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[mrdelmonti]

Becm falls out of sync with the immobiliser causing a non start. It's not a faulty part, there is a sequential code that moves back and forth between the immobiliser and becm to tell the car you have the correct key, on occasion the code won't reach one or the other, they keep on counting up and fall out of sequence with each other, making each one think the key is incorrect.

It's a case of resetting the codes which normally requires either dealer level diag kit or the correct "sync mate" tool.

It's a reasonably common problem, I used to fix a 3 or 4 a year with the same fault.

[mrdelmonti]

Hope that makes sense. I'm not the greatest at technical explanations.

[skattrd]

Cheers Mr_Delmonti, makes sense to me, and a little googling from me shows the devices you mentioned and I potentially need the diesel one, not the GEMS one, £100 or so:

https://blackbox-solutions.com/shop/category/basic-bits

I shall google more before thinking about coughing up for one of those.

[BorniteIdentity]

14 hours ago, wuvvum said:

If you insist...

And one with the sidelights on, because Volvo.

God alive - that is magnificent. 

Is it fucked inside? 

[Split_Pin]

Mercy me that Volvo ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[Jams]

Not been on this site for a long long time! Been getting into my off roading had a td5 discovery loved it but it was fit for the scrappers after going through many hedges and many many pay and play days

 

scored a cheep jimny loves it but it was to small. That’s gone on to live on a farm after the farmer was sick of having his quads nicked.

won another discovery on eBay last Friday and I’m getting it picked up as I’ve no free time lately! It’s unseen and I’ve payed for it ???

[wuvvum]

3 hours ago, BorniteIdentity said:

God alive - that is magnificent. 

Is it fucked inside? 

Yes.  Yes it is. 

Also see the top of the rear seat backrests in the exterior pics. 

[BorniteIdentity]

3 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Yes.  Yes it is. 

Also see the top of the rear seat backrests in the exterior pics. 

Oh thank God - otherwise I’d be having a proper crisis!

[BorniteIdentity]

3 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Yes.  Yes it is. 

Also see the top of the rear seat backrests in the exterior pics. 

Oh thank God - otherwise I’d be having a proper crisis!

[dave j]

On 7/8/2019 at 7:01 PM, HMC said:

Stopped in my tracks just then by a french registered battered Alfa 156 towing something........

Living the dream right there! 

[dozeydustman]

EGR and water pump ordered for the Saab off of eBay. Parts sound like they're top* quality brands. WCPGW

[puddlethumper]

Popped into Asda and as I drove in there was a guy getting into  an E plate dark blue

Scrote three door estate. Gave him a toot and a thumbs up to which he pointed at mine

and did the same. E plate bruvvas innit yo. Best though was he had a light blue door

for the win. Sadly no pic coz I didn't have phone or camera. Doh ! So it didn't happen

I suppose.

[andy18s]

5 hours ago, skattrd said:

Cheers Mr_Delmonti, makes sense to me, and a little googling from me shows the devices you mentioned and I potentially need the diesel one, not the GEMS one, £100 or so:

https://blackbox-solutions.com/shop/category/basic-bits

I shall google more before thinking about coughing up for one of those.

Make sure the battery is absolutely tip top in a p38,they wont tolerate anything a bit weak. Your windows needing resetting could be a warning

[busmansholiday]

Grump, Smile, my own thread or here, FFS, I don't know.

Anyway, took the roffle winning Merc down to my local friendly and helpful garage yesterday about the fuel leak. Up on the lift, sharp intake of breath, "how much fuel?" (it's fecking full), "ohhhh, got any big Jerry cans?". Well our mutual friend had some, so today I 'borrowed' them. (The drain plug in the bottom of the tank is leaking, £72 quids worth went in on the way back on Thursday, 3 miles from BMH towers).

Anyway, "give Merc a ring in Sheffield, they may have the bit" was the friendly advice.

So I did, great service, knew what part (seal around the plug), and about three and a bit quid. " Collect?". "Err, no, no UK stock at all, will have to come from Germany, 5 days or so" !!!. 

Today I rock up, car on lift, explain what's happened. Pull cover off, give apprentice big funnel and Jerry can. Pull out drain!!!!!. Almost fuck all petrol came out (tank still under suction). Seal, ha ha, it's just a cheap fucking O ring. Find one in box, plug in, apprentice released. (Merc put a slot in the threads so it is a drain, but that exposes the seal to petrol which perishes it). Car back together just as Mrs Garage Owner appears and asks if we're doing anything daft or stuipid (she knows me as well).

Finally, a passing comment, that o/s/f tre gaiter is bollocked and a fail, the n/s/f is on its way. And wire brush these bits, paint and stonechip that, then by next month I'll have forgotten what this looked like today.

 

 

[Cavcraft]

Pictures flatter it a bit, but this was absolutely minging from it's last foray around the lanes a good few weeks ago now, so cleaned/polished it then took it for a damned good walloping. Pretty happy with an hour or so's work...

 

 

 

 

The idea was to grab a few pictures then bang it up for sale, along with the ML.  Perhaps that won't happen now, after showing a 3 series up just past the roundabout. 

[SiC]

@Cavcraft why are your pictures on here when using mobile always fucked?

[SiC]

Like this 

[Cavcraft]

I copied them from another site I'd uploaded them to. It's the same with Bay ones, fuck knows why it happens but it didn't use to on old AS. I blame the moderators and Fred Transit. And Norm. 

[The Moog]

and Fred Transit. And Norm. 

You are just looking to post that pic again aren't you ... You naughty boy

[Cavcraft]

Soz, just imagining the babies.

[hairnet]

On 7/8/2019 at 7:19 PM, richardmorris said:

Yee!

HAA on the back

[hairnet]

On 7/8/2019 at 8:58 PM, wuvvum said:

EDIT ALL THAT

Still can't get the Raleigh to start.  ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

164 baby tell me...........................................

 

[hairnet]

12 minutes ago, Cavcraft said:

fuck knows why it happens 

youd blame the hole in yer arse if you could find it with both hands

[trigger]

When are you bringing this 164 to Shotley, Dave?!

[wuvvum]

When you can guarantee that I won't have to stop suddenly at any point between here and there.

What I should really do is tow the Y10 down with the Volvo - then someone can sit in the Y10 and use its brakes to stop the Volvo.  Ideal* solution.

[Amishtat]

I could see that working.. Chain a couple of tyres between the two.. Incidentally thanks Wuv, you've made me decide to keep mine! 

[BL Bloke]

I finally got round to ordering a new upper radiator hose for my Rover 45. Hoping that and a coolant flush will sort out the coolant loss issue I've been having with it.

[New POD]

Firstly: 2 sunny Sundays it took to repair my garage and shed. 

Secondly 216612 miles in ohmega.  

[Split_Pin]

Off to see a Bini tonight, seller is able to communicate properly which is a start.

[Cavcraft]

I've just bought a Citroen Oxo. It's like the Saxo, but built for stock car racing.