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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: madflags1 on 26 February 2015, 19:33:34
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Good evening OOFers,
First time I have needed to post a request for help, normally someone else has already had the problem and I just follow the advice given by the rest of the group. :D :y
Sadly I have run into a right "Blankety-Blank" problem with my MFL Omega Estate. CL Servo on Rear Left Door has packed up, but it seems to have done it in the 'Deadlock' position. :'(
Are there any "tricks of the trade" that someone can share with me, with regards to accessing the interior door workings without having to hack the Door-card apart??
(Manual Door Lock button won't move up either, that is how I reached that conclusion regarding 'Deadlocked').
I did read on one earlier thread that there was a recommendation to disconnect the vehicle battery for a while, then reconnect and see if the Servo came back to life. I will give this a go in the morning to see if it works. Otherwise it is time to consider a complete CL Servo Motor swap out - the old girl is 17 years old and these are the still all original parts from when she was assembled in 1997.
Being Europe based, I drive a LHD 'Opel' Omega, Irmscher Sport 2 Edition, 3.0 V6, Manual transmission. A little heavy on the fuel consumption around town, but will happily purr down the motorways at 125 mph, and that is where she feels most at home. 8)
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Did it pack up suddenly?, It might be worth popping the wiring out from the bottom of the 'B' pillar & check the plug connections behind the grommet before attacking the door card, I had issues with mine in the past & found the pins had got dirty.
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It got sticky for a week or two then stopped working altogether. I should have reacted sooner and had a go at rectifying it before it got to this stage.
Your suggestion is definitely worth having a look at. Can I access the wiring at the bottom of the B Pillar with the door closed? Unsure of the loom routing to and from the door in that area.
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Yeah you can just about get to the wiring, If as you say it has been getting sluggish then I suspect it is the door motor, Unless you are really lucky & the cause was dirty pins causing a resistance, :-\
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I#ll be having a crack at it tomorrow, maybe I will get lucky ;) :y
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Use force to lift the lock button :y
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Yes get a mole grip or pliers on button and lever it up. Seems brutal but it has worked for me.
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Thanks guys, I'll give that a go and see if I can save myself a lot of heartache in the process :y
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Yes get a mole grip or pliers on button and lever it up. Seems brutal but it has worked for me.
Molegrips won't work on pre/mid fl due to slightly different button design, but principle is the same... :y