OE Alarm\Immobiliser problem

[bundubasher]

Hi
Having an intimittent problem with the above:

I usually put the widget in the hole, pull it out (there is a faint but audible "click" sound), then put in the key, turn the engine on (all the warning lights) then wait for the pre-heater light to go out and then just start the vehicle.

Recently though I go through the normal routine and when I turn the key to start the engine I get nothing - dash lights are on but no starter turning over.
If I wait long enough, it'll eventually start. If I can't wait then I just bump start it and that usually temporarily fixes the problem.

Now I thought I'd left this problem behind in the cold, damp UK, but no, it has started happening to me in hot, humid Johannesburg. What could the problem be and what happens if if happens when I'm bogged down in the middle of the bush somewhere?

Any and all advice will be appreciated. (I'll cross post this under Electrical as well).
Thanks

[bundubasher]

Come on - someone must have had this problem! Please give me a clue...

[andy]

It sounds more like a problem with the starter motor, as you can bump start the thing it does not seem like the immobiliser is playing up.

[Guest]

Sounds like something wrong with the immobiliser part, not deactivating properly or got a bad connection somewhere. First off I would trace all the cables if you can find them and check the connections aren't dirty, rusty etc.

Problem with these kind of things is that without being an auto electrician and without the info about the alarm model it's fairly difficult to find.

Cheers and good luck - my advice would be to disconnect it and rely on rather more manual methods of immobilisation such as crooklock etc.

Cheers

[bundubasher]

Hi
Thanks for the advice - I'll take it to an alarm centre and get the whole lot pulled - better safe than sorry.
Cheers.