Honda Remote Central Locking

rebellad

I have a 96 three door civic with Remote Central Locking, well it had Remote Central Locking!!! Stupidly I let the battery in the remote die about two months ago and only replaced it now. I have read that leaving it go this long causes the remote to not work anymore. Is there any way the remote can be reprogrammed by me or does it involve me going back to a Honda garage??

jayok

Well the 96 Remote Central Locking is IR based and the transmitter is actually tied to the car (or more specifically the ECU) as such it doesn't "lose" its coding when the battery dies. Are you sure it's actually transmitting something? (if you have an IR feature on a digital camera this can be used to check)

rebellad

jayok wrote:

Well the 96 Remote Central Locking is IR based and the transmitter is actually tied to the car (or more specifically the ECU) as such it doesn't "lose" its coding when the battery dies. Are you sure it's actually transmitting something? (if you have an IR feature on a digital camera this can be used to check)

How can I check it on a camera??

jayok

Well I don't know if you have a digital camera with IR mode (i.e. takes shots in the dark). If you do just press the button and take a photo if you see green lights - you've got IR. You could also try the old contention test with another IR device such as your TV transmitter - i.e. place the Civic transmitter in front of and near the TV and press the button at the same time try the TV's transmitter. If you cannot change channel both devices are transmitting (as there's garbled IR signals). If you can chances are the transmitter is not doing the business.

Beyond these simple tests, you would need to get yourself an IR detection device. I have one but not much good without the transmitter!

I too have the remote transmitter for the Civic and didn't use for years, but put in a new battery and off it went again. So I think it might be something else.

bazz26

rebellad wrote:

I have a 96 three door civic with Remote Central Locking, well it had Remote Central Locking!!! Stupidly I let the battery in the remote die about two months ago and only replaced it now. I have read that leaving it go this long causes the remote to not work anymore. Is there any way the remote can be reprogrammed by me or does it involve me going back to a Honda garage??

The remote control in the key might need to be reset with the imobiliser in the car. Have no idea on how to do this, a Honda dealer may be able to help you. No harm in ringing one to find out.

Ratchet

i seen info about programing remote controls for civic 01-02 without diagnostic equipment on HondaDublin.com but not sure about your 96 model

you can ask somebody there anyway

rebellad

So does anyone know where I could pick up one of these transmitters on the cheap or is it a case of going to Honda??

jayok

rebellad wrote:

So does anyone know where I could pick up one of these transmitters on the cheap or is it a case of going to Honda??

Nope for picking one up cheaply - the transmitter is tied to the ECU. If you want to get this replaced you will need to program the ECU with the new code for the IR transmitter. Not sure how to do this but I will root out the Honda Service Manual for you and check.

jayok

Here is the page from the manual.