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[Galahad]

Been offered an s reg omega 3.0 v6 with head gasket failure its an auto.

I've got a 2.2 auto facelift with intermittent limp mode.

Is the auto box suitable from the 3.0 v6 to fit to the 2.2 facelift?

I assume the seats would be a straight swap over from pre to facelift?

[albitz]

Gearbox,yes.
Seats,no.

[chrisgixer]

Given the 2.2 isn't man enough to stress its gear box too much, I'd be looking for an electrical issue.

...and given that the cam sensor often upsets the gear box before anything else, I'd be looking at the engine Ecu for fault codes, if not done already?

[Rods2]

I think the MFL seats have side airbags, whereas the PFL don't.

[Galahad]

I think the MFL seats have side airbags, whereas the PFL don't.

Oh bugger then. Oh well, no leather for me

[05omegav6]

You can strip the seats and fit your 2.2 airbags/pretensioners/associated wiring to the 3.0 seats

As long as the safety kit stays fitted to the car they left the factory in, not an issue

[TheBoy]

You can strip the seats and fit your 2.2 airbags/pretensioners/associated wiring to the 3.0 seats

As long as the safety kit stays fitted to the car they left the factory in, not an issue

S reg will be MFL, 2.2 will be FL, so these will be the same. Not sure how easy it would be to swap the active head restraint mechanism over, I'd imagine not easy.

Being a 2.2, I'd bet a gonad it doesn't have occupancy sensors, so that shouldn't be a problem.


**BUT** I would still use the correct seats for the car, ie FL ones.  I'd also recommend against leather - hot/sticky in the summer, cold in the winter (even with working heaters).

[biggriffin]

You can strip the seats and fit your 2.2 airbags/pretensioners/associated wiring to the 3.0 seats

As long as the safety kit stays fitted to the car they left the factory in, not an issue

as above. Just unbolt the subframes from the seats and swop them over,dont connect the side airbags and follow the guide to wire the motors up.then you have nice leather seats.
 Don't forget to put the safety pins in the pre-tensioners before turning seats over.
Makes a loud bang and wakes you up. Yes had it happen only once

[05omegav6]

The active headrests are mechanical in operation, not electrical or explosive iirc

[henryd]

The active headrests are mechanical in operation, not electrical or explosive iirc

Aye

The new Active Head Restraints go a long way towards reducing these risks. The system operates mechanically and is activated by the front passenger's upper torso pressing against the seat back in the event of a rear-end collision. The head restraint is moved upwards and forwards by a lever system integrated into the seat back; this shortens the distance between the head and the restraint significantly and consequently reduces the force acting on the cervical vertebra.

The entire system is installed in the upper section of the front seat-back, weighs only about one kilogram and does not interfere with the side airbag, which is installed lower down in the seat-back; nor does it have any adverse effect on the seat occupant's comfort. The Active Head Restraint mechanism is fully reversible as Joachim G. Fürll, seat designer at the International Technical Development Center (ITEZ) in Rüsselsheim, explains: ”If, for example, during a multiple collision involving several vehicles, passengers were to be jerked backwards and forwards several times, the head restraints would be ready to cushion the head on every impact.”

During a severe impact, the Active Head Restraints can – depending on how far they have been extended – move upwards by up to 20 millimeters and forward by more than 60 millimeters .

Opel developed and adapted the Active Head Restraints to the seats in its individual models together with the seat manufacturer, Lear. During the two-year cooperation period, impact-sled tests played a key role. Trials were conducted in various configurations and with speed differences of 8, 16 and 22 km/h as part of the program. Joachim Fürll: ”The specially designed Hybrid-III dummies we asked to risk their necks for this purpose were equipped with additional sensors in the cervical vertebra area and modified neck elements that also permitted sliding movements.”

 

[05omegav6]

Which is nice