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Omega General Help / Re: 2.5 V6 won't run

« on: 31 August 2007, 19:56:25 »

  ! ! FIXED IT ! !  

I am almost embarrassed to admit what the problem was ! One of the air ducts from the multiram to the throttle body had partially slipped off at the multiram. Not easy to see unless you are looking really hard. Put it on again (firmly) and it started straight off. Whilst it was running, I removed the duct again and the engine stopped immediately.
So many thanks to all of you out there for your assistance and suggestions - its great to know that when problems do occur there are people who are willing to help.

Andy T

Oh - and thanks to Mr Haynes who in his manual suggests that you look for air leaks if you have this same problem. First time ever in my experience he has been right.

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.5 V6 won't run

« on: 31 August 2007, 12:35:19 »

My location is Essex - too far away from you unfortunately.
The crankshaft sensor theory makes sense so tomorrow I intend to remove it to see which one it is (seems there are 2 or 3 varieties) and then I will order one up from one of the websites and give it a try.
I will post the result.
Andy T

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.5 V6 won't run

« on: 30 August 2007, 21:36:06 »

No chance - it will not run, just fires and dies. I guess the plugs will be covered with all sorts of rubish after so many attempts to start.
When this problem first started, there was no EMU light showing, the usually smooth idle was just a little rough, with the idle speed rising and falling. The only time I saw the light come on was when travelling at speed shortly before it stopped for good - and then the light only flashed on for a second or two.
Andy T
 

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.5 V6 won't run

« on: 30 August 2007, 20:31:38 »

Did the paperclip test and I am only getting code 31.
I believe this is 'no rpm signal' - don't you always get this when the engine is not running? Obviously I can't run the engine to see if it goes away.
Any help?
Andy T

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.5 V6 won't run

« on: 30 August 2007, 10:26:20 »

Martin,
No - makes no difference how long it stands - just fires up and dies instantly.
Andy T

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.5 V6 won't run

« on: 30 August 2007, 09:02:58 »

Sorry misprint - yes I checked fuse 18 and it was OK.
There is fuel in the tank (not a lot - about 15 litres) - is it worth putting another 20 litres in (I read on this forum somewhere that a failing pump can stop working if the level drops below 1/4 full).
Plug wells look dry ( at least on the bank you can get to easily - cam gaskets were changed about 2000m ago (with genuine VX ones).
Will get the paperclip out tonight and report back.
Andy T

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.5 V6 won't run

« on: 30 August 2007, 07:29:13 »

oh - and mileage is 103k

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.5 V6 won't run

« on: 30 August 2007, 07:28:20 »

EML light was not showing while it was still running. And on the one time when I got it fired up for about 10 secs it went out almost straight away - like usual.
Andy T

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Omega General Help / 2.5 V6 won't run

« on: 29 August 2007, 21:36:08 »

My Omega is a 2.5 V6 CDX Auto.
  HELP!!   After thousands of miles not missing a beat, yesterday it started to idle a bit rough and to hunt. I ignored it and carried on with my journey cruising at a nice steady 70 down the motorway on cruise control. Then after about 20 miles it started missing, a little at first and then over the next 10 miles it got worse until it died altogether. No way would it start and I had to call for rescue to get home.
Today I tried again to start it. Every time it just fired up and died immediately. Only once did it run for about 10 secs then died as soon as I touched the accelerator. Noted that all the warning lights went out as normal.
I suspected a fuel feed problem. I removed the petrol feed and return pipes at the engine and stuck them in a jar whilst cranking. Petrol came through OK. I checked the fuses, especially fuse 16 - all OK. I checked all other electrical connections but it made no difference.
Any ideas?
Could it be one of the sensors? - which one?
Andy T

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Omega General Help / Re: Centre Console Lights

« on: 02 August 2007, 07:29:36 »

Thanks - I will try the drivers door switch. I have noticed that the courtesy light doesn't always work so that may be the problem for window leds.
Andy T

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Omega General Help / Centre Console Lights

« on: 01 August 2007, 12:54:37 »

I've got a 1998 2.5 CDX. The orange leds for the window controls are permanently lit, even with the ignition off. Not really a problem since it doesn't affect the battery over the space of a week. But I have also noticed that the leds for the gear selector position work fine in the daytime when the lights are off but not at all at night with the lights turned on. This is not very useful! Any ideas?

AndyT

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Omega General Help / Re: Glove Box Repair

« on: 27 June 2007, 14:03:54 »

I tried to take the lid off by removing the hinge pins but then the lid was still hanging by two stays (and one of them seems to have a damping mechanism attached to it). After fighting to get these to unhook or disconnect somehow, gave up.
Andy T  

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Omega General Help / Re: Help! Can't remove steering idler

« on: 15 June 2007, 12:45:26 »

Did mine just last week!

Like you say, to get a decent splitter in there is next to impossible. So I put a jack under the idler arm raised just enough to provide support. The ball joint nut was loosened up to the end of the thread. A length of 15mm square steel bar (from B&Q) was passed down through the engine compartment to meet up with the ball joint nut. Then 2 or 3 really hefty blows with a lump hammer and the joint came free.

AndyT

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General Discussion Area / Re: What's a podger?

« on: 03 July 2007, 12:56:36 »

A podger is a spanner with an open-end jaw at one end and a spike at the other.
Was used by steel erectors and scaffolders, the jaw being sized for the size of bolt being commonly used on the job. The spike end was used to line up the holes in the steelwork.
I have several podgers in my tool chest (handed down from my grandfather) but are of limited use on my cars (whitworth spanner size !).

Andy T