New Member - C8 Immobiliser Fault

[sprayerandy]

Hi all I am a new member I am andy i live in north wales and I have just bought and when I say just bought I got it home

late Saturday night.

I am partly disabled I had a fall and have been limited to what I can do now I have always been involved with cars and motor bikes I liked the spanner work I also liked spraying I did a lot of both.

I know there are very clever people on this forum I would if I may like some help off the clever people on this site I have as I said just bought a citroen c8 2005 2ltr hdi I have been out this morning and I went to go back out this afternoon but cant go anywhere now as it has come on immoblizer fault I don't know if it is anything to do with the keys or what it is any HELP would be good

thanks all

[paul.h]

Welcome to the forum.

 

If you have a spare key try this in the ignition. In the key there is a chip that is detected at the ignition switch and through the car dash fusebox (Citroen call it a bsi) and ecu, allow the engine to run if the chip is the right one. There are many people who come up with this problem, some try fitting a new bsi/ecu/ignition switch and keys but it does not always work. Your best option is to let a Citroen dealer do a diagnostic check to find the fault. I would also contact the previous owner to see what they know about the fault since they may have tried to fix it before.

 

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