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Neither fob flashes so does that mean no passive immobiliser. Both fobs allowing me to get in car and start up, because of this I don't want to mess with anything assume this is the safest thing to do
P38A engine disabled
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I'll check if mine flashes in the morning
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argh! went to start this morning, ignition on,, brake pump starts, SRS light comes on and lots of beeps, thats it no other lights on the dash and nothing on the LCD display 
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Flat battery?argh! went to start this morning, ignition on,, brake pump starts, SRS light comes on and lots of beeps, thats it no other lights on the dash and nothing on the LCD display
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Depends on the year of the car.
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Didn't appear to be but didn't have time to check properly, something for tonight
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Ok that wasn't annoying at all.. got home, multi tester on battery, 12.3. not great i know but the fob receiver aerial was still plugged in, who knows what's been going on with RF today
Turned on the ignition to see what voltage drop I get with some load and the dash lights up as normal!!! No issue and started no problems either.
P1667 came back though when I scanned for codes
Am i back to looking for bad connections? Do i need to expand to bad connections to becm etc?
Turned on the ignition to see what voltage drop I get with some load and the dash lights up as normal!!! No issue and started no problems either.
P1667 came back though when I scanned for codes
Am i back to looking for bad connections? Do i need to expand to bad connections to becm etc?
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its a 2000 2.5 dhse
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I pulled fuse 1 and that knocks the dash out in the same manner so i think i have made progress!!
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drove to work this morning.. everything went off and engine cut out at 40mph.. that was a fun experience!!
once I stopped, dash came on very faintly, as thought flat battery, then brightened up after a second or 2 with dash complaining about gearbox fault and fuse 6 failure. also pulled code P0600 - I'm assuming these are symptoms of power failure and not issues in their own right. fuse 6 was fine.
Going back to the original idea this is a battery cabling issue (either + or -).. just annoying its so intermittent. I'm getting very little voltage drop between chassis and battery -ve and + to fusebox is OK too
once I stopped, dash came on very faintly, as thought flat battery, then brightened up after a second or 2 with dash complaining about gearbox fault and fuse 6 failure. also pulled code P0600 - I'm assuming these are symptoms of power failure and not issues in their own right. fuse 6 was fine.
Going back to the original idea this is a battery cabling issue (either + or -).. just annoying its so intermittent. I'm getting very little voltage drop between chassis and battery -ve and + to fusebox is OK too
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Crispy Main Fusebox? Pop the cover off, does it smell burnt? Any of the relays have a brown tinge to them?
Are all the plugs that go in underneath nice & secure?
Are all the plugs that go in underneath nice & secure?
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Maybe bad connections, but low battery voltage is a big problem.
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There should be no detectable volt drop from battery to chassis. A duff alternator can cause similar problems.
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I took the fusebox off a couple of months ago to check it out, it looked in very good condition although I wasn't able to strip it completely but no discolouration or smell I could see. the plugs were ok and the spade connectors were not corroded
maybe I should take it off again and give it some more inspection? last time, i took the fuses/relays out and took the cover off but wasn't able to remove it to look underneath, felt well jammed and didnt want to crack it while forcing it out
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There's an electrical troubleshooting guide on RR.net. I'd work my way through that in the first instance.
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Cheers, will do
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Found a discoloured maxi fuse that took the dash out of action when i pulled it, smoking gun me thinks
