vauxhall omega

[Robert_374336678]

I am considering buying a 2.5 petrol auto omega to tow an Abbey GTS 416.Would welcome any opinions, also would I need to fit an additional oil cooler. Rob

 

[SteveW77]

I ran a 2.6 auto Omega, towing a Swift Challenger 530.

Towed no problem at all, but boy did it drink petrol whilst towing. I now tow with a Sorento auto, better mpg when towing but uses more when solo. All in all fuel wise over the year it probably works out even.

Steve W

 

[cooky1]

I towed with a 1994 Omega 2.5 petrol a few years ago. My van was about 1200kg fully laden and the car towed it with no problems. Took it to France a couple of times and tnere were no problems with overheating, so I would say an oil cooler is not necessary

 

[Ivorwetwun]

I used to tow with an Omega 2.5 auto, but sold it because I only managed around 18 mpg. that was mainly due to the autobox changing down when it saw an incline. If I could have held a gear it may have been better.

As regards the oil cooler, never needed one, and a Vauxhall mechanic told me if I had fitted one during the warranty period, it would have invalidated the warranty.

 

[DavidW1]

Hi Robert,

You don't say how old the Omega will be but watch out for overheating if it's more than 5 years old. Nothing to do with the autobox but plenty to do with modern aluminium radiators clogging up. They are ussually fine for normal driving but strap on a van and just watch the temp guage climb when you meet a hill!

From recent experience I have seen clogged rads on an X reg Omega and Shogun and heard from the trade that the radiator has almost become a service item on Jags over 5 years old.

Even with the correct attention to antifreeze quality it seems that radiators do bung up on certain models after time, which is not good for us tuggers.