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by new2rover
Sat Nov 26, 2016 11:31 am
Forum: Technical and Diagnosis
Topic: Fob resync not working / Immobiliser won't disable - Rover 220 GSi Coupe
Replies: 9
Views: 8077

Re: Fob resync not working / Immobiliser won't disable - Rover 220 GSi Coupe

OP, 2 months down since your troubles began, what is the latest, I have had similar issues, and also contacted Bobby with whose help i managed to fix some of my problems, main one being where the heck did they fit this Alarm Module so that i could have a quick look at. I owe him a drink, but I am st...
by new2rover
Fri Nov 25, 2016 10:28 am
Forum: Technical and Diagnosis
Topic: Another Alarm/immobiliser problem Rover 216
Replies: 43
Views: 33698

Re: Another Alarm/immobiliser problem Rover 216

indeed John, however with all due respect, sometimes we tend to drift away into complex situations for not thinking straight, sometimes faults can be very simple and we end up like stripping half a car. Not knowing where things are in a car for example is what made me search for the 5as Alarm module...
by new2rover
Thu Nov 24, 2016 5:51 pm
Forum: Technical and Diagnosis
Topic: Another Alarm/immobiliser problem Rover 216
Replies: 43
Views: 33698

Re: Another Alarm/immobiliser problem Rover 216

With everyone's help and contribution from these forums, and information resources from other websites, I managed to locate the cause of my alarm that kept going haywire, turns out in the end an intermittent broken wire in the door loom, responsible for central locking switch (this is a switch that ...
by new2rover
Tue Nov 22, 2016 8:55 pm
Forum: Technical and Diagnosis
Topic: Another Alarm/immobiliser problem Rover 216
Replies: 43
Views: 33698

Re: Another Alarm/immobiliser problem Rover 216

Duplicated post deleted. : :oops
by new2rover
Tue Nov 22, 2016 8:54 pm
Forum: Technical and Diagnosis
Topic: Another Alarm/immobiliser problem Rover 216
Replies: 43
Views: 33698

Re: Another Alarm/immobiliser problem Rover 216

Hi BB, another reason I suspect something is up with my module, is when a friend who suggested I call one of the local car locksmith, who has all the gadgets necessary to read and program various ecu's and keyfobs and transponders, he can also open door locks if you lost your keys with certain contr...
by new2rover
Tue Nov 22, 2016 7:17 pm
Forum: Technical and Diagnosis
Topic: Another Alarm/immobiliser problem Rover 216
Replies: 43
Views: 33698

Re: Another Alarm/immobiliser problem Rover 216

Sorry Teddy Bear, the ECU is under the carpet in the passenger carpet covered over by a steel plate and a glass window through which you can see a red led blinking when ignition is switched on. I am not even sure if it is K series or R8 but yes the log book says 1.6l 16v single cam, it is an Sli Cou...
by new2rover
Tue Nov 22, 2016 3:02 am
Forum: Technical and Diagnosis
Topic: Another Alarm/immobiliser problem Rover 216
Replies: 43
Views: 33698

Re: Another Alarm/immobiliser problem Rover 216

Yes thanks John, i have contacted him, I got his number and texted him, we went through a lengthy texting, explaining to him what i have checked and observed, and at the moment I ma still figuring out if there is anything else that may be causing my problem. A friend saw me struggling with it sugges...
by new2rover
Sun Nov 20, 2016 2:43 am
Forum: Technical and Diagnosis
Topic: Another Alarm/immobiliser problem Rover 216
Replies: 43
Views: 33698

Re: Another Alarm/immobiliser problem Rover 216

My alarm had failed again, car immobilised, and endless number of hours spent on sorting it out resulted in nothing so someone I was speaking to suggested that i try someone he knows who runs a shop where he make s car keys and programmes keys and chips and transponders. The guy runs a mobile servic...
by new2rover
Tue Nov 15, 2016 5:43 pm
Forum: Technical and Diagnosis
Topic: Another Alarm/immobiliser problem Rover 216
Replies: 43
Views: 33698

Re: Another Alarm/immobiliser problem Rover 216

UPDATE. Very sadly, I had managed to demobilise my car and all was well, until I got its driver's door lock mechanism sorted out as it had stuck in open position, then I was meant to remove the battery from my keyfob in case I pressed one of the buttons and it might spring back into immobilised mode...
by new2rover
Tue Nov 15, 2016 12:24 am
Forum: Rover 200, 400, 25, 45 and Streetwise Chat
Topic: Help locate my alarm Module 5as. Rover 216 Sli
Replies: 6
Views: 6517

Re: Help locate my alarm Module 5as. Rover 216 Sli

EDITED with updated observed information and all previous findings were based on assumption due to lack of real information available, and so have been edited out. ETV, thanks for your question, yes currently the drivers door lock mechanism has a problem where I cannot lock the car by turning the ke...