The Arch Bishop
Active member
Ok, I'm at my wit's end with the airbag flashing light on the dashboard. Four flash, pause, four flash etc - basically the pretensioners.
I've had this problem on and off for the last 4 years but usually some fiddling shuts them up for a bit in time for an MOT, but this year, nothing stops the nagging light.
In the last two weeks, I've done the following; Swapped the seat wiring for good ones, cleaned all connectors including the multiplug to the airbag ecu, tested the wring from the ecu to the pretensioners (checks out ok), swapped to (admittedly 6 month newer but known good pretensioners), cleaned the connectors again and cleaned the earth. STILL I have the light.
Now the MOT is due and it's an instant fail. I'd rather not bodge it through, but I've literally run out of things to check and test and still it's there, mocking me with its flashing.
Has anybody got any idea where I go from here?
I've had this problem on and off for the last 4 years but usually some fiddling shuts them up for a bit in time for an MOT, but this year, nothing stops the nagging light.
In the last two weeks, I've done the following; Swapped the seat wiring for good ones, cleaned all connectors including the multiplug to the airbag ecu, tested the wring from the ecu to the pretensioners (checks out ok), swapped to (admittedly 6 month newer but known good pretensioners), cleaned the connectors again and cleaned the earth. STILL I have the light.
Now the MOT is due and it's an instant fail. I'd rather not bodge it through, but I've literally run out of things to check and test and still it's there, mocking me with its flashing.
Has anybody got any idea where I go from here?