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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Goldy on 17 February 2010, 08:42:19

Title: 2.5 TD cruise control
Post by: Goldy on 17 February 2010, 08:42:19
My cruise control is not working,can anybody give me a clue as to how to diagnose the system or any common faults I could check.
Thanks
Title: Re: 2.5 TD cruise control
Post by: unlucky alf on 17 February 2010, 09:34:21
the most obvious culprit would be the indicator stalk, i believe all T,D`s have the cruise already enabled in the ecu so cant see it being that, if you replace the indicator stalk it must come from a T,D as they are different.
Title: Re: 2.5 TD cruise control
Post by: Turk on 17 February 2010, 12:00:25
Yep, cheapest to check first and the most common fault is the stalk.
Cruise control stopped working on my previous '94 Elite, but that must have been an ECU issue as I'm now using the stalk on my current Mig with no issues.
Title: Re: 2.5 TD cruise control
Post by: zirk on 17 February 2010, 12:10:42
Whip the stalk out and measure accross the 2 pins for resistance with a DVM or Multi Meter.

Should get something like this with a working one.

Stalk disconnected-

Normal (No Cruise), 670 Ohm
Cruise On / Speed Increase, 67 Ohm
Resume (Press and Hold)/ Speed Decrease, 162 Ohm
Reset / Stop, 1.6K Ohm

Chris.
Title: Re: 2.5 TD cruise control
Post by: Goldy on 18 February 2010, 18:36:13
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Whip the stalk out and measure accross the 2 pins for resistance with a DVM or Multi Meter.

Should get something like this with a working one.

Stalk disconnected-

Normal (No Cruise), 670 Ohm
Cruise On / Speed Increase, 67 Ohm
Resume (Press and Hold)/ Speed Decrease, 162 Ohm
Reset / Stop, 1.6K Ohm

Chris.
This sounds like good info BUT my stalk has 4 wires in the plug so which two pins also to make life more difficult the socket on the car has only 2 wires,any ideas please.
Title: Re: 2.5 TD cruise control
Post by: TheBoy on 18 February 2010, 18:56:19
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Whip the stalk out and measure accross the 2 pins for resistance with a DVM or Multi Meter.

Should get something like this with a working one.

Stalk disconnected-

Normal (No Cruise), 670 Ohm
Cruise On / Speed Increase, 67 Ohm
Resume (Press and Hold)/ Speed Decrease, 162 Ohm
Reset / Stop, 1.6K Ohm

Chris.
This sounds like good info BUT my stalk has 4 wires in the plug so which two pins also to make life more difficult the socket on the car has only 2 wires,any ideas please.
Guess its never worked then, as it has the wrong stalk!!!

Title: Re: 2.5 TD cruise control
Post by: zirk on 18 February 2010, 19:06:38
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Whip the stalk out and measure accross the 2 pins for resistance with a DVM or Multi Meter.

Should get something like this with a working one.

Stalk disconnected-

Normal (No Cruise), 670 Ohm
Cruise On / Speed Increase, 67 Ohm
Resume (Press and Hold)/ Speed Decrease, 162 Ohm
Reset / Stop, 1.6K Ohm

Chris.
This sounds like good info BUT my stalk has 4 wires in the plug so which two pins also to make life more difficult the socket on the car has only 2 wires,any ideas please.

Right hang on, lets go back a bit, we are talking 2.5TD here, as per your thread title correct?, are you saying its packed up working or are adding a criuse stalk?

The criuse stalk on a 2.5TD only uses 2 wires (which is seperate from the other connections), or, are you by any chance trying to add a Petrol Model stalk which has 4 wires (from memory) and is not going to work on a TD?

Chris.

Title: Re: 2.5 TD cruise control
Post by: Goldy on 19 February 2010, 06:39:43
Thanks chaps.I didn't mention in THIS topic that I have just bought this car.
The cruise has never worked and from your comments it would appear that some dickhead has fitted the wrong stalk before I bought it.
I will now buy a stalk with TWO wires and then I hope all will be OK.
Thanks.
Title: Re: 2.5 TD cruise control
Post by: TheBoy on 19 February 2010, 08:54:27
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Thanks chaps.I didn't mention in THIS topic that I have just bought this car.
The cruise has never worked and from your comments it would appear that some dickhead has fitted the wrong stalk before I bought it.
I will now buy a stalk with TWO wires and then I hope all will be OK.
Thanks.
That should cure it :y

At trade, around £32 + VAT from dealer last time I got one, though things have gone up slightly.

Be aware - dont think its mentioned in the manual - on a TD, the reduce speed function is not implemented. So the R button has a single function (Resume)
Title: Re: 2.5 TD cruise control
Post by: steve2.5cd on 19 February 2010, 18:11:01
i paid £48.65 at christmas for one at the local stealers.
Title: Re: 2.5 TD cruise control
Post by: TheBoy on 19 February 2010, 23:00:16
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i paid £48.65 at christmas for one at the local stealers.
trade or retail?
Title: Re: 2.5 TD cruise control
Post by: steve2.5cd on 20 February 2010, 17:41:41
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i paid £48.65 at christmas for one at the local stealers.
trade or retail?

Retail mate. havent got a trade card !