Fuel pump immobilised??

[Guest alib]

i'm having a similar problem 1996 uk tt, battery went flat so i disconnected it to charge. when i reconnected the alarm went off, so i left it untill i found the fob. reconnected the battery again, the alarm didn't go off this time, the engine turns over but she won't fire - puzzled, so i took a plug out, no fuel getting to the engine................Any ideas. it points towards the fuel pump being immobilised but the alarm light isn't illumintaed. to add to the fun, my alarm fob doesn't work, i'm going to try a new battery but i fear it may be a little more serious!!! Is there a secret reset for the immobilisor?????

[SteveC]

Is it the standard alarm that was fitted when the car was new? If it is then you have a Scorpion alarm and they are prone to needing to be synced up or re-programmed - the alarm unit and the key fob remotes.

 

If you are lucky, there is a way of syncing the alarm and remotes in the alarm manual that may work. It does sound like it is immobilised at present. I've had the same thing happen to me. If I can find the alarm manual I'll post the re-syncing info later - unless someone else posts it first.

 

If the above doesn't work then the only option really was to send the the alarm and remotes to the company itself for re-programming.

 

Unfortunately Scorpion no longer supports this particular model (the T5000 I think it is), so the alarm may have had it. I don't think Toyota dealers ever had the facilities to re-programme alarms themselves, but it may be worth an enquiry.

 

For what it's worth, I ended up installing a Clifford alarm.

 

Good luck.

 

 

Edit:

 

To re-synchronise the system: Stand within normal operating range and press and hold the ON/OFF button for a period of 10 seconds. This should re-synchronise the handset. Pressing the ON/OFF button a second time should flash the indicators and disarm the alarm.

Edited November 19, 2008 by SteveC
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