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I am not sure if this is standard but there is a little red led just where the ignition switch is a mate recons it could be aftermarket security. if you turn over the motor straight away it won't start. You need to turn the ignition to on for about 15-20 seconds then turn over and it starts. Not sure if this is to do with the a glow plug timer or not. any ideas.
I am not sure if this is standard but there is a little red led just where the ignition switch is a mate recons it could be aftermarket security. if you turn over the motor straight away it won't start. You need to turn the ignition to on for about 15-20 seconds then turn over and it starts. Not sure if this is to do with the a glow plug timer or not. any ideas.
Not sure. Diesel folks here would know how to answer that question better.
I think the red LED you mentioned above is the glow plug delay indicator rather than an immobilizer.
There are blinking LEDs that you can wire up with or without a resistor, depending on the LED max reverse voltage. Pretty handy as it fools anybody that there is an alarm system installed in the vehicle when it is not.
Wire it up with the alternator trigger wire(white with red stripe usually).
You need at least a 500 ohm resistor(at least 0.5W) along with the standard 2v blinking LED.
All can be purchased under five bucks from Jcar Electronics or order online from ebay.
Use the below diagram if you are interested. The diagram is from typical alternator wiring.
Get at least two LEDs in case one ends up cooked. I think 1k ohm resistance is the safe range, rather than 500 ohm 'cos some LEDs
can't handle reverse voltage anymore than 1.5v or so.
Auto electrickery wizards here let me know if I need to correct the values or the diagram.
Straight into a container, on a ship and out of the country. This is what we suspect happens to the stolen Patrols, too. At least they arrested someone here for it.