Hi,

I recently bought an R reg 306 D Turbo as a runaround, and was very impressed with the car until his week. I've had the usual Pug niggles - central locking opening itself due to dodgy wiring in the door pillars - currently bypassed by jumpering the passenger and driver's door wires together at the control box at the rear seat.. Starting the car the other morning, I got a few clicks from the starter solenoid, as though the battery was low, and later that day, the car refused to start after re-fuelling. Typical low battery symptoms - starter solenoid clicked, dash lights faded... but nothing else. Swapping the battery for a known good/charged one, I now get an angry buzzing when the ignition is turned on - traced to the preheater timer/relay, but nothing when the key is held to the start position! Even without the preheat (and I just noticed I get no glowplug light when turning the ignition on) the engine should at least crank, even if it won't fire easily... Disconnecting the 5-pin plug from the preheat control box stopped the buzzing, and also meant the dash warning lights came back to full brightness - they were dim when the unit was connected and buzzing... Rocking the car in gear didn't help, so I don't think the starter is jammed... It's a Phase 2 car, with IR 2 button plip & transponder chip in the key, new batteries fitted last week. Plip has lock/unlock and deadlock buttons - the car locks/unlocks fine with the remote, and the battery still powers lights, windows etc. (I've also swapped a second known good battery and tried that - no different. I didn't get a manual with the car - could someone explain what the immobilser does - i.e., inhibits the starter motor, stop plunger on the pump etc., and also what evidence I should look for that the car may be immobilised - STOP Light in dashboard, external lights etc...Thanks!

Edited by Uncle Fester on 14/09/2011 at 16:07