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Fiat Marea - immobilised??

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  • 26-02-2008 12:55pm
    #1
    IanOCol
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭


    Have a problem with my wife's '96 Marea.
    She got out this morning and tried to start the car...but nothing happened.

    Have since checked everything I could (battery car, battery key, ignition, fuses f*ckin everything)
    But to no avail. Now wondering whether the immobilizer's f*cked.
    How can I check??, Any chance of getting the car to run?? Next Fiat garage miles away


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    #2
    itarumaa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 704 ✭✭✭itarumaa


    Check the manual, does Fiat have a automatic fuel cut off system,

    so basically when you crash (hopefully not:)) fuel flow to the engine is disconnected,

    maybe for some reason this option is now active,

    so only thing you need to find out is where to disconnect this option, it might be a button somewhere inside the car,

    And what excaclty happens when you turn the key?


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    IanOCol
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭IanOCol


    itarumaa wrote: »
    Check the manual, does Fiat have a automatic fuel cut off system,

    so basically when you crash (hopefully not:)) fuel flow to the engine is disconnected,

    maybe for some reason this option is now active,

    so only thing you need to find out is where to disconnect this option, it might be a button somewhere inside the car,

    And what excaclty happens when you turn the key?

    It's not the fuel cut off. Checked it.
    Thing is, I drove the car home yesterday. Locked it and that was it.
    Today at 7:30.....nothing. Everything works fine (lights, indicators) disconnetcted the starter motor and tested it...works fine. That's why I assumed it to be the immobilizer. Must be something in the electronic section


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    itarumaa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 704 ✭✭✭itarumaa


    ok,

    some more ideas:

    have you tried with another key?

    does the starter motor activate at all when you turn the key,
    so do you hear a klick only or does the starter actually try to start the engine?


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    IanOCol
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭IanOCol


    itarumaa wrote: »
    ok,

    some more ideas:

    have you tried with another key?

    does the starter motor activate at all when you turn the key,
    so do you hear a klick only or does the starter actually try to start the engine?

    Tried all key..nothing
    Starter taken out....works fine when connected to a spare battery. Inside the car...nothing at all, no klick, doesn't turn.

    Battery is perfect.
    Isn't there a chance of overriding the immobilizer ( can do that with my BMW).


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    L1011
    Registered Users Posts: 68,807 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    IanOCol wrote: »
    Isn't there a chance of overriding the immobilizer ( can do that with my BMW).

    Think there is something you can do with the pedals and the code number on the card, literally involves 'tapping' the engine code in bypassing the immob - fiatforum.com may be of help here.


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    alias no.9
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    When you turn the key to 'on' and the various lights do thier self test, does the immobiliser light, the one with the little key symbol, turn on and stay on or does it turn on and turn off after a few seconds? If it stays on, you're immobilised, if it turns off, the problem is somewhere else.


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