Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 02:56:06 +0100 From: "Charles C." <c.k.christacopoulos_removeme_nospamee.ac.uk> Subject: Re: Saab 9000 Imobiliser - DOH!
Al wrote: > "Charles C." <c.k.christacopoulos_removeme_nospamee.ac.uk> wrote in message > news:4303a6dc$0$24647$db0fefd9nospam.zen.co.uk... > >>Al wrote: >> >> >>>>If it has two quick flashes and then nothing until the next two quick >>>>flashes the car is immobilised. >> >>Add to the above ... and not locked. >> >>Charles >> >>-- >> >>Please remove _removeme_ to reply. >>Work: http://www.somis.dundee.ac.uk/ >>Hobby: http://www.egothor.org/ > > > I know what happened now... > > We "broke down" in the car park at Digley reservoir in Yorkshire near > Holmfirth. We'd been for a walk, kids got a bit dirty so we opened car up > and got them changed. Had an ice cream and then tried to start car. > Nothing. Called out RAC, who after sending a patrol to the south coast > eventually turned up four hours and eight or nine irate phone calls later. > > Patrolman immediately diagnosed out of fuel, I said I found that hard to > believe as car was fine when we parked. How unlucky would you have to be to > run out as you switch the engine off. > > To prove he was right he pulled off the intake hose to the throttle body and > sprayed Bradex directly into throttle bottle whilst I operated the ignition. > She started and ran on the Bradex, "proving" his point. > > We fetched fuel put it in and tried again, in the meantime my wife had > waited with the kids and the car, she'd obviously operated the remote locks. > > Needless to say when we'd fuelled her up she ran like a dream! > > We thought there must be a fuel sender issue, but I've just worked it out. > Flash to bang period you could measure with a calendar! The immobiliser > cuts the fuel circuit, but not the ignition! So there was still fuel in > her, but the fuel pump was cut out by the immobiliser because we'd opened > the car and not operated the ignition..... > > Told you it was embarrassing, my only excuse is we'd only had the car a week > and hadn't read the manuals. It was only by this very set of symptoms > happening again on a known full tank that I realised what was going on! DOH! > > The RAC however have no excuse..... > > > Al > > It is pretty standard stuff they should know. This ha penned to me after I took the car I have now for a test drive, I could not restart it once I got back at the dealer's. They told me in passing why it would not restart ... hence the reason I know. Mind you i knew my key fob was giving up but even one day I had to walk home for the spare key :-) and then back to the car :-( Learn to watch the red LED for switching off the immobiliser. I am now sufficiently aware to know that if the car coughs and does not start I immediately look at the light for the way it is flashing. :-) Happy driving. Charles -- Please remove _removeme_ to reply. Work: http://www.somis.dundee.ac.uk/ Hobby: http://www.egothor.org/
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