I've got a problem with my Renault Clio which is has been getting steadily worse over the last few weeks, which is either to do with the immobiliser or the key fob.
Basically when I put the key in the ignition and try and start the engine, the immobiliser light in the middle of the dashboard flashes and the engine won't start, as in, it does absolutely nothing. After a couple of attempt the engine turns over but won't start. Sometimes it takes ages to get it going and I've had to go away and return to the car after leaving it for ten minutes or so before trying again on a couple of occasions.
For a few days, it started first time, without fail, if I put the key in with the rounded bit on the bottom, then that didn't work. Now it usually starts if I take the key out, turnthe key over (whichever way it was to start with) and try the other way up, which is kind of bizarre. But I'm worried that eventually even this trick won't work.
However as with the worse electronics problems on cars, it's still intermittant. Yesterday I started the car three times, and it started first time on every occasion, without any faffing around with turning the key the other way up.
I've had a lot of problems with the electronics on the car, which was basicallly re-wired with a new wiring loom a couple of years ago, and I also have an intermittant problem with the oil sensor telling me I'm out of oil, which on every occasion I've checked and found was still adequately topped up.
Is this likely to be the immobiliser itself or something as mundane as the battery in the key fob getting low? Bearing in mind I only got one key when I bought the car, so sending it away to be re-coded or anything like that is not a preferable option. Any thoughts anyone?
Thanks in advance.
Basically when I put the key in the ignition and try and start the engine, the immobiliser light in the middle of the dashboard flashes and the engine won't start, as in, it does absolutely nothing. After a couple of attempt the engine turns over but won't start. Sometimes it takes ages to get it going and I've had to go away and return to the car after leaving it for ten minutes or so before trying again on a couple of occasions.
For a few days, it started first time, without fail, if I put the key in with the rounded bit on the bottom, then that didn't work. Now it usually starts if I take the key out, turnthe key over (whichever way it was to start with) and try the other way up, which is kind of bizarre. But I'm worried that eventually even this trick won't work.
However as with the worse electronics problems on cars, it's still intermittant. Yesterday I started the car three times, and it started first time on every occasion, without any faffing around with turning the key the other way up.
I've had a lot of problems with the electronics on the car, which was basicallly re-wired with a new wiring loom a couple of years ago, and I also have an intermittant problem with the oil sensor telling me I'm out of oil, which on every occasion I've checked and found was still adequately topped up.
Is this likely to be the immobiliser itself or something as mundane as the battery in the key fob getting low? Bearing in mind I only got one key when I bought the car, so sending it away to be re-coded or anything like that is not a preferable option. Any thoughts anyone?
Thanks in advance.