central locking packed up and water in boot wells

[terence]

please help... the central locking on my 1989 320i 2door has packed up...both doors and boot lock manually so locks are fine but none operate the central locking...any ideas? fuse is ok and cant find a relay......also i have big puddles of water in the 2 resesses in the boot floor.any ideas?..thanks

[eko]

Hya mate,welcome to the Zone

The central locking relay is located below the speaker in the drivers footwell.
To get to it you need to remove the speaker,then there is a plastic cover just below it.
Remove this cover and the relay is under there.
To remove the relay you need to remove 2 philips screws which secure it!

Also worth noting that these cars usually have a problem with the wires running into the drivers door pillar,i think this is the most common cause of central locking problems on E30`s.
Its worth doing a search on the Tech forum to get more info on this!

Boot seal knackered?

[jmc330i]

i have big puddles of water in the 2 resesses in the boot floor.any ideas?..thanks

There should be a rubber bung type thing at the bottom of each recess that has a slit in it to let the water out. These sometimes need prodding with a screwdriver as they can get blocked. If you look from the under side of the car you should be able to find the bungs and open them up from the outside.

The pooling of the water can be caused by condensation from the inside of the quater panels running down into the recesses and not being able to get out because the rubber bungs are blocked.

HTH and welcome

[MONSPORT42]

When my boot wells filled up it turned out to be the drain pipes from the sun roof. They slot into a tray attached to the inner rear wings behind the carpet/boot liner. Mine had become dislodged and therefore just drained into the boot. The trays themselves can also get clogged up with mud and overflow with the same result.
Worth checking the seals round the rear light clusters as well as the boot shut seal itself but if it's a lot of water it's most likely to be the first.

[Brianmoooore]

If it's not rear light seals, then I'm afraid the reason may be good old fashioned tinworm, especially on the outer section of the wheelarch on the right hand side.

[Brianmoooore]

Forgot the central locking. Use the forum search function to find out abot two red/black wires, and what to do with them.

[terence]

..many thanks for all your suggestions...ill crack on and get it all sorted

[no_whippets]

Tagging onto this thread - my c/l is playing up, working intermittently. I can hear some electrics growling in the driver's door, I guess this is that relay I've been reading about. Can't take it to the garage for a while and am not that bothered - except today I went to fill her up and couldn't open the fuel cap! Swore at the car and it only went and bloody worked... anyhow is there any way to get to the cap if the c/l is jamming?

[Brianmoooore]

Tagging onto this thread - my c/l is playing up, working intermittently. I can hear some electrics growling in the driver's door, I guess this is that relay I've been reading about. Can't take it to the garage for a while and am not that bothered - except today I went to fill her up and couldn't open the fuel cap! Swore at the car and it only went and bloody worked... anyhow is there any way to get to the cap if the c/l is jamming?

There is a slot in the boot liner where you can hook the solenoid back with a piece of stiff wire.
Cure for your central locking is the same as the OPs, and involves finding two red/black wires and joining them together.
I've posted the full details many times. Use the forum search button, and enter my name and central locking.