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pizza dude Newbie Offline Posts: 44 Drives: veccy, cav	what is inhibator switch on auto box, need a pic! 12. Jan 2011 at 11:27 hello peeps, just as above, does anyone have a pic of an inhibator switch on a 3.0 v6 automatic gearbox? cheers, dave.
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Kevin Wood Global Moderator Admin Team Offline Posts: 20377 Alton, Hampshire Gender: Drives: 3.2 MV6 (LPG), Westfield	Re: what is inhibator switch on auto box, need a pic! Reply #1 - 12. Jan 2011 at 11:34 Inhibitor switch (as in the interlock which prevents you starting the engine in gear) is built into the gearbox selector switch on the side of the gearbox. More about that here: http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1267956397 Kevin
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pizza dude Newbie Offline Posts: 44 Drives: veccy, cav	Re: what is inhibator switch on auto box, need a pic! Reply #2 - 12. Jan 2011 at 11:45 ah right, so its not a switch by itself, so i need the selector switch off the side of gearbox, am i likely to get a selector switch second hand without buying a whole gearbox and what should i be paying?
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Reply #3 - 12. Jan 2011 at 11:48

pizza dude wrote on 12. Jan 2011 at 11:45:

ah right, so its not a switch by itself, so i need the selector switch off the side of gearbox, am i likely to get a selector switch second hand without buying a whole gearbox and what should i be paying?

there should be 2nd hand avalable, proably via the lads here that break cars. What's up with yours? There's a guide in the maintenance section re cleaning & regreasing the selctor switch.

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tidla Omega Baron Offline Posts: 2392 solihull Gender: Drives: omega 2001 3.0 elite	Re: what is inhibator switch on auto box, need a pic! Reply #4 - 12. Jan 2011 at 11:50 if it is the selector switch you need, might be worth cleaning or repairing the one you got. there is a guide to this common problem somewhere ..
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Reply #5 - 12. Jan 2011 at 11:54

pizza dude wrote on 12. Jan 2011 at 11:45:

ah right, so its not a switch by itself, so i need the selector switch off the side of gearbox, am i likely to get a selector switch second hand without buying a whole gearbox and what should i be paying?

Got one here mate Thumbs Up!

£200 plus from VX so don`t bother going down that route Shocked

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Reply #6 - 12. Jan 2011 at 11:57

Andy B wrote on 12. Jan 2011 at 11:48:

pizza dude wrote on 12. Jan 2011 at 11:45:

ah right, so its not a switch by itself, so i need the selector switch off the side of gearbox, am i likely to get a selector switch second hand without buying a whole gearbox and what should i be paying?

there should be 2nd hand avalable, proably via the lads here that break cars. What's up with yours? There's a guide in the maintenance section re cleaning & regreasing the selctor switch.

hello mate its not my car, someone asked me what the switch was and i didnt know, hence why i asked on here, all i know at the min is his is broken somewhat!
just had a look on ebay it seems for not too much more you can buy a whole gearbox than oppose to buying just the selector switch!

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Reply #7 - 12. Jan 2011 at 11:59

tidla wrote on 12. Jan 2011 at 11:50:

if it is the selector switch you need, might be worth cleaning or repairing the one you got.
there is a guide to this common problem somewhere ..

yeah just had a look at the guide seems straight forward enough, maybe worth a try first, baring in mind i dont know exactly what the problem is yet.

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RobG Omega Lord Offline I might have a link, pic or part number for that Posts: 7968 Bristol Gender: Drives: 53 plate 2.2 CD auto	Re: what is inhibator switch on auto box, need a pic! Reply #8 - 12. Jan 2011 at 12:02 Does he mean the selector switch on the side of the gearbox or the interlock switch under gearlever gaiter. Yellow one
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pizza dude Newbie Offline Posts: 44 Drives: veccy, cav	Re: what is inhibator switch on auto box, need a pic! Reply #9 - 12. Jan 2011 at 12:10 hmmm, not sure matey, will find out.
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Lincs Robert Omega Knight Offline Garage fits Omega Posts: 1918 Lincolnshire Gender: Drives: '99 Auto 3.0 Elite Saloon	Re: what is inhibator switch on auto box, need a pic! Reply #10 - 12. Jan 2011 at 14:01 If its the inhibitor switch then its easiest to swap the whole gear lever assembly over as the solenoid is rivited in place. Its quite an easy thing to replace. I've got one available if you want one - but they are are also readily available on ebay. Cheers
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