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SKS Disco · 15th February 2018, 10:35

EWS stands for “Electronishe Wegfahsperre” which is German for “Electronic Drive Away Protection”

Hence EWS. “Electronishe WegfahSperre”

Vanbursta · 15th February 2018, 10:38

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Originally Posted by stevestrat

Its the immobiliser, actual name is German and about three feet long that's why its abbreviated to EWS.

You just made me spill my tea!

marinabrian · 15th February 2018, 13:37

Sorry, cleared a bit space in my PM box

And yes I can supply a coded EWS for you

Where are you located? UK is a bit vague

Brian

agw_01 · 15th February 2018, 15:50

That's good news, thanks Brian. I'm hopeful once the EWS has dried out it'll work but I'll know more about what sort of state it's in when my torx bits turn up.

I'm in Manchester, would you need to see the car to code a new EWS?

Thanks all.

marinabrian · 15th February 2018, 17:15

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Originally Posted by agw_01

That's good news, thanks Brian. I'm hopeful once the EWS has dried out it'll work but I'll know more about what sort of state it's in when my torx bits turn up.

I'm in Manchester, would you need to see the car to code a new EWS?

Thanks all.

Hi Andrew, I would only need the old EWS and the back from your key containing the transponder in order to do the job

The Torx bit, is actually a TS30 5 point security Torx plus, and not the more common 6 point version

Let me know what you find once you have the EWS out of the car, however my experience of detached sunroof drains, doesn't bode well for what you're likely to see.

The PCB has a good quality conformal coating, however for the unit to malfunction, it has to be pretty far gone

I carry EWS3 units in stock, and a complete coding transfer isn't a problem

Brian

agw_01 · 15th February 2018, 17:50

I've seen plenty of threads where the relay inside the module has corroded and the car won't crank off the key, but not many (maybe 1) where the EWS has died completely.

I'm of the same mindset of you, for it to fail like this it must be pretty bad...and I'm not convinced it's worth continuing to run with a corroded unit and hope it won't fail in the future, especially as I need this car to be a reliable daily driver.

Sorry, yes it's the 5 point bits I'm waiting for. I always keep a Halfords 120 piece toolkit in the boot and wasn't best impressed when I realised it only had 6 sided torx bits.

What sort of costs are we looking at for a replacement EWS? PM me if you'd prefer.

Thanks for the advice so far.

Dallas · 15th February 2018, 18:16

Your EWS unit is most probably very badly corroded due to water ingress from the sunroof drain tube, you may even have broken pins/contacts etc.

This is what one of mine looked like, one of the pins had corroded so badly it had broken off.

marinabrian · 22nd February 2018, 20:49

agw_01 · 22nd February 2018, 21:11

Looks like my VIN number! What have you found so far Brian?

marinabrian · 22nd February 2018, 21:20

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Originally Posted by agw_01

Looks like my VIN number! What have you found so far Brian?

All fixed, ECM breathed on, road tested, and now its's packed back in it's box ready to post back to you Andrew

First job tomorrow, but for now it's time for bed

Brian

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15th February 2018, 13:37	#13
marinabrian MG ZT Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 20,151 Thanks: 3,565 Thanked 10,837 Times in 5,718 Posts	Sorry, cleared a bit space in my PM box And yes I can supply a coded EWS for you Where are you located? UK is a bit vague Brian

15th February 2018, 15:50	#14
agw_01 Regular poster MG ZT Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: UK Posts: 64 Thanks: 4 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts	That's good news, thanks Brian. I'm hopeful once the EWS has dried out it'll work but I'll know more about what sort of state it's in when my torx bits turn up. I'm in Manchester, would you need to see the car to code a new EWS? Thanks all.

15th February 2018, 17:50	#16
agw_01 Regular poster MG ZT Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: UK Posts: 64 Thanks: 4 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts	I've seen plenty of threads where the relay inside the module has corroded and the car won't crank off the key, but not many (maybe 1) where the EWS has died completely. I'm of the same mindset of you, for it to fail like this it must be pretty bad...and I'm not convinced it's worth continuing to run with a corroded unit and hope it won't fail in the future, especially as I need this car to be a reliable daily driver. Sorry, yes it's the 5 point bits I'm waiting for. I always keep a Halfords 120 piece toolkit in the boot and wasn't best impressed when I realised it only had 6 sided torx bits. What sort of costs are we looking at for a replacement EWS? PM me if you'd prefer. Thanks for the advice so far.

22nd February 2018, 21:11	#19
agw_01 Regular poster MG ZT Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: UK Posts: 64 Thanks: 4 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts	Looks like my VIN number! What have you found so far Brian?