Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 18:06:22 +0100 From: Davey <nospamnopsamorld.com> Subject: Re: 9000 CSE UK spec immobiliser
Checkout the alarm unit Mac for something little more than a fuse....... Normally alarms are on a fused circuit, pull the fuse and it "should" failsafe and allow the car to run ...... ;) Davey Paul Hudson wrote: > "Mac Duncan" <macduncanbscnopsamail.com> wrote in > news:9kIg9.1847$rO5.98304nopsamfep1-win.server.ntli.net: > > >>Does anyone know how to immobilise the engine immobiliser. >>I'm fed up with my faulty plip. The central locking works >>fine from the key. This means the alarm doesn't go off when >>the car is unlocked with key but after about 5 mins the ECU >>immobiliser kicks in and you have to use the plip to disarm >>it. The car is a '97 R. >>Saab want me to leave the car with them for an indisclosed >>time at an undisclosed price to fix the problem. >> > > > If it's the same as a '94, you should have a small key - > probably along with the remote fob. Find the sounder (near the > fan/battery in mine), pop off a rubber cover and turn from on > to off. I imagine strictly speaking you should tell your > insurance company if you habitually leave it off. > > Alternatively if you want a working plip at a less extortionate > cost than Saab, let me know and I'll dig out the details of > where I got my replacement from...