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I know this may sound controversial, but I have problems with my immobiliser wiring. It doesn't always work when I disengage it, so the ignition often doesn't work - unless I wait and re-try several times. I know we don't want to give any unscruplous people too many details about such devices, but I...

Thanks for the help, especially the Joker manual. However, 2 things I want to do: 1. how to empty the tank safely (in order to repair as below) 2. how to replace the main on-off valve, which leaks gas from behind it when I open it. (Someone told me that the leak may stop if I open it all the way - b...

I have a 1989 T3/T25 Westfalia (since just over a year). External LPG gas tank controls: I have looked through all the VW websites, searched and googled, but cannot find any diagram, user guide, explanation, etc of what the gas controls are and how to use them. The official Westfalia manuals I have ...

I recently bought a 1989 T3/T25 Calirfornia Westfalia 1.6 TD. I was advised by T3 expert to install an 'oil cooler' on the basis they were not fitted with them, and over heating oil can be a problem on long summer trips. Does anyone have a view on this, or have some experience of overheatng oil (wih...

I have a newly installed Heatsource HS2000 heater (not by me). Its not working. I suspect its the fuse, but I can't see where the fuse is. The installation manual mentions a 5A fuse and a fuse holder, but no photo or diagram. I've Googled, without luck, to try to find what I should be looking for. A...

Well, the mystery deepens a little. I could not find the 87b version, so bought the original type which Martin said was 'wrong' but should work ok. After fitting, its reverted back to how it was before I started, with the leisure battery apparently connected to everthing you would expect for the sta...

Martin - you're right, I got the wrong one! Got confused with a's and b's. Off to find the right one.
What will happen if I use the wrong one?

New relay installed. Now it seems to be working as it should. And now I'm left wondering what the leisure battery is for? To run the water pump to the sink and to help the fridge along a bit. Now I need to start looking at connecting the interior lights and radio, and ideally something to charge the...

New question:

OK, I got the 'correct' version in our local DIY.

I know which two cables were connected to the 87 terminals (neither labelled 'a'). Looking at the diagrams, It seems as if it doesn't matter which of these I connect to 87 or 87a. Is that right?

Thanks Martin. The leisure battery wiring diaram posted in the Wiki seems to be the 'wrong type', with the 87 terminals permanentlhy corrected. My wiring colours seem to match this one. https://club8090.co.uk/wiki/Camping_Interior_Westfalia_leisure_battery_charging" onclick="window.open(th...

Yes, Martin, I have a 1989 Westfalia California. For pins 30, 85, 86, the stamped lable is on the outer side of the pin. For the 87, the stamped lable is between the outer pin and the middle one. No reference to A and B. I assumed these two pins were two of the same, connected together internally. S...

Thanks Martin. When trying to understand some electrical issues on my newly acquired van, I found the leisure battery was completely dead. An old make, DETA, which does not seem to exist anymore, and with no electrolyte fluid in it. I replaced it with a new one, which is when I discovered this curre...

The relay looks as if it could be original - ie, 25 years old. Is that beyond a sensible life?

I've checked the wiring on the relay. Going by the lead colours, it looks ok - assuming the lead colours are correct against the diagram I have (which I think I got via the Wiki).

My next move is to buy a new relay, fit it and see what happens.

The 'activation terminal', is that no. 30? I know there are numbers 30, 85, 87, 86. I got that from the Wiki. Any easy way to check if relay works as it should? Or should I just get a new one and try with that? Bear in mind, until about 6 weeks ago, I knew zero about the mechanics or electrics of a ...