> I'm getting to the point of pouring petrol on the thing and torching it.
>
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> nigelH
> P38 4.6 HSE 1996
Jack nearly made me spill my Shiraz on 20/05/2006 00:40 by writing:
> Nigel:
>
> I was to understand that the dealer had to reset the keys. Have you
> tried this?
No, there is no dealer reset for the keys on the P38A.
>> I'm getting to the point of pouring petrol on the thing and torching it.
>>
>> The alarm has gone potty. (again)
>> I have three keys and none of them work wirelessly.
>> They won't resync so maybe the radio receiver is bust???
Are you sure you've followed the correct resync process. It does vary
from year to year.
>> It won't let me enter the keycode - I go through the sequence with
>> a lot of beeping but it never unlocks.
And are you sure you're getting it right. Again, for some MY's the
process is slightly different. And is there any possibility the keys
have been changed at some point in the past, or a new BeCM installed?
>> Is it possible to have the alarm deinstalled?
No, it's part of the BeCM and can't be removed. Sorry.
The alarm system is the weak point of the P38A - it's got really crap
diagnostics, so you're often trying to figure things out in the dark.
You can check whether the BeCM is getting a valid code or not
diagnostically, and that should let you know how to proceed.
There are ways of extracting the right EKA from the BECM; drop me a mail
(replace "spam" with "andy") if you need to speak to someone who can help.
Andy