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 Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 5:06 am |
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This morning i spilt a large coffee over the dash in my 1.4 01 pug. All over the key which was in the ignition, all down the fascia over the headlight adjust switches etc.
My car will turn over but wont fire up. Checked the fuses and they seem ok.
Opened the key and that is dry. Central locking works fine via the fob. Everything else works, it just wont fire up.
Please can anyone help?
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Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 5:52 am |
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Damn!
That's a weird one?!
Ignition aerial (around and behind cowling at ignition cylinder barel) could be an issue if you got it wet while cleaning afterwards. That aerial (coil) picks up the signal from the immo chip inside the key.
Can't think of anything else so try a hairdrier around the barrel area.
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Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 5:59 am |
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Also try liberal quantity of contact spray in the ignition switch hole if coffee was with milk and sugar in it.
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Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 6:15 am |
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Joined: Jan 29, 2011
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Possibly dripped down the cowling and into the fuse box.
| chopsim1 wrote: |
| Please can anyone help? |
Yes, buy one of these to put your coffee in.
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Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 6:35 am |
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Was there sugar in the coffee? My car wont start unless there are 2
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Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 6:36 am |
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Yeah Yeah...thank you Macca. The fuses that i could see looked ok.
Im going to the car tomorrow as i had it recovered to my work yard.
V9977....it was a capuchino with sweetener...I have a can of contact spray. I'll try that. Hairdryer good idea but i'm male, single with a shaved head.
I have a spare key with no electrics in it, just a basic key. I will try that aswell. But how will that work if its just a standard key?
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Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 7:15 am |
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| chopsim1 wrote: |
Yeah Yeah...thank you Macca. The fuses that i could see looked ok.
Im going to the car tomorrow as i had it recovered to my work yard.
V9977....it was a capuchino with sweetener...I have a can of contact spray. I'll try that. Hairdryer good idea but i'm male, single with a shaved head.
I have a spare key with no electrics in it, just a basic key. I will try that aswell. But how will that work if its just a standard key? |
If your spare key is the black factory one (no buttons) that has an immo chip inside and it should work fine
Otherwise borrow hairdrier from a girlfriend and get her to help you as well...
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Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 7:17 am |
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Joined: May 16, 2011
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My standard keys work
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Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 7:18 am |
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| DREWDEN wrote: |
| My standard keys work |
Excellent.
How does that help the OP?!
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Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 9:18 am |
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| V9977 wrote: |
| DREWDEN wrote: |
| My standard keys work |
Excellent.
How does that help the OP?! |
your post wasn't showing, when i posted, meaning yours crept in before mine,
i was just trying to say standard key should work.
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Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 9:30 am |
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| DREWDEN wrote: |
| V9977 wrote: |
| DREWDEN wrote: |
| My standard keys work |
Excellent.
How does that help the OP?! |
your post wasn't showing, when i posted, meaning yours crept in before mine,
i was just trying to say standard key should work. |
Ah, OK.
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Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2013 1:50 am |
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Joined: Aug 15, 2011
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Location: Norfolk
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All sorted. I went there this morning and it started. Must have had time to dry out.
Thanks for your replies anyway.
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