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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: bobfar on 07 December 2009, 15:51:54

Title: t/c problem
Post by: bobfar on 07 December 2009, 15:51:54

hi there my t/c light on the dash is always on and i cant turn it off, any ideas fellas :question

Title: Re: t/c problem
Post by: Elite Pete on 07 December 2009, 15:53:45

Have you tried pressing the TC button on the dash?

Title: Re: t/c problem
Post by: bobfar on 07 December 2009, 15:55:05

funny enough thats the only thing i have tried :)

Title: Re: t/c problem
Post by: tigers_gonads on 07 December 2009, 19:20:19

is your speedo / rev counter ok ?

any weard twitching of the needles ?

Title: Re: t/c problem
Post by: bobfar on 07 December 2009, 20:37:37

no mate everything else is working fine

Title: Re: t/c problem
Post by: Entwood on 07 December 2009, 20:42:05

From the handbook

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Lit during driving:
Fault in TC system. Vehicle can continue to be
driven. Driving stability may be worse if
driving style is not adapted, depending on
acceleration and type of road surface
because of drive wheel spinning.
To have the fault rectified, consult a Vauxhall
Dealership. The system's integral selfdiagnosis
facility allows faults to be quickly
remedied.

I'm guessing a chat with a tech2 is needed here

Title: Re: t/c problem
Post by: bobfar on 07 December 2009, 20:44:16

thanks for that  ent  :-[ oh well have to book it in i spose

Title: Re: t/c problem
Post by: Entwood on 07 December 2009, 20:48:18

mmmmm .. You are a fair way from Brackley or Nottingham  which is where the resident experts with tech2's are ... t'other one is in Hampshire ... so unless you happen to be heading in any of those directions in the near future .... looks like dealer money .. :(

Title: Re: t/c problem
Post by: bobfar on 07 December 2009, 20:53:08

you really know how to cheer a bloke up m8 ;D

Title: Re: t/c problem
Post by: Entwood on 07 December 2009, 20:57:16

Daft thought .. you have checked all the connections on the wheels ??

At the ABS sensors ???

Title: Re: t/c problem
Post by: Andy H on 07 December 2009, 21:00:59

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Daft thought .. you have checked all the connections on the wheels ??

At the ABS sensors ???

Wouldn't an ABS sensor fault bring the ABS warning light up first?

Title: Re: t/c problem
Post by: Entwood on 07 December 2009, 21:24:44

The abs sensors just detect wheel rotation and send the signals to various ECU's .... ABS, TC, Speedo, Steering etc etc ...

TC operation is simply detected by one wheel rotating faster than the other .. wheel spin ...  so I'm just wondering if a quick look at the detectors might save a visit to a dealers .... probably won't ... but might .. :) 

Title: Re: t/c problem
Post by: wideboy on 13 December 2009, 10:24:00

have you tried changing  :-[the the switch,  it may be faulty

Title: Re: t/c problem
Post by: TheBoy on 13 December 2009, 10:25:34

is it post 1998?  If so, :(

Title: Re: t/c problem
Post by: bobfar on 16 December 2009, 08:40:54

its a jan '99 m8 y's that then

Title: Re: t/c problem
Post by: bobfar on 21 December 2009, 08:49:01

update on the t/c problem, had to replace the thermostat at the weekend and now the t/c works perfectly ::) now the car runs at the normal temp but still no hot air from the heater though  :-X

Title: Re: t/c problem
Post by: tigers_gonads on 21 December 2009, 09:14:50

have a check too see if you have disturbed any vacuum pipes under the bonet or in the footwell  :y