Weak key fob
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Weak key fob
My key fob on my 97 xk8 is weak. You have to be close to the car for it to work. Sometimes you have to press hard and a couple of times before it will work. I replaced the batterys with new Panasonic batterys with no improvement. It seems to work better if pointed at the car with the key side of the fob. All four functions work. Anyone else have this problem? Thanks
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Yeah, I do. Mine sometimes just doesn't want to work. I can then go a week or two without trying to use it, then one day, I decide to do so and it works like magic... for about two or three days. Then it goes back to working the way you described it.
Sometimes cleaning the circuits with a cotton swab and diluted isopropanol helps.
Sometimes cleaning the circuits with a cotton swab and diluted isopropanol helps.
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Steve, I've noticed that even with a new battery, my key fob doesn't benefit much from cleaning the black tar with the isopropyl alcohol. It used to work, but now that the tar doesn't form as often, I end up scratching my head, wondering why it's not working.
It's not the tar, it's not the battery and it's not the programming. So why does it get to choose when to work?
It's not the tar, it's not the battery and it's not the programming. So why does it get to choose when to work?
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Steve, I've noticed that even with a new battery, my key fob doesn't benefit much from cleaning the black tar with the isopropyl alcohol. It used to work, but now that the tar doesn't form as often, I end up scratching my head, wondering why it's not working.
It's not the tar, it's not the battery and it's not the programming. So why does it get to choose when to work?
It's not the tar, it's not the battery and it's not the programming. So why does it get to choose when to work?
Also look at the gold foil laminated to the circuit board in a circular pattern for each button with a magnifier. Check for broken areas or a small piece of foil which has delaminated. If there is a little piece delaminated, it can be removed with a razor blade as long as it does not interrupt the spiral continuity.
Last edited by WhiteXKR; 05-03-2013 at 09:19 PM.
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