P38 Range Rover Thor 4.6 - No ignition Key turn 3 Fixed
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- It rained very heavily for 3 days starting Halloween night 2022. After the sky cleared several days later, the engine no longer started from Key turn position 3?! It was inactive. There was no click, no starter, no fuel. I think water had got into the vehicle, onto the BECM and other areas inside.
The BECM pin 2 rear connector tested good on continuity to the starter output wire from barrell, as did the pin 2 front BECM Yellow connector, which goes to the engine bay fuse box. Since continuity was good on both but nothing happens when turning the key, I knew the BECM had a fault.
I soldered a bypass wire from the Red/White ignition switch, and hooked it up to Pin 2 of the yellow connector on front of BECM, bypassing BECM altogether and allowing engine to start from turn 3.
I did not have engine disabled or any issue with my keyfob during any of this process. I have never had an issue with EKA code etc either. This is purely a BECM issue which arose from water ingress.
There has been no inner desire to 'fix' this issue as all systems work fine. Most likely some items soldered to the BECM board require desoldering and replacing. Maybe diode or relay(s).
Good video! It can help a lot in the future. But I wouldn't use sticky tape as an insulator. Shrink tube with adhesive filling, it will last a long time and will not cause more trouble)
Hey mate, my fathers p38 stopped cranking when it sat during the weekend so I started testing like you did in the video.
I do hear a click under the seat from the becm it’s called?
The starter turns when I jump the relay but it won’t fire up.
Since yours started by jumping the relay I seem to have a different fault since my starter turns but car won’t fire up.
Any ideas what could be wrong?
Regards Max
hey there, i may be fairly late, but it looks like a classic becm desync issue -- need to verify by diagnostics but symptoms are as on gems (on bosch it cranks but i assume you have gems because like on mine it doesn't)
it can be solved by either a syncmate from blackbox solutions, or any proper diag tool which would put the engine control unit into "learning mode" -- it is substantially easier to fix on gems compared to bosch/edc
Thanks a lot for the comment I will take this on board and check out the syncmate. This green 9/99 Range Rover is a Bosch, but I think you are on the right track with needing to Synch it. Until I do that, this has obviously been a solution to get the car moving again. Thanks again, we all learn together with these amazing yet difficult vehicles.
Muy bueno y explicativo tengo problemas con mí range Rover p38 no tengo el código eka . Que puedo hacer para que funcione?Hello, very good video. I'm from Argentina 🇦🇷. I tell you I have a range Rover p38 18 years ago. I can't get it to work for a few days. I don't have the eka code. You know what I can do Grace
Hello. Bad microswitch in door latch. Have you tried press door lock button on remote Fob, while it is in the door keyhole? and turn it FOUR times to the right. It should blink and indicator lights flash. Door has to lock and unlock with key. You probably do not need EKA code. If you have bad door microswitch it will not recognise your key! You have to take door panel off and fix microswitch! check the door lock mechanism.
You're amazing!!!! Just bought mine and got it locked in immobilizer engine disabled code. After a tow home, a few beers to calm I found your video. It fixed the issue! Hopefully it stays fixed but thank you.
Tengo el mismo problema solucionastes el tuyo?
Informative video.
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