S1 Rebuild(s)

[Dave Adams]

some pics of the rebuild process,

the top trailing arm bracket is broke......

the diff is sloping back a little (looking up) so that will need sorting.......

As you can see there isn't a lot of bracing in an S1 chassis, that will be sorted.

[Steve and Matt Pegrum]

Including the transponder & code?!

[Dave Adams]

If I wanted the three button key........didn't see the point so I just got key with code chip for the pats system.

[Steve and Matt Pegrum]

I shall have to find an asda near me. 

[Dave Adams]

Timpson

Big country wide franchise.....

[Steve and Matt Pegrum]

Ah thanks 

[Steve and Matt Pegrum]

There's all kinds of stuff about PATS keys on the web, but it all seems to require 2 keys and a bunch of on/off stuff on the car. So does this mean he cloned the original key chip rather than creating a new one?

Sounds like you have built the PATS sensor into the column like it supposed to be on a Mondeo - very neat. I worry about mine getting hotwired so I have a hidden battery isolator switch that I use as well - but that's a bit clunky and prevents the remote locking from working (on the Eagle RV that is!)

[Pete Clayton]

The bunch of on/off of the ignition is for reprogramming remote locking to a key

[Dave Adams]

I have used the pats system from the focus 60 pin ecu the things on the net are about reprogramming the keys when your locks and alarm go out of sync. I only need the immobiliser to disarm. For that all I need is the chip to be recognised by the ecu.

[Dave Adams]

interesting fault on my car.....the head lights are coming on when the car is running. but will go off if i switch the lights on and off again.....but only for a short while then they come on again...the main beam also comes on by its self when the lights are on.....odd i need to think what the issue is. i suspect at the moment it might be the dip/main steering column switch.

[Dave Adams]

but only the head lights not the dash lights or tail lights......

[Steve and Matt Pegrum]

Sides tail and dash are normally all the same circuit but dip and main are separate.

Yep sounds like s dodgy switch or wiring to me. What column do you have? (I've had related problems with Sierraswitches)

[Adrian Southgate]

Did the donor car have automatic lights? could be missing a light dependant switch somewhere.