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Omega General Help / Re: ignition warning light

« on: 06 May 2011, 19:39:51 »

All now up and running with new alternator, new rear subframe bushes, new handbrake cables etc etc.. At £39+ for a new auxilliary drive belt this was almost half the cost of the alternator. Be careful of the spec for V6 alternators offered on the internet - many are only 100amp.
New MOT this morning - the rusty silver arrow flies again.

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Omega General Help / Re: ignition warning light

« on: 26 April 2011, 21:18:46 »

Thanks for help everyone - have done all the checks suggested - all points to new alternator required, which I have ordered. Watch this space------

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Omega General Help / ignition warning light

« on: 26 April 2011, 00:31:40 »

Ignition warning light glowing very dimly at all times when ignition switched on. Does not vary with engine speed. No amps being received at battery.
Have tried cleaning spring contacts on alternator regulator/brush pack as recommended on OOF without result.
Is this likely to be alternator fault or wiring fault? Any ideas please?
Car is 1998 2.5 cdx with Bosch 120 amp alternator.

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Omega General Help / Re: Drivers Door Locked Help Please

« on: 26 April 2011, 22:58:12 »

Glad you got it all sorted and, like me, you did not have to destroy the door card.
The other front lock mech on my car also seized recently - this time in the open position, ie would not latch.This time I put the mech in a vice and worked on it for a while to free it off, then smothered it in marine grease.
I am probably getting these faults earlier than most because the car sits out in salt air and sometimes sea spray, but as the cars get older more seizures can be expected.
They really do lock up solid but can be freed with a bit of patience and made to work again.

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Omega General Help / Re: Drivers Door Locked Help Please

« on: 25 April 2011, 22:10:47 »

I found myself with a closed and deadlocked door a couple of years ago - contemplated angle grinding a hole to get access to free the mechanism then buying a second hand door.
Solved eventually by releasing every accessible door trim fastening from the inside and prising the trim inwards from a top corner. With the trim wedged inwards as far as it will go there is just enough room to get long reach tools to the rear of the electro mechanical works from outside the car with the window open. There is a flimsy plastic cover (?water shield) which will have to be destroyed but behind that is a nut which can be turned to unlock the door.
Neither the solenoid nor any of the wire operating rods  from the key lock or any of the inside or outside handles will free a mechanism as rusted and seized as mine was. £20 bought one as good as new from a breaker.
Not easy but it can be done.