Ignore me, I'm just thinking Thor upwards which is clearly wrong.
Thanks Marty. I was most of the way there - just confused as to why it didn't sync back up again. Now it has....
But it seems that the contacts in the fob are getting tired. Just by moving the battery cover I've managed to get the thing lighting up again. I really can't face a new fob this month, gotta hope this one lasts until payday!
I went out and pop - it worked first hit from 10m away!
Then it gave out again and the red light is no longer working on the remote. So it's the fob, I'll start with another set of new batts - it could possibly have been trapped under something last night and transmitting for ages. I hope so!
The relevant year is 2000+ when they changed to easy sync which should re-sync the fob when you use it in the ignition so we're using the same BECM version (largely, I guess) but the symptoms are a bit different. My car was fully charged with the battery still connected. The EKA lockout triggered because I locked with the fob and unlocked with the key when the fob wouldn't do the job.
Once the EKA had been entered, the engine started up so the chip in the key is talking fine - but I can't lock/unlock on the remote. Meh, I'll go try it again.
My wife and I were in convoy during the boxing day floods a couple of years back. We had a BMW tagging along for quite a few miles using us a wading stick to see if he could follow us. That worked well for him until we were up to the doors and he was suddenly left in the middle of nowhere :)
Just to keep me on my toes and because I've been feeling smug about how well the fob has been working with new batteries and covers... I went to the car this morning and pressed the fob. Nothing.
Tried a few times, checked the red light was coming on the fob.. nothing
OK. unlocked the drivers door to get in. No central locking. OK, this'll be a resync I thought - I'd left the fob in range of little fingers last night, perhaps it's been pressed too many times for the rolling code.
So, fob into the lock, Position 2, tried lock/unlock. Nothing.
Hmm, is that the correct procedure? So I looked it up and did some dance with key to p2, out, hold unlock while pressing lock three times - it didn't work.
So, Nanocom, EKA, start and off to work.
I still can't lock/unlock on the fob and I thought the key should have resynced by now due to friendy sync in a 2000 model. What should I have done?
Any guesses as to whose website tells lies about what is in stock?
You guessed it. The silicone hose people who I'm starting to think don't actually have a warehouse but just a Alipay account in China and we bear the shipping times.
Gah, they're really shite - that's three orders now I've had to chase from those useless barstewards.
My only reference for live axles is my Jeep Cherokee, which is currently far superior to the P38 in every aspect of road holding and handling. Part of that is the 800kg advantage of course, but I'm sure there's something wrong with The Duchess as she's still unpredictable on off cambers and uneven roads.
It's far less dramatic than it was - there's much less kickback and oscillation at the wheel - but it's very unnerving to be driving down a narrow country lane against oncoming traffic and know that the car is quite capable of moving itself six inches to one side or the other depending on what surface it encounters. It feels like tramlining but higher amplitude and shorter period, if you see what I mean.
Hmm, it looks like we did all the same stuff - except I didn't do the radius arms. Time for a closer look!
So, how knackered were they and did you notice a difference?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8qWwy0o8nk
He's put some thought into that!
I really should have insisted on keeping my old track rod, drag link (which wasn't very old) and rear hub. We could have quite a set of bushed/bearing'd parts to swap around between us...
So would changing the arms be challenging for the average muppet? Or would I be heading to the garage again?
I think I'd have to take the intake manifold off, it comes quite a way past the bit I need to access the hose....it's really a choice between aircon compressor and the alternator.
Great news, thanks guys :)
I'm on call this weekend so I'll be mooching round the house, so this looks like a nice job to get cracked. With a bit of luck I won't get a call when the car's in bits or I'll have to bike in to work!
OK, I want to fit the silicon hose that bypasses the heater throttle body direct to the expansion bottle. The Duchess is using too much coolant, and I'm worried that the many-joined pipe will let go some time and cause a big problem.
So, I can't fit my sausage fingers behind the aircon compressor to get to the stub pipe on the top of the... whatever the stub pipe sticks out of. It looks like I should be able to move the aircon compressor if I undo a couple of bolts and also remove the plastic belt guard. Is that all it is? Should I be wary of anything else? Will I break something, release the gas and kill all the dolphins?
I do have the remote clippy pliers/clip remover things but I can see that there's pink staining the stub pipe so the seal isn't great. I really hope I won't need a jubilee on there because the access is woeful...
The Duchess is now steering better than ever, but the wise old mechanic said that the next place to look would be the Radius Arm Bushes if I wasn't happy. This has got me wondering if there's more improvement to be had. Is there a way to tell how good/bad the bushes are from a visual inspection?
Then if they are suspect, does anyone happen to have one of these?
http://www.lrseries.com/shop/product/listing/7650/3809/LRT-60-004-BUSH-FITTING-TOOL.html
that maybe I could borrow?
If not, would it be something we could buy/share as a group?
Lpgc wrote:
realised I may have some time toward the end of this month.
Oh, you do, do you?
(just kidding, they're both running great - thanks!)
So, you probably don't want this one either?
:D
Although, to be fair, it's a much nicer example
OK, it's not ebay and it's not a P38 but... I'd love this!
https://tinyurl.com/y8tyqkhm
even if it won't do Gilbert's blood pressure any good ;)
Bloody Hell! I'm massively impressed and not a little jealous.