No Ignition - Any Ideas Please?
No Ignition - Any Ideas Please?
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dempsey

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297 posts

234 months

Monday 2nd December 2013
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Car not used for last fortnight, battery on conditioner showing green so I assume the battery's OK (it's fairly new anyway).

Doors lock and unlock on remote fob OK, windows work, lights, hazards, horn all fine.

Press the black ignition switch though and nothing (no ignition light, fuel pump or starter).

Fuses in boot look OK. Unplugged the Ignition Control Box, left it and reconnected.

I'm wondering where to start and in which order - Big fuse, ignition relay, control box, switch under
the black rubber ignition nipple (which was replaced just a year ago) or immobiliser (my money's on this).

Could get expensive just randomly replacing components - any ideas please?


GT6k

944 posts

186 months

Monday 2nd December 2013
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Have you touched/moved/thought about disturbing the silver key ???

Vee8ight

734 posts

163 months

Monday 2nd December 2013
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GT6k said:
Have you touched/moved/thought about disturbing the silver key ???
Silver key or earth feeding it or relay that it goes to

Ireland

3,517 posts

238 months

Monday 2nd December 2013
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Wiggle the wiring loom going in to the immobiliser and see will that bring it back to life, it just might.

If it does then that'll confirm that your problem is somewhere there.

smile

ridds

8,366 posts

268 months

Monday 2nd December 2013
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Yep, I'd go for the immobilser unplug and replug route. Mine has had similar issues after being left for a while.

Jabbah

1,331 posts

178 months

Wednesday 25th December 2013
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Got exactly this problem, but don't know where the immobiliser is to try fiddling with that?

Jabbah

1,331 posts

178 months

Wednesday 25th December 2013
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Well, after finding the immobiliser and disconnecting it and everything else electrical I could find, turns out it was the silver key! Reason I didn't try that straight away was a garage last year told me it was completely disconnected, and I have been driving around without the key even in since then. Had a feel behind the switch though and want quite as disconnected as I was told. Luckily still had the key with me in the car so tried it as a last resort and there is life again :-)