Immobiliser Wire

[RanjS8]

My car had classic symptoms of a faulty immobiliser wire from the ignition barrel to the immobiliser.

The symptoms are...'when you start the car it cuts out after 2 seconds and the immobiliser light is flashing on the dash'

The repair for this is on audi pages and the part number for the wire also, which can be bought for about 15 quid from tps.

Anyways the guide on audipages.com is good, however it doesnt show clearly where the immobiliser wire goes from the ignition barrel, and how to change the immobiliser wire in the white immobiliser connector. So thought I would add a few tips here.

1. The immobiliser sits tucked up under the dash on the driver side....to the left of the of the steering wheel.


2. The white connector as shown in audipages.com sits in a black connector, which connects to the immobiliser module.

3. If you make a thin little metal prong, you can actually get the little metal connectors to slip out of the white connector by pushing the metal prong into the appropriate hole at the front of the white connector.


I have had the above problem since I have owned the car for over a year and a half. At first it wasnt too bad, but recently I was struggling to start the car quite alot.

I changed the wire a couple of days ago, and since doing my fuel economy has actually gone up and the car is driving better. So would certainly recommend doing if you have symptoms.

I ll take some pictures for the above tips soon.