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[Timw976]

Well, the car is finished. The car fired up on the key first time, we drove it a few miles with no MIL light coming on, started it about 12 times and it appears to be working as it should.

Time will tell over the next couple of days I suppose but the mechanic did a live data test and everything was showing as ok

[Timw976]

In response to the comments about taking it to Marks DTM and why join the forum etc.... the reason for joining was advise, the advise I was given was cam sensor and crank sensor. Both of these have now been changed after reading the posts on OOF. The transmission control module and the selector switch were changed as the selector switch was water logged and the TCM was not working correctly. Admittedly from what I can gather this is unusual but it needed doing.

I would of taken the car to Marks DTM but it was on axle stands with bits hanging from it so I was unable to get the Omega there. Again you are right that taking it to Marks DTM, from what I understand would of been the best option and it would of probably been cheaper to do that but by that time it would not run because parts had been disconnected and I dont have a low loader on hander to take it to him.

Thanks to everyone who has offered information and advise and hopefully the fault is rectified.

[Taxi_Driver]

Dont suppose your mechanic changed one part at a time....so he and us would have known which part actually did fix the problem 

[Timw976]

Ye, he changed the cam sensor and fault still present, changed the crank sensor and starting fault cured but still had MIL light on for TCM, changed the selector switch and still same so change TCM and light now out.

Will report back over next few days

[Marks DTM Calib]

Tim, next time pop it round 

[Timw976]

Mark

Deffo will do chap thanks for the advice buddy

Tim

[car5car]

I would go to a dealer and pay for 1 hour of diagnosing. If I am not smart enough to diagnose a problem, I have to pay a smart guy.
Make sure, you let mechanic know, that you will not pay him for repair.

[cem_devecioglu]

Hi all

After some serious consideration and following the epic in my previous posts....http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=110676.0 I have decided my course of action will be to do the following.....

Change cam sensor (again
Change crank sensor
Change Transmission control module
Change Selector switch on gear box
Change gearbox oil and filter

Hopefully once this lot has been done and over a grand spent, the starting problems could be sorted. If the problem are still there after all this then i'll be posting here asking for a can of petrol and some matches!!!!

Cheers

Tim

ahhh.. if I was wise enough I would do this in the first place