chancehooper
New Member
Hi,
My battery got low and freaked out the BECM - the car was running fine, but when I came to start it again a few minutes after stopping running, the key fob opened the car and the interior lights came on, but it would not turn the engine over. There is a click from under the passenger seat (relay pulling, I assume).
After a bit of a charge of the battery, I used my SyncMate to put the BECM into "learn" mode and then entered the EKA code. Still the car wouldn't turn over.
The AA then tried for an hour to get the EKA into the car and ended up with the message "alarm triggered", but no alarm sounding.
I suspect my fusebox is the root of all evil here, so am replacing it, but I am left with a BECM that is in "alarm lockdown" and I can either pay £1000+ to get the thing trailered to the dealer and have them replace the BECM (because they won't just clear the lockdown setting), with no guarantee that will fix the issue (as the fusebox is looking suspect), or I can buy the faultmate MSV-2 at around £500, but would need an extra £600 of software from BlackBox to clear the error (as well as a special cable).
I need to get the car moving as it is parked on the road and can't stay there indefinitely, so I either need to bite the bullet or find someone who can come to the car with the appropriate software - is there anyone in the Bedford/Milton Keynes area who could help out? I am happy to compensate accordingly and will no doubt pass on the good karma when I get the faultmate, etc.
My battery got low and freaked out the BECM - the car was running fine, but when I came to start it again a few minutes after stopping running, the key fob opened the car and the interior lights came on, but it would not turn the engine over. There is a click from under the passenger seat (relay pulling, I assume).
After a bit of a charge of the battery, I used my SyncMate to put the BECM into "learn" mode and then entered the EKA code. Still the car wouldn't turn over.
The AA then tried for an hour to get the EKA into the car and ended up with the message "alarm triggered", but no alarm sounding.
I suspect my fusebox is the root of all evil here, so am replacing it, but I am left with a BECM that is in "alarm lockdown" and I can either pay £1000+ to get the thing trailered to the dealer and have them replace the BECM (because they won't just clear the lockdown setting), with no guarantee that will fix the issue (as the fusebox is looking suspect), or I can buy the faultmate MSV-2 at around £500, but would need an extra £600 of software from BlackBox to clear the error (as well as a special cable).
I need to get the car moving as it is parked on the road and can't stay there indefinitely, so I either need to bite the bullet or find someone who can come to the car with the appropriate software - is there anyone in the Bedford/Milton Keynes area who could help out? I am happy to compensate accordingly and will no doubt pass on the good karma when I get the faultmate, etc.
