New member in need of some help saving a ZT-T Cdti

MGMarc · 24th October 2015, 21:30

Hi I'm new to the forum and have just acquired a 2005 Cdti Tourer

It has been parked up next to the sea for 8mths and is in need of saving from the scrap heap in the sky. I have carried out a service on the engine already as the PCV filter was totally blocked causing plooms of smoke

It looks solid enough and seems to drive ok it there's lots of niggly faults that need attention and I'm hoping members can point me in the right direction

1) Climate control panel is displaying "error"

2) Key will unlock the car remotely but won't lock it

3) dash/instrument panel won't display when the indicators and headlights etc are on (lights outside the car work fine)

4) Tailgate or glass won't open, if I disconnect the battery the boot and glass briefly will open

Stickman · 24th October 2015, 21:39

Hi m8
Locate yr nearest t4 guru buddy
Be a good start and save you time and aggro in the long run
Regards
Chris

chipsceola · 24th October 2015, 21:46

Your profile holds useless secrets, location listed as South, so instead of guiding you to your nearest T4 operator I can only direct you to a UK list to choose from, list here
but why not at least show your County if you have particular problems saying which town or city you live in?

klarzy · 24th October 2015, 23:56

Sounds like a bus fault. Which type of car do you have?

Dragrad · 25th October 2015, 00:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by klarzy-dials.com

Sounds like a bus fault. Which type of car do you have?

From his profile...

Car
MG ZT-T
Engine 2.0 Cdti
Model +
Model Year 2005

UncleWinnet · 25th October 2015, 05:10

Had this on my cdt a few weeks ago disconnected the fbh and then disconnected the battery for 45 mins reconnect battery and everything works my fbh board was ****** so I'm getting a new one

MGMarc · 25th October 2015, 08:23

Just spent 30mins going over a couple of things and here's what I noticed

1) car Windows seem to mist up heavily suggesting water ingress

2) Boot area seems dry and the spare wheel area is dry

3) Climate control is sporadically working and only showing FC 00 which I believe means there aren't any faults

4) Headlights now seem to be on even when the switch is off

5) Passenger footwell area seems dry

6) My car doesn't seem to have a webasto heater or CD changer (CD changer plug in the boot does look corroded though)

Will check the bulkhead area later for water

MGMarc · 25th October 2015, 08:24

In response to a previous post I live in Dorset

grivas · 25th October 2015, 09:47

Hi there, welcome, the first and most important thing to carry out before going on to anything else.

CHECK the PLENUMS and clear of debris and water etc, check the pollen filter there in if wet not level and replace, if plenums full of water, assume the ECU is been flooded, there lie all the immediate problems.
Please report back.

MGMarc · 25th October 2015, 12:48

Just had a look at the plenum area and it had half an inch of water at the bottom, I could only see one main drain hole which was full of crud. I used a large threaded rod and cleaned all of the gunk out

Pollen filter was very dirty but seemed dry

I removed the battery for 30mins and now the car locks from the keyfob 😁

24th October 2015, 21:30	#1
MGMarc Avid contributor MG ZT-T Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Dorset Posts: 135 Thanks: 6 Thanked 23 Times in 11 Posts	New member in need of some help saving a ZT-T Cdti Hi I'm new to the forum and have just acquired a 2005 Cdti Tourer It has been parked up next to the sea for 8mths and is in need of saving from the scrap heap in the sky. I have carried out a service on the engine already as the PCV filter was totally blocked causing plooms of smoke It looks solid enough and seems to drive ok it there's lots of niggly faults that need attention and I'm hoping members can point me in the right direction 1) Climate control panel is displaying "error" 2) Key will unlock the car remotely but won't lock it 3) dash/instrument panel won't display when the indicators and headlights etc are on (lights outside the car work fine) 4) Tailgate or glass won't open, if I disconnect the battery the boot and glass briefly will open

24th October 2015, 21:46	#3
chipsceola This is my second home Jaguar XF 3.0D Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Southampton Posts: 4,364 Thanks: 119 Thanked 509 Times in 426 Posts	Your profile holds useless secrets, location listed as South, so instead of guiding you to your nearest T4 operator I can only direct you to a UK list to choose from, list here but why not at least show your County if you have particular problems saying which town or city you live in? __________________ Chips

24th October 2015, 23:56	#4
klarzy This is my second home none but not gone Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: March, Cambs Posts: 16,437 Thanks: 894 Thanked 4,247 Times in 3,025 Posts	Sounds like a bus fault. Which type of car do you have? __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]….All praise Bananaswan….

24th October 2015, 21:39	#2
Stickman Posted a thing or two Rover 75 saloon Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Bordon Posts: 1,856 Thanks: 250 Thanked 403 Times in 352 Posts	Hi m8 Locate yr nearest t4 guru buddy Be a good start and save you time and aggro in the long run Regards Chris

25th October 2015, 05:10	#6
UncleWinnet Regular poster rover 75 saloon club cdt se Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: near blackpool Posts: 45 Thanks: 0 Thanked 10 Times in 5 Posts	Had this on my cdt a few weeks ago disconnected the fbh and then disconnected the battery for 45 mins reconnect battery and everything works my fbh board was ****** so I'm getting a new one

25th October 2015, 08:23	#7
MGMarc Avid contributor MG ZT-T Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Dorset Posts: 135 Thanks: 6 Thanked 23 Times in 11 Posts	Just spent 30mins going over a couple of things and here's what I noticed 1) car Windows seem to mist up heavily suggesting water ingress 2) Boot area seems dry and the spare wheel area is dry 3) Climate control is sporadically working and only showing FC 00 which I believe means there aren't any faults 4) Headlights now seem to be on even when the switch is off 5) Passenger footwell area seems dry 6) My car doesn't seem to have a webasto heater or CD changer (CD changer plug in the boot does look corroded though) Will check the bulkhead area later for water

25th October 2015, 08:24	#8
MGMarc Avid contributor MG ZT-T Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Dorset Posts: 135 Thanks: 6 Thanked 23 Times in 11 Posts	In response to a previous post I live in Dorset

25th October 2015, 09:47	#9
grivas I really should get out more....... Rover 75 CDT Club Tourer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Milky Way Posts: 2,392 Thanks: 105 Thanked 513 Times in 382 Posts	Hi there, welcome, the first and most important thing to carry out before going on to anything else. CHECK the PLENUMS and clear of debris and water etc, check the pollen filter there in if wet not level and replace, if plenums full of water, assume the ECU is been flooded, there lie all the immediate problems. Please report back.

25th October 2015, 12:48	#10
MGMarc Avid contributor MG ZT-T Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Dorset Posts: 135 Thanks: 6 Thanked 23 Times in 11 Posts	Just had a look at the plenum area and it had half an inch of water at the bottom, I could only see one main drain hole which was full of crud. I used a large threaded rod and cleaned all of the gunk out Pollen filter was very dirty but seemed dry I removed the battery for 30mins and now the car locks from the keyfob 😁