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[bootzey]

Hi Guys

Sorry not been here for a while, so busy with a multitude of things, got a new MAF and it's been fine since...thanks for the previous advice    However :-

Some weird things are happening now. Was driving normally and there was a big thud from the rear of the car, the car slowed down, the TC and spanner lights came on and the gear indicator lights were all flashing. Completely lost any decent acceleration and had to shift in to 1st to pull away. Every time I change gear it does so with a thud and the change is delayed, the rev counter seems to lag behind the sound of the revs.

Got home and moved the gear shifter all the way between 1st and park. 1st gear lights up in park, move to 1st gear and 2nd lights up with all lights flashing in what seems to a synchronized way before it settles in to what it thinks it should be. Drive doesn't light up unless all lights are flashing. Switched heather blower on and all lights by the gear shift flash, turn lights on and they do the same.

Go out the next day, car starts beautifully, no TC or spanner lights on, select "D" pull away and ...thud...TC and spanner lights on and the car looses power...this is the same every time. Select 1st and drive "manually", lights flashing between changes and there's no change in to 4th when selecting Drive. Fuel consumption is absolutely horrendous i.e. 9 miles to a tenner!!!!!!!

A few months back I started to select "3" for pulling away and only shifting in to "D" when I needed an "overdrive". I had noticed the fuel gauge go up (yes on an Omega) whilst driving, the miles left in the tank on the MID increased as well!!! I realised that the engine was revving high for the speed I was doing and looked down at the gear shift which was in 3rd not "D", the revs were over 2K....weird I know but cant help feeling all these things are connected.

MPG is slightly improved when driving "manually". I now get about 40 miles to a tenner @£130/liter.

Anyway, enough prattling on. What do you make of it please?

Oh yeh, I get 1700 and 1500 with the pedal trick. Yet to try my oriental super code reader with android.

Thanks in advance 

[Kevin Wood]

Sounds like the gearbox selector switch has had it - or needs a clean, at least.

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=90673.0

[bootzey]

Cheers Kev   

Probably because of all the extra use it's had lately. Would this also bugger up the TC?

Just nipped down the road and everything was fine, even using the "gears".

Neglected to mention I have a busted/broken off offside rear suspension strut but it's been like it a while now.

Also, what do you think of the increase in fuel left in the tank with higher revs in 3rd gear?

Thanks again