I have checked the inertia switch and all the relevant fuses and the ECU looks ok and dry but I haven't looked inside it at all. The starter relay and the ECU relay and all wiring and other relays behind the headlights and that front area seem ok. The security module is not under the trunk fusebox a...

I have read the posts that you referred to me with interest Rob. My main concern is whether the ECU on my car being dead is linked to the fact that the central locking has also been made inoperative at the same time even when using the normal keys. If that is caused by the security module losing its...

Thanks Rob, will do

It is a good one to mention David as I did find out about that quite a few years ago as I have had the x300 for 15 years and it has often not cranked unless I pushed the gear lever to the right to engage the interlock switch. I still keep thinking about it being involved but I have tried moving it a...

Thanks for your interest and reply David. Unfortunately it is not at this stage a question of ignition or firing as the engine is not even turning over and is absolutely dead. Nothing happens when you turn the key beyond position 2 and the fault as I see it is linked with with the ' check engine ' l...

My x300 has been garaged off the road since the end of November last year (2016). In April the battery was flat and I disconnected the positive terminal and recharged it successfully. I did not put the car back on the road as intended in April and so left the car until yesterday only to find the bat...