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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: rossi123 on 08 September 2009, 20:09:08

Title: auto level suspension
Post by: rossi123 on 08 September 2009, 20:09:08
does anyone know of anyone that can help me with my omega it's the facelift model and nobody seems to know how to fix or even look at them really stuck any help would be appreciated i live in the st helens area
thanks  :)
Title: Re: auto level suspension
Post by: kris on 08 September 2009, 20:18:46
hi mate. what exactly is the problem with your car.

i'm not far from you :y :y
Title: Re: auto level suspension
Post by: rossi123 on 08 September 2009, 20:24:20
hello when we load the car up it doesn't raise back up it's running really low ??
Title: Re: auto level suspension
Post by: Entwood on 08 September 2009, 20:32:25
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hello when we load the car up it doesn't raise back up it's running really low ??

Can you hear the pump run for 30 seconds after switching the ignition on ??  Pump is behind front offside headlight.

If you CAN .. then look for airleaks along the pipes from the pump to the shockers

If you CAN'T ... then check the relay and fuse

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1176542235

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1161602010

Post up the results of these tests and we'll move on from there !!

HTH
Title: Re: auto level suspension
Post by: rossi123 on 08 September 2009, 20:39:24
do you need the engine running or what but i've never heard the pump i will try the relay and fuse also is there any way of checking the pipes or anything
sorry to mither you
thanks Paul :)
Title: Re: auto level suspension
Post by: Entwood on 08 September 2009, 20:43:16
Pump is electric so engine does not need to run ... it'll be easier to hear if you don't start it !!

If the pump is good then checking the pipes is fairly easy, but lets start at the pump.

The other thing to check is that you actually have self levelling shockers fitted, they should have the thin airpipes conected at the top of each shocker .. someone might have changed them for non-self leveling due to cost ??
Title: Re: auto level suspension
Post by: rossi123 on 08 September 2009, 20:51:01
right then it's too late and dark now so i will do it when i'm next home i'm a wagon driver you see but as soon as i've checked i'll check back also just to be a pain can i check the shocks through the boot and those diagrams you sent don't apply to my omega or at least i don't understand them, as you can tell i'm a complete novice but i'll have a good go  :)
Title: Re: auto level suspension
Post by: Entwood on 08 September 2009, 21:06:13
Check the shocks for airlines by looking in the top of the wheel arch  :)

The relay box applicable is the second one in that post ... X30XE engine  but perhaps the levelling pump relay is elsewhere  :(

The fuse is no 15

I'll try and find where the relay lives .. :(

According to the Haynes wiring diagrams it is Relay K19.. but it does not say where this is !!
Title: Re: auto level suspension
Post by: tmx on 08 September 2009, 21:17:58
Relay lives in the fuse box it lives next to the Mainbeam relay from memory

and the mainbeam relay is the same p/n as the S/L suspension one!
Title: Re: auto level suspension
Post by: al brown on 08 September 2009, 21:21:06
Yep suspension relay is on the right, black square one next to the identical one for the lights. You can swap the two relays to help diagnose the fault.
Al
Title: Re: auto level suspension
Post by: feeutfo on 08 September 2009, 21:56:09
its sometimes the case that previous owner fits non self level shocks, due to cost. Air pipe is visible on shock body above the top of rear wheel if self level shocks present.
 If car is very low you may need to jack car slightly to see above the wheel.

Has self level ever worked during your ownership?