Non-start ..the saga ends!

Dave, unfortunately it doesnt work like that in London!

But I have let him know what he did, and thats all I can do.

Anyway, the car works and it could have cost me far more, had the gearbox had to come out for the flywheel teeth to be replaced, luckily it was a straight forward fix.

Thke care,

-Ben

Really pleased that you've finally got to the bottom of your non-starting issue Ben, indeed highly frustrating!

Have to agree that all the info that has been passed over should be published in some form or other, an e-book perhaps?

Courtesy lights - havn't had the problem so can't offer much advice, other than to check everything with a multi-meter, continuity etc.

HOpe you also resolve this one soon.

Btw, I'd be tempted to speak to the auto-sparky that caused much of your woes & get him back to fix your courtesy lights issue out for FREE - the least he can do for you I'd have thought.

Then again, you probably don't want him anywhere near your car again - just thinking of your bank balance, thats all Ben!

Btw, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!!

I can hear the relay switching on both door operated switches when I push them, I was wondering if it could be the switches on the clear lens of the courtesy light themselves... But how likely are both sides to be broken....exactly!

86C wrote: Sounds like the switch on the light is dodgy.

 

No no no, the manual switch is fine. The lights go off when you move the switch to "centre". It's just that when you set the switch to "courtesy" and then open the door, the light goes on (as it should), you then close the door and it stays on (as it shouldn't)

Brucey wrote: ...re the other problem- I believe there is a control module for the interior lights, and this could be duff...

OK so, I drove through a large puddle near the stables tonight. The courtesy lights are now back on.

Wait.... it gets better, this.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

....now they won't ****in' well turn off when you shut the doors!

phb10186 wrote: Im sure thats an earth fault on the switches in the doors that have become corroded. Both of the lights work when the switches are turned on, but not when the dpprs are opened; so it looks like a switch problem.

 

Checked those already. Nothing appears to be wrong with those....

Thanks for bringing the car round tonight, Ben. Sounds grand already, and I can see the grin spreading across your face in the dark! Glad Carlos was able to resolve things for you - I told you he was good

No doubt there'll be a few opportunities to go up the M1 in tandem one weekend and burn off all the stress that has been building up since the end of August.

Have to get to the bottom of our next mutual problem: the courtesy lights not working when we open our doors

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Do you have a publisher? After all, now that you've finished, surely a novel-length work like this should be published. Perhaps you could call it a "A Tale of Two Sixes" or "Not On the Road". Unfortunately, I believe "The Agony and the Ecstasy" is already taken!! Personally, I've learnt a lot from this post. I hope I never have to use most of it. But found much out during the ride - or temporary lack of it, I dare to say! Sorry, though, that it was such a painful and expensive experience. ;-)

dme relay. glad its now going ben, sorry to give you abuse but i was sure it had somthing to do with it, merry xmas and a happy new year.

well spotted, Ive done it as of now