T4 in Hamburg required. BCU was removed - Page 3

ChrisNHH · 17th November 2013, 16:05

Having carried on with getting the garden ready for the winter, I left testing the car until later. All OK, except the keys will no longer communicate. The windows work and the door locks can be opened, but not closed, with the centre console switch. I'll have to tackle that problem next weekend... I'll go through the forum later...

ChrisNHH · 17th November 2013, 18:20

Without the replacement BCU, I would probably have not thought about checking the plug on the motor...

vitesse · 17th November 2013, 18:20

Sounds like you should hang on to the spare BCU for a bit longer. No hurry this end. Tried a main battery reset?

Regards

ChrisNHH · 18th November 2013, 17:52

Screams out loud... ;-)

The wipers don't work again.
It's dark, but I'm off to have a look... More later :-)

ChrisNHH · 18th November 2013, 20:19

I wonder if that's the problem?

Battery: 12V 50Ah 360 A (EN2) -250 A (IEC) Varta. The previous owner appears to have fitted the wrong battery. It was loose in the compartment, when I got home, after picking up the car from the former owner.

The relais are clicking, the washer works, the key no longer communicates and the battery light and warning lights come on when I use the wiper switch...

Sitting in the garden, in the dark >

If the wipers have been working since February, it must have been a slow process, if the battery is the cause...

Battery thread: http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...ad.php?t=22425

ChrisNHH · 18th November 2013, 20:46

Main battery reset? You'll have to jog my memory on that one...

I did follow one reset tip. I disconnected the battery and held the cables together, although I did feel it was odd...

vitesse · 18th November 2013, 21:29

Believe mine is rated at 75 so quite a lot stronger. Have you any chance of putting the battery on an overnight charge?

People talk about a battery reset meaning a disconnected battery from it's terminals for a period of at least 30 mins, not heard the one about holding the two leads together, maybe on a par with rain dances and chanting (bearing in mind things like sat nav and radio codes).

Your Vitesse battery could probably do with a recharge and run so think about using that one.

Keep well

ChrisNHH · 19th November 2013, 11:31

On the train again...
I was up at 5am and had another look. Swapped BCUs again... No luck.

Good idea with swapping batteries... :-)

It does appear to be a lack of power...

ChrisNHH · 20th November 2013, 17:54

Sadly, it won't work with the SD1 battery, as the terminals are the wrong way round and the battery is very much higher. I would probably do some damage, if tried to force a test. The new battery is due tommorow. It has the correct height and ratings.

Note: I'm not reading, or sending Emails much, due to a lack of time, but can add to this thread on the train...

vitesse · 20th November 2013, 18:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisNHH

Sadly, it won't work with the SD1 battery, as the terminals are the wrong way round and the battery is very much higher. I would probably do some damage, if tried to force a test. The new battery is due tommorow. It has the correct height and ratings.

Note: I'm not reading, or sending Emails much, due to a lack of time, but can add to this thread on the train...

I'm sure you mean that the terminals on the SD1 are correctly placed whereas the ones on the "modern" car are back to front.

Remember our SD1s have something these modern cars lack - a low coolant sensor. Good of you to update events, some posters never even reply after receiving advice.

Hear others are trying to assist too, so will keep fingers crossed.

Regards

17th November 2013, 16:05	#21
ChrisNHH Avid contributor MG ZT135 CDTi RHD BLACK, 3x ROVER 75 CDTi Conni SE, + SD1 VITESSE BLACK Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Hamburg, originally Worthing/Brighton Posts: 109 Thanks: 17 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	wipers and BCU Having carried on with getting the garden ready for the winter, I left testing the car until later. All OK, except the keys will no longer communicate. The windows work and the door locks can be opened, but not closed, with the centre console switch. I'll have to tackle that problem next weekend... I'll go through the forum later... __________________ Black 1983 LHD Rover SD1 Vitesse. Firefrost CDTi, Starlight CDTi, Monogram Chatsworth 75 Tourer CDTi - RHD, facelift, 2004. Hamburg, Germany.

17th November 2013, 18:20	#22
ChrisNHH Avid contributor MG ZT135 CDTi RHD BLACK, 3x ROVER 75 CDTi Conni SE, + SD1 VITESSE BLACK Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Hamburg, originally Worthing/Brighton Posts: 109 Thanks: 17 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Wipers and BCU Without the replacement BCU, I would probably have not thought about checking the plug on the motor... __________________ Black 1983 LHD Rover SD1 Vitesse. Firefrost CDTi, Starlight CDTi, Monogram Chatsworth 75 Tourer CDTi - RHD, facelift, 2004. Hamburg, Germany.

18th November 2013, 17:52	#24
ChrisNHH Avid contributor MG ZT135 CDTi RHD BLACK, 3x ROVER 75 CDTi Conni SE, + SD1 VITESSE BLACK Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Hamburg, originally Worthing/Brighton Posts: 109 Thanks: 17 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Wipers and BCU Screams out loud... ;-) The wipers don't work again. It's dark, but I'm off to have a look... More later :-) __________________ Black 1983 LHD Rover SD1 Vitesse. Firefrost CDTi, Starlight CDTi, Monogram Chatsworth 75 Tourer CDTi - RHD, facelift, 2004. Hamburg, Germany.

18th November 2013, 20:19	#25
ChrisNHH Avid contributor MG ZT135 CDTi RHD BLACK, 3x ROVER 75 CDTi Conni SE, + SD1 VITESSE BLACK Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Hamburg, originally Worthing/Brighton Posts: 109 Thanks: 17 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Wipers and BCU I wonder if that's the problem? Battery: 12V 50Ah 360 A (EN2) -250 A (IEC) Varta. The previous owner appears to have fitted the wrong battery. It was loose in the compartment, when I got home, after picking up the car from the former owner. The relais are clicking, the washer works, the key no longer communicates and the battery light and warning lights come on when I use the wiper switch... Sitting in the garden, in the dark > If the wipers have been working since February, it must have been a slow process, if the battery is the cause... Battery thread: http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...ad.php?t=22425 __________________ Black 1983 LHD Rover SD1 Vitesse. Firefrost CDTi, Starlight CDTi, Monogram Chatsworth 75 Tourer CDTi - RHD, facelift, 2004. Hamburg, Germany. Last edited by ChrisNHH; 18th November 2013 at 20:32..

18th November 2013, 20:46	#26
ChrisNHH Avid contributor MG ZT135 CDTi RHD BLACK, 3x ROVER 75 CDTi Conni SE, + SD1 VITESSE BLACK Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Hamburg, originally Worthing/Brighton Posts: 109 Thanks: 17 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Wipers and BCU Main battery reset? You'll have to jog my memory on that one... I did follow one reset tip. I disconnected the battery and held the cables together, although I did feel it was odd... __________________ Black 1983 LHD Rover SD1 Vitesse. Firefrost CDTi, Starlight CDTi, Monogram Chatsworth 75 Tourer CDTi - RHD, facelift, 2004. Hamburg, Germany.

17th November 2013, 18:20	#23
vitesse I really should get out more....... Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Gävle Posts: 2,534 Thanks: 395 Thanked 823 Times in 652 Posts	Sounds like you should hang on to the spare BCU for a bit longer. No hurry this end. Tried a main battery reset? Regards

18th November 2013, 21:29	#27
vitesse I really should get out more....... Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Gävle Posts: 2,534 Thanks: 395 Thanked 823 Times in 652 Posts	Believe mine is rated at 75 so quite a lot stronger. Have you any chance of putting the battery on an overnight charge? People talk about a battery reset meaning a disconnected battery from it's terminals for a period of at least 30 mins, not heard the one about holding the two leads together, maybe on a par with rain dances and chanting (bearing in mind things like sat nav and radio codes). Your Vitesse battery could probably do with a recharge and run so think about using that one. Keep well

19th November 2013, 11:31	#28
ChrisNHH Avid contributor MG ZT135 CDTi RHD BLACK, 3x ROVER 75 CDTi Conni SE, + SD1 VITESSE BLACK Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Hamburg, originally Worthing/Brighton Posts: 109 Thanks: 17 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Wipers and BCU On the train again... I was up at 5am and had another look. Swapped BCUs again... No luck. Good idea with swapping batteries... :-) It does appear to be a lack of power... __________________ Black 1983 LHD Rover SD1 Vitesse. Firefrost CDTi, Starlight CDTi, Monogram Chatsworth 75 Tourer CDTi - RHD, facelift, 2004. Hamburg, Germany.

20th November 2013, 17:54	#29
ChrisNHH Avid contributor MG ZT135 CDTi RHD BLACK, 3x ROVER 75 CDTi Conni SE, + SD1 VITESSE BLACK Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Hamburg, originally Worthing/Brighton Posts: 109 Thanks: 17 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Wipers and BCU Sadly, it won't work with the SD1 battery, as the terminals are the wrong way round and the battery is very much higher. I would probably do some damage, if tried to force a test. The new battery is due tommorow. It has the correct height and ratings. Note: I'm not reading, or sending Emails much, due to a lack of time, but can add to this thread on the train... __________________ Black 1983 LHD Rover SD1 Vitesse. Firefrost CDTi, Starlight CDTi, Monogram Chatsworth 75 Tourer CDTi - RHD, facelift, 2004. Hamburg, Germany.