Immobilizer problems after dash changed

Hi,

Bit of a sensitive question being immobilizer related, especially as its my first post on this forum, but I was given another dash for my A3 (1.6 sport '98) out of a later model with the white dials and center digital info screen. Well, I changed it, now I realise how stupid of a mistake it was as now the immobiliser light now keeps flashing and keeps cutting the engine out when started. I put the old instruments back in but still, the immobilizer keeps cutting the engine out :mad: Can anyone suggest what I can do to solve the problem?

Thanks very much in advance,

Kris :)

Yes the dash is coded to the imobiliser, an new dash requires recoding. You can send a faulty a dash away to sort out the LCD display so I would have thought putting the old one back in would have worked? Have a search I seem to remember something about the correct order to do things on here.

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Originally Posted by m33sta

Yes the dash is coded to the imobiliser, an new dash requires recoding. You can send a faulty a dash away to sort out the LCD display so I would have thought putting the old one back in would have worked? Have a search I seem to remember something about the correct order to do things on here.

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The original dash wasn't faulty, but the new one looked a bit more modern but didn't think it would cause me this much grief lol. I have searched around the forum but haven't found anything that has helped so far and I cant figure out why the old unit hasn't sorted the problem :( I did try disconnecting the battery etc like some of the other threads have said but to no avail.

Thanks for you help though,

Kris :)

You need to remove the faut code in the ECU

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Originally Posted by kenney

You need to remove the faut code in the ECU

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Would this easily be done with a cheap VAGCOM kit off ebay?

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Originally Posted by kenney

You need to remove the faut code in the ECU

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I've just bought this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=230335003811 So hopefully I can sort it quickly otherwise I'm stuffed at getting to work lol.

Thanks for your help guys :)

Kris :)

I beleive the the use of the VAGCOM you have bought is very limited,Without a registrated licence i do not think you can clear the code Engine control unit blocked

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Originally Posted by kenney

I beleive the the use of the VAGCOM you have bought is very limited,Without a registrated licence i do not think you can clear the code Engine control unit blocked

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Oh :zx11: I'll have to see when it arrives, if all else fails, i'll have to take a trip to Audi.

Thanks,

Kris :)