Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2016 2:17 am
Man had a whole thing written down and it didn't post! Lost it.
Anyway, the problem was the immobilizer. Had just the antenna coil sitting there with the fob in it and didn't have the immobilizer LED hooked up. So hooked the LED up for trouble shooting, and it was clear the fob wasn't being recognised - Solid light when the key is turned to ignition.
So stuffed around with a few things, drilled the barrel off the donor car and slipped the antenna over that, and the light stayed off and it started first try.
So I might dismantle the barrel and find out why this is the case. My first thoughts are it either has a fob of its own or the shape of the barrel directs the coil's field in a way the fob can respond. Either way, I might put the new barrel in and have two keys if it fits my steering column.
Still gotta finalise A/C wiring - There is a thing on the newer compressor that is not on the old one, and it's symbol on the wiring diagram is that of an AC power source. Don.t know what that is, but now the 6 is running I can probably get the CRO on it and see what it does.
Also got to work out why the ABS lights aren't turning off while the new engine's running. Hopfully its simple, and not some undocumented change thats totaly omitted from the 1st gen engine diagram.
Might do that before taking on any of the mechanical stuff.
So still more to do, but that was a big win tonight.
Anyway, the problem was the immobilizer. Had just the antenna coil sitting there with the fob in it and didn't have the immobilizer LED hooked up. So hooked the LED up for trouble shooting, and it was clear the fob wasn't being recognised - Solid light when the key is turned to ignition.
So stuffed around with a few things, drilled the barrel off the donor car and slipped the antenna over that, and the light stayed off and it started first try.
So I might dismantle the barrel and find out why this is the case. My first thoughts are it either has a fob of its own or the shape of the barrel directs the coil's field in a way the fob can respond. Either way, I might put the new barrel in and have two keys if it fits my steering column.
Still gotta finalise A/C wiring - There is a thing on the newer compressor that is not on the old one, and it's symbol on the wiring diagram is that of an AC power source. Don.t know what that is, but now the 6 is running I can probably get the CRO on it and see what it does.
Also got to work out why the ABS lights aren't turning off while the new engine's running. Hopfully its simple, and not some undocumented change thats totaly omitted from the 1st gen engine diagram.
Might do that before taking on any of the mechanical stuff.
So still more to do, but that was a big win tonight.