x5mms
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I have a 2004 TD5 110.
She has always started on the button until recently.
Flat battery etc so after a few days on a trickle charger she was fine again.
Having had a gearbox swap I needed to setup the diff lock linkage and install a new switch.
Then needed to start her up to move her and disengage the diff lock switch (I read that the wheels need to rotate at least a quarter of a turn to get the light to go out.)
This is when the starting problems began.
All electrics work but the engine will not crank at all. Fan, wipers, lights & everything else works ok.
The starter did not turn at all.
Having read that I should change the battery in the key fob as it might be triggering central locking to open but not disarm the factory fitted immobiliser, I changed the battery in the fob and she cranked up and ran like a dream.
Til the next attempt to start, nothing again.
Has anyone any ideas?
She has always started on the button until recently.
Flat battery etc so after a few days on a trickle charger she was fine again.
Having had a gearbox swap I needed to setup the diff lock linkage and install a new switch.
Then needed to start her up to move her and disengage the diff lock switch (I read that the wheels need to rotate at least a quarter of a turn to get the light to go out.)
This is when the starting problems began.
All electrics work but the engine will not crank at all. Fan, wipers, lights & everything else works ok.
The starter did not turn at all.
Having read that I should change the battery in the key fob as it might be triggering central locking to open but not disarm the factory fitted immobiliser, I changed the battery in the fob and she cranked up and ran like a dream.
Til the next attempt to start, nothing again.
Has anyone any ideas?
