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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: lou on 07 August 2009, 21:45:45

Title: Drivers door solenoid
Post by: lou on 07 August 2009, 21:45:45

Just wondering has anyone got the part number for the drivers solenoid door lock before I search on ebay.(Mini facelift)And also can anyone explain why it works sometime but not all of the time, as a solenoid consists of a coil of wire and can only be S/C, O/C or have shorted turns, but how can it work sometimes?

Title: Re: Drivers door solenoid
Post by: ARCHIE on 07 August 2009, 21:53:59

Check the wires that run through the front of the door next to the hinges. Could be that some of them have broken or stranded with the constant flexing opening and shutting the door.  Better to check that before spending your hard earned!
Good luck :y

Title: Re: Drivers door solenoid
Post by: Agemo on 07 August 2009, 21:54:40

Exactly, how can it only work sometimes? Has to be a connection.

Title: Re: Drivers door solenoid
Post by: lou on 07 August 2009, 22:00:49

Thats what I thought , but  I thought by taking the door apart I might aswell change the bloody thing while I am doing all the work.I am sure there two types of solenoids for different years. (Mine is R reg )

Title: Re: Drivers door solenoid
Post by: Andy B on 07 August 2009, 22:05:38

It's not a solenoid, it's actually a motor. And they do fail.  ;)

Title: Re: Drivers door solenoid
Post by: lou on 07 August 2009, 22:14:09

If it is a motor it still consist of a coil of wire but in a different arrangement and either works or will not not, but anything that pushes or pulls is a solenoid. What I really want to know is the part number as i will replace it.

Title: Re: Drivers door solenoid
Post by: Andy B on 07 August 2009, 22:30:20

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If it is a motor it still consist of a coil of wire but in a different arrangement and either works or will not not, but anything that pushes or pulls is a solenoid. What I really want to know is the part number as i will replace it.

Just ask one of the various people on the forum who dismantle cars for A N Other ..... New motors from Vauxhall are expensive. ;)

Title: Re: Drivers door solenoid
Post by: Kevin Wood on 08 August 2009, 00:04:36

They do go intermittent before failing totally. Often the microswitch inside is the culprit.

Kevin

Title: Re: Drivers door solenoid
Post by: GPar on 08 August 2009, 07:25:38

90449074 - pre mini facelift
90493702 - mini facelift

I would think yours is the second one but others may confirm. Over 50 quid from a stealers I believe.

Title: Re: Drivers door solenoid
Post by: lou on 08 August 2009, 10:31:14

Thanks for part numbers , I will have a look on ebay for it....

Title: Re: Drivers door solenoid
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 08 August 2009, 11:10:54

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They do go intermittent before failing totally. Often the microswitch inside is the culprit.

Kevin

Agree Kevin, my passenger door solenoid certainly played up a lot before finally failing.

Vx Part no. is 090493702, which in May was £52.61 ex-VAT with trade card.

Title: Re: Drivers door solenoid
Post by: san on 08 August 2009, 15:02:27

Hello Folks
I had my motor failing months ago and after clean up with oil it came to live again.
The microswith is sealed and hard to open but you just need a small opening to spray swith cleaner inside (2 people job).

After open the motor check the adjustments needed (important)

regards

San