Replacement keys. Immobiliser issues?
Discussion
A friend of mine has recently had his daughters 2004 Renault Clio stolen, (with keys).
The vehicle was recovered a few hours later. No damage minus the missing keys.
He’s got a full replacement lock set for it, (including ignition barrel), and has asked me to replace all of the locks. Not really thinking of any potential problems, I said yes.
The replacement of the locks isn’t too hard, but his new keys don’t have the battery operated ‘blipper’ for the remote central locking. They’re just blank, old style keys.
Does anyone know how the immobiliser works on these old Clio with the 1.5dci engine in them? I don’t want to go to all the effort of changing all the locks, only to find that we can’t start the engine due to the immobiliser not recognising the new keys.
Thanks in advance
The vehicle was recovered a few hours later. No damage minus the missing keys.
He’s got a full replacement lock set for it, (including ignition barrel), and has asked me to replace all of the locks. Not really thinking of any potential problems, I said yes.
The replacement of the locks isn’t too hard, but his new keys don’t have the battery operated ‘blipper’ for the remote central locking. They’re just blank, old style keys.
Does anyone know how the immobiliser works on these old Clio with the 1.5dci engine in them? I don’t want to go to all the effort of changing all the locks, only to find that we can’t start the engine due to the immobiliser not recognising the new keys.
Thanks in advance
I'd have thought you'd want to understand the security issues before taking the job on. Obviously you've got to expect the alarm to go off while you're doing this and will have no way to disarm that.
If the owner no longer has a key matching the ignition barrel then I guess that will need to be replaced anyway. Are you equipped to handle that? I thought they were typically fitted with shear bolts that can't be undone. With the ignition barrel removed you should be in a position to try starting the car. That will tell you whether it needs an electronic fob to disable the immobilizer.
If the owner no longer has a key matching the ignition barrel then I guess that will need to be replaced anyway. Are you equipped to handle that? I thought they were typically fitted with shear bolts that can't be undone. With the ignition barrel removed you should be in a position to try starting the car. That will tell you whether it needs an electronic fob to disable the immobilizer.
Worth a read & watch the video.
https://thecarkeyman.co.uk/key-news/renault-clio-k...
Looks like the key is supposed to have a transponder chip in it which is recognised by the security system.
Without the correct chip in the key you'd be wasting your time.
https://thecarkeyman.co.uk/key-news/renault-clio-k...
Looks like the key is supposed to have a transponder chip in it which is recognised by the security system.
Without the correct chip in the key you'd be wasting your time.
Key (sorry) question is, does the rightful owner have a spare set of keys and is therefore only changing the lock set as a security precaution, or are they now without working keys and hence changing as a necessity?
If the former, the chip can be moved from the old key to the new one.
If the latter, you're into a whole different world of pain and expense.
If the former, the chip can be moved from the old key to the new one.
If the latter, you're into a whole different world of pain and expense.
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