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help needed car wont turn over

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hello all can some one please help me yesterday when opening the door my alarm started going off and the key wouldn't stop it after some time I managed to stop the alarm but no my problem is the engine wont turn over I think the imobileser has kicked in and no she wont start any help on how I can solve this would be amazing :crybaby: :crybaby: :crybaby: :crybaby:
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Model/Year might help, OEM or aftermarket alarm ? Many immobilisers don't stop the car cranking, they just stop it starting
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its a 1991 mk2 2l gt when I turn the key it wont tick over at all which only happened since the alarm went off managed to fix that problem, and its just standard factory fitted
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sounds like the car still thinks the alarm is activated. did you try closing the doors and manually locking then unlocking? andy
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all sorted now guys thanks was a simple fix just had to unlock and lock the passenger door :)
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Excellent, good that it was an easy fix :th:
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