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[Wayne]

yeah, but do i do BOTH sides mate?
passenger and drivers side?

[tunnie]

stick a hose on drivers side and passenger side?
is that safe to do? thought i had to use a bit of cable??

I'll say it again.

Passenger side, scuttle flap, stick a hose in there, make sure it runs clear, it should not build up.

[cruisetopoland]

stick a hose on drivers side and passenger side?
is that safe to do? thought i had to use a bit of cable??

I'll say it again.

Passenger side, scuttle flap, stick a hose in there, make sure it runs clear, it should not build up.

Tunnie-mine was bad enough to back up and go into cabin if I had done this-needed to open up the plug, remove handfulls of mulch and then when clear gently hose the rest through.  If I had just gone at it with a hose, the water would have gone in through pollen filter housing and stuffed it 

[cruisetopoland]

yeah, but do i do BOTH sides mate?
passenger and drivers side?

No drivers side chamber 

[tunnie]

stick a hose on drivers side and passenger side?
is that safe to do? thought i had to use a bit of cable??

I'll say it again.

Passenger side, scuttle flap, stick a hose in there, make sure it runs clear, it should not build up.

Tunnie-mine was bad enough to back up and go into cabin if I had done this-needed to open up the plug, remove handfulls of mulch and then when clear gently hose the rest through.  If I had just gone at it with a hose, the water would have gone in through pollen filter housing and stuffed it 

Serious blockage there then 

[tunnie]

yeah, but do i do BOTH sides mate?
passenger and drivers side?

No drivers side chamber 

Passenger side  (for UK cars)

[Wayne]

thanks a lot

oh what fun i`m gonna have tomorrow......NOT! 

jobs to do

disconnect power sounder
clear sludge out scuttle drains
change pollen filter, might as well do air filter as well
test battery and alternator, again!!

Aaarrgghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 

[Turk]

thanks a lot

oh what fun i`m gonna have tomorrow......NOT! 

jobs to do

disconnect power sounder
clear sludge out scuttle drains
change pollen filter, might as well do air filter as well
test battery and alternator, again!!

Aaarrgghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 

Not as bad as they sound.
Disconnecting my power sounder took ten mins. (Wiper puller from Machine Mart made things a lot easier.)
Cleaning the scuttle drains with a jet washer took seconds.
Replacing the pollen filter took 5 mins max. Air filter is a 5 minute job too.

[Kieran]

Misting up is a common problem with Omega estates and regardless of what you do you will never really solve the problem just minimise it. Make sure your scuttle tray is clear,change your pollen filter and what may also help air circulate better is to leave the rear load cover open. Also using Anti mist products help and i would recommend putting this on your side and rear windows but not the front,reason being they tend to smear and can actually make the vision thru the front window worse, regardless of what i have tried these products do smear the glass.Use a good glass polish on the front glass as this will make a smoother surface and aid in demisting.
As i said before you will never really get rid of the problem.
Kieran

[Auto Addict]

One of the main problems with misting up on Omegas is the pollen filter can get damp at this time of the year.

The main reasons for this is, wrong pollen filter fitted, scuttle not cleaned out regularly, filter needs changing.

Even a new filter can be slightly damp, before fitting.

Before I fit a new filter, I always take it out of the box and keep it in the house overnight.

[Boatboy]

I think using the aircon occaisionally as you say will only make your problems worse. With aircon on the car clears quicker as the moisture in the air is held back by the evaporator. Turn it off and all that moisture (that has not yet dribbled to the outside world) is blown into the cabin.

Probably the cause of your (or should i say your cars) musty smell.

Steve

[robson]

Be very careful about putting a hose in area behind pollen filter I did this and filled the inside of the car with water and since then the blower speed controller has failed

[Wayne]

Right,  didn't do Powersounder today, cleaned out scuttle drains both sides, the passenger side one was empty anyway, a bit of sticky gunk, but managed to get my hand down to the grommet part, no gunk in there thank god, pollen filter was pretty disgusting! lots of crap inbetween each of the filaments, i only changed it 6 months ago! air filter is still clean as the day i bought it, but then it is a K&N filter and cost me £30! you gets what you pays for i suppose
just put new pollen filter in and already the car smells fresher inside, also squirted all interior glass with HOLTS Anti-Mist spray.. will see how i get on with all this

[tunnie]

Right,  didn't do Powersounder today, cleaned out scuttle drains both sides, the passenger side one was empty anyway, a bit of sticky gunk, but managed to get my hand down to the grommet part, no gunk in there thank god, pollen filter was pretty disgusting! lots of crap inbetween each of the filaments, i only changed it 6 months ago! air filter is still clean as the day i bought it, but then it is a K&N filter and cost me £30! you gets what you pays for i suppose
just put new pollen filter in and already the car smells fresher inside, also squirted all interior glass with HOLTS Anti-Mist spray.. will see how i get on with all this

Ohhh dear 

So instead of using the air intake system that took £100,000's to create a bespoke system for that engine, scooping in nice cold air from underneath the car, you stuck a K&N on which sucks in warm air from inside the bay? Thus reducing power, and mpg?

[hotel21]

Right,  didn't do Powersounder today, cleaned out scuttle drains both sides, the passenger side one was empty anyway, a bit of sticky gunk, but managed to get my hand down to the grommet part, no gunk in there thank god, pollen filter was pretty disgusting! lots of crap inbetween each of the filaments, i only changed it 6 months ago! air filter is still clean as the day i bought it, but then it is a K&N filter and cost me £30! you gets what you pays for i suppose
just put new pollen filter in and already the car smells fresher inside, also squirted all interior glass with HOLTS Anti-Mist spray.. will see how i get on with all this

Ohhh dear 

So instead of using the air intake system that took £100,000's to create a bespoke system for that engine, scooping in nice cold air from underneath the car, you stuck a K&N on which sucks in warm air from inside the bay? Thus reducing power, and mpg?

Chap did not say he bought a cone filter, simply that he has a K&N fitted.  They also do panel filters (got one in my garage) which still utilises the original ducting and cold air etc....   

Potential problem, as you are aware, is that the oils used may well cause some havock with the MAF as it is a bit insensitive to oils on the filament.

As to misting up, keeping the inside of the car dry as well as keeping the air into the car dry, hence the pollen filter change, is the key....