Important! : yellow key in a box on dash car wont start HELP PLZ

1st September 2012, 19:00

hi i have rebuilt my whole vts moved everything from my old shell the a better 1 as old 1 was rotten i have plugged in loom car nearly complete but wen i put the key in the ignition i get a yellow box with a yellow key in it on the dash flashing car turns over but will not start dont think its even trying the fuel is getting to the engine but its not firing any ideas ? i seen on forums it may be something to do with the immobilizer alarm and central locking works fine i dont know where to start i have cleaned up the terminals on the starter motor its not that anyway thing is it all worked fine on my other shell engine been stood for around a month i seen it may be transponder key ecu chip in key im lost. can i take off immobilizer to sort this out many thanks chris

1st September 2012, 19:04

to take imobiliser off, the car needs to be running.
the ecu you're usiing....is it an unlocked one?

1st September 2012, 19:08

Immobiliser is stopping it starting, i had this a couple of months back,disconnect battery to reset ecu, then when the engine is running remove the immobiliser from the back of the dashboard, the car must be running.

1st September 2012, 19:15

Using your orignal key immo and ecu?

1st September 2012, 22:14

ty for your replys i have only 1 key that i had with the car wen i had it it worked fine be4 the lad i had the car off said that it had been race cammed and remapped dont know if this is true but its very fast seems faster than standard and drinks fuel when it was in me old shell dont know if that meens its unlocked or not i have tryed disconnecting batt and waiting still the same just turns over so i cant disconnect it until its running but it wont run lol at all the immobilizer defo does its job lol cant even pinch me own car lol

1st September 2012, 22:48

you may have a locked ecu.
pm cam, he deals with unlocking ecu's etc (the person above your comment)