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[2011venator]

Hello all with my Omega Auto box in park the car still rolls forward surely the gearbox should lock it up.
I looked in the owners handbook and it says the front wheels should lock when in park, they must surely mean the back wheels?
Either way mine is not working hence why I did the handbrake adjustment.
Is this normal?

[dave the builder]

The rear wheels should lock when in park ,there is a park pawl that locks the auto box 

[Shackeng]

Hello all with my Omega Auto box in park the car still rolls forward surely the gearbox should lock it up.
I looked in the owners handbook and it says the front wheels should lock when in park, they must surely mean the back wheels?
Either way mine is not working hence why I did the handbrake adjustment.
Is this normal?

I must read mine sometime.

[2011venator]

The rear wheels should lock when in park ,there is a park pawl that locks the auto box 

I reckon 'Paul' (pawl) must be on strike then as he is not locking my wheels, would low oil level cause this as I have had a leak.
 

[2011venator]

Is this the sort of thing?
https://auto.howstuffworks.com/automatic-transmission11.htm

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Im pretty sure the only thing that could cause this is if the locking pawl has broken off. If its floating around inside the box, start ooking for another box or car.

[Andy B]

Hello all with my Omega Auto box in park the car still rolls forward surely the gearbox should lock it up. ....

When you say rolls forward, do you mean it will continue to roll or roll slightly before coming to a sudden stop 

[dave the builder]

The rear wheels should lock when in park ,there is a park pawl that locks the auto box 

I reckon 'Paul' (pawl) must be on strike then as he is not locking my wheels, would low oil level cause this as I have had a leak.
 

No, the pawl is like a metal key that snaps off if abused
so use your handbrake ,even if your park pawl was working use the handbrake
if you don't it will seize up

[STEMO]

The rear wheels should lock when in park ,there is a park pawl that locks the auto box 

I reckon 'Paul' (pawl) must be on strike then as he is not locking my wheels, would low oil level cause this as I have had a leak.
 

No, the pawl is like a metal key that snaps off if a white transit reverses into your omega,
so use your handbrake ,even if your park pawl was working use the handbrake
if you don't it will seize up

Yep

[dave the builder]

The rear wheels should lock when in park ,there is a park pawl that locks the auto box 

I reckon 'Paul' (pawl) must be on strike then as he is not locking my wheels, would low oil level cause this as I have had a leak.
 

No, the pawl is like a metal key that snaps off if a C*** in a white VIVARO reverses into your omega,
so use your handbrake ,even if your park pawl was working use the handbrake
if you don't it will seize up

Yep

fixed your fix Uncle Stemo

[STEMO]

The rear wheels should lock when in park ,there is a park pawl that locks the auto box 

I reckon 'Paul' (pawl) must be on strike then as he is not locking my wheels, would low oil level cause this as I have had a leak.
 

No, the pawl is like a metal key that snaps off if a C*** in a white VIVARO reverses into your omega,
so use your handbrake ,even if your park pawl was working use the handbrake
if you don't it will seize up

Yep

fixed your fix Uncle Stemo

Thank you 

[Andy B]

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No, the pawl is like a metal key that snaps off if abused .....

but they will take some abuse before breaking

so use your handbrake ,even if your park pawl was working use the handbrake
if you don't it will seize up

so people say, but my hand/paring brake has really only been used for MOTs  and I've yet to have one seize on my autos. 

[Doctor Gollum]

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No, the pawl is like a metal key that snaps off if abused .....

but they will take some abuse before breaking

so use your handbrake ,even if your park pawl was working use the handbrake
if you don't it will seize up

so people say, but my hand/paring brake has really only been used for MOTs  and I've yet to have one seize on my autos. 

Never owned a MK3 Granada then... 

[dave the builder]

It's another level of safety
like turning your wheel into the curb on a hill
Plus the OP's park pawl sounds shagged, so he needs to use the handbrake always 

[Andy B]

....
Never owned a MK3 Granada then... 

no