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scorpioaaron
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IGNITION ON WITHOUT KEY
« on: Nov 9th, 2014, 10:37am » |
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My brother come to start his car this morning and the battery was dead.... The ignition was on but the key wasn't in....
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Scorpio_Mike
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Re: IGNITION ON WITHOUT KEY
« Reply #1 on: Nov 9th, 2014, 12:08pm » |
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Is this a Scorpio we are talking about here or a different type of car ?
Sounds like either a stuck relay or if a Scorpio, a wet fusebox 
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scorpioaaron
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Re: IGNITION ON WITHOUT KEY
« Reply #2 on: Nov 9th, 2014, 12:17pm » |
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sorry its a 1999 scorpio 2.3
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a900one
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Re: IGNITION ON WITHOUT KEY
« Reply #3 on: Nov 9th, 2014, 2:05pm » |
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Wet fuse box ?, has it got a battery cover.
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fieldashley
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Re: IGNITION ON WITHOUT KEY
« Reply #4 on: Nov 9th, 2014, 8:08pm » |
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Yeah it's got a battery cover
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Simmo
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Re: IGNITION ON WITHOUT KEY
« Reply #5 on: Nov 10th, 2014, 7:49am » |
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on Nov 9th, 2014, 8:08pm, fieldashley wrote:| Yeah it's got a battery cover |
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Yes but are the drain holes clear?. Have a read of This page and This page to check the drain holes on both sides are clear. Is there any sign of water on the passenger floorwell coming from behind the glove box?. If so the battery side fuse box is certain to be soaked. 
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Re: IGNITION ON WITHOUT KEY
« Reply #6 on: Nov 10th, 2014, 11:21am » |
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With all the rain weve had id say wet fuse box aswell, they can be stripped/dried/ cleaned pretty easily, however getting the drivers side box off is a fiddly job
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fieldashley
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Re: IGNITION ON WITHOUT KEY
« Reply #7 on: Nov 10th, 2014, 2:22pm » |
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Discovered today tho if I push the brake it turn the ignition off.
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Re: IGNITION ON WITHOUT KEY
« Reply #8 on: Nov 10th, 2014, 4:11pm » |
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Just a thought! make sure the ashtray is NOT shorting out. It can give some strange happenings IF it does.
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Re: IGNITION ON WITHOUT KEY
« Reply #9 on: Nov 10th, 2014, 10:14pm » |
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this was the damaged engine wiring loom in my car.
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