Thread: Electrical woes

If her problem is the key fob then he must still have his immobiliser in play which I would be getting that bypassed quick smart. There is no way the fob would be effecting the aircon i would have thought though???

Also I thought if the immobiliser was playing up you would have nothing!! When turning the key not clicking. As said above clicking usually indicates a dead battery

However if it's fixed it that's great just all seems a bit odd that this fob has caused issues. If it was a TD5 I could believe it as the fob it's self as to be near the ignition for the immobiliser the electrics are just not that fancy in a TDI

Originally Posted by pop058

It really sounds like crappy connections somewhere (or 2). Check ALL earth straps, not just the battery one. As already said, clean battery terminals, verify battery is good,even to the point of swapping it out for a known good one if available.

if all else fails, how much does he want for the Disco ??

Originally Posted by Johnno1969

Well, my mate brought his car over yesterday and I gave it a look-over. Checked the earth, terminals, connectors.... all looked fine.

Then I discovered that the thing had only played its tricks when his wife was driving (not casting aspersions here - it's a relevant bit of evidence). A bit of a hypothesis began to form....

To make a short story long, and after a bit of a look at my mate fiddling with the keys trying to get the thing to start, it occurred that the whole problem could be her key fob.

A new wee battery in the key fob, and suddenly the problem disappeared.

Fingers crossed that all will be well now.

Shame, though. One of us nearly scored a $500 Discovery....

Thanks,

John

buggar, (great outcome though )