Central Locking Fault

[JMG]

After some flooding the central locking on my 1997 Galaxy has stopped working. I have read the other topics and have tried drying out the control unit, but the central locking is still totally dead. I looked at the Haynes manual and it said the unit has a self diagnosis unit that can be interrogated by a Ford dealer or other suitably equipped garage. However, Ford want

[seatkid]

After some flooding the central locking on my 1997 Galaxy has stopped working. I have read the other topics and have tried drying out the control unit, but the central locking is still totally dead. I looked at the Haynes manual and it said the unit has a self diagnosis unit that can be interrogated by a Ford dealer or other suitably equipped garage. However, Ford want £65 plus VAT for plugging in a computer!

 

So rather than pay close to £100 for some intern mechanic to plug in a computer (which if past experience is any indication, they will do incorrectly and will damage something else in the process that I wont discover for years!) I thought I'd try and find a diagnostic program I could use on my laptop (I also have a glow plug light on my dashboard that I would like diagnosed).

 

I have looked at a "U480 CAN-Bus OBDII OBD2 EOBD Trouble Code Read Diagnose Tester Diagnostic Scanner" but I'm not sure if this would test the central locking?

 

If anyone knows of anything that would do the job that would be great.

 

IMO you're wasting your time/money on diagnostics - I doubt it will tell you anything at all or at most the unit is dead.

 

 

 

Try stripping the control unit down until you've got the PCB out. You may see corrosion or water damage or even that its still wet. Use a solvent cleaner (brake cleaner aerosol is good) and a old toothbrush to thoroughly clean the pcb and allow it to dry for a couple of hours at least. Inspect for solder joint damage/ dry joints - you may need to resolder. Check your connectors also.

 

Dont forget to check for blown fuses (in the fusebox)as well

Edited March 9, 2011 by seatkid

[JMG]

After some flooding the central locking on my 1997 Galaxy has stopped working. I have read the other topics and have tried drying out the control unit, but the central locking is still totally dead. I looked at the Haynes manual and it said the unit has a self diagnosis unit that can be interrogated by a Ford dealer or other suitably equipped garage. However, Ford want

[stevesgalaxy]

hi i had glow light flashing on previous galaxy i owned v plate, found it was the brake light switch not working but did work intermittently. worth checking as causes weird faults.