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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: elite col on 08 August 2010, 19:37:48
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is it normal to show brake test everytime you start car followed by coolant level before you get onto what you want to look at ?
just both my vectras were the same too
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my brake test always come on,wasnt till in for repaire for injector seals that coolant level now always comes on! annoying but she still goes lol
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yeah its just this is the 3rd vauxhall ive had that does the same 2 things,everytime
wondering if it was normal
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break test is normal to you put your foot on break
coolent aint unless coolent in low or sensors/wireing playing up
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BRAKELIGHT TEST is normal - it can't test brake light bulbs until you have put foot on brake.
BRAKE PAD is not.
COOLANT LEVEL is not.
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As mentioned, Brake Test is normal and will disappear when you press the brake pedal (unless you have a brakelight out).
Coolant Level: If you have sufficient coolant, the sensor, which is a float in the expansion bottle is probably clogged with lime, or other contaminants. Remove the expansion bottle (nice and easy) and wash it thoroughly with clean water and a detergent. If it is limescale, use the stuff you put in kettles to get rid of it.
Failing that, I believe a new expansion bottle is only £30 ish from Vx.
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I get Brake Pad come up - but having checked the pads are all fine wear wise, am assuming one of the sensors on them.. isnt.
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I get Brake Pad come up - but having checked the pads are all fine wear wise, am assuming one of the sensors on them.. isnt.
yup, the sensor is a seperate item that clips into pad
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I get Brake Pad come up - but having checked the pads are all fine wear wise, am assuming one of the sensors on them.. isnt.
yup, the sensor is a seperate item that clips into pad
yeah its there, and clipped in - but still get the message.
Is there one both sides?
are there sensors on the rear?
can you buy new sensors seperately? or do they come only with VX pads or something
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1. Is there one both sides?
2. are there sensors on the rear?
3. can you buy new sensors seperately?
1. Yes, at least there is on my Omega, although I've seen Vectra's with sensors on one side only.
2. No.
3. Yes.
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can you buy new sensors seperately? ....
ALL pads come with separate sensors.
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can you buy new sensors seperately? ....
ALL pads come with separate sensors.
no they don't - I have purchased pads without sensors, hence wondering if you can get the sensors as a seperate purchase (unless thats what you meant) :y
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can you buy new sensors seperately? ....
ALL pads come with separate sensors.
no they don't - I have purchased pads without sensors, hence wondering if you can get the sensors as a seperate purchase (unless thats what you meant) :y
Thats how i read it, you have to buy the sensors separately, if you buy a set of brake pads or dics and pad set, sensors are always an extra
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Cool thanks - so for the sake of clarity, the meaning was "No pads come with sensors, you have to buy them seperately"
I'll get down my friendly dealer and get some - see if that resolves my Check message
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before 2001, 1 sensor each side.
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can you buy new sensors seperately? ....
ALL pads come with separate sensors.
no they don't - I have purchased pads without sensors, hence wondering if you can get the sensors as a seperate purchase (unless thats what you meant) :y
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I'll say it a different way then ......
pads are pads
sensors are sensors
they are both bought separately
Some car manufacturers make pads that have sensors embedded into their pads, Vauxhall don't
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I'll get down my friendly dealer and get some - see if that resolves my Check message
the trouble with the sensors is that they tend to go open circuit/wera through early ie when there's still loads of pad life left. This is cos the unworn lip at the very edge of the disc will start to cut/wear through the sensor before the main braking area of the disc does.
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I'll get down my friendly dealer and get some - see if that resolves my Check message
the trouble with the sensors is that they tend to go open circuit/wera through early ie when there's still loads of pad life left. This is cos the unworn lip at the very edge of the disc will start to cut/wear through the sensor before the main braking area of the disc does.
I like to change my pads before sensors highlight it - once worn below half, they seem to badly lose ability to lose heat. I work in Milton Keynes ;)
Still have to replace sensors though, records always break
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Records? Stupid decking phone and it's gay decking spell checker
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Decking? Useless bloody phone >:(
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Decking? Useless bloody phone >:(
On the May phone, are we? May phone? Day phone? Pay phone? PMSL ;D
Kevin
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I'll get down my friendly dealer and get some - see if that resolves my Check message
the trouble with the sensors is that they tend to go open circuit/wera through early ie when there's still loads of pad life left. This is cos the unworn lip at the very edge of the disc will start to cut/wear through the sensor before the main braking area of the disc does.
Thanks for info. I was pointing a finger at pads first off as when I bought the car it was 'don't worry about that message there is loads of pad left' - mm never to be trusted that statement - but to be fair there is loads of pad left. Sensor wasn't quite clipped in properly on the side I checked - and thought I have sorted it.. but on clipping back in I still have the message - checked both sides.
Asked about if they are seperate as by then, pre-emptively I have already bought some pads and thought oh - no sensors! First car I have had where they didn't at least come in the box with a new set of pads (used to Audi)
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Decking? Useless bloody phone >:(
iphone offers a splendid OOF experience when one is on the move :y
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Decking? Useless bloody phone >:(
iphone offers a splendid OOF experience when one is on the move :y
That it does, but its auto correction can be a pig. I'm often in Covent Garden in London, but it keeps auto correcting Covent to Coventry!
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Decking? Useless bloody phone >:(
iphone offers a splendid OOF experience when one is on the move :y
That it does, but its auto correction can be a pig. I'm often in Covent Garden in London, but it keeps auto correcting Covent to Coventry!
Learn to spell, then you can turn it off. :D
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Decking? Useless bloody phone >:(
iphone offers a splendid OOF experience when one is on the move :y
That it does, but its auto correction can be a pig. I'm often in Covent Garden in London, but it keeps auto correcting Covent to Coventry!
Learn to spell, then you can turn it off. :D
How do you turn it off?
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Decking? Useless bloody phone >:(
iphone offers a splendid OOF experience when one is on the move :y
That it does, but its auto correction can be a pig. I'm often in Covent Garden in London, but it keeps auto correcting Covent to Coventry!
Learn to spell, then you can turn it off. :D
How do you turn it off?
Sammy? ;D
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Decking? Useless bloody phone >:(
iphone offers a splendid OOF experience when one is on the move :y
That it does, but its auto correction can be a pig. I'm often in Covent Garden in London, but it keeps auto correcting Covent to Coventry!
Learn to spell, then you can turn it off. :D
How do you turn it off?
Settings->General->Keyboard->Auto Correction->Off
;)
(Although I leave it on.. fat fingers means an awful lot of mistakes on a tiddly keyboard ;D )