ignition citreon saxo

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Tue 19 Apr 2005 20:44
ignition citreon saxo - steve david
got saxo R Reg basic model, ignition barrel broke, bought second hand barrel off another saxo in scrap yard, fitted it and tried it, it didnt work at first .Tried it a few times then it fired up,turned it off tried it again it fired up, turned it off tried it again it didnt work and a light on the dash board came on which i presume is the key card warning light,tried turning key on and off loads of times still can't get it to start, it just keeps turning over haven't got hand book so can't check what the warning light is. Having changed the ignition barrel i didn't know about any immobiliser which i beleive is round the barrel should i have taken the one off the scrap yard one to go with this new ignition- what do i do to get it to start
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Tue 19 Apr 2005 21:05
ignition citreon saxo - christine
I had this problem too. the barrel became really "gritty" at first then packed up altogether. I was told it was a design fault on saxos. The inside of it had over heated and started to melt and fuse together.
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Tue 19 Apr 2005 21:29
ignition citreon saxo - Dynamic Dave
should i have taken the one off the scrap yard one to go with this new ignition-


If you're using the key that came with the scrapyard ignition, then yes. The key more than likely has a chip in it that talks to a sensor in or close by to the ignition barrel.
what do i do to get it to start?


Find out where the chip is in the scrappy key, and see if you can swap it for the one out of your old key.
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