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car died!
« on: 15 February 2011, 10:10:54 »
hi i was nearly new to omega ownership last week but the car i nearly purchased died after 1 mile so returned it to previous owner! was wondering if anyone has any ideas on what might be the prob as id still be interested in the car as its in good condition apart from that! its the elite estate auto, 3l v6 also its lpg'd didnt try running it on gas though. Basically what happened i set off it seemed to be running fine then it just cut out and wouldnt restart after hours of trying! the engine management light came on and won't go out, any help much appreciated!
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Re: car died!
« Reply #1 on: 15 February 2011, 10:14:57 »
could be crank sensor.( code 19)
what year is it?
have you checked it for codes?

oh, & welcome to the forum. :y
« Last Edit: 15 February 2011, 10:17:07 by billthebrickie »
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Re: car died!
« Reply #2 on: 15 February 2011, 10:15:56 »
ok i suppose that would show up if i check the codes then
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Re: car died!
« Reply #3 on: 15 February 2011, 10:16:26 »
try the paperclip test   http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1189022687     and see what codes come up :y
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Re: car died!
« Reply #4 on: 15 February 2011, 10:18:20 »
yeah thats what i was planning just wanted to pick some omega brains first though! was a bit gutted when i went to pick it up i was well happy with it then it died after a mile!
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Re: car died!
« Reply #5 on: 15 February 2011, 10:21:38 »
by the way its a 1997 model forgot to mention thanks
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Re: car died!
« Reply #6 on: 15 February 2011, 10:22:19 »
as henry says, check the codes & that will give us a clue to whats going on. suspect crank sensor though as it sudenly died. usualy re-start after a while though.
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« Reply #7 on: 15 February 2011, 10:24:12 »
ok thanks alot i check the codes and let you know! is the sensor a pain to change? im assuming its most likey just the sensor died and no serious prob? i have had a crank sensor go on another car before
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Re: car died!
« Reply #8 on: 15 February 2011, 10:26:42 »
pretty easy to change, its down next to the oil filter, the plug is up at the back of the air intake plenum. there is a how to i think in maint guide of how to re-rout the cable. :y
« Last Edit: 15 February 2011, 10:27:06 by billthebrickie »
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« Reply #9 on: 15 February 2011, 10:29:38 »
ok thanks alot! so far the most helpful forum ive used!
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Re: car died!
« Reply #10 on: 15 February 2011, 10:30:49 »
your welcome, good luck with the codes. :y
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Re: car died!
« Reply #11 on: 24 April 2011, 09:27:29 »
hi there's a link to the fault codes but its not working anymore, does anyone have the codes? thanks
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Re: car died!
« Reply #12 on: 24 April 2011, 12:57:44 »
look behind the cambelt cover and make sure your belt is still there :-/ same thing happened to mea few weeks ago
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Re: car died!
« Reply #13 on: 24 April 2011, 20:35:34 »
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hi there's a link to the fault codes but its not working anymore, does anyone have the codes? thanks




This link is working  :y

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1160152416
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