We have a intermittent complicated problem with this car.

It behaves normally for ages then suddenly you get in and turn the key and nothing, no ignition lights no radio, not even the digital clock. when you turn the key back to the off position the central locking starts going nuts !, clicking on/off in rapid succession.

This can happen after a period of non use or after a trip to the shops.

The only way to stop the central locking it is turn the key again as if to start the car, sometimes at this point you get very dim ingnition lights again. Turn it off again you get the central locking problem again.

I have booster pack that will not start the car fully charged when in this condition but it will normally start with jump leads from another car but start like it has a low battery. As soon as you connect a running car you get all the normal ignition lights.

It happened again today, and today I noticed that a relay in the auxillary relay box in the engine unit was also clicking rapidly. I norrowed this down the R7, the fuel pump relay.

Recently we have had a new battary and a new altinator. We do get a lot of "furring" deposits on the positive side of the battery, even after the altinator replacement. The car was parked on the street so I jumped the car and it started OK with jump leads and I got parked on the drive turned if off and tried to start it , back to the clicking central locking.

So I jumped it again and left it running a while. Any ideas from anybody ?

Otherwise the car is very clean, no rust and no other problems, it has been wellserviced and has had the cam belt work done.