What Does The Led Tell Me V6 2.8

[eupho]

I have a 2.8 sat on the drive,turn the key and it starts for 3 secs. I assumed some sort of immobiliser problem, but I seem to keep getting responses asking what the led on the door is doing. Well on locking car it flashes regularly, once unlocked and the key turns on ignition the led comes permanently on for 3 or 4 secs and then stops, unfortunately so does the engine.

 

Does this sequence rule out immobiliser problems and if so, where else might I start. In view of the number of long drawn out sagas with Ford I cannot simply go with an open cheque book. As a result the car has been off the road quite a while. This problem has only existed since I changed the brake master cylinder and I have checked carefully that all the wiring connections around the air intake have been replaced....so maybe the problem with starting is unrelated. Am I right in assuming that the V6 has no relay 30.......perhaps it has a different achilles heel.

 

 

Many thanks in anticipation of any help.

 

Tom

[geoffandjen]

Tom,

Got your personal message. Yes it appears that we have a similar problem. I understand from others that I don't have a relay 30 in my V6, although you can see I've tried to find it!. My car was towed to the eletrical car place this morning, and I am awaiting a call from him now to see if he has been able to get on it today. He is confident he will resolve it, so watch this space.

Geoff

[geoffandjen]

OK - Just had a phone call from my electrician. No result yet, but he thinks it is related to the immobiliser. His VAG-COM is not getting any response back from the anti-theft system (PATS?). This could be a failed unit, could be a duff key, could be a duff aerial (the ignition key barrel has an aerial wrapped around it which receives a signal from the coded key, this signal is passed to the PATS unit, which disables the immobiliser). I am taking other key to garage in the morning, then more investigation. Apparently, the PATS system can only be fixed by main ford dealer (mega

[eupho]

Thanks Geoff,

 

Did your leds do the same as I have described. Look forward to hearing your result. Thanks. Tom

[geoffandjen]

Yes Tom - they did exactly what you described. the difference is that I had the earlier problem with sluggish turnover at starting, detailed in my other post. I have a hunch that I may be dealing with multiple problems now. Firstly, the sluggish turnover for 2-3 weeks, including several jump starts. Then last Friday it failed with the exact problem you have. I removed/re-seated every relay I could find, and replaced the fuel pump one 167. Did I upset something in doing that? Then I had a flat battery, and switched to my master key (red). Maybe relay 167 did cure the problem, but my digging around has caused something else to go!!

 

Me and the wife have been looking options to trade up to a newer galaxy, that's how p****d off we are. Of course we need to get this one fixed anyway, at whatever cost, even if we do decide to part-ex. Then we would have just spent the money, plus 2 rear shockers, pollen filter and new front blower motor, and half an exhaust - all in 6 months. Will then be thinking must keep it to get return.

 

How long has your car been out of action? Your original post goes back over a year.

 

Will post the result as soon as I know it, and the cost!!!!!!!

 

Geoff