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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: kingplym on 29 March 2009, 07:48:43

Title: door catch not catching? and doors not locking!
Post by: kingplym on 29 March 2009, 07:48:43

i just popped out to my mig to get batterys out of centre console and it is breakn freezing, i got little balls of ice on my roof? but any way the drivers door wont shut! the catch is not catching? is this something to do with the cold?

help please my car is now sitting outside with all the doors open cos i cant lock it either.

Title: Re: door catch not catching? and doors not locking!
Post by: kingplym on 29 March 2009, 07:59:32

out of anger i just gave it a damn good slamming and it has now caught and i have now locked the doors.

but is this a mig prob or is it just my luck?

mine is a late 94' :-/

Title: Re: door catch not catching? and doors not locking!
Post by: Chris_H on 29 March 2009, 09:36:00

The grease can freeze if you use the wrong sort.  That can hold the catches open.

Title: Re: door catch not catching? and doors not locking!
Post by: vauxmad on 29 March 2009, 10:32:12

yeah its the cold. make sure the latches are lubed with white lithium grease, thats what vaux put on them during service. oh and give them a quick clean of any old grease first thou...

Title: Re: door catch not catching? and doors not locking!
Post by: kingplym on 29 March 2009, 11:25:16

thanx chaps