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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Jimbob on 21 May 2010, 09:27:24
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Been fighting by drivers side airbag for years now....
resistance sits at 2-3 ohms, then creeps up over a month to 6 ohms, and puts the light one.
I normally remove the seatback, reseat the connector, sometimes using switch cleaner, reassemble and jobs a goodun. (once I reset with "My Naff Code Reader")
I have carried out the TIS Instructions to remove the connector at the side of the seat from the equation.
I have swapped the airbag with a different one.
Ive bent the pins in the connector to ensure a tighter fit.
My common sense (may be misplaced) tells me, that if playing with the connector to the airbag itself fixes this issue, then that must be where the fault lies.
The latest weird one was I checked the resistance earlier in the week, was 6, did it again last night before taking the seat apart, and it was back to 2!
What on earth is causing this?
Should I try another airbag? (reluctant to 'borrow' one from her car as that is working fine, and £1 to 1p once I meddle it will never be the same again.
Should I replace the wiring from airbag to side of seat?
Or shall I just keep fixing on fail....the car has limited life left now anyway.
Guess I would just love to know whats causing the variation in resistance.
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A long shot, change ECU?
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could be worth a try, where is it? knowing my luck i'd swap it and BANG as the all explode ;D ;D ;D
Could be, as would expect wiggling the connector to alter resistance, but it doesnt, it seems to be the removing and adding of the bag that fixes it, (exceppting the last self fixing fault)
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could be worth a try, where is it? knowing my luck i'd swap it and BANG as the all explode ;D ;D ;D
Could be, as would expect wiggling the connector to alter resistance, but it doesnt, it seems to be the removing and adding of the bag that fixes it, (exceppting the last self fixing fault)
under rear passenger face vents - need to remove centre console I believe.
If its the same as yours, I have one from a 2000 facelift here ::)
Another test - if you discon battery, reconnec after an hour of so, does resistance reading drop?
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sounds too much hassle to swap on a whim then :'(
not tried measuring before and after battery removal.
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sounds too much hassle to swap on a whim then :'(
not tried measuring before and after battery removal.
If the discon/recon batt drops the resistance back, might be worth doing it. About 20mins to remove the console, so not massive work...
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ill get those measurements next time it happens.
my stereo is a tight fit, so somewhat reluctant to remove it ;D
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ill get those measurements next time it happens.
my stereo is a tight fit, so somewhat reluctant to remove it ;D
Why would you want/need to remove stereo? Its the bit along the tunnel that needs to come off...
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ahhh, misunderstood.
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How are you measuring the resistance?
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How are you measuring the resistance?
"My Naff Code Reader" / tech2 tell you what the ecu is reading
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ohhhh, and the light is back again today...
along with
a mysterious oil leak smoking like a good un
no air con condensor
wishbones on their way out
2 front tyres getting to the limit
suspension knock at the rear
rust setting in hard.
4 hexaganol wheels
hmmmmmmmmm :'(
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I know what you mean .........
Got a "new" '99 3.0 Elite a few weeks ago - so far have done ......
Waterpump
Cambelt kit
Aux tensioner & belt
Changed oil/filter
Removed SAI system
Blanked off EGR
Cam covers
Spark plugs
Air, pollen & fuel filters
Breathers
Exhaust from cats back
Front wheel bearings
Front discs/pads
Steering idler
4 new tyres
Have still got a fair bit more to do, but reckon its worth it as its only got 74k on the clock ......
SWMBO recons I'm bonkers ........
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aye, its the what have you got to do on the next one...
the engine is so sweet, even approaching 140k, after Marks HG etc work, it really does drive beautifully.
Its one of those cars I am unreasonably attached too, just can't see past those jobs, the oil leak especially, cam cover done 3 times, and still has a very intermittant leak somewhere, leaks and smokes like hell, then nothing for weeks. I dunno, fed up with it. been battling that airbag issue for 3 years. Very, very sorry to say it, but I think the end is coming. :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
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I did cam covers for the first time ever last week - have to do then again as have leak on LH bank.
Probably dislodged something when putting the cover back :'(
Mind you, she started 1st time after all the engine work - I was gobsmacked I can tell you!
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aye, its the what have you got to do on the next one...
the engine is so sweet, even approaching 140k, after Marks HG etc work, it really does drive beautifully.
Its one of those cars I am unreasonably attached too, just can't see past those jobs, the oil leak especially, cam cover done 3 times, and still has a very intermittant leak somewhere, leaks and smokes like hell, then nothing for weeks. I dunno, fed up with it. been battling that airbag issue for 3 years. Very, very sorry to say it, but I think the end is coming. :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
Thats how it got with mine after 5 years, had trouble free motoring for 4 years, then eveything seems to come at once with Omega's :'(
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If it isn't the plug then maybe it is the crimped connections in the pins in the plug :-/
Crimped connections are generally reliable but maybe GM trapped the insulation in one of the pins in your connector.
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... cam cover done 3 times, and still has a very intermittant leak somewhere, leaks and smokes like hell, then nothing for weeks. ...
Yep... Mine have no outward signs of leaking but got a puff of smoke the other day... 8 or 9 months ago had a little (and it was a little) oil in the plug wells... But not a regular leak and no evidence of it :-/ :-/
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Just connect a pipe to a bin liner and place it on the side of your seat wit the pipe under the seat.
If you get into a 'situation' your farts would be enough to inflate a small bouncy castle!
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Just connect a pipe to a bin liner and place it on the side of your seat wit the pipe under the seat.
If you get into a 'situation' your farts would be enough to inflate a small bouncy castle!
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Just connect a pipe to a bin liner and place it on the side of your seat wit the pipe under the seat.
If you get into a 'situation' your farts would be enough to inflate a small bouncy castle!
Less of the 'small' please :y
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battery disconnect test in progress....
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Well, disconnecting the battery made no difference, seat back off, connector off, quick spray of cleaner and reassemble, and jobs a goodun.
I give up, ill just do this every now and again....
FYI
Measure, Original data, after disconnect, after connector reseat
System Voltage 13.59 V 13.98 V 13.79 V
System Voltage Status Okay Okay Okay
Airbag Configuration Side Airbags Side Airbags Side Airbags
Pretensioner Configuration Driver&Passenger Driver&Passenger Driver&Passenger
Driver Airbag Squib Circuit Resistance 3.13 Ohm 3.03 Ohm 3.05 Ohm
Passenger Airbag Squib Circuit Resistance 2.17 Ohm 2.12 Ohm 2.10 Ohm
Driver Pretensioner Circuit Resistance 2.59 Ohm 2.61 Ohm 2.56 Ohm
Passenger Pretensioner Circuit Resistance 2.43 Ohm 2.41 Ohm 2.41 Ohm
Driver Side Airbag Squib Circuit Resistance 5.15 Ohm 5.15 Ohm 3.42 Ohm
Driver SAS Message Status (Side Airbag Sensor) Okay Okay Okay
Passenger Side Airbag Squib Circuit Resistance 2.46 Ohm 2.43 Ohm 2.43 Ohm
Passenger SAS Message Status (Side Airbag Sensor) Okay Okay Okay
Reset Passenger Side Airbag After Activation (DTC69) Inactive Inactive Inactive
Reset Driver Side Airbag After Activation (DTC68) Inactive Inactive Inactive
Reset Pretensioning Devices After Activation (DTC67) Inactive Inactive Inactive
Driver SAS Initialisation Status (Side Airbag Sensor) Okay Okay Okay
Driver SAS Communication Error (Side Airbag Sensor) None None None
Passenger SAS Initialisation Status (Side Airbag Sensor) Okay Okay Okay
Passenger SAS Communication Error (Side Airbag Sensor) None None None
DTC set since 21000 21000 21000