Omega Owners Forum
Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Scorpio on 07 January 2009, 17:56:03
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Hello Friends, Have a little hitch. A light on the control panel, a 'Car with a Spanner' through it, is showing. The handbook says it is the immobiliser ?? The car starts and runs alright, but must admit we don't go far this weather. Is this a major problem please or should I get help. Thank you for any suggestions. The car is a 2.2 Auto cdx V reg. for 2000:
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Not an imobiliser if the car starts.
Use the paperclip test to see what it is.
I don't know about the 2.2 but someone else will no doubt advise :y
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You can't paperclip a 2.2, will need Tech II or code reader :y
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Engine ECU detects a abnormality. Not immobiiliser (that causes it to flash).
Need a code reader on it to find out what problem is.
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Can you please advise best remedy ?? Would 'Mobile Engine Repaires' have the Code reader ?? Is the car alright to use for shopping ?? untill I can get it repaired. Thank you for your help.
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If the engine is running ok it might not be a serious fault, the only way to find out for certain will be to have the codes read by a tech 2 or similar.
If it's something simple like emissions then running it for a short time at low revs should be ok, but it's on for a reason so it'd be better to get it looked at sooner rather than later.
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Hi all, Thank you for your quick replies. Am getting worried as what to do next. Either phone a VX garage or try to find a smaller garage that has the Tech 2 equipment or maybe one that does mobile repairs.
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Hi all, Thank you for your quick replies. Am getting worried as what to do next. Either phone a VX garage or try to find a smaller garage that has the Tech 2 equipment or maybe one that does mobile repairs.
In order of preference,
1. Tech 2 owning member on here
2. Tech 2 independen if you can find one
3. Snap on/other "generic" reader for general engine codes, but wont read all systems
4.dealer tech2, last resort, most expensive, most incompetent(as a rule).
Hth
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Hello All, Thank you so much for your speedy replies and advice.
There was I looking in the phone books last night, making a list and this morning, after having an ecg, I started phoning and got a p.m. at 'nationwide' -- the mind was going beserk, so decided to get some petrol etc: travelling down the road, watching the dash -----
Suddenly, I realised No Light Showing. When I got back home, I switched the engine on/off quite a few times = No Light!!
Was my eye's disieving me or was it Gremlins ?? just can't believe it is now ok!! have to go out tomorrow,Wish me luck and Thanks again for your support.
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Could be an intermitent sensor failure or a lose connection somewhere :-?
The fault should still be stored in the car if its checked.
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best to get it checked still mate as any fault codes will be stored ..
it maywell be a problem in the pipeline and that was an early sign? with the codes you can determine what was happening before. :y
im sure theres a member with tech 2 on here somewhere localish to you who maywell do a check for a reasonable fee :)