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Re: SE not cranking - Immobiliser?

Postby mx54nb » Sat Apr 08, 2023 11:52 pm

Sorry not as yet...life getting in the way

BUT

she starts no issue if we flick the battery isolation while key is ON...

I've got my Ti in for Mania in a few weeks for a million jobs it seems, will see about getting her to see David too

Maybe I'll get a chance this Easter weekend!
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Re: SE not cranking - Immobiliser?

Postby StillIC » Wed Apr 12, 2023 11:49 am

mx54nb wrote:....she starts no issue if we flick the battery isolation while key is ON...


Hard wire the battery. I.e. remove/bypass the isolation switch. See if that solves the problem.
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Re: SE not cranking - Immobiliser?

Postby bruce » Wed Apr 12, 2023 8:30 pm

Pretty obvious what the problem is from the last description.

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Re: SE not cranking - Immobiliser?

Postby mx54nb » Mon Jul 17, 2023 11:44 pm

Well...so to finish the saga

She went to Mania, with the please sort the weird starting issues.
David had her for a few weeks and....new battery!!!

She so far starts perfectly!! Isolation switch still in place.
I do not believe it!!
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Re: SE not cranking - Immobiliser?

Postby bruce » Tue Jul 18, 2023 9:31 am

Dodgy batteries always give weird starting issues. Always the first port of call.

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Re: SE not cranking - Immobiliser?

Postby greenMachine » Tue Jul 18, 2023 9:45 am

Glad its going, hope it stays that way!

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Re: SE not cranking - Immobiliser?

Postby mx54nb » Wed Aug 09, 2023 11:51 pm

Same here, so far so good

The issue was it continued despite me having two MX5 batteries - and my Ti started fine on both!! So batteries were discounted pretty quickly, incorrectly
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