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Omega General Help / Re: Aux Air Pump - sorry if it's been done before...

« on: 05 March 2011, 19:36:23 »

Hi Lincs Robert
That pump aint gonna suddenly die is it ? 
Might be interested - what kind of beer tokens are we talking?

cheers dude

Pat

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Omega General Help / Re: Aux Air Pump - sorry if it's been done before...

« on: 04 March 2011, 19:57:14 »

Thanks guys - I'll leave all the gubbins in place for now then maybe strip it all out - doing the copper pipe thing sometime this summer - making sure the valves are left in place so as not to confuse the ECU etc.
Top advice - many thanks!

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Omega General Help / Re: Aux Air Pump - sorry if it's been done before...

« on: 03 March 2011, 19:48:36 »

So should the aux air pump on the 2.5 sound like a washing machine on the full spin cycle? A kind of not that loud "weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssssssssseeee"?
Sorry for being thick but I'm new to "modern" cars ... having had several Scirocco's .... ahem

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Omega General Help / Aux Air Pump - sorry if it's been done before...

« on: 25 February 2011, 14:42:45 »

Yep my Aux air pump on the 2.5 Facelift sounds like the deck of an aircraft carrier (wEEEEEEEEEEsssssEEE) I know it's not MOT'able and having owned a 3rd Gen GM Firebird I know all about the daft emission gadgets they fitted...

So...
To remove the damn thing rather than just pull the fuse ... what 's to do. Blanking the actual inlets to the exhaust I understand but how will the other sensors behave.
My pump normally shuts down after 1min 30sec on start up then idle then the revs drop to tick over - I take it that that is right.

Sorry to wade in like 

Just been over the Woodhead to Manchester and back and the car was pure bliss - bit of Zappa on the 4 CD changer ...

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Omega General Help / Re: Again sorry if it's been done suspension/lowering

« on: 04 March 2011, 20:05:58 »

Thought so - cheers for that.
So many things to do and so little time ....

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Omega General Help / Again sorry if it's been done suspension/lowering

« on: 03 March 2011, 19:56:13 »

Ride is good on the CD but I do like the look of a medium lowered car - no extremes.  I also like to muck about with damping and ride height.
Are there are "don't muck about buy that one" kits out there? Bilstein, Spax etc. not the cheap stupid crap in the hand job catalogues ... Tweeks ....... oops named them !!!

cheers
Pat

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: New to the Omega Forum

« on: 24 February 2011, 20:07:41 »

Cheers for the warm welcome peeps.
I've got a few days off work now so I might get to mess with my new toy.
Be warned I tend to ask some really dim questions

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Newbie Welcome Area / New to the Omega Forum

« on: 23 February 2011, 20:26:45 »

Eyup
Just bought a 2000 2.5 Omega - loving it!
I've been a member ( and still am ) of a few forums for vehicles - bikes and cars - and have found them to be THE BEST way to solve problems and add info to the DIY pool.

My Omega is a 2000 saloon in dark green - 2.5 CD with a cloth interior and is bog standard. Apart from ( I gather are usual issues ) it's driven like a train these last two weeks.

Issues are - whining aux air pump.  knocking fuel tank heat shield.  Noisy/ vibrating Cats ( sounds great but ... ) Knackered keyfob so have to unlock manually and then lock via back door so alarm doesn't go off - FFS!!
Apart from that it's pretty much mint.
Got to say after only a few 100 miles it is the most confortable motor we've had in ages - the 1980's Audi 100 Avant I got rid of pales badly in comparison ... the pocket rocket Audi 2.6 Coupe is now driven by my wife .....
Hopefully I can add something here and gain something too.
cheers Guys/Gals
Pat