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| steadyaway Member Since: 28 Feb 2015 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 184   
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Well, 11 months into ff ownership and it's broken! Luckily it looks like it's only the ignition switch. I've asked Dan for a price for a replacement but while I'm waiting I'll strip it down and spray it with contact cleaner to see if that helps. Other than that I've been absolutely suited with it, it really is a pleasure to own and drive. 😆 |
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4th Dec 2015 9:07pm |
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| Haylands Member Since: 04 Mar 2014 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 8190  
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What makes you think it's the ignition switch, what are the symptoms...???? Pete
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5th Dec 2015 1:59pm |
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| RP123 Member Since: 06 Jul 2014 Location: Highlands Posts: 187  
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When mine went it was intermittent, it started most times but then not on others. When it didn’t work I got a strange couple of bleeps from around the key are (very faint) . I replaced the lower half of the switch and had no problems since (touching a large piece of wood at the moment!!) Good old Dan to the rescue!
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5th Dec 2015 2:13pm |
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| steadyaway Member Since: 28 Feb 2015 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 184
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It's the same syptoms as others have had. Intermittent failure to start. Beeping, whirring and clicking from the the area around the key. Twist the key to off then run repeatedly and it may crank eventually. When it cranks it fires immediately. After doing a search it seems I'm not the only one. Some have cleaned the switch with success and others have replaced it. I have decided to replace it so it won't fail when Mrs me is driving it. |
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5th Dec 2015 7:06pm |
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| Haylands Member Since: 04 Mar 2014 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 8190
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Yep, sounds about right, there is the outside chance it is the immobiliser, they can fail like that but usually you don't get the beeping with it... new switch should sort it... |
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5th Dec 2015 7:13pm |
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| steadyaway Member Since: 28 Feb 2015 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 184
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Cheers Pete a second opinion on the lines of my thinking is good news. Shame it won't start as I was in your neck of the woods today but had to come in the wife's. Didn't fancy being stranded if it failed. |
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5th Dec 2015 7:30pm |
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| steadyaway Member Since: 28 Feb 2015 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 184
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New switch fitted (thanks Dan@Duckworths), and happy to report all is well. |
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19th Dec 2015 4:54pm |
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| tb10 Member Since: 17 Feb 2015 Location: Bromsgrove Posts: 337 
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Goodo! |
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19th Dec 2015 5:40pm |
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