Central locking.

[chuck 0]

Hi,

I just got my corrado back from paintshop - full respray. COOL job!!

Front seats re done (and fixed) in half leather too. Am I pleased or what. It was 5 long weeks, but it was worth the wait.

Anyway to the problem. Everything is back together again, but the central locking doesn't work!! Nothing, not a squeek. I know the doors were off the car, and they cut the wires going to the central locking device in each door (presumably instead of pulling through the door - if it fits). I have checked wiring in each door and its all alright. I, ve checked fuse 21, its OK - interior lights work too - so its not a fuse.

But I could understand it if only the doors didn't work, but nothing does - boot or fuel filler cover.

It has a standard scorpion VAG alarm, which beeps OK for arm and disarm. I even reset it - disconnected it and reconnected it - it went wewewew and I turned it off. It all works OK.

I can't work it out - Hopefully someone out there has an idea of what it is, cuz I'm stumped!!

 

(yea - i know my signature is now wrong)

[vr6storm 0]

as far as i'm aware the C has a vacuum pump central locking system......so it would presumably have wee tubes for the air to travel???????....maybe they only cut the wires and ignored the tubes????

only thing i can think off

[2cc 0]

Yep. Thats about the only other common factor I can think of other than what you've checked. Can't think off the top of my head how they are connected/routed round the car, but chances are they may not have joined 'em up again if they cut them to get the doors off.

Let's know what if u find it. I'd be well miffed if they'd done that to mine.

[chuck 0]

Yea, I think the system is similar to that on the Scirocco. I have that haynes manual. Where is the Bi-pressure pump located on the Corrado??

 

There is no life in anything. I checked the wires going intl the door pumps and there s nothing. If the pipes were not connected surely the bi pressure pump would whirr for a while.

 

This is a wee bit annoying now.

[vr6storm 0]

on mine the main c/l pump is hiding in the boot under the cover roughly beside where the fuel flap would be.....make sense?????

[Dave_Corrado16v 0]

talking of that motor by the fuel pump, mine packed in the other day - i was running on the red, pulled into the fuel station and the fuel flap was locked! Much tinkering and i eventually removed the motor and pushed the little rod manually! What a pain!