passenger door central locking broke???

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eltel
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Post Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:22 pm

hi... i own a 1988 2 door 320i with a 325 engine...yesterday the passenger door central locking stopped working???

tried the locking sloenoid motors (swapped with driver one) but they are fine.

there seems to be some life getting to the motor as tested it with a test light and the bulb lit up when locking was activated.

all other locks work with the central locking...boot,driver door and fuel cap etc

was sure it would be the motor but its not...any ideas???

all help will be grately appreciated..thanks in advance

gareth
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Brianmoooore
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Post Fri Jul 21, 2006 10:26 pm

Dooor pillar plug and socket is the obvious.
Did you test across the white and blue wires?
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Post Sat Jul 22, 2006 1:30 am

Agree with Brian, the pins in the door connector are prone to corrosion and are a common cause of central locking issues.