Discovery 1996 Immobilizer problems

The problem comes and goes, and has nothing to do with where the car is
parked or with the voltage of the battery
Sometimes, like today, of course raining cats and dogs, suddenly coming
out of the supermarket the remote does not work. Up with the spare
remote - does not work.
Useing the key - the alarm blast off - but of course no starting.
Deactivated the alarm through the key turning. Alarm stays off, but no
action - NO REACTION at all - when using the remotes. (Deactivating
with the key should make it possible to start normally, says the works
hop manual)
The gear into 5th and out into the rain and pushing a few decimeters.
Into the car - suddenly the remote works.
I drove the car back to the workshop where it has spent the last five
-5- weeks. Parking and suddenly the remote is dead again.

Observed: When the car was new I could open the car with the remote at
100 meters distance (not recommended). Now I have to be very close,
even with new batteries in the remotes. (when it works at all)

And now:
PLEASE what can I do? The workshop has not got a clue (Yes, the are the
LR guys here in Oslo, NOrway) I cannot sleep looking forward to the
bill for 5-? weeks in the WS.

H E L P
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> The problem comes and goes, and has nothing to do with where the car is
> parked or with the voltage of the battery
> Sometimes, like today, of course raining cats and dogs, suddenly coming
> out of the supermarket the remote does not work. Up with the spare
> remote - does not work.
> Useing the key - the alarm blast off - but of course no starting.
> Deactivated the alarm through the key turning. Alarm stays off, but no
> action - NO REACTION at all - when using the remotes. (Deactivating
> with the key should make it possible to start normally, says the works
> hop manual)
> The gear into 5th and out into the rain and pushing a few decimeters.
> Into the car - suddenly the remote works.
> I drove the car back to the workshop where it has spent the last five
> -5- weeks. Parking and suddenly the remote is dead again.
>
> Observed: When the car was new I could open the car with the remote at
> 100 meters distance (not recommended). Now I have to be very close,
> even with new batteries in the remotes. (when it works at all)
>
> And now:
> PLEASE what can I do? The workshop has not got a clue (Yes, the are the
> LR guys here in Oslo, NOrway) I cannot sleep looking forward to the
> bill for 5-? weeks in the WS.
>
> H E L P
> Reply With Quote
>
>
I'm told that the aerial can sometimes cause issues, it's up by the
cabin light, and the alarm ecu is down in the passenger footwell, check
everything is plugged in tightly, your spider might be on it's way out,
or your remotes may be knackered, have you changed the batteries lately
in them?
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Alex Threlfall
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