omega General Help / Re: Juddering and shuddering on cold start

« on: 20 February 2011, 17:48:29 »

Yeah petrol.

Yeah ECU sounds more accurate as it is a consistent problem.

Looks like this could be a lengthy diagnostic process.

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Omega General Help / Juddering and shuddering on cold start

« on: 20 February 2011, 17:16:22 »

Hi all,

On a cold start, everything is fine until after about 10 seconds of the engine running. 

If stationary, the car just judders and shudders (like a learner kangarooing - but perhaps not as violently!).

If moving, upon acceleration there might be nothing or there might be burts of acceleration then the opposite for the first 200 metres of driving or so. 

If it did it all the time it would be undriveable, but it just does it on cold starts (with sometimes varying severity) for the first 2-3 minutes.  It's like it's coughing/spluttering and then once slightly warm it's fine.

Fuel blockage?

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.2 Automatic Newbie question

« on: 05 February 2011, 17:10:44 »

Thank you both for that.  That's put my mind at rest a little.

Just the shifting under heavy acceleration mid range to sort now.  It's very hard to explain and diagnose on a forum, so I'll try and get a mechanic to have a test and report back.

Thanks for the responses 

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.2 Automatic Newbie question

« on: 05 February 2011, 13:20:02 »

it not changing up the gears when cold is normal. I was told this was to let the cat convertor warm up.
mine changes down quickly when i punch the pedal down about an inch. drops down 2 gears sometimes at around 50.
never floor it to use the kickdown or have to use the sport button. I drive mostly in the fast lane so dont hang about.

Can the warming up of the cat be confirmed by anyone else?  It feels like a fault at the time.

Hmm, mine doesn't sound as responsive as yours, but I'd like to meet up with another 2.2 Auto member just to compare.  Just to put my mind at rest!

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.2 Automatic Newbie question

« on: 04 February 2011, 17:56:41 »

Do any of the warning light on the dash ever come on?
If its struggleing to gear change it might be a case of cleaning the gear selector switch. does it always do it when going fron 3rd-4th? if so could be a solonoid issue maybe.

No warning lights at all.  It may be worth doing the paper clip test I guess as I came across a post explaining how to do it on here last night.

Gradual acceleration across the gears is fine pretty much I think, it's heavy acceleration at times it really messes up.
I did a long trip yesterday and it actually performed fine most of the time, so it is an inconsistent problem.

You can't paperclip a 2.2, needs a code reader. Might be worth updating your profile with your location, someone near you may have one 

Ah bugger.  Thanks for letting me know, although I'm sure I would have realised soon on in tomorrow morning 

I'm near Malvern, Worcestershire.  Will update 

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.2 Automatic Newbie question

« on: 04 February 2011, 17:34:36 »

Do any of the warning light on the dash ever come on?
If its struggleing to gear change it might be a case of cleaning the gear selector switch. does it always do it when going fron 3rd-4th? if so could be a solonoid issue maybe.

No warning lights at all.  It may be worth doing the paper clip test I guess as I came across a post explaining how to do it on here last night.

Gradual acceleration across the gears is fine pretty much I think, it's heavy acceleration at times it really messes up.
I did a long trip yesterday and it actually performed fine most of the time, so it is an inconsistent problem.

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.2 Automatic Newbie question

« on: 04 February 2011, 16:06:46 »

I think it's been mainly a case of getting used to the auto transmission.  But there are still two primary issues.

1) Morning/cold start, for the first mile or two it just won't gear up.  First gear only!  After that it's pretty much fine, is this to do with the fluid warming up?

2) At around 50/60mph ish on heavy acceleration it struggles to decide which gear to go in to and there's a few seconds hesitation and I see the revs go up and down a little at about 5000rpm.  I have to ease off completely and then plant it again and it sort of sorts itself out.  :-/

Any help would be great 

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.2 Automatic Newbie question

« on: 02 February 2011, 01:30:58 »

Broomies - good point, there are 2 mats in their at the moment, so I'll check tomorrow.  Don't think it's preventing the pedal from going down though.

V6power - no I don't, but could this be a legit cause?  Would this be due to the quality of the fluid or the amount?

Vamps - I hear you and many have told me this.  I don't mind as I'm only intending to cruise in it, but I've had a 1.2 polo, a 1.6 Astra and a 2.5 Vectra (although never an automatic) so have some idea of how a car should accelerate from 60+ and right now I'm sure it should be dropping down a lot quicker. 

I've got a big drive tomorrow, so will report back once I've done some checks 

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Omega General Help / 2.2 Automatic Newbie question

« on: 01 February 2011, 23:28:34 »

Hi all,

This is my first ever post, so I guess I could combine this with 'Hello I'm new' and 'Hello, help!' 

I bought a 2.2 Auto Omega today.
The auto box seems fine up to around 60mph, but on the motorway it takes a real age to kick in/drop down a gear on heavy acceleration when overtaking - i.e. 65/70 up to 80 ish.  It's almost dangerous as it needs to be done promptly before a BMW is parked up your bottom in the fast lane at 100mph. 

Now, I don't know if it's just me not being used to an Auto and relatively small engine for a car of that size, or whether it's a fault?

Also at around 50mph, upon heavy acceleration there is some hesitation, as if it can't decide which gear to go in to for a second or two.  I presume this is a fault. 

But I'm just looking for some general information about the 2.2 Auto and what sort of performance, as such, to expect and how reactive they are to hitting the gas?

Also, how to people use the gear stick.  Do you keep it in D most of the time, do you use 1-3 much?  And is S needed for overtaking?

Thanks awfully,

Ed

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General Car Chat / Re: 3.2 MV6 is an Old Man's Car

« on: 23 March 2011, 15:55:31 »

I don't think anyone can really deny they have the appearance of an old man's car nowadays.  I'm 22 and I'm certainly not going to pretend it's the best car on the road.

I just bought mine as a run around and for your money, you'd struggle to get much more.

But I certainly don't expect to get any compliments on its looks or power.  Most things with decent power will beat them because they are simply huge cars and made for cruising, but are very good at it.

Any car can be fun/fast, it depends how fast you drive it 

Eddi, no disrespect mate, but the V6's are in a different league to the desmonds, one of which you appear to own.
My 3.0 Elite has elicited many compliments on it's appearance, and only a few of them had their arms forced up behind their backs when they gave them.... 8-)

I do own a 'desmond' i.e. slowmobile omega.  I feel mine is unbearably slow.  But having owned a Vectra GSi V6 for a year and experienced a 3ltr V6 in a Vectra which is lighter than the Omega, I can't imagine them being as fast as they're made out to be by some on here.  But I'm sure they don't stick around by any means.

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General Car Chat / Re: 3.2 MV6 is an Old Man's Car

« on: 15 March 2011, 17:23:23 »

I don't think anyone can really deny they have the appearance of an old man's car nowadays.  I'm 22 and I'm certainly not going to pretend it's the best car on the road.

I just bought mine as a run around and for your money, you'd struggle to get much more.

But I certainly don't expect to get any compliments on its looks or power.  Most things with decent power will beat them because they are simply huge cars and made for cruising, but are very good at it.

Any car can be fun/fast, it depends how fast you drive it 

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General Discussion Area / Re: Autotrader scam?

« on: 21 March 2011, 23:06:23 »

The same scam with same parties and locations (New Zealand) appeared with a member on Astra Owners Club this week too.  Looks like he/she is having a good old go with the same story with many, many cars!

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General Discussion Area / Re: Why do people do it?

« on: 20 March 2011, 13:42:58 »

So your two sons beat someone up for pouring some pop over your bonnet?

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General Discussion Area / Re: Britains fattest man..

« on: 20 March 2011, 13:37:40 »

I saw the documentary in January.

I really don't know what to say.  But it's like any addiction/compulsive disorder (i.e. gambling, spending, smoking, drugs, alcohol etc) the only person that can ultimately stop is themself.  And they need to want to. 

What sickens me the most is the burden obesity has on the NHS.  It's shocking, and the reason for the majority of obesity is simply indulgence.  Having too much of a good thing. 

Why should we have to pay for the treatment of peoples' self-inflicted health problems?  Someone chooses to binge drink, someone chooses to smoke 40 a day, someone chooses to eat way too much unhealthy food and then after a period of regular consumption it becomes routine and habit.

I strongly believe that anyone overweight (how ever much it is) is capable of losing it naturally if they WANT to.  Will power and mental strength is key...and obviously the desire and need to as well.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Student loans

« on: 17 March 2011, 21:34:22 »

But under the new scheme the repayments will be much lower than on the old system

SWMBO pays about £130/month repayments on the old system, this would be under £30/month on the new scheme

That said, it may go some way towards making the degree more valuable again

IMHO, people on "Proper" degrees should pay considerably less than those on the "Easy" courses

Or just scrap the 'easy' courses altogether?  Why provide something for the sake of it?

Must be honest, 3 years is a big commitment for anyone and the work in the majority of degrees is far from 'easy'. 

But the worthwhileness of certain degrees is pretty low and simply getting an apprenticeship/work experience is as valuable if not more beneficial than doing a degree in the particular field/subject.