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[carl.a]

engine starts and then cuts out after a few seconds any ideas i have a silver ford galaxy 1.9tdi 03 plate

 

thanks

Edited April 15, 2009 by carl.a

[gregers]

you havnt changed the batteries in your remote recently have you?

[David Armstrong]

engine starts and then cuts out after a few seconds any ideas i have a silver ford galaxy 1.9tdi 03 plate

 

thanks

 

Carl,

 

Like Gregers says have you changed the batteries in the remote? I spent all day Monday under the car and under the dash trying to work out why it would not start. It did eventually start when I tried the spare key. There is a small black chip inside the key that operates the immobiliser and if you have a 10 year old who likes to pull things apart they fall out and get lost in the hall carpet. If you are lucky you have only spent a day under the car and had the hoover in bits looking for the magic chip. If you are unlucky then you need to get a new key and it re-programmed by a dealer.

 

There is some other threads on this forum who go into this in more detail and have some great pictures to help.

 

Good Luck

 

David