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well, i tried the reset procedure, got no where.........
in the end it was blind luck, i was sat in the car, locked it, and then attempted to start it, and it fired right up!
so it's back on the road, :)
found a plug disconnected behind the fusebox, plugged that in and not it attempts to start, but looks like it is being blocked by the immobiliser. immob light is a solid red.
ok, had a bit of progress!
found a loose connector behind the fusebox, plugged that in and the car now turns over for a few secs and then cuts out, the immobiler light is a solid red. al other electrics are back to normal working fine.
i assume it needs the immobiler reset now and thats it...
i'll go and check the the connections again.
and YES the battery is connected, if you read the post you'd se that some of the electrics are working fine, it just won't start.
it looks like it's something to do with the immobilizer to me, that is what i thought as soon as it wouldn't start. but...
big plug is deffo connected fully, took it apart(again) and checked for bent pins etc, all seemd fine, sprayed some contact cleaner on and reconnected, tightened bolt up fully.
the battery was disconnected when it was unplugged/replugged the first time.
whats the UCH?
battery seems fine, even tried jumping it it does the same thing.
the big plug has been checked already for a good connection, i've tightened the bolt up but it does not seem to nip up. it just keeps turning although it does hold the big plug in firmly?
going to check that agian
thing is we only unplugged 2 things, the wiper motor and the main connector block, and they are bothe now re-connected and theres no way i could have mixed them up
battery is defo not flat i put it on charge it drew about 5 amps for 5 mins and then stopped pulling amps. seems fully charged. also never had problems with the battery going flat before.
battery is also defo conected , some things work just not others.
i've also tried disconnecting the neg...
just fitted an amp to my car, now it won't start!
we took the scuttle panel off the front, and then took off the wiper linkage/motor in an attempt to get the amp wire through the bulkhead. theres a rubber covered plug with a bolt securing it and i thought that would be a good place to put the...