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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: sophos9 on 16 December 2006, 17:18:58

Title: Alarming Problems......
Post by: sophos9 on 16 December 2006, 17:18:58
Hi, woke this morning with neighbours banging on the door...

The alarm was going off on my car and had been for some time. Unlocking and locking the car did not stop it... Starting the car did not stop it either, let the car idle for about 4mins then shut it off and the alarm also went off

The alarm was a high pitched rapid chirping with no horn going off

Can someone help, what is this likely to be? Really dont want it to keep on going or the neighbours will hang me  ::)

Many thanks....
Title: Re: Alarming Problems......
Post by: STMO123 on 16 December 2006, 18:03:37
It may be the power sounder you can hear. Have a look at this thread, it may be of some help

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152786754/0
Title: Re: Alarming Problems......
Post by: Markjay on 16 December 2006, 19:35:56
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It may be the power sounder you can hear. Have a look at this thread, it may be of some help

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152786754/0

Yep, when the NiCd backup batteries die, the sounder can go off for no reason... happened to me, but luckily the car was still under warranty and the sounder was replaced by Vx FOC. Could be any other problem with the sounder, but iirc then replacing the whole sounder with a new unit required Tech2 (TheBoy will know the answer to this...). You can always just unplug the sounder and take it off the car....
Title: Re: Alarming Problems......
Post by: STMO123 on 16 December 2006, 20:09:36
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It may be the power sounder you can hear. Have a look at this thread, it may be of some help

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152786754/0

Yep, when the NiCd backup batteries die, the sounder can go off for no reason... happened to me, but luckily the car was still under warranty and the sounder was replaced by Vx FOC. Could be any other problem with the sounder, but iirc then replacing the whole sounder with a new unit required Tech2 (TheBoy will know the answer to this...). You can always just unplug the sounder and take it off the car....

....or unplug it and leave it there...like me :D
Title: Re: Alarming Problems......
Post by: sophos9 on 17 December 2006, 00:07:43
Thanks for the replies, sounds like its the power sounder, oh the joy!

Can anyone help on locating the thing on a 97 Omega please? Probably disconnect it until after Xmas....  :(
Title: Re: Alarming Problems......
Post by: Martin_1962 on 17 December 2006, 10:00:41
Under the scuttle near the brake servo - need to remove wipers and scuttle
Title: Re: Alarming Problems......
Post by: TheBoy on 17 December 2006, 10:02:50
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but iirc then replacing the whole sounder with a new unit required Tech2 (TheBoy will know the answer to this...).
Not sure, but believe it is a simple swap - I don't think the sounder is coded to ATWS ECU.
Title: Re: Alarming Problems......
Post by: STMO123 on 17 December 2006, 10:17:42
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but iirc then replacing the whole sounder with a new unit required Tech2 (TheBoy will know the answer to this...).
Not sure, but believe it is a simple swap - I don't think the sounder is coded to ATWS ECU.

Yes. I seem to remember one of our members (egcc?) changing the unit and iirc it didn't need tech 2.