F**ked Black Rover 827 SLi - The Mistake Machine

[rovik88]

Sorry, haven’t had time to check on this till now. I’ll try to upload the schematics for you of the entire starter circuits tomorrow evening. Maybe that can help you further. And yes as already stated: If trying to measure if volts come across, you usually need to have the black probe on an earth or negative battery terminal and the red positive probe on the positive (switched) terminal of the item to test 🙂 Not the negative, otherwise you’ll measure 0 across as well 😅

I’m sure you’ll get there eventually. The solenoid normally clicks and if you put your finger on it you can usually feel the click as well as it’s quite a powerful action to prevent arcing on the internal solenoid contacts. What I mean is that those contacts need to be closed really quick, which results in an audible click as well as (often) a physically detectable vibration when holding your finger on the solenoid housing.

You may also try to bridge the solenoid and see if the starter motor turns, but be sure that you know what you’re doing when trying that!

[St.Jude]

Thanks @rovik88

You don't happen to know another way, or someone else, who does EKA codes for these things? I've called MGR a few times today to see if they'd accept the documents they give electronically instead of via the post but I've not had a call back yet.

[Marina door handles]

The only time I have come across the pure unadulterated evil that is an EKA code was with my P38 Range Rovers. If its got one, (which I doubt) its often hand written as a 4 digit code in the front page of the owners manual or service book. 

[St.Jude]

30 minutes ago, Marina door handles said:

The only time I have come across the pure unadulterated evil that is an EKA code was with my P38 Range Rovers. If its got one, (which I doubt) its often hand written as a 4 digit code in the front page of the owners manual or service book. 

Scoured the papers I have for it and I didn't come across any 4 digit codes.

Think tomorrow evening I'll have a bit of time after work to look through the papers again and the diagram to see if an immobiliser exists in it.

One thing I've seen Project Nigel do is once the EKA is put in he just disconnects the door lock and something else under the steering column which stops the EKA code from having to be entered. No idea though if this works without a code being entered or if one must be entered before the plugs are removed.

[Marina door handles]

I have a funny feeling our older 800s don't have the EKA system (Project Nigel's car is a P reg 1996/7) , I cannot be 100% on that but there's nothing on my car which suggests it has that particular system (L reg 94). 

You can apparently send your Vin off and get the code (if it exists) through these people .... https://www.car-keys-online.com/mg-rover-eka-code.html  but it will cost you a few pennies unfortunately.

 

[Mr Pastry]

There's nothing on the HBOL diagram to suggest that it has an immobiliser, although it might not be shown anyway - I have found this on other cars.  Doesn't it tell you in the driver's handbook?