XR3mIne Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 I got up this morning and as it was a nice day I thought I'd take the family out for a spin. I turned the ignition to 1 and pressed the powered roof switch and ...you've guessed it, nothing happened. I checked the motor in the boot to see if anything looked untoward but everything seemed fine. I turned the manual thingy on the motor from 90 to 180 degrees and opened the roof manually. Tried to close the roof by using the switch and it worked. I then tried to open it using the switch but nothing again. Any ideas out there?? It was fine last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madxrcabby Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 perhaps the motor is nackred has it got enoughfluid in it ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR3mIne Posted September 23, 2006 Author Share Posted September 23, 2006 perhaps the motor is nackred has it got enoughfluid in it ???Thanks for your reply. Yes, the fluid level is fine. I'd say the motor was knackered if there was no roof movement at all. As I said, it will close by power. There was no sign of any farting about previously with the motor. Haynes manual is a bit naff for this one. I will probably check the rams tomorrow. They're a bit of a shitter to get to though by the looks of it (removal of rear seats etc - hassle!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madxrcabby Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 yep they are m8 what nicks your battery in ?? perhaps its not got enough power to push the roof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR3mIne Posted September 24, 2006 Author Share Posted September 24, 2006 I'll give it a charge today and see what happens. The connections did have 'green Shite' all over them but I took that off last week. Speaking of roofs, anyone got an idea how much a re-cover would be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluliz Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 recover for an escort is cheap, i'de seen noew hoods for 150ish. so it goes up but not down..... well the motor works. so its most probably a loose connection, check the switch. these are crap quality lol, and also check the motor wiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR3mIne Posted September 24, 2006 Author Share Posted September 24, 2006 Cheers bluliz. I can live with £150. As for the roof problem... sorted!! Took Max's advice and charged battery up a bit. Go and get a new one next week. Thanks for all the help. Max.. who's he. What I meant to say was Mad.. of course!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madxrcabby Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 no probs m8 allways happy to help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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