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[PMitchell]

So there I am enjoying getting on the outside of something red, liquid and warming on Friday night, and world war 3 breaks out on my drive.  Cause - the alarm on my Omega.  So I reset it and it goes off again, and again, and again, etc.  Read manual, and it suggests that the flashing LED during setting means that I have a door, boot, or bonnet open (which I haven't), or that the alarm itself is stuffed.  I also tested the 'press the button to disable internal sensor, tilt and boot - still goes off) Anyway, the neighbours are now truly cheesed off, so I unhook the earth from the battery.  5 or so minutes later when the sounder has counted itself out - silence.  Marvelous.

Saturday morning I unhook the sounder and reconnect the battery.  Everything seems to work without the sounder hooked up, (or the horn next to it), so I reset the trip computer and the electric windows and go on my way.  I stripped the sounder and everything seems OK and the batteries are at 7.12 volts and it isn't going off, so I think it is actually OK.

However, I am left wondering if disconnecting the sounder and horn from the alarm system will affect anything else on the car, and if so what, and can I just disable the alarm system altogether?  The manual shows three different fuses to be involved in the alarm system and lots of other useful things connected to the same fuses as well, so I can't just pull a fuse out.  Or do I have to get to a stealer to figure out what is wrong and have it mended?  I am completely skint this month after a thermostat, two rear springs, two rear tyres and an MOT (£600-00 in all), so cheap suggestions are very welcome!

Also where is the alarm unit itself?

Welcome all advice.

Thanks

[Kevin Wood]

The alarm is integrated into the central locking ECU so can't be disabled on its' own. Best course of action is to determine why it was going off and fix it. They are pretty solid when they work.

In addition to power sounder (which may as well be left off, as if it hasn't failed it soon will) the bonnet switch is a frequent cause of hassle.

It might be worth getting the codes read out of the alarm with a Tech 2 (actually, I have a feeling I've done this with me cheapo Tech 2 before) to determine why the alarm was triggering. It stores a log of events that have triggered the alarm so it's easy to determine which sensor is at fault.

Kevin

[PMitchell]

Many thanks. I may submit to a Tech 2 diagnostic at a place I trust soon then.  I'll start saving!!!

Paul

[Kevin Wood]

I'd pop up to Brackley and visit TheBoy if I were you...

Kevin