That's blown it !

[Tri2Tri]

It never stops. One problem after the next Aaarrrggggg !!!!! It was fun to start with on the problem solving front as I bought the car as a scrapper so getting it back together working was a great experience but it's starting to grind now.
Right rant over so here we go.....

Nice weekend and I had a cream interior to fit which I bought last year. As the dash was cracked I also decided to have that out as well and recover in carbon wrap. Car partly stripped, seats out, dash top off, Then I decided I didnt like the cream after offering up the seats and different interior parts so going to keep the grey interior and the cream will now be for sale. So on with the dash....

All came apart great, recovered in carbomn wrap and looks 100% better. So now the re fit.
As the dash top was off I decided to try and track down why my central locking is still not working and also why my hazard lights don't work.
I checked the door control relay and that looks good, no blown capacitors and not sticking in either open or closed but this still does not click when you operate the fob.
Checked fuses and other relays uner dash top which look ok.
Checked the fuse board and hey presto the Hazard/Siren fuse had blown....Great looks like a simple fix.
Swapped the fuse out and relays started clicking all over the place then nothing.....all dead.
Re checked the hazard/siren fuse...this was still ok and the hazaed warning lights are now working....bonus.
The ignition turns on but the fuel pump does not prime, the alarm does not work at al and the central locking is still none operational.
When you turn the ignition on I can no longer hear any relays kicking in.
I have checked/replaced the 80amp fues....Still same issue.
I have checked all fuses on fuse board...all good none blown

Any ideas guys as this is one nightmare I would not mind ending sooner than later.



Cheers Gary.

[ButtonIt]

Fuel pump relay, or Meta relay stuck (under the dashtop)?

[Tri2Tri]

which one is the imobiliser relay? Is that uner the dash top.

Cheerts.

[ukdj]

Imobiliser relay is internal to the device, and is buried in the depths of the lower dash section, a good thump under the passenger side lower dash sometimes coaxes it back to life for a brief period.

If that works, you are running on borrowed time - get the alarm system replaced, the usual suspects for this are :-

Carl Baker, David @ HF & Abacus Alarms

Regards

UKDJ

[l6rth]

Or try bridge water electronics, had mine our and am replacing the only internal parts that can fail comes in about £100 is quid, and that includes a new fob. Just unplug post they return it plug back in.

No wiring etc required.

Rob

[Tri2Tri]

I think my borrowed time is up ! I have replaced both main relays at the end of the loom, fuel pump and ecu ? Also replaced the under dash door control relay.....this now clicks the door solenoids so that did need replacing. Checked all the fuses again in the board and still nothing. Hazards working but the alarm is dead no red lights either on the dash or the key post on the steering column. Fuel pump does not prime either but all other dash lights working. I'm now suspecting I have somehow fried the immobiliser when I swapped out the hazard lights fuse that had blown. I really need to discount a fried immobiliser and I think the only way to do this is to by pass it. I know you cannot put that info on a forum on how to do it but please please email me on how to do this as I'm banging my head against a wall in total frustration with it ! Once I have deffo worked out it is the immobiliser module I will get in touch with Carl via Dan Taylor hopefully. If it's not the immobiliser I have fried then god only knows !

[Tri2Tri]

All sorted. Spoke in depth with Carl Baker who suggested a bad connection on the rear of the fuse board at position 13. Spot on, it looks like at some stage in its life the water pipes above the fuse board had been replaced and water marks/corrosion on the back of the fuse board was evident. Cleaned up the connections and everything works again....happy days.

[Barreti]

Great news and such a simple fix. That man Carl Baker is a ruddy genius in the field of alarms