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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Jonah8742 on 17 March 2009, 22:33:46
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my rear widows on my '98 2.5 cdx are having trouble winding themselves up, they get 3 quarts of the way and go back down, can anybody help?
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ive got same problem dont know why . i just keep pressing window button fast of / on it goes up ? but some one here might know the problem :y oh and welcome to oof mate ;D
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thanx m8!!! am just bout to embark on the purchasing of ANOTHER omega!! will be pretty upset if i get the same problem in my new 1!!!!
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It's dangerous to use text speak on here ;)
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why?
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Had same problem on my Dads, the rubber in the rear channel was slightly adrift, have a look at that, squirting some lube in there at the same time helped too
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why?
Look at your last post where you typed mate :-?
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why?
See the forum guidelines :y
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hahaha i see!!!
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Had same problem on my Dads, the rubber in the rear channel was slightly adrift, have a look at that, squirting some lube in there at the same time helped too
The windows will stop if a high resistance if felt as its for safety, could be this............
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The problem is in the sensors probably.
The windows have sensors which are suposed to feel obstacles on the windows path. For instance not to trap anybody's arm or something when lifting the windows.
It happens to me with the drivers front window but sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.
Try to clean the rails on which the glass slides up and down and maybe grease them or spray them with WD40.
It could help
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Had same problem on my Dads, the rubber in the rear channel was slightly adrift, have a look at that, squirting some lube in there at the same time helped too
got that problem on my back near side window will check rubber sounds good to me thanks :y
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silicon spray in the rubber rails does wonders, or use cockpit shine [i get it from the pound shop ;)] as its basically the same thing :y
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Alf beat me to it, but yes, any silicon on the glass will do. :y
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Right....again, lets get some real info in here!
The windows controllers (which plug into the base of the window motors) sense the motor current. If this is excessive then the window will wind back down.
This is done in order to ensure that the high torque motor does not close the window on say a childs head!
Its a fool proof setup and is NOT sensor based.
So, given what we know about how they work it sudgests that the window is meeting excess resistance somewhere.
On the rarely used rear windows this is often simply a case of dry rubbers/guides.
I would clean the window rubbers and guides and treat them witha dry lube such as PTFE spray.
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as the wise one says really, have seen 4 or 5 omegas with this problem now. Always cured with a bit of lube on the runners, i used silicon as it was all i had, but ptfe is dry and does not leave smears on the window. Obviously dont use oil based petro chemical products on rubber. :-)
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Yeh, silicon is not ideal due to the smearing and it also attracts dirt and dust which can cuase a bigger problem in the future.
I think silicon is bets kept in the plumbers tool box in this case :y
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Yeh, silicon is not ideal due to the smearing and it also attracts dirt and dust which can cuase a bigger problem in the future.
I think silicon is bets kept in the plumbers tool box in this case :y
Yes i havent worded that well have I. I did not use silicon on 4 or 5 omegas. I used ptfe. I used silicon no my own window, i had nothing else, to get the bugger to close and stop the rain getting in.
I have an annoying habit of feeling for and pressing the rear window button when i want to open the front window, in this case only to find it wouldnt close again.
See, told you he was wise. :-)