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Title: I am new and have a few gremlins! Post by lucas on May 12th, 2004, 2:41pm Firstly, what an excellent site, all the info and wiring/fuse diagrams are first class! Now business, i bought a 2.5td ultima this weekend and for the most part am thrilled with it, but being a perfectionist i want it 100% The big things for me are rear door behind drivers does not open at all and i cannot strip it down until its open, so how do i go about this? then the cd player does not work, it did once but either comes up with error two or check disc! Also the remote for the central locking does nothing, i have replaced the batteries but still nothing im syre there is more but if i could fix these things i would be a happy man kind regards Lucas |
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Title: Re: I am new and have a few gremlins! Post by john.n on May 12th, 2004, 3:54pm The remote should be repairable-there is a page dedicated to this.Rear door does seem to be a problem. Maybe someone else can help. Welcome!! john.n ;) |
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Title: Re: I am new and have a few gremlins! Post by craig on May 12th, 2004, 4:00pm regarding the cd player,are the connections intact both behind the unit (easy to pull out),and on the disc changer it's self ?,regarding the remote,as john says whole host of info on this..... have you tried cleaning it and re-programming it,re-programme it by the site instructions,the handbook ones may not be right |
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Title: Re: I am new and have a few gremlins! Post by Snoopy on May 13th, 2004, 7:32am With regards the rear door Make sure the multi pin plug connecting all the electrics to the door is seated correctly, but you should be able to get the door card off without removing the doors although I have not tried this myself... One question has the rear door ever opened? or didn't you open it before you bought the car.....? Other might have more ideas but will keep thinking..... Cheers Snoopy |
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Title: Re: I am new and have a few gremlins! Post by lucas on May 13th, 2004, 9:35am thanks for all the replys, have now sorted the remote, the little connector on the back was bent the wrong way, with regards to the door It did open once but not since and the cd player is in pieces as it does not appear to rotate the cd for a yet unknown reason Lucas |
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Title: Re: I am new and have a few gremlins! Post by ron_c on May 13th, 2004, 5:21pm Hi Lucas, Re - CD player. Yo're a brave man to take that to pieces. A Bit of info... The first thing a CD player does is to try to focus on the CD. If it can't do that it will nort normally even try to rotate the disc. In fact, it usually does taht to try to find out if there is a disc in. It will only try for about a couple of seconds and then gives up. Normally, you can tell when it's trying because a little lens thingy bobs up and down and can make a gentle clicking noise. This will be initiated by convincing it that you have just given it simething to look at. You may have to be inventive! If it,s doing that, try cleaning the lens - be careful and use a cotton bud and pure alcahol. Meths, gin or vodka will definitely not do! You can get kits for as little as a quid. If it still will not do it it's probably something horrible like the laser and you should take the sensible option - get a replacement unit. Sorry. Good luck, Ron |
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Title: Re: I am new and have a few gremlins! Post by howiedintheplace on May 13th, 2004, 6:39pm Regards CD player I agree with Ron + if the player thinks there is no CD try pushing the little turntable thing back up the spindle a bit, away from the laser. After years of use the thing slowly gets closer & closer to the laser until it can not focus on the disc anymore. Becareful to push up square otherwise the disc will not spin true & you will get drop outs in the sound. Be very careful when cleaning the laser it's really delicate. |
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Title: Re: I am new and have a few gremlins! Post by Paul B on May 13th, 2004, 6:59pm This door... what have you tried exactly? They can stick a bit if not opened for a while, and maybe the child lock is on(?) How about getting someone to give a friendly nudge from the inside while you do the handle outside? Sorry if you've already done this. Paul |
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Title: Re: I am new and have a few gremlins! Post by allante on May 14th, 2004, 6:55am Regards the cd player and speaking as an ex electronics engineer, I havent had one of these particular units apart but the laser on some slides along on rails. when you put a disc in it has to read the TOC (table of contents) which is at the centre of the disc. It may be that it is focussing and finding the disc but due to these rails being gummy it cant slide far enough towards the centre to get the info. If you do clean the lens, like they say, use either a cotton bud or better still a chamois video/audio head cleaning stick BUT..use as little pressure as is humanly possible as the lens assembly is balanced on a spring type system and the slightest bit too hard and it will throw it all out. If thats any help :) |
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Title: Re: I am new and have a few gremlins! Post by lucas on May 14th, 2004, 7:33pm There is a lot of wires and stuff in there! I have decided that, the problem is the cd player does noy spin the disc and i am about to determin weather it is because there is no/ not enough downward pressure on the cd and the drive is just slipping My old man is into electronics and that kind of stuff so it will mostly be his job i think! Thanks guys Lucas |
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Title: Re: I am new and have a few gremlins! Post by ren on May 14th, 2004, 9:28pm Hi regards the rear door if someone has tried to open the door i e lift the handle when the central locking is unbolting the door the operation on that door stops and that door stays bolted to reset disconnect battery for 1/2 hour reconnect /central lock the doors then unlock and door should open hth Ren |
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Title: Re: I am new and have a few gremlins! Post by lucas on May 16th, 2004, 11:13am Thanks ren i will give that a try |
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