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Two of these will suffice: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Audi-VW-Skoda-Seat-repair-wire-000979018EA-selective-gold-plated-/171686376760?hash=item27f94e3538 You don't need to buy a new plastic plug, as you can easily reuse the one already fitted on the old cable. Not sure if this applies to your car/model, but I advice against buying new cables before reading http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/369663-yet-another-fabia-immobilizer-thread-solution-included/?p=4363256

Hi, Should have mentioned that in the first post, sorry. The immobilizer activated whenever it felt like it, just leaving the immo warning light blinking on the instrument panel. Had to dial in my 4 digit immo unlock code to be able to drive the car. If the car had been heated by the sun, immo almost always activated. It seldom happened on early mornings when the cabin was cold. Speculation is that the solder reacted on ambient temperature somehow... at least it seemed to strongly disagree with cabin temperatures above 25-30 celcius.

sepulchrave: yeah, I've checked the fluid level multiple times in the last couple of months, and it has been constant at the same level... it's covering the whole little indent on the meter on inside of the lid.

sepulchrave: Unfortunately the auto scan fails on my unregistered VCDS-lite, since the 2nd or 3rd module scanned requires a registered version. I have gone through all the modules manually though, but there's a slight possibility I may have missed something. I've not yet reached the point where I'm just gonna pay the $99. Wino: Certainly. Just logged a ride around town. LOG-44-001-002-004.CSV Also just noticed on this test drive that when riding on gravel (which I usually don't), the steering is feeling much lighter. That's expected, but it's as close to normal as it has been for a long time. As soon as you enter "firm ground" again you can feel the PAS starts to struggle, and also turning the wheel feels a bit jerky. As though it's trying, but constantly runs out of juice since it's too much for it to handle. Thanks.

Hi, I've read every power steering thread on the Fabia I forum, but none of them exactly fits my situation, so I've decided to throw another thread into the PAS fire... Fabia Classic 2002. PAS works, but it's far too weak. Turning the wheel requires a lot of strength, but I've concluded it's still working since driving with pump disconnected is much worse still. Conclusions this far: No power steering warning light and no fault codes. New 62Ah battery fully charged. Fuses on top of the battery is fine. Fuse 7 in the car is fine. Alternator charging wire is fine, since the battery light comes on with the ignition and then disappears. Battery is getting 14,4v from the alternator with engine running. Fluid level is good. Angle sensor is of the new model with a metal lid. Also it gives live data in VCDS so I've ruled this out. Been cleaning every earth return I could find, also the ones below the battery. VCDS-Lite shows the following info: And "measuring blocks" with engine running while turning the wheel: Apparently VCDS sees the pump as healthy. I disconnected the power plug to the pump and measured voltage with engine running, and it's getting about 14,3volt. I also measured about 12,3volt with engine switched off. Is this normal? Could this be signs of a pump on the verge of giving up? It stopped working as normal a while back when my old alternator started acting up. It outputted far too high voltage. Measured around 17-18volts over the battery terminals with engine doing 2500RPM. Changed to a new alternator doing a healthy 14,4v no matter the engine RPM, but the PAS remained broken. Any ideas is welcome!

Hi, I've been trying so solve my immobilizer issues on my 2002 skoda fabia for a while now. I thought I had solved the issue by replacing the cable running from the ignition reader coil to the back of the instrument panel. It ran well for a few days, but then the issue came back. I checked the cabling again, and it was all fine. By chance I noticed I could trigger the immobilizer by putting pressure on the green 36-pin connector on the back of the instrument panel, while it was still connected. This led me to believe the problem was within the instrument panel and not with the cabling. I opened up the instrument panel and could easily see cracks in the solder points of pins 1 and 17. I put a solder iron on the cracked points and added some new solder, which made them look healthy again. Attached a picture showing the solder points inside the instrument panel. So to anyone suffering from immobilizer randomly striking, be sure to have a look at this before making any holes in your wallet. Good luck!

I carried out the cable change described in http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/281731-fabia-immobilizer-key-signal-too-low/ I cut up some old cable I found in the house, fitted it into the existing plug on the ignition side (after cleaning it), and the other end in the green connector on the back of the dash cluster. It has fixed my issues. Now there's just an annoying power steering issue left

Hi, I have a question regarding this little operation. Does it require the full dash panel to be removed? http://workshop-manuals.com/skoda/fabia-mk1/body/body_work/trim_noise_insulation/dash_panel/removing_and_installing_the_dash_panel/ Or is removal of the bottom dash panel sufficient? http://workshop-manuals.com/skoda/fabia-mk1/body/body_work/trim_noise_insulation/dash_panel/removing_and_installing_bottom_dash_panel/ Thanks!

Hey RageSkoda, Did you make any progress on this immobiliser issue yet?

Hi RageSkoda, Just wanted to let you know I'm in an identical situation with my '02 Fabia. It's always fine the early morning, but as sun heats up the car, or even after doing a quick stop after a 5 minute drive, the immobilizer strikes. Luckily I have the 4 digit code to temporarirly disable the immobilizer, so it's only a minute of dialing in the code and get the car started. Until you get the thing fixed, you should find out your code... that will save you a lot of waiting. Search the forum on how to extract the code. Will post any progress I make here. Right now I'm worried it might be the wiring loom. Apparently early 2000's skodas are known for crappy looms taking in water, causing intermittent electrical problems.

Do you still have one left?

Hi freecalder777, I'm seeing similar issues with my 2002 fabia, and I'm just wondering if you've made any breakthroughs lately on this matter? Thanks!