Pajero electrical fault/immobiliser

[adzyspence]

Hi guys
I have an issue with my 98 model pajero 3.5 litre petrol model. It has been previously fitted with an engine immobiliser and when I bought it I was told he had it disconnected. Problem is it beeps really loudly when you left the lights on or reversed with lights on so I found today where it was coming from and it was a little speaker thing near the drivers right foot. I cut the wires to it and was all gone. Problem is now the car won't start and I have no power no lights on the dash come on or radio or anything. Fuses seem ok. Any help or insight . I'm starting to think maybe the immobiliser has immobilised the car. Not sure. Thanks

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By the sound of it, the wire(s) you cut may have been feeding more than just the beeper. Did you cut the wires directly adjacent to the beeper? I suggest that you temporarily reconnect the wire(s) again and see what happens. If it must have the beeper in order to start/run etc, maybe you can install a resistor of the same value as the beeper. Failing that, wrap the beeper in some heavy material to quieten it down a bit.

Another thought - maybe you disturbed some dodgy wiring which was bridging out the immobiliser. (I doubt this because that shouldn't affect teh instrument lighting etc as well.

[adzyspence]

That's what I thought and have reconnected to try but to no avail. My gut feeling is something to do with the immobiliser. Just don't know how to bypass it.

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Those pajeros came with an immobiliser as standard. I would hope that is was not simple to bypass the immobiliser. I hope he doesn't mind, but there is a guy from Mitz-Fix in Melbourne (Mal) who deals almost exclusively with Magnas. Lately on aussiemagna.com there has been a bit of discussion about by-passing immobilisers on Magnas of about that vintage. He may be able to advise a bit, although if your vehicle was beeping in reverse, I suspect that Dodgy Brothers had something to do with it. Anyway, Mal's phone no is (03) 9761 6270. I have dealt with him a few times and he is a good bloke.

I was (still am) petrified that something will go wrong one day and leave me stranded half way out to Chambers Pillar or similar. Such is the price of modern technology...