mk5 RS 2000 immobiliser fault

[slideways]

Hi i have been restoring the wifes RS and have now developed a fault with the immobiliser, the fuel pump wont prime and starter motor wont turn. There sound like theres a click from somewhere in the engine bay but nothing else.
Any ideas where to start.
Thanks

[slideways]

slideways said:

Hi i have been restoring the wifes RS and have now developed a fault with the immobiliser, the fuel pump wont prime and starter motor wont turn. There sound like theres a click from somewhere in the engine bay but nothing else.
Any ideas where to start.
Thanks

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[Escort Si-130]

re you sure it isnt the fuel pump relay and not the immobiliser, or even worse the starter switch. If you check out RS2000-16v.com a few people would be able to help you out.

[neiljohnson]

Is the red light on the dash flashing??? if not its not a fault with the immobiliser.

[slideways]

A bit of a thread resurrection I know but what the hell,
finally got the old girl running after taking her off the road 3 years ago, it turned out that there were the remnants of three alarm/immobilisers all conflicting with each other.
I called an auto electrician out who spent an hour on it only to tell me it was scrap, one last ditch attempt I thought,so repaired all the wires that had been butchered at various times and changed the fuse box back to the old one which I changed 2 years ago thinking it was faulty,and....

she fired up instantly, sounded a bit rattley untill the oil had got round and warmed up, so now I'm chuffed to bits that this problem didn't beat me.