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[meetthespeakers]

Hello fellows, I am in desperate need to find a solution as I have sold the car, and it is getting picked up today via Car Transport to go 30 hours away! I went to move car last night out of garage and the Alarm went off and I thought I hit the wrong button on the key fob. Alarm stopped, but so did the power to the entire car! I currently have no power at all to anything, lights, switches, interior lights. It is as if I have no battery. Car has been perfect last 5 years, and of course the day of pickup I can't start the car. It is a 1998 Rover Sportpack with Immobilizer. The blinking red light is not turned on. I thought maybe I had to reschronize the key fob, and tried disconnecting battery for 30 minutes, and trying to sequence with no luck. My question is this, does the 4 big fuses remain hot regardless? I have to power to them. I heard there is a fusable link about 4" from the starter wrapped in the loom, but I have not had a chance to dig into it. I will be heading home in about an hour and see if I can find the fuse. When the alarm went off, it sound like maybe 10 seconds, then it stopped, just wondering if maybe there is a fuse between starter and the rest of the car, that would make sense. Anyway, any input would be most appreciated, I would really hate to delay pickup since they have been promising for a week to pick up the car. I really don't want to be stuck with it for another week trying to figure this out. Cheers.

 

1998 Sport Pack 1275 Mini

Immobilizer

No Power to anything at all

Battery Reads 12.6v

Key Fob Battery Reads 2.8v

No power to Main 4 fuses in engine compartment

No fuses are popped on 4 fuses, or interior fuses

Connections are good at battery

 

Again, this just happened randomly when alarm went off. Actually first time I ever heard the alarm.

[Guess-Works.com]

Is the earth strap from the battery to the body warm ? if so then it sounds like there is a direct short from the main power cable to the body.

[minidaves]

check battery straps and connections.

[meetthespeakers]

So I think it's a duff battery, measures 12.6 at the battery, and at the front without fuses plugged in. As soon as I put number 1 fuse in it would drop to 1v. So I hooked up a 2nd battery that was crap, same deal, read 12.4 but would drop. Now I am getting power, and the alarm does it's thing as well as everything else. It is now cranking slowly, and then clicking at the starter solineod. Battery is 3 years old, car has only done 1500 miles in 5 years. It has been in the low 30's last few days. I am hoping it is down to just not having any cranking amps left even though reading over 12v.