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2.2 engines
« on: 17 December 2009, 07:53:08 »
I am going to look at an omega 2.2cd today , are there any probs i should know about on this particular engine ? yes i have heard all the jokes about 2 cylinders missing lol , what is cambelt change interval ? :-?
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Re: 2.2 engines
« Reply #1 on: 17 December 2009, 08:05:58 »
We had one for a while, was generally reliable.

Biggest problem with the 2.2 is its the hardest engine to manually get fault codes out of (ie pedal trick may work, if it doesnt, its code reader time)

Ours had badly blocked breathers and throttle body - easy to clean.
several 2.2's have had the issue of water passing the scuttle, dripping and then giving the coil pack a bath, bit of silicone to seal, and easy to change coil.

HG's a little more common than V6's, so good coolant flush and change.

they are by no means a fast car (esp auto) but more than hold there own for normal day to day stuff, as we always wanted ours to be faster, foot did spend a fair bit of time on the floor, making it not especially economical.
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Re: 2.2 engines
« Reply #2 on: 17 December 2009, 08:13:06 »
thanks jimbob most appreciated  :y :y
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Re: 2.2 engines
« Reply #3 on: 17 December 2009, 09:57:13 »
can't really add much more to the above, apart from a cam sensor a few cambelts and replacement coil pack (it did not fail it just felt tad jerky under low speed, under load, ie when i could not be bothered to change gear) mine has been excellent, and very reliable.

Cambelts are 40k / 4 years, without fail, worth changing water pump too as its cambelt driven.

Breathers are a doddle to do, generally very easy to work on.

Mines on 130k really and running better than it ever did....
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Re: 2.2 engines
« Reply #4 on: 17 December 2009, 10:02:48 »
Actually the Omega with the smallest amount of problems as independent survey suggested.
Two biggest problems are cam cover gaskets due to blocked breathers, and need of code readers to read errors.
Also cam sensors last 100 000 miles and can be only replaced by genuine sensors (aftermarket ones don't work I tried trust me)
Clutch on manual ones last around 100 000 miles also.
Can be economical if driven normally otherwise it consumes a lot.
Also watch out for cambelt changes and waterpump.
Mine broke and messed up the engine pretty badly.
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Re: 2.2 engines
« Reply #5 on: 17 December 2009, 10:12:25 »
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Actually the Omega with the smallest amount of problems as independent survey suggested.
Two biggest problems are cam cover gaskets due to blocked breathers, and need of code readers to read errors.
Also cam sensors last 100 000 miles and can be only replaced by genuine sensors (aftermarket ones don't work I tried trust me)
Clutch on manual ones last around 100 000 miles also.
Can be economical if driven normally otherwise it consumes a lot.
Also watch out for cambelt changes and waterpump.
Mine broke and messed up the engine pretty badly.

Unless they have been abused they should last a lot longer than that, i'd say 170-200k before they start to get tired
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Re: 2.2 engines
« Reply #6 on: 17 December 2009, 10:19:21 »
I guess the previous owner of my mig was a Michael Schumaher then ;D
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Re: 2.2 engines
« Reply #7 on: 17 December 2009, 11:19:01 »
i assume you mean Petrol 2.2? Not DTi?  ::)
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Re: 2.2 engines
« Reply #8 on: 17 December 2009, 18:46:53 »
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I guess the previous owner of my mig was a Michael Schumaher then ;D
Yeah, to knacker a clutch that quickly, either poor design, or an unkind owner.  Seeing as the 2.2 does not appear to have a weak clutch, I'm guessing the latter ;D


Obviously, you always get the odd one that fails early for no real reason...
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« Reply #9 on: 17 December 2009, 22:20:39 »
Well my mig was company owned and driven by a head of transportation.
He was in charge of driving the executive directors
 guess they pissed him off very often ::)
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