So my car was broken into last night, the bastard tried to drive off with it but failed for whatever reason.
I bought a replacement ignition barrel today, and fit it up no worries. I drove the car from the street up to the top of my driveway, the only issue being the central locking was no longer working and the 'annoying door beep' was absent. I have since rectified this by replacing a blown tail light fuse (strange but it worked)
While I was playing around sorting that out, I had removed one of the plugs around the steering column (near the windscreen wiper stalk).. I then turned the ignition to ON and heard the fuel pump relay clicking like crazy, engine light flashing, and the fuel pump not priming. When I try to start the car it cranks without a problem, but does not start.
Other things I have noticed: it takes quite a while for the PFC hand controller to 'load up'... and it gives battery voltage of ~8v, whereas a multimeter on the battery itself yields ~12v.
Has anyone had a similar issue before? I have triple checked all fuses, they are all fine. The car was running flawlessly before this.
Thanks