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Car won't crank.
Started he up this morning & drove her out the garage to do some work on her.
This afternoon: 1) Ignition on all good battery ok. 2) Turn key & nothing. No dimming of ignition lights. 3) Won't roll start 4) Drivers side window stays extended when door open 5) Checked all relevant fuses & all ok 6) Removed battery terminal for 5 mins & reconnected...no change. Got me stuffed atm |
Classic symptoms of immobilizer damage (usually water infiltration). Your blown C3 fuse also points to this.
Feel under the seat for moisture. There is a fuse on the immobilizer that should be checked (disconnect battery), then check the electrical connections and the circuit board inside for signs of water. |
Thanks I'll check it out.
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Dry as a bone under the seats.
How can I confirm it's the immobilizer? And if it is what's the fix? |
You'll need to disconnect the battery to unbolt the seat and visually check the immobilizer and its fuse. If you do find signs of water damage, you'll need to find a repair shop in the Land of Oz or ship it off to the US (ECU Doctors, $500-ish for the repair).
Another possibility is the ignition switch, which is a cheap and easy fix. You should probably order or pick one up from your local auto parts store so it can be eliminated. It's a 10-15 min job and they run about $20 in the US. It should probably be replaced either way as it is low cost and a common point of failure. |
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Plugged in the Durametric & surprisingly no fault codes.
I'll get time tomorrow to check the immobilizer & the ignition switch. |
Removed the immobilizer....top of circuit board looked fine....underside had small patch of water damage corrosion (green oxidization) which I cleaned up with metho & a toothbrush.
Reinstall & she starts up like normal. Thanks for all your help & comments it really got me out of a pickle. This forum is awesome. |
Great news! If you get any other weird gremlins, you may need to pull it back out and check the connector pins again, cleaning with a brush and contact cleaner if necessary. ;)
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Thanks I'll do that if required but hopefully it won't be required.
Cheers |
Be sure to check your drain holes periodically.
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Is there a way to pull the connector pins out to clean them? I took the connector out and scrubbed it, but not sure I got all the crap out... I replaced my immobilizer and got it resynched to the ECU (ECU doctors out of Florida)....
Now my windows wont work and car still wont crank. I have not replaced the ignition switch or clutch safety switch, but before doing that I wanted to make sure there wasnt some kind of issue with the connector... I have new pins, and might want to just replace them and repin... just not sure what to do, since it does look fairly clean now. so frustrating |
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