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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: Fazeel on 23 November 2011, 11:27:12

Title: Brake pad sensors ?
Post by: Fazeel on 23 November 2011, 11:27:12

I have a 2002 model 3.2 V6 Executive Omega and I want to know if my car has brake pad sensors because I have never seen a warning come up yet since I've had this car for quite some time now.
Maybe some wire is not connected or a fuse is blown, can I get help on where these sensors are and what should I do to get them working ?

Title: Re: Brake pad sensors ?
Post by: fiend61 on 23 November 2011, 12:05:17

on facelift cars the brake wear sensor is nearside front wheel (hmm could be opposite on yours)
routed up behind strut to a plug/connector on the inner wheelarch, sounds like someone has shorted the wires together or the cable has been damaged and shorting, so you will never get a brake warning up  :y

Title: Re: Brake pad sensors ?
Post by: ffcgary1 on 23 November 2011, 18:07:42

Your car does have brake pad warning sensors fitted,
but weather you have 1 or 2 depends on when it was built, as some have 1 and some have 2 sensors.

Title: Re: Brake pad sensors ?
Post by: tunnie on 24 November 2011, 11:31:36

To clarify, only later facelifts have 1 sensor, early ones had two.

Change over was around mid/late 2001  :y

Title: Re: Brake pad sensors ?
Post by: fiend61 on 24 November 2011, 11:55:00

Quote

To clarify, only later facelifts have 1 sensor

yup as i said  ::) just dont know what side op's will be on due to being in bahrain  ;)
get confuddled with lhd and nearside and offside  ;D

Title: Re: Brake pad sensors ?
Post by: ffcgary1 on 24 November 2011, 17:35:01

Quote from: tunnie on 24 November 2011, 11:31:36

To clarify, only later facelifts have 1 sensor, early ones had two.

Change over was around mid/late 2001  :y
my fathers 3.2 elite on a 52 plate has 2 sensors so depends on when it was built.

Title: Re: Brake pad sensors ?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 24 November 2011, 18:41:02

Quote from: ffcgary1 on 24 November 2011, 17:35:01

Quote from: tunnie on 24 November 2011, 11:31:36

To clarify, only later facelifts have 1 sensor, early ones had two.

Change over was around mid/late 2001  :y
my fathers 3.2 elite on a 52 plate has 2 sensors so depends on when it was built.

Seems like a lottery. My 52 plate 3.2 MV6 has one.

Well, actually, it doesn't have any any more.  :-[

Title: Re: Brake pad sensors ?
Post by: Fazeel on 24 November 2011, 20:40:35

ok so Im guessing mine has one. But I cant seem to make out which wire it is or where the sensor is ?
Do they need to be changed everytime the brake pads are replaced ?
My brake pads arent from the original dealers so I think the garage I got them changed from didnt know about the sensors ? :-\

Title: Re: Brake pad sensors ?
Post by: Andy B on 24 November 2011, 20:52:53

Quote from: Fazeel on 24 November 2011, 20:40:35

ok so Im guessing mine has one. But I cant seem to make out which wire it is or where the sensor is ?
Do they need to be changed everytime the brake pads are replaced ?
My brake pads arent from the original dealers so I think the garage I got them changed from didnt know about the sensors ? :-\

The sensors plug-in in the wheel arch, the plug & socket lives in the same clip as the ABS sensor.  :y

Title: Re: Brake pad sensors ?
Post by: fiend61 on 24 November 2011, 22:37:12

have a look at this picture  :y  the brake sensor is the white clip thing you can see on the caliper follow the cable back to the connector   :y



(http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac107/Chris_H3/Omega%20technical%20pictures/Brakes/IMGP2002.jpg)