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[our_house]

Hi all,

I've got an "check" appear on the dashboard computer thingy. about the headlight field of vision, and the head lights have set themselves so they shine as close to the car as possible. Any ideas what I need to look at?

thanks

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Personally I would start by checking the level sensor that lives either on top of the front or rear n/s wishbone behind the wheel.  It will look something like this:



Check that the arm has not come off the ball joint on the wishbone mount.


After that it is a case of checking the headlight motor workings.

[Boditza]

on the passenger side wishbone there is a level sensor and on the passenger side rear wishbone there is another one. check them, probably the rod poped out or in the worse case the sensor arm fell off

[TheBoy]

As Lizzie says, NSF suspension height sensor.

If only one headlight is low, look at servo motor for the high one

[TheBoy]

Note, your sensor will look slightly different to that pic, but will be in same place, and with same arm that can pop off

[Andy B]

Note, your sensor will look slightly different to that pic, but will be in same place, ....

It won't have the roll of insulation tape wrapped around it !!!          

[our_house]

Great, thanks guys. I'll check that first. I'm hoping that, as both lights are low it is this and not the motor on the lights. This looks easier to get to!

My concern is this:

  Omega Owners Forum › Omega Help › Omega Electrical and Audio Help › Xenon light pulsing

which I posted the other day. If they are related i'm not sure it would be the sensor...would it???


thanks

[TheBoy]

Great, thanks guys. I'll check that first. I'm hoping that, as both lights are low it is this and not the motor on the lights. This looks easier to get to!

My concern is this:

  Omega Owners Forum › Omega Help › Omega Electrical and Audio Help › Xenon light pulsing

which I posted the other day. If they are related i'm not sure it would be the sensor...would it???


thanks

I have obviously missed your other thread, but the error you get on the display is related to the headlight levelling system.  If you have bulbs that are going out, or go purple in colour, that is more likely the bulbs.

[TheBoy]

Note, your sensor will look slightly different to that pic, but will be in same place, ....

It won't have the roll of insulation tape wrapped around it !!!          

Indeed , but that is also a new style sensor, and looks a bit different to the old ones

[mindaz]

Personally I would start by checking the level sensor that lives either on top of the front or rear n/s wishbone behind the wheel.  It will look something like this:



Check that the arm has not come off the ball joint on the wishbone mount.


After that it is a case of checking the headlight motor workings.

where is the image , I can't see 

[mindaz]

everything is ok now, I can see 

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Note, your sensor will look slightly different to that pic, but will be in same place, ....

It won't have the roll of insulation tape wrapped around it !!!          

Indeed , but that is also a new style sensor, and looks a bit different to the old ones

Correct TB, and with a 'new' £110 (with TC) price tag to match!!

The worst bit I fitted it to my CDX just two months or so before it was written off!

[Andy B]

....
Correct TB, and with a 'new' £110 (with TC) price tag to match!!

.....

I did remember the reason for it ..... I just choose to ignore it when I posted       

[TQ]

Hi, thankyou for that I have just been outside and its snowing, and pushed mine back on. No more check message.
A picture paints a thousand words. Hope yours is as easy to fix. What a brilliant place this is.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Hi, thankyou for that I have just been outside and its snowing, and pushed mine back on. No more check message.
A picture paints a thousand words. Hope yours is as easy to fix. What a brilliant place this is.

That's good news TQ!

If it comes off again, which sometimes they do, some on here have used a cable tie to make sure it doesn't happen again