Datatek
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So, if you don't have EKA, turn it off in the BECM along with the immobiliser before you get stranded needing the EKAMy handbook has all the cards still in place but the dealer only put the radio code in, no eka.
I can disconnect my battery and the alarm doesn't go off and the radio doesn't lose memory. It's probably been disabled if that's possible, I think it is, and I have nanocom but not sure how to check that. Only just got her on the road after purchasing her as a project having stood 4 yrs unloved, so for now just enjoying her rather than fixing something that doesn't appear broke
Flossie
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When I first got the nano I did try to look at that but I kept getting the 'cant communicate' or whatever it displayed.
However, I found lots of green in the white block connectors behind the kick panels which have now been cut out and soldered. I don't know if the becm runs through them though and I've not tried the nano since.
If I can disconnect the battery with no issues whatsoever does that mean possibly that only the alarm has been deleted ? Or also the immobiliser as a minimum? Just EKA might still be running?
Sorry for the dumb questions, very new to ECUs and stuff
Datatek
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I don't turn the alarm off as that has insurance implications. You access the BECM with ignition off if I remember correctly, it's a long time since I had to look at mine.When I first got the nano I did try to look at that but I kept getting the 'cant communicate' or whatever it displayed.
However, I found lots of green in the white block connectors behind the kick panels which have now been cut out and soldered. I don't know if the becm runs through them though and I've not tried the nano since.
If I can disconnect the battery with no issues whatsoever does that mean possibly that only the alarm has been deleted ? Or also the immobiliser as a minimum? Just EKA might still be running?
Sorry for the dumb questions, very new to ECUs and stuff
It's worth making the effort to check the status of the EKA and immobiliser and turning them off before you enter a world of pain.
Flossie
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Ahh yes, I do recall some readings need different ign positions. When I first got Duchess and shortly after, the nano(and a new handcock battery) I managed to flatten the new battery playing with the nano, working the seats, Windows etc. I couldn't work them with the engine running iirc.
So..beings as I've fixed the white blocks and I know to access the becm ign off(maybe on but not running) I should be able to see what's what.
Still not got round to your Aircon fan mod yet, but I will.
RangeRoller dt
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@marjonGentleman's Carriage please unless it's been bastardised and put on coils then it's a truck
Here here
So I can say Truck??
tomcat59alan
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RangeRoller dt
Well-Sprung Member
How very dare you sir!
Filthy habit
Filthy habit
Who moi, just cos it’s got a 6.3 it’s not been bastardised it’s still on air
.J
Some dealers put a code on each side of the card to save giving out 2 cardsMy handbook has all the cards still in place but the dealer only put the radio code in, no eka.
I can disconnect my battery and the alarm doesn't go off and the radio doesn't lose memory. It's probably been disabled if that's possible, I think it is, and I have nanocom but not sure how to check that. Only just got her on the road after purchasing her as a project having stood 4 yrs unloved, so for now just enjoying her rather than fixing something that doesn't appear broke
Flossie
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Checked that when I took out, and apart, the fusebox.
Mine is still plugged in but it's dead, never worked
Datatek
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If your car has the B Bus sounder, it has an internal battery that dies and corrodes the PCB tracks leaving it dead.
do you know if you can run with it unplugged? tempted to do that if it doesnt cause issues
Datatek
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Mine has been unplugged for years
Datatek
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I don't think engine type should matter as only BECM access is required but I don't have a Nanocom so cannot be certain.
