Omega Owners Forum - brake pad sensors

OMEGA VXR Intermediate Member Offline I love my Omega Posts: 339 Leicester Gender: Drives: 1994 2.0 16v GLS	brake pad sensors 21. Sep 2007 at 15:53 When you disconect the brake pad sensors it should come up on the MID as a fault, but it doesnt on mine! both the sensors are disconected at the moment cos of painting the callipers so whats gone wrong cheers
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Dazzler Omega Baron Offline Drive it like you stole it...... Posts: 4459 Sutton, Surrey Gender: Drives: AMG C32 estate	Re: brake pad sensors Reply #1 - 21. Sep 2007 at 15:55 I don't think they do come up on the MID when disconnected....... I think they only come up when the sensor end gets cut by the disc, thus going to earth and bringing on the warning.
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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Re: brake pad sensors Reply #2 - 21. Sep 2007 at 16:14 with yours being a 1994 GLS, i doubt it will display as you will have the TID not MID.... Do you have your radio text at the top or bottom of the display?
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Re: brake pad sensors
Reply #3 - 21. Sep 2007 at 16:23

as Dazzler says as long as the sensor is in one bit you will not get a fault, all they are is a loop of wire which when the pad wears down causes the loop to contact the earth through the the disc etc and sends the signal back to bring on the warning Thumbs Up!

so you have nothing to worry about they should not be on Thumbs Up!

I would say if you have wear sensors fitted you will have the warning system fitted as they are a fairly expensive item to fit if not being used retail for them is £9.10

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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Re: brake pad sensors Reply #4 - 21. Sep 2007 at 16:25 A 1994 TID does not have the capability to display brake pad warnings, neither will it show oil lack, coolant or any other issues.
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AndersH Intermediate Member Offline Posts: 270 Poole Gender: Drives: 2000 2.5 GLS	Re: brake pad sensors Reply #5 - 21. Sep 2007 at 16:57 Will a 2000 TID display any of those? As in another thread, I had sensors on my brakes but not sure where it would display if at all...
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Re: brake pad sensors
Reply #6 - 21. Sep 2007 at 17:31

no TID's support brake/coolant/oil issues.

If your radio text eg 'Radio 1' is at the bottom of a 2 part display and on the top section is the outside temp, fuel info ect then it will support other fuctions. If you have the simple 1 section screen it will not.

There are however GID's which are only single layer but are much higher resolution. and support satnav.

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Andy B Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 21988 Bury Lancs Gender: Drives: 1999 3.0 Elite auto/TDM	Re: brake pad sensors Reply #7 - 21. Sep 2007 at 18:31 tunnie wrote on 21. Sep 2007 at 16:25: A 1994 TID does not have the capability to display brake pad warnings, neither will it show oil lack, coolant or any other issues. If the car has wear surely it should have the means of displaying when they're worn through?
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LFF64 Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1139 BICESTER OXON Gender: Drives: 2.5 CDX AUTO 1998 2.8 TDi SWB PAJERO 1994	Re: brake pad sensors Reply #8 - 21. Sep 2007 at 19:04 is it not displayed as a warning light on the insturment panel rather than the display
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Re: brake pad sensors
Reply #9 - 21. Sep 2007 at 19:44

Firstly, with the sensor disconnected, it WILL display an error on a MID. Its a simple system of a loop of wire. When the pad (and sensor) wears, the loop of wire wears through, breaking the circuit. Nothing to do with earthing through the disks.

As Tunnie quite rightly points out, a TID will not display this - it has no connection to the check control system (which shouldn't be fitted anyway on TID equipped cars). You need a MID/GID/CID or CCRT700 display to get the warning. So if all your display can do is radio, time, and temp, you will never get the warning.

Its possible some garage has replaced the pads, and automatically (re)fitted the sensors as well, even though they are not used.

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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Re: brake pad sensors Reply #10 - 21. Sep 2007 at 21:36 LFF64 wrote on 21. Sep 2007 at 19:04: is it not displayed as a warning light on the insturment panel rather than the display nope, graphical display only
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Taxi Driver Omega Lord Offline OOF Holly Dog Posts: 8413 Swindon Gender: Drives: Fiat Scudo 90 Multijet (whatever that means!)	Re: brake pad sensors Reply #11 - 22. Sep 2007 at 13:17 Just to confuse matters further Maybe its only facelifts......but in my handbook.....it clearly shows warning lights under the TID display for brake pads/auto headlamp range/autobox fault
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LFF64 Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1139 BICESTER OXON Gender: Drives: 2.5 CDX AUTO 1998 2.8 TDi SWB PAJERO 1994	Re: brake pad sensors Reply #12 - 22. Sep 2007 at 17:54 Sorry I was not thinking of course its only a loop I should have realised because I loop them out before to clear the fault before and that was only a couple of weeks back must be my age
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AndersH Intermediate Member Offline Posts: 270 Poole Gender: Drives: 2000 2.5 GLS	Re: brake pad sensors Reply #13 - 23. Sep 2007 at 19:23 Taxi Driver wrote on 22. Sep 2007 at 13:17: Just to confuse matters further Maybe its only facelifts......but in my handbook.....it clearly shows warning lights under the TID display for brake pads/auto headlamp range/autobox fault That's what I was wondering as mine does display a gearbox error below my TID...
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Re: brake pad sensors
Reply #14 - 23. Sep 2007 at 19:25

AndersH wrote on 23. Sep 2007 at 19:23:

Taxi Driver wrote on 22. Sep 2007 at 13:17:

Just to confuse matters further Roll Eyes

Maybe its only facelifts......but in my handbook.....it clearly shows warning lights under the TID display for brake pads/auto headlamp range/autobox fault Undecided

That's what I was wondering as mine does display a gearbox error below my TID...

Gearbox warning light exists under TID.

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