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Title: Drivers door lock wont lock
Post by: Miggy24 on 09 February 2009, 09:15:50

Hi all the last few days my door lock seems to be getting hard to lock.When the door is locked and u unlock it its fine but when you want to lock to it wont move and after a few sec of moving it left and right he locks.Can anyone help me with this problm

Title: Re: Drivers door lock wont lock
Post by: TheBoy on 09 February 2009, 09:23:18

with key or remote?

Title: Re: Drivers door lock wont lock
Post by: Miggy24 on 09 February 2009, 09:25:01

Sorry with key as my car dont have a remote

Title: Re: Drivers door lock wont lock
Post by: TheBoy on 09 February 2009, 09:32:11

Guessing microswitches in the motor.  Apparently these can be cleaned/replaced, but probably easier to do entire motor

Title: Re: Drivers door lock wont lock
Post by: Miggy24 on 09 February 2009, 09:48:11

Do all omegas have remotes just that i only have a aftermarket key so maybe the owner/s before me lost it

Title: Re: Drivers door lock wont lock
Post by: TheBoy on 09 February 2009, 10:03:16

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Do all omegas have remotes just that i only have a aftermarket key so maybe the owner/s before me lost it

All the normal ones do, but yours seems to be a very poverty spec one.  Does it have central locking?

Title: Re: Drivers door lock wont lock
Post by: Miggy24 on 09 February 2009, 10:15:06

Yes it does it have central locking :y

Title: Re: Drivers door lock wont lock
Post by: Miggy24 on 09 February 2009, 12:32:51

If i buy a remote with the central locking ecu would this work using a remote :y

Title: Re: Drivers door lock wont lock
Post by: TheBoy on 09 February 2009, 12:57:34

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If i buy a remote with the central locking ecu would this work using a remote :y

Ah, fook me, this will be a really early Omega, won't it?  So if it did have remote locking, it would be IR...

Title: Re: Drivers door lock wont lock
Post by: Miggy24 on 09 February 2009, 13:08:39

yeah its a 1995 omega so it is a early one :y

Title: Re: Drivers door lock wont lock
Post by: Iain on 09 February 2009, 13:11:24

Did i read somewhere yours is the early 8v mate?

Title: Re: Drivers door lock wont lock
Post by: Miggy24 on 09 February 2009, 13:13:15

Yeah thats right mate

Title: Re: Drivers door lock wont lock
Post by: TheBoy on 09 February 2009, 13:19:07

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yeah its a 1995 omega so it is a early one :y

Is there any dome around the mirror, or panel where sunroof switch would be if you have one?

Title: Re: Drivers door lock wont lock
Post by: Iain on 09 February 2009, 13:20:27

Dont really know if it helps mate..but i worked with a guy who had a M reg 8v,he had no remote locking just the old style laser keys, i think he eventually got an aftermarket alarm with interface to get remote locking,
Sounds like you actuator on the door is collapsing inside,used to happen regularly with Senator's,Carlton's etc......used to feel like you were going to snap the key when trying to lock it.......

I assume it will be more or less the same set up....

Title: Re: Drivers door lock wont lock
Post by: Miggy24 on 09 February 2009, 13:29:23

whats a actuator on the door also how much would they be

Title: Re: Drivers door lock wont lock
Post by: Iain on 09 February 2009, 13:34:32

If you take the door card off and look at the back of the handle you will see the unit for the lock etc,replace it with another one,usually a trip to your local breakers would be your best bet....

Title: Re: Drivers door lock wont lock
Post by: Miggy24 on 09 February 2009, 14:13:01

Ok mate nice one :y

Title: Re: Drivers door lock wont lock
Post by: murse on 09 February 2009, 19:59:01

I used to have a 'poverty spec' 1995 M reg 8v select - certainly did have remote locking (infared).  That said, you had to stand so close to the bloody car it was as easy to use the key  ;D