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Right.
 been talking to a friend who owns disco and repairs too.
Check for corrosion, especially in the engine bay fuse/ecu box, the boxes aren't water tight, also the feed cables near bulkhead, and the sunroofs leak and dump water on a fuse box(internal) I think he said.

Ere he a bit far away, lives in Morayshire.

[Crazycarzowner]

Cheers chaps however fault found.......Alarm ECU 

[STEMO]

Cheers chaps however fault found.......Alarm ECU 

You don't expect people to actually read replies before posting?

[TD]

Cheers chaps however fault found.......Alarm ECU 

No chance of any of the wires going to it are broken/corroded ?  or can it be disabled? 

[Crazycarzowner]

Cheers chaps however fault found.......Alarm ECU 

No chance of any of the wires going to it are broken/corroded ?  or can it be disabled? 

The spark was very good actually, tested each circuit which the alarm covers and simulated locking & unlocking, arm & disarm, with each pin, but when plugged into the ECU they wouldn't work. He was here ages to be fair trying to sort it out but everything he did suggested it was the alarm ECU.

He said if I could find one the same from a scrapper & resynch the fobs to it, it will work or he could rip it out and fit a new alarm & immobiliser (with working power sounder) for between £150 - £200 depending on spec / features that I wanted.

So I dunno  Question is do I get a second hand one, at least 16yrs old and risk it going the same way or developing other unknown faults? or get a completely new unit, fully functional with everything working & spend £200ish.

Having already invested a few quid in it & wanting it to WORK PROPERLY  (I know its a Land Rover) I'm tempted to get a new unit. 

[Shackeng]

Cheers chaps however fault found.......Alarm ECU 

No chance of any of the wires going to it are broken/corroded ?  or can it be disabled? 

The spark was very good actually, tested each circuit which the alarm covers and simulated locking & unlocking, arm & disarm, with each pin, but when plugged into the ECU they wouldn't work. He was here ages to be fair trying to sort it out but everything he did suggested it was the alarm ECU.

He said if I could find one the same from a scrapper & resynch the fobs to it, it will work or he could rip it out and fit a new alarm & immobiliser (with working power sounder) for between £150 - £200 depending on spec / features that I wanted.

So I dunno  Question is do I get a second hand one, at least 16yrs old and risk it going the same way or developing other unknown faults? or get a completely new unit, fully functional with everything working & spend £200ish.

Having already invested a few quid in it & wanting it to WORK PROPERLY  (I know its a Land Rover) I'm tempted to get a new unit. 

Especially if he fits it, so being responsible, as it were, for curing the fault.

[Nick W]

He said if I could find one the same from a scrapper & resynch the fobs to it, it will work or he could rip it out and fit a new alarm & immobiliser (with working power sounder) for between £150 - £200 depending on spec / features that I wanted.

So I dunno  Question is do I get a second hand one, at least 16yrs old and risk it going the same way or developing other unknown faults? or get a completely new unit, fully functional with everything working & spend £200ish.

Having already invested a few quid in it & wanting it to WORK PROPERLY  (I know its a Land Rover) I'm tempted to get a new unit. 

I wouldn't be tempted; it's not even a question. I'd have the new one everytime. As you've implied, a 16 year-old unit is just as likely to be used-up as just used.

[T.m.f]

I would go for new system,the immobliser side can also play up at anytime,causing starting issues etc,although you can get the spider bypass its better to have a decent alarm/immobiliser/tracking system. More so these days with the amount off land rovers being stolen.

[Andy B]

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So I dunno  Question is do I get a second hand one, at least 16yrs old and risk it going the same way or developing other unknown faults? or get a completely new unit, fully functional with everything working & spend £200ish.
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I'd have thought that adding AN Other alarm would be a waste of money ..... no one takes any notice of alarms .......

IMHO an immobiliser would be money better spent