Doorlocks !!

[bjarkes]

New guy in the forum from Denmark calling for help. Just pick my first Chimaera 4.0 1994 up saturday. Put it in the garage, and startet the car this morning. When I wantede to go back into the car, the outside doorlocks (the ones on the wings) can´t be pressed down, it works fine from the inside of the car, is it a low batterie problem or what?

Bjarke Denmark

[Chris Smith]

When you say they can't be pushed down, do you mean they are siezed solid and don't physically move down or do you mean that they push down but the door doesn't open?

[M@H]

Hi,

There are three key-lock positions on the button - put the key in the slot on the door button and turn it through 90 degrees (or 180 depending on where you have it)

Cheers,
Matt.

[bjarkes]

they are siezed solid and don't physically move down, both sides, before I startet the car 3 minuts before, no, problems, strange!

[M@H]

bjarkes said:

they are siezed solid and don't physically move down, both sides, before I startet the car 3 minuts before, no, problems, strange!

One of the positions the button doesn't move down, the other one it does but nothing happens, the other one it does and the car opens.

From memory (distant as I sold my 1993 chim in 2004 I think) left postion is solid, middle (or "up) is unlocked, and right-then return to centre is locked.

Think you have confused your central locking

[bjarkes]

Hmm!! Nothing... can it be a fuse? Maybe I shall try taking the power from the batterie for a couple of minuts?

[M@H]

If they don't move in any key position then you have a problem, albeit I think that the constraint on the button moving downwards is purely a physical one involving the key position inside the lock, not anything electrical - my 1993 was probably slightly different to your 1994 though knowing TVR...

[Chris Smith]

M@H said:

Hi,

There are three key-lock positions on the button

Unless it is a slightly later one, in which case no key at all!!!

Does it have a key hole in the button (in which case follow what M@H as a starter for ten), otherwise it sounds like it is not unlocking properly. Do you have a central locking button in the middle of the internal central unlocking mechanism? Are you actually able to start the car at the moment (or is the immobilizer also on)?

[bjarkes]

I thing you are right, but the funny thing is that it´s both sides, worked one minut, and then suddenly not! Thats why I thing it´s an elektrical problem.

[bjarkes]

The immobilizer has been disconnected, so no problem there. The car runs fine, yes there is a keyhole, and no problem opening the doors from the inside either.

[K4TRV]

You have a physical problem if the door locks on the wings won't depress.

Their movement is vertical and connects mechanically to the door locks. The key will determine whether the door gets locked or not - nothing electrical.

The solenoid will also lock and unlock using the same mechanical system.

I suggest lots of wd 40 and it will eventually free-off.

Been there and got that system.

Trev

Oh, P.S. The key rotation will set/un-set the alarm/immobilser as it also sets the lock or not. The button is always free to be depressed!!!

Edited by K4TRV on Monday 5th January 14:27

[bjarkes]

Thanks trev, all I needed was a hairdryer to warm up the lock, is very cold in Denmark and I drove home in rain, so there was ice in the lock, love this forum, probably get back with more problems later. Bjarke/Copenhagen

[M@H]

K4TRV said:

Oh, P.S. The key rotation will set/un-set the alarm/immobilser as it also sets the lock or not. The button is always free to be depressed!!!

My 93 definitely had a position (I'm sure it was "left") where the button would not depress.. agree with the rest of your post

[M@H]

bjarkes said:

Thanks trev, all I needed was a hairdryer to warm up the lock, is very cold in Denmark and I drove home in rain, so there was ice in the lock, love this forum, probably get back with more problems later. Bjarke/Copenhagen

.. had that happen to me too once - forgot about that

[Chris Smith]

bjarkes said:

there was ice in the lock

Put a thin smear of vaseline around the inside of the barrel when the lock is depressed - stops it icing up.