au central locking help

[martymoose]

hi all had the au problem drivers rear door would not lock
pulled the central locking the plastic was warped
no worries ill get one from wrekers
non available so off to ford
them had new ones on the shelf
they are redeisgned ones they told me
160 including the new wiring plug (there the standard ba ones was told)
install fine tested ok so put everything back
now today same old problem not locking
its making and moving the atchultor i can see

has anybody else has this problem
i thought it could be a bad earth so not getting the full 12 volts

any ideas

[Stav]

Sounds like a bad connector in the circuit.

[private9]

I just did a ring around today looking for one for the LHF.

Wreckers are about $70 for a second hand, Ford were $160 for the upgraded BA actuator with adapter loom.

I found a wrecker in Moorabbin who's selling the same part for $125 new. I forgot which one it was though, so I'll find their number tomorrow and will post it up for you.

[XR6-VCT-2000]

Originally Posted by private9

I just did a ring around today looking for one for the LHF.

Wreckers are about $70 for a second hand, Ford were $160 for the upgraded BA actuator with adapter loom.

I found a wrecker in Moorabbin who's selling the same part for $125 new. I forgot which one it was though, so I'll find their number tomorrow and will post it up for you.

Yeah if you could let us all know that would be great, as i need a new LHF actuator too . cheers

[lethal_xr8]

just last night my rear drivers side door started doing this,

[martymoose]

the wrecker i spoke to
said go new
reakon it would happen again
he didnt have one but was honest and said it would do him out of a sale but go new because in a couple of months you will be back wanting your money back

just for the info my ford keep them in stock as they sell about 1 a week

[martymoose]

mine i think is a lack or power/current
if i listen to the back pass door then the back drivers door
the door which has failed sounds like a long click not a sharp click as the other doors
going to check the voltage later

then it could be that i bought a new dud
so option 2 is to plug the faulty one into other door for test perposes
ill let you know

[XR6-VCT-2000]

Originally Posted by martymoose

mine i think is a lack or power/current
if i listen to the back pass door then the back drivers door
the door which has failed sounds like a long click not a sharp click as the other doors
going to check the voltage later

then it could be that i bought a new dud
so option 2 is to plug the faulty one into other door for test perposes
ill let you know

If your getting a sound like from the old houses 'turn style buzz doorbells' sorta/ or sorta like a quick 'WRONG' answer quiz button buzzer ..lol , then you probly have the same problem as mine , a striped gear/cog inside the actuator. By your description it sounds like the same problem as mine , i get a sorta long click noise for a second , not a sharp click.


EDIT: If you bought a brand new actuator then this obviously isn't your problem ( well it shouldn't be for a brand new part anyway ! ) , but if you bought a secondhand 1 this might be the problem. cheers

[martymoose]

thanks i think its power
unit not even 7 days old
ill get the multimeter out tommorow
i had a sunroof leak onto the drivers floor about an inch high
so thats my first point of call
just looked at the wiring diagram
and they all join together

[martymoose]

just an update
tested the door lock with an other door its ok
its the wiring or bem
i thinks its 2 lots four wires join as all the door lock motors are joined now just to fine the 2 join points
before they head of into the 2 pins on the bem

[martymoose]

final update
F#$%IT gave up
disconnected the outside handle FIXED

[martymoose]

well tried again
ITS FIXED
was the green clip that goes onto the interior door handle
where it seats was worn so after a couple of movememts it moved back away from handle
which in turn made the cable slack and that inturn made the door lock motor foul on the slide the opens the door from inside
bought a new internal handle it made the cable 2mm longer then the slide would go past

fixed

something so simple
worth checking if anybody else has the problem

[TwistedEL]

I replaced an actuator with a second hand one when I bought the car and it hasn't failed me yet. Luck of the draw.