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Old 04-04-2012, 07:51 PM   #1
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got a ford au 1 that will not start , we replaced the inhibitor switch no go , new battery still nothin , the starter is fine tried a new ignition barrel that didnt make her go either , starting to run out of idears on this one anyone got any idears on this one

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Old 04-04-2012, 08:33 PM   #2
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got a ford au 1 that will not start , we replaced the inhibitor switch no go , new battery still nothin , the starter is fine tried a new ignition barrel that didnt make her go either , starting to run out of idears on this one anyone got any idears on this one
Ignition system? Coil packs etc?

Or is it being immobilised for some reason by the ECU?
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Old 04-04-2012, 08:39 PM   #3
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Is the engine turning over? What if you bridge out the starter? Or give the starter a good wack with your hammer handle?
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Old 05-04-2012, 08:15 AM   #4
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if its not turning over check your body control module (bcm), do a search on bcm related problems you might find something & go over all the relays under the bonnet.

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Old 05-04-2012, 09:42 AM   #5
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what are the circumstances leading to it`s failure in the first place?
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Old 05-04-2012, 11:21 AM   #6
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Sounds stupid but if its a Auto take out of park and down to say Drive and back upto Park..

Sorry im sure you have already checked this
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Old 05-04-2012, 10:05 PM   #7
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good idea the Sly1, try starting her in neutral as well.
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Old 08-04-2012, 10:20 AM   #8
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what are the circumstances leading to it`s failure in the first place?
the inhibitor switch , but after it was replaced the car still wouldnt go , left it for 2 days with the battery off put it back on and she cranked and ran like nothing wrong then turn her off and u guessed it nothing ,
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Old 08-04-2012, 10:22 AM   #9
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Is the engine turning over? What if you bridge out the starter? Or give the starter a good wack with your hammer handle?
we tried that to run a wire across to the battery she cranked but wouldnt run still starting to wonder if the starter is causing issues now
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Old 08-04-2012, 10:27 AM   #10
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Ignition system? Coil packs etc?

Or is it being immobilised for some reason by the ECU?
i thought about that but after it started a few times like normal and ran normal really got me puzzled although every time its cranked and ran it was when the battery was 1st reconected to the car we thought maybe a earth issue so ran another earth but alas no fix
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Old 08-04-2012, 11:37 AM   #11
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Checked alternator output? Should be 13.5-14v, too high and it can cause all sorts of problems.
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Old 08-04-2012, 04:24 PM   #12
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Checked alternator output? Should be 13.5-14v, too high and it can cause all sorts of problems.
will do i can get that checked out see how we go , gosh hope we get to the bottom of this soon as im in far north qld and the nearest ford dealership is 80 km away round the range so i dont fancy getting her trucked that far , i am definatly rethinking owning a dedicated gas car , been a few issues and no one will work on it here .
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Old 08-04-2012, 08:53 PM   #13
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normally the problem with a series one is not stopping
sorry had to say it.
I'd be checking to see if the immobiliser is kicking in if it cranks by bridging the starter but still won't start sounds like it is immobilised
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Old 09-04-2012, 07:21 PM   #14
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normally the problem with a series one is not stopping
sorry had to say it.
I'd be checking to see if the immobiliser is kicking in if it cranks by bridging the starter but still won't start sounds like it is immobilised
yes we did bridge the starter she cranked over but didnt want to run , i think its time she went to the auto elect see what the diagnostic can come up with will let you all know what the thing says thanks for all the help ,
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Old 11-04-2012, 12:16 PM   #15
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I have the same problem what was the fix
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Old 12-04-2012, 04:57 PM   #16
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i think this is definatly something to do with the imobiliser as we can get heer to go if we turn her over within a few seconds of conecting the battery up its like the computer then kicks in and says im borken or somthin taking the car into auto electrisian on tuesday will post diganostics he gets
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Old 18-04-2012, 06:28 PM   #17
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up date , well the au went left her battery off for 5 days put it back on and blow me she went bugger me 8 times now with out a problem , i did wonder if the computer still thought the netural safty switch was still broken even after we fixed it , i guess the computer needed more time to reset
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Old 01-06-2012, 12:03 AM   #18
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Fixed Ford Re Program The Key To The Pcm All Good Thanks For The Reply's.
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