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[Webby the Bear]

Hi guys,

RobG kindly walked me through the process of adjusting my throttle cable but i still dont understand what's happened lol

Previously, i jam my foot to the floor from cruising and you feel the car gird its loins, drop a gear and you then fly to the redline.

yesterday, i kicked down and i felt it drop a cog but then made a climb to the redline without the girding its loins bit.   

adjusted my cable as per robs help and it still doing it. i feel it drop a cog and it redlines but why all of a sudden has that bit gone where it feels like its summing up the energy to fly you away?

am i even making sense? lol

i tried it from all different speeds... from 10mph it didnt even drop a cog but thats im assuming because i was in 1st gear and there were no more cogs to drop lol

[Webby the Bear]

Ps, is it always just one gear it drops or does it drop two in certain circs?

[steve6367]

Are the Multi rams working?

[Webby the Bear]

Yes mate i manually tested them a few weeks ago. i suppose due to the recent-ness of the weirdness i could re-check them.

As said its definitely dropping a gear then flying.... and that seems actually better than it taking a split second to gird its loins. i thought id post it just cos its a bit bizarre.

however, just took it out on lunch for a new 0-60 test... she did it in 9.3 secs!!!! not bad for a 14 year old and the book time being 9.5. i know its not an exact science but its good enough and confirms shes still nippy

[05omegav6]

Yes mate i manually tested them a few weeks ago. i suppose due to the recent-ness of the weirdness i could re-check them.

As said its definitely dropping a gear then flying.... and that seems actually better than it taking a split second to gird its loins. i thought id post it just cos its a bit bizarre.

however, just took it out on lunch for a new 0-60 test... she did it in 9.3 secs!!!! not bad for a 14 year old and the book time being 9.5. i know its not an exact science but its good enough and confirms shes still three seconds slower than a proper V6 with a proper gearbox

Edited for accuracy

[Webby the Bear]

Hahaha 3 secs? The stats say the manual is only 0.5s in front on the 2.5v6

[05omegav6]

True, but the 2.5 isn't full fat...

As our American cousins are ever keen to point out, there ain't no replacement for displacement...

And the 2.5 is nearly a whole Daewoo Matiz light

[Webby the Bear]

So manual AND bigger engine required

TBH I find the baby V6 more than adequate for my purposes.... not sure i could cope with the sluggishness of a 4-pot tho 

[Webby the Bear]

Although after today i'm happy everything seems to be working normally.... if i felt compelled to test the kick down switch off the car is there a way to do it?

[Webby the Bear]

 

[Stemo]

My 1.8 mummy bus will do it in just over 11 seconds   

[Webby the Bear]

  Does it do it in that time without falling apart tho 

[Webby the Bear]

Found this...

http://workshop-manuals.com/vauxhall/omega-b/k__clutch_and_transmission/automatic_transmission_rear_wheel_drive/automatic_transmission_ar_25/35/repair_instructions/kickdown_switch_remove_and_install_(vehicles_with_4-cylinder_petrol/v6_engine)/

I'm not going through the hassle of pulling out the throttle cable lol

Does anyone know of a way to test it in situ?

[martin42]

Open road,sit at 60mph then floor it,should kick down to 2nd gear and watch the fuel gauge drop lol...

[minifreek]

I find that mine drops a couple of gears when in sports mode, not so much on normal...

I will admit, going from a 2.0 to a V6 2.5 the Omega is like a flying machine compared to my mildly tuned Vectra...