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Post Fri Apr 27, 2012 9:11 pm

has the relay gone on my 325 f reg its not letting me unlock her or the bloody filler cap sounds as if its shortin out somewhere some1 helpppp please
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Post Fri Apr 27, 2012 9:15 pm

Any sounds coming from the front driverside speaker in the footwell??
Is all the C/L not working, or only some?
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Post Fri Apr 27, 2012 9:27 pm

NOISE FROM NEAR THE SPEAKER MATE BOTH SIDES SOME TIMES
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Post Fri Apr 27, 2012 9:29 pm

sorry and none of the c/l is working
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Post Fri Apr 27, 2012 9:38 pm

Undo the screws to the driverside footwell speaker, 2 iirc,
take the speaker out,
and underneath it in the footwell is the C/L relay, there's 2 bolts that need to be undone to release the bracket for the Relay.
Check to see if there is any water in the footwell too, as this is noramlly the most common problem.
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Post Fri Apr 27, 2012 9:49 pm

ok il do this tomorrow morning is it the relay thats gone if its making a weird noise?thank you for your time buddy
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Post Fri Apr 27, 2012 10:05 pm

If the relay is gone due to water damage, you'll nee to clean out the inside the footwell and unblock the drains.
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Post Fri Apr 27, 2012 10:26 pm

if not then you need to do the black/red wire mod sounds like your problem is the same as what i had
you do it while the speaker is out on the drivers side
cut the 2 black wires with the red stipe on the back of the plug going through the pillar into the drivers door and join them together
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Post Fri Apr 27, 2012 10:54 pm

ok mate and tht'll solve the problem without buying a new relay?cheers mate
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Post Fri Apr 27, 2012 10:57 pm

It might do, depends on the actual problem.
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Post Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:11 pm

i know it sounds stupid but ounce iv took the relay out how am i gona be able to tell if its working or not will the pet cap open up and doors unlock or what mate?
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Post Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:17 pm

Petrolcap lock is easily accessable from the boot, if you can open that.
The lock is ocated behind the carpet, you'll see a hole in the carpet, through that you can slide the lock to open the cap.
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Post Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:21 pm

yeah i can open the boot mate cheers,where do i find a relay lol had a look on here cant seem to find one quite a common fault on these though
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Post Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:23 pm

Find a relay????
To buy if your's is caput!

I have plenty :D
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Post Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:26 pm

haha your just the man then lol how much is that goin to set me back pal,also a bit off subject but do you anything about the set up on the air flow sensor the allen key screw its hunting a little cheers
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Post Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:28 pm

Don't touch the allen key!!!!!
Check for airleaks first on all thew rubber boots,inlet manifold etc....

and PM'd
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Post Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:32 pm

well it went in for a full service the other day and for the valves to be done to stop all taps etc and he said he'd had a play around with it not good then?im new to all this mate so i aint got a clue what pm means buddy
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Post Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:37 pm

They shouldn't have touched it if they knew what they were doing.
Sounds like they have messed up the misture on the AFM.
You need to take it to an MOT station and have it reset, by having the H/C set via machine.
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Post Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:38 pm

just saw your message mate ta
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Post Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:40 pm

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Post Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:46 pm

ok mate back she goes lol
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