Hello fellow owners,
I own an "X" reg 2.6 CD V6 Auto which has plagued me with alarm system problems lately. Initially the 'horn & flashing light' system would keep going off for no apparent reason. Not having time to get it sorted, and having changed batteries in keys etc., I was given a 'workaround' (no - not 'runaround', he was quite helpful actually) by the local dealer, which was to close all doors except offside passenger door, reach in and press down knob on driver's door, then close passenger door. This I was assured would lock the car and not set the alarm. This system has been used without any problems for a couple of months until a few days ago when an ancilliary siren type alarm, somewhere under the bonnet, has been going off. It sounds for about 20 secs or so and stops, only to repeat the sequence a couple of minutes later. (Timing are approximate - I didn't bother to get out a stop watch!).
In an attempt to cure the problem I have been checking over components involved and found, quite by accident, that it was possible to remove the ignition switch without the barrel 'popping out' the 3 or 4mm as I am sure it is supposed to do. If this happens it is then difficult to re-insert the key. I have sprayed some WD40 (a small amount) around the outside of the barrel, and in the keyslot for good measure, and now, provided the key is removed in a, how shall I say it, "robust" manner, the barrel does 'pop out' to its proper 'off' position.
Question is: - Is the function of the alarm system affected by the position of the ignition switch barrel when the ignition is turned off? I did the above mentioned 'fiddling' before lunch today (Fri 8th June), and, at about 13:00 locked and alarmed the car (perhaps I should have said "set the alarm" as the car didn't look at all concerned at my activities, let alone 'alarmed') using the manufacturers' approved system of pressing the 'close' button twice, and, as I write this, at 17:00, neither alarm has gone off. Have I cured the problem, or is it just waiting until 03:00 tomorrow to set off both alarms and wake the whole neighbourhood?
A final, somewhat frivolous question. My previous car was a 3 litre 24V straight 6 Senator. Although the Omega has all the modern bells and whistles I can't help feeling it isn't half the car, particularly performancewise, that the Senator was, and I loved the Senator's digital speedo. It had to go though, my wife wouldn't let me park it on our driveway because it dropped oil!
Best Regards to all Omega (and Senator) owners.
Tony Norton
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