Omega Owners Forum
Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: digger on 23 May 2008, 18:30:30
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my old omega has a built in immobiliser, the problem is that the batteries in the key fob only seem to last a week. It takes 2 2025 cell batteries, even good energiser ones die really quick. Is there any way i can disable the immobiliser or is there another way apart from using the button on the key ring to turn it off. The batteries die so quick i always need to keep a spare set in the car but i know at some point they will die and i wont have any and i wont be able to turn off the darn immobiliser and ill just be stuck in my car and unable to go anywhere just because of this crappy immobilser.
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Tha batteries are for the remote locking. The immobiliser is nothing to do with the batteries. When you open the key you'll find a chip, this is what 'talks' to the car's immobiliser when you come to start the car.
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Sounds to me like you have a faulty keyfob. My batteries last well over a year !!
If it has an LED is this on all the time ?? My guess is you either have an internal short or a button is stuck "ON"
New keyfob might be the answer
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can you buy new key fobs for cars this old? Is it just a general one for the immobilser, are they not specific to each car?
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Yes they are but "main dealer only", you buy the key/fob then it has tobe programed, get a quote first.
good luck.
regards
richard a
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Tha batteries are for the remote locking. The immobiliser is nothing to do with the batteries. When you open the key you'll find a chip, this is what 'talks' to the car's immobiliser when you come to start the car.
Cough, its M reg, so IR type, cough
;)
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Buy a second hand fob from an M reg...take out the chip from yours and put it in the new one...job done...
Or use the spare as it sounds like that one isnt suffering from the same problem?
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m reg is ir so no chip in fob had same problem fob packed in main dealer dont get second hand one cant be reprogramed according to indi locksmith