Jumpinjackflash
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- Mar 28, 2017
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- 230CE
Hello all,
A couple of years ago I saved a 1991 230CE auto from the back of a scrapyard bound transit. Apparently it had a knackered gearbox.
After £300 changed hands it was dumped on my driveway and remained there for 2 years until the neighbours confronted me with pitchforks and torches....
Anyway, it was a driveshaft gone so when I replaced that it was all systems go.
EXCEPT
For me basically..........
I had a stroke of genius and decided to flush the coolant system as it was a bit....er.....oily so off came the header tank.
Cleaned and flushed, once refilled I thought it would be a cinch to give it a good old run through except when I came to turning the key.....
Nowt. Nada. Zip. Nuffink. Got lights, indicators, horn, windows etc but no starter.
Sooooooo I get back under the bonnet to find that at some point in it's life there's been a slight engine bay fire and it's melted 6 or 7 wires for the immobiliser together. Basically I chopped them out and ran new wiring to the unit. AND......
IT WORKED!
Except for today when I put a fully charged battery onto it. There was a bit of a buzz, a bit of a sizzle, a worried look then......nothing. Again.
Still got all electrics, no starter. The smell and little bit of smoke seemed to come from round the back of the alternator.
NOW
My question is:
Ideally I'd like to remove the troublesome codged up immobiliser and siren so I can just jump in the bloody thing and go so has anyone any diagrams or advice as to how to effectively remove the immobiliser from my car entirely? Even bypassing it would be useful.
As far as I can see the part number is Q35005338 and it has been fitted since the car was new going off the install date of May 1991 but no names, just a red ally siren with a key hole in the back. No, I don't possess the key
Help anyone?
A couple of years ago I saved a 1991 230CE auto from the back of a scrapyard bound transit. Apparently it had a knackered gearbox.
After £300 changed hands it was dumped on my driveway and remained there for 2 years until the neighbours confronted me with pitchforks and torches....
Anyway, it was a driveshaft gone so when I replaced that it was all systems go.
EXCEPT
For me basically..........
I had a stroke of genius and decided to flush the coolant system as it was a bit....er.....oily so off came the header tank.
Cleaned and flushed, once refilled I thought it would be a cinch to give it a good old run through except when I came to turning the key.....
Nowt. Nada. Zip. Nuffink. Got lights, indicators, horn, windows etc but no starter.
Sooooooo I get back under the bonnet to find that at some point in it's life there's been a slight engine bay fire and it's melted 6 or 7 wires for the immobiliser together. Basically I chopped them out and ran new wiring to the unit. AND......
IT WORKED!
Except for today when I put a fully charged battery onto it. There was a bit of a buzz, a bit of a sizzle, a worried look then......nothing. Again.
Still got all electrics, no starter. The smell and little bit of smoke seemed to come from round the back of the alternator.
NOW
My question is:
Ideally I'd like to remove the troublesome codged up immobiliser and siren so I can just jump in the bloody thing and go so has anyone any diagrams or advice as to how to effectively remove the immobiliser from my car entirely? Even bypassing it would be useful.
As far as I can see the part number is Q35005338 and it has been fitted since the car was new going off the install date of May 1991 but no names, just a red ally siren with a key hole in the back. No, I don't possess the key
Help anyone?
