Disco2Jason
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Hi All,
I'm Jason, from Birmingham (UK) and I have a Disco 2 v8.
The car doesn't get used all that much these days, its a second car thankfully. It's spent most of this year sitting on the drive and not really doing too much due to a few gremlins under the surface - I'm really looking for some help to get her running again. I've tried a couple of the Facebook groups, but it seems they're mostly interested in telling people the biggest tyres you can fit without modifying the vehicle... I'm not really into that just yet.
It started earlier this year, where the indicators ceased working, then the rear wiper and then the car wouldn't start. I since purchased a Hawkeye Total on the premise that it is a complete system that's able to diagnose and repair almost all faults with these cars. I guess I'm struggling with the only thing that the Hawkeye can't do!
Following recommendations, I had the BCU sent off for diagnosis and it came back OK, it was simply "locked". I've since discovered the internal fuse box was probably the route of my issues, so I've found a good one and replaced it. Hurrah, everything that didn't work before, now works! (I'm not sure there was actually anything wrong with the BCU to be honest, and wish i'd have saved myself nearly £200 by swapping the fuse box first, but you live and learn!)
I have the error message of P1672 Immobiliser - Incorrect code value not plausible.
The engine is "trying" to start, IE it bursts into life for a split second and then dies when I'm guessing the immobiliser kicks in.
The guy I sent the BCU off to said the Hawkeye has the facility to "relearn" the immobiliser code. But I cant find the option anywhere. I've also found a couple of threads stating something similar, but it's most definitely not there... I'm wondering if it was in a previous version?
I'm looking for some suggestions, as short of taking it to a dealer i'm not sure what to do. I'd rather not pay the dealer charges, for them to turn around and tell me my wheel bearing needs replacing, or something as equally unrelated. I've already spent £700 on the car this year without actually using it, unfortunately i'm too far in to turn around and back out, but i'm aware it's going to cost more to get it going again. I really just want to hear my v8 roar again...
I'm Jason, from Birmingham (UK) and I have a Disco 2 v8.
The car doesn't get used all that much these days, its a second car thankfully. It's spent most of this year sitting on the drive and not really doing too much due to a few gremlins under the surface - I'm really looking for some help to get her running again. I've tried a couple of the Facebook groups, but it seems they're mostly interested in telling people the biggest tyres you can fit without modifying the vehicle... I'm not really into that just yet.
It started earlier this year, where the indicators ceased working, then the rear wiper and then the car wouldn't start. I since purchased a Hawkeye Total on the premise that it is a complete system that's able to diagnose and repair almost all faults with these cars. I guess I'm struggling with the only thing that the Hawkeye can't do!
Following recommendations, I had the BCU sent off for diagnosis and it came back OK, it was simply "locked". I've since discovered the internal fuse box was probably the route of my issues, so I've found a good one and replaced it. Hurrah, everything that didn't work before, now works! (I'm not sure there was actually anything wrong with the BCU to be honest, and wish i'd have saved myself nearly £200 by swapping the fuse box first, but you live and learn!)
I have the error message of P1672 Immobiliser - Incorrect code value not plausible.
The engine is "trying" to start, IE it bursts into life for a split second and then dies when I'm guessing the immobiliser kicks in.
The guy I sent the BCU off to said the Hawkeye has the facility to "relearn" the immobiliser code. But I cant find the option anywhere. I've also found a couple of threads stating something similar, but it's most definitely not there... I'm wondering if it was in a previous version?
I'm looking for some suggestions, as short of taking it to a dealer i'm not sure what to do. I'd rather not pay the dealer charges, for them to turn around and tell me my wheel bearing needs replacing, or something as equally unrelated. I've already spent £700 on the car this year without actually using it, unfortunately i'm too far in to turn around and back out, but i'm aware it's going to cost more to get it going again. I really just want to hear my v8 roar again...
