Omega Owners Forum
Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: davieomega on 09 October 2011, 20:13:38
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hi everyone i am looking for a little help as my car is stuck in park cant get it moved any advice would be grateful ty
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Hi, Welcome to the forum.
If you release the gear stick gaiter, underneath is a yellow switch you can manually operate to get it out of park.
Someone else will be along shortly to say what the long term fix is.
V
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pull the gaiter up, there is a yellow solenoid you can manually move.
Its detailed in the handbook (Available in the FAQ section if you havent got one)
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You need ignition ON and foot on the brake to release the safety catch. If that doesn't work there is a manual release down beside the gear lever ...
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andrew.reynolds983/Manuals/Omega2002Manual.pdf
Page 139
If you need to use this either the solenoid or the brake switch is probably FUBAR
HTH
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A new brake pedal switch is generally the answer. :y :y :y
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It's easy enough to change - you will need a complete new lever assemby which will cost about £30.
The only fiddly bit is drilling out the pop-rivets and replacing them. Pop rivets are not nice (IMHO) so just be careful :y
The other option is to just live with it.
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It's easy enough to change - you will need a complete new lever assemby which will cost about £30.
The only fiddly bit is drilling out the pop-rivets and replacing them. Pop rivets are not nice (IMHO) so just be careful :y
The other option is to just live with it.
Whoa!!! Steady on Rob! ;D ;D ;D You've gone straight for replacement of the solenoid, it's usually the brake light switch that goes t1ts up. :y :y
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what is the solenoid ?
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Agreed the brake switch causes this problem :y
You don't nned to lift up the gearstick gaiter though, simply lift out the "Snowflake" cover, located to the passenger side of the gearstick. Easy with a small screwdriver, then like already said push the yellow plastic lever down... this will get you out of trouble until you have sorted the actual problem :y
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what is the solenoid ?
the bit that's stopping you moving the gear selector from Park ;) ;) ;)
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(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z257/belisensis/OMEGAFORUM/BrakeInterlock-1.jpg)
:)
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its easier to lift the leather sleeve round the gear stick (is that the gaitor?) you dont need a screw driver for that!
You can get to that yellow switch that way!
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(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z257/belisensis/OMEGAFORUM/BrakeInterlock-1.jpg)
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It was a given that you'd have a picture ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I`m back 8) ;D
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I`m back 8) ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :y :y
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Rob you're amazing mate, far quicker than Google & with access to more pics & info to boot!!! :D ;D ;D ;D :y
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Rob you're amazing mate, far quicker than Google & with access to more pics & info to boot!!! :D ;D ;D ;D :y
Got me own search site in "favourites" Phil ;)
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It's easy enough to change - you will need a complete new lever assemby which will cost about £30.
The only fiddly bit is drilling out the pop-rivets and replacing them. Pop rivets are not nice (IMHO) so just be careful :y
The other option is to just live with it.
Sorry guys; :-[
That's the advice I was given when mine went. I would have been a bit hacked off after the grief in changing the solenoid - which it was.
Whoa!!! Steady on Rob! ;D ;D ;D You've gone straight for replacement of the solenoid, it's usually the brake light switch that goes t1ts up. :y :y