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[mackem10000000]

Hi my name is Graeme from Cumbria. I inherited a 2005 T5 recently, which has been standing for 5 years due to illness of the owner. So many things on the camper side didn't work , but thanks to you guys I have made progress such as fridge now working (ecu) , sink tap (micro switch ) even did the ribbon compression trick on the main control unit. So thought I'd join and hopefully now be able to share what I have learned.......Next job is the sliding door, where it seems the latching motor is not operating. Probably need to save up for a code scanner for that though.....Thanks again

 

[kurienp]

Hi my name is Graeme from Cumbria. I inherited a 2005 T5 recently, which has been standing for 5 years due to illness of the owner. So many things on the camper side didn't work , but thanks to you guys I have made progress such as fridge now working (ecu) , sink tap (micro switch ) even did the ribbon compression trick on the main control unit. So thought I'd join and hopefully now be able to share what I have learned.......Next job is the sliding door, where it seems the latching motor is not operating. Probably need to save up for a code scanner for that though.....Thanks again

Welcome Graeme. If not already done, the first thing I would do is a change of all fluids (maybe a general service) and a battery health check (especially the two leisure batteries). That will give you a firm foundation from which to work forward. Many issues on the camper side can be caused by failing batteries.

Enjoy and do post your learnings.

 

[Hawthorn37]

Good to hear you’re breathing life into a redundant Cali! This forum is great isn’t it! We joined after hiring a Cali and a full year before ours came through. By the time we had our own van we had loads of tips in the bag. As you seem based in Cumbria you’ll have a handy selection of sites for test runs