Newbie with a Berlingo problem

mike_stone · Unread post by **mike_stone** » 17 Jan 2010, 17:45

Hello I'm new here and from having a look about seems like an ideal place to share my problem.

My '99 Berlingo will not turn over and has a key symbol lit up on the dash. I've checked and the battery is fully charged and dont know what else to look for, any ideas.. ?

I will be posting more so this isn't a one post wonder and then will disappear !!

wheeler · Unread post by **wheeler** » 17 Jan 2010, 22:37

If the battery is deffo good the first thing i would be looking at is the gearbox earth strap.

mike_stone · Unread post by **mike_stone** » 18 Jan 2010, 11:23

Would that cause the immobiliser light to be on the dash and a beeping noise ?

AndersDK · Unread post by **AndersDK** » 18 Jan 2010, 13:17

mike_stone wrote:Would that cause the immobiliser light to be on the dash and a beeping noise ?

Not likely.
The signalling you get is a key recognition failure.
And then my best guess is a failing transceiver coil fitted around the lock barrel.

They are prone to have a short service life.
They can be checked with an ohm meter, as obviously the coil should show some sensible ohmic resistance. They disrupt (hi ohmic) on failure.

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Over here my place the pricetag is some £18 exvat

mike_stone · Unread post by **mike_stone** » 18 Jan 2010, 15:21

Thank you for that. Ever the last few weeks it's taking an eternity to get the thing started but once started it would be fine for most of the day. I guess this is a totally seperate issue?

wheeler · Unread post by **wheeler** » 18 Jan 2010, 20:13

AndersDK wrote:
mike_stone wrote:Would that cause the immobiliser light to be on the dash and a beeping noise ?
Not likely.

Definitely possible, i've seen this exact fault many times on the berlingo.
The imobiliser does not stop the car cranking.