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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: stevie c on 02 January 2010, 09:43:47

Title: Alarm problems - bonnet sensor
Post by: stevie c on 02 January 2010, 09:43:47

I have a problem with my alarm going off and have read that this is normally the bonnet sensor but I can't find it!!. Can anybody give me some hints of is position?? I have a 2003 omega estate.

Title: Re: Alarm problems - bonnet sensor
Post by: RobG on 02 January 2010, 09:50:21

Just to the right of oil filler cap. A black rubber-encased pressure plunger/switch

Title: Re: Alarm problems - bonnet sensor
Post by: TheBoy on 02 January 2010, 10:16:58

Where are you - might be worth filling in location in profile. Somebody nearby may be willing to point exactly to it :)

Title: Re: Alarm problems - bonnet sensor
Post by: TheBoy on 02 January 2010, 10:17:34

Just read you have an estate - check the rear window breakage sensors as well

Title: Re: Alarm problems - bonnet sensor
Post by: stevie c on 02 January 2010, 10:19:42

Thanks Rob, Found it now

Title: Re: Alarm problems - bonnet sensor
Post by: stevie c on 03 January 2010, 10:16:28

It wasn't the bonnet sensor!!. when I lock the car the LED light on the dash flashes for about 10 sec's and then goes to a slow blink, does this mean it is sensing a fault and not arming or is this the normal sequence?? The alarm then goes off randomly so I am currently not arming the alarm. Any help would be useful.

Title: Re: Alarm problems - bonnet sensor
Post by: TheBoy on 03 January 2010, 10:45:45

ideally needs to go on a reader to ascertain why its going off...

Title: Re: Alarm problems - bonnet sensor
Post by: duggs on 03 January 2010, 16:49:16

Could this be the famous "power sounder" problem guys.  It's very easy to assume its the alarm going off and it's really the power sounder.  Like a lot of you i had the same problem as the poster UNTIL I disconnected the power sounder....problem gone away.

Title: Re: Alarm problems - bonnet sensor
Post by: Rockhampton on 03 January 2010, 18:35:07

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Could this be the famous "power sounder" problem guys.  It's very easy to assume its the alarm going off and it's really the power sounder.  Like a lot of you i had the same problem as the poster UNTIL I disconnected the power sounder....problem gone away.

You could be right... there seems to be a lot of posts about 2001-2003 sounders going off right now (including mine!)... perhaps they are all getting to 'that age'  ;)

Title: Re: Alarm problems - bonnet sensor
Post by: Boracic on 04 January 2010, 13:16:00

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Could this be the famous "power sounder" problem guys.  It's very easy to assume its the alarm going off and it's really the power sounder.  Like a lot of you i had the same problem as the poster UNTIL I disconnected the power sounder....problem gone away.

Same here, although my alarm light still flashes when I turn it on