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Post by PinkFloyd on Sept 10, 2013 18:56:39 GMT
I disconnected the car's battery the other day and when I reconnected it the radio asked me for the code.... I mistakingly entered the wrong code and then it went to "wait 1 hour"..... ) waited and hour (with the ignition switched on), I waited two hours, three hours, OVERNIGHT! It's still saying "wait one hour". I feel like smashing the bloody thing with a hammer. Sure, I'm all for anti theft stuff but to lock me out of my radio after one wrong code entry is ridiculous! I don't know what Nissan's idea of "1 hour" is but this is beyond a joke now! I've had the ign switched on for about 4 hours now and will leave it overnight again, barring that I can't see any way round it and will probably have to replace the radio. I already tried pulling the radio fuse, disconnecting the battery again and just plain shouting "you BASTARD!" at it...... I'm not an angry man but this episode makes me want to go and punch a tree! I've checked all over Google for "wait one hour radio" and it seems a LOT of people have problems with this. I called a Nissan dealer and they said the radio would have to be sent off to be "unlocked" and it would really be cheaper to buy a new radio..... I was like "are you having a laugh?, I haven't just come down the Thames on a banana boat mate"..... enter the code wrong ONCE and you basically have to buy a new radio? The wealth of Google knowledge on this subject is absolutely abysmal..... plenty of questions but no real answers...... "My radio has been locked" and the answer is "this is how to enter your code"..... erm, the radio has been locked you bloody moronic idiot! What I need to know is Nissan's definition of "1 hour", one guy in Italy has been driving about in his car for SEVEN months with the "wait one hour" message, he has taken up singing to himself in the car. Here's the best part..... the "wait one hour" thing doesn't mean pop into town, park the car, turn the ignition off, do a bit of shopping.... come back to car and, voila!, you can re-enter your code. No..... the "hour" (however long this hour is in reality) means that the ignition must be left on for as long as it takes for the code (the lock) to clear...... OK for me up here in the wilderness of Scotland to leave the ignition switched on 24/7/365 but if that was some poor bugger down in Liverpool (for example) the car would be twocked within seconds by permed Jimmy Tarbuck clones..... why do they all have large gaps in their front teeth by the way? Is it so they can syphon petrol out of a tank faster? anyhoo...... I left Steve (my car) running (engine on) for 20 minutes when I was in the co-op today TOTALLY safe in the knowledge that he would still be there when I went back...... that is the BEST part about living up here, you can leave you doors open (house doors), no need to lock your car when in town...... there is zero theft. My mate and me went down to inverness a couple of weeks ago (130 miles away) and the first thing he said when we got out of the car was "you better lock the doors"....... you know what, it took me 5 minutes to realise that I had to lock the steering wheel before I could lock the doors...... I just couldn't live in a place that requires keys and padlocks these days....... the scum that go about nicking stuff should be shot on sight and they make everyone else's life so miserable by introducing a degree of paranoia / mistrust into their minds. In actual fact, the majority of people are good...... it's only when masses of people live in a massive place that problems arise..... the wheat can't be sorted out from the chaff. Right. that's 15 minutes of typing, I'm off out to see if I STILL have to wait an hour
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Post by pcourtney1 on Sept 10, 2013 20:44:35 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2013 21:54:49 GMT
Mike,
I found the instructions below that seemed to get some posters out of trouble;
"Remove it from the car for 30 minute.s..Reconnect ..then leave it SWITCHED ON ...UNDISTURBED for as long as it takes to reset itself.
The important thing is to leave it UNDISTURBED. If you touch it , then the waiting timing starts again
Make sure you have the correct code."
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Post by mrarroyo on Sept 11, 2013 9:41:36 GMT
Just buy a new and better radio!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2013 10:00:52 GMT
annoying, very. A sad tale Mike but well written up. Enjoyed reading it.
For the benefit of non-UK members.... are you going to explain 'twocking'? Would they know what a 'twocked' car was? I love the term :-)
Derek.
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Post by PinkFloyd on Sept 11, 2013 15:37:50 GMT
I left the car running outside for two hours this morning and, voila!, managed to enter my pass code..... all working again so...... the engine does have to be running NOT just the ign on as some have suggested...... woohooo! got music again
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Post by PinkFloyd on Sept 11, 2013 19:09:35 GMT
I'm really on this car's case now and am getting it ready for winter..... all grounding points have been Scrubbed back to bare metal, reclamped and then sealed with servisol silicone grease.... I have supplemented the grounding points with additional grounding points which are run through seriously heavy duty shielded cable. As I have already mentioned, I renewed the battery with a more heavy duty type which has a 5 year warranty. New discs and pads on the front, new brake shoes / spring set / calipers on the rear. All grease points have been greased, new oil, oil filter and air filter..... some fuel injector cleaner and redex added to the fuel then new fuel filter..... all four wheels balanced....... I even dropped the gearbox oil today and replaced with 2.6 litres of 75w 80..... She's just done over 75,000 now and (touchwood) still drives like a new car...... I've got a set of those Denso iridium plugs which I will fit tomorrow, I'm a great fan of standard copper plugs (replaced every 6,000 miles) but, what the hell, may as well give these Denso plugs a go. The front crossmember is the weakest part on these cars and it has become a bit rusty..... I'm getting a new one welded on next week and will add a nice new grounding point to that too..... I' bought the crossmember just over a year ago and no wonder they rust so fast! possibly one "thin" spraying of paint over tyhem and that's it..... the seams are open to the elements and the inside is just bare steel. First off I flooded the inside with waxoyl and let it run out, dry , cure over a period of about 4 months. I then hammerited the outside of the bastard and finished off (after the hammerite had cured for a good few months) with some stone ship guard and made sure it made it right into the seams...... this "part" will obviously oulast the car by about 250 years but, shit, if a job's worth doing then do it well...... the welder will have to scrape off a good few layers to weld the welding point but I'll be straight in after him with some hammerite, followed up by some stone chip guard and then belt and braced with some body schutz I Could ramble on all night about the car but I won't..... I will, however, say that all this shit about gearbox oil only neeeds topping up / never requires replacing is just pure SHIT! The stuff that came out of my gearbox was like molasses...... since adding the new oil the shifting experience is noticeably slicker, as smooth as silk yet with a nice notchy feel..... £25 worth of gearbox oil and about 20 minutes draining it and another 30 minutes refilling it..... WELL worth the time and effort! That FEKKIN' "lock out" from the radio was annoying but I can now go and answer on some of these forums..... the 1 hour lockout means the engine must be running for (at least) one hour (2 hours with me)...... all this garbage about leaving the ign switched on will do nothing but drain your battery..... simply start the car and ignore it for two hours, in fact "DO NOT" drive it for two hours..... it assumes you have stolen it and are driving about in it!!! The fix is to start her up and leave her sitting idling for a couple of hours..... bloody annoying but that is the ONLY way you'll get rid of the "wait one hour" message and then have the "enter code" message return. I must rename this thread so it will appear in the search engines...... it must be so frustrating (and expensive) for people who have to rely on what Nissan say..... glad I go to the bottom of it though! Happy motoring, I hope you are all getting your cars prepared for the change in weather? Mike.
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Post by PinkFloyd on Sept 11, 2013 19:15:26 GMT
I forgot to add...... when your car is idling for a couple of hours make sure the radio is switched on..... the "Wait 1 hr" code will turn to "0000" after a couple of hours than means you can enter your code and start listening to your music again.
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Post by pete999 on Dec 18, 2015 13:48:24 GMT
I too had this problem - Nissan Micra K12 54 reg with radio stuck on "WAIT 1 H" - after I changed the car battery and entered what turned out to be the incorrect security code . Leaving the radio on with the ignition on but engine not running for many hours had no effect. Driving the car around for several days also had no effect.
I finally tried this fix and IT WORKS. I disconnected the battery for 30 mins (poss unnecessary but I wanted to make sure) then switched the engine on and left it to idle. I expected to wait 2 hours but it cleared after 1 hour.
I cannot understand why this works but it does - maybe a clever little main dealer trick.
By the way if you have the incorrect security code you will need to remove the radio to get the serial number and part number off the side of the radio.
My Nissan radio has 4 indentations on the facia which look like they can be punched out and the radio removed with 2 radio removal keys (ie like two big staples) . This was NOT the case - the radio was screwed into the cradle and not moveable with the keys. You have take out the whole radio and vent unit - see YouTube for a good demo on this - you prise open the top of the dash, undo a 10mm bolt with a socket set and 4 screws in the front/underside of the unit - its a bit of a pig to pull out due to awkward shape and lack of space - then you have to take out 4 screws that hold the radio in the cradle because the serial number is hidden by the cradle. Serial number is stamped in the metal on the right hand side - I needed a close light and magnifying glass to read - In my case the number was prefixed "BP" for Blaupunkt - I was unsure which other number was the part number which you also apparently need - I used a number on a Nissan bar code sticker but there was another number stamped in the metal on the left side of the radio - fed the serial number and what I hoped was the part number into an internet security code site, paid £9 and got the correct code - it may be that as long as you have the correct "BP" number, the part number is secondary
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2015 18:06:20 GMT
Nothing worked for me 'till I went to the Honda dealer, who called in their CIA guy with trenchcoat on, who handed the service rep a manila envelope with a very stern look. Then after some mysterious monkeying around in the car he released me, probably with the latest spying tech enabled.
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Post by PinkFloyd on Dec 18, 2015 21:37:57 GMT
I too had this problem - Nissan Micra K12 54 reg with radio stuck on "WAIT 1 H" - after I changed the car battery and entered what turned out to be the incorrect security code . Leaving the radio on with the ignition on but engine not running for many hours had no effect. Driving the car around for several days also had no effect. I finally tried this fix and IT WORKS. I disconnected the battery for 30 mins (poss unnecessary but I wanted to make sure) then switched the engine on and left it to idle. I expected to wait 2 hours but it cleared after 1 hour. I cannot understand why this works but it does - maybe a clever little main dealer trick. By the way if you have the incorrect security code you will need to remove the radio to get the serial number and part number off the side of the radio. My Nissan radio has 4 indentations on the facia which look like they can be punched out and the radio removed with 2 radio removal keys (ie like two big staples) . This was NOT the case - the radio was screwed into the cradle and not moveable with the keys. You have take out the whole radio and vent unit - see YouTube for a good demo on this - you prise open the top of the dash, undo a 10mm bolt with a socket set and 4 screws in the front/underside of the unit - its a bit of a pig to pull out due to awkward shape and lack of space - then you have to take out 4 screws that hold the radio in the cradle because the serial number is hidden by the cradle. Serial number is stamped in the metal on the right hand side - I needed a close light and magnifying glass to read - In my case the number was prefixed "BP" for Blaupunkt - I was unsure which other number was the part number which you also apparently need - I used a number on a Nissan bar code sticker but there was another number stamped in the metal on the left side of the radio - fed the serial number and what I hoped was the part number into an internet security code site, paid £9 and got the correct code - it may be that as long as you have the correct "BP" number, the part number is secondary Hi Pete, Glad it worked for you mate! It's not a main dealer "trick" as far as I know, it was a "trick" that I came up with all by myself..... if it were a main dealer trick then it would involve a new timing chain, a new radio, a new ECU and a bill of £2,500 My 1.4SX Micra hit the 100,000 miles mark last week and it drives like new..... still plenty of poke in it and as reliable as the sun rising every day. I did have one niggling problem with the P0340 code coming up (over a period of two years) but I ignored it, assuming it was the timing chain...... I kept clearing the code with an OBDll analyser thinking I would just run the old girl into the ground, £900 to get a new timing chain fitted was not worth it. Well....... blow me down with a feather....... The Micra had been telling me for over TWO years that it was a dodgy camshaft position sensor but the internet was telling me that it was a worn timing chain....... what a load of bollocks! I (finally) fitted a new camshaft sensor and the car has never run so good..... stupid me for reading all these idiots opinions that it was the timing chain! I will never "assume" anything ever again. I stripped the air box down, lifted the rocker cover and the chain protrusion was only 3mm so it couldn't POSSIBLY have been the chain! The chain is deemed out of spec when it is >10mm........ By far the most reliable car I have ever owned, I can't fault it, and it has seen some seriously bad weather duty up here in the far north of Scotland. I got banned from driving (for four years) and, before that, I always had a relatively new "big" car..... After the ban I decided to go with a little Micra with 50,000 miles on the clock to keep the insurance premiums down..... the 50K Micra cost me £2,000 (four years ago) and has given me absolutely sterling service ever since...... I can't fault it, it's an unbelievably reliable car and bastard nippy with the 1.4L SX engine. I have money set aside to purchase a new car, I have been setting £50 per week aside for the past 4 years so that's a fair amount for a fair car (new or almost new) but there is NO WAY I want to part with my Micra unless it's absolutely unfit for duty. By far the most reliable and most FUN car I have owned in all my 35 years of motoring...... What model do you have Steve? All the best, Mike (Team Micra)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2015 21:58:01 GMT
Luckily for me , when I had to replace my old Magna recently after a big truck forced his "right of way?" with a left hand turn from the right hand turn lane , and wrote off my 1997 Mitsubishi Magna, the previous owner of the 2003 Magna that replaced it, had stuck a "Post It" note on the front cover of the owner's manual with the radio's Security Code.
Regards Alex
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Post by jc on Dec 18, 2015 22:32:21 GMT
I used to drive a .................RENAULT hahahahahahaha, the radio code worked first time, every time. Not so sure about the rest of the car though! Renault owns Nissan though!
I now drive a .................FORD hahahahahahahaahhaha, no idea about the code as I've not needed it yet. The bluetooth is dead handy but the voice control is just nigh on dead.
(I also write the code on a post-it and stick it in the book, plus noting into my phone)
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Post by jc on Dec 18, 2015 22:39:12 GMT
One of these Alex...
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2015 22:55:41 GMT
One of these Alex... Hi Chris Nice car, but similar horror stories abound on the Internet about numerous car makes which have similar problems when the battery is replaced or terminals cleaned, then the incorrect (or no) security code is input into the radio. Battery service vans ensure that the car's electrical system is kept alive when replacing batteries, not just for the car radio, but for the car's computer in order to retain it's existing settings. Regards Alex
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Post by jc on Dec 18, 2015 23:44:54 GMT
Alex, we both messed up, having recently bought new cars we should have spent a bit more (just £1.7m) on this...
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Post by pete999 on Dec 19, 2015 1:34:10 GMT
Dear PinkFloyd,
Thanks a lot for working out this fix which proved so useful.
Regards,
Pete999
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Post by richhe3167 on Aug 9, 2016 13:25:51 GMT
Thank you buddy.. I just did a timing chain and lost the code for the stereo. Then said about the magical 1 hour... I took stereo out for an hour. Plugged it back in. Started the car and I then rechecked after 70 minutes. Boom I could now enter my code. Which I purchased from flee bay for 1 quid. Happy days... now I just gotta pray the engine don't fall out.... lol
Cheers dude!!!
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Post by PinkFloyd on Aug 10, 2016 15:26:15 GMT
Thank you buddy.. I just did a timing chain and lost the code for the stereo. Then said about the magical 1 hour... I took stereo out for an hour. Plugged it back in. Started the car and I then rechecked after 70 minutes. Boom I could now enter my code. Which I purchased from flee bay for 1 quid. Happy days... now I just gotta pray the engine don't fall out.... lol Cheers dude!!! Nice one mate, glad you got it going again Mike.
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