Bizarre 99 Honda HRV immobilizer issue
Hi all, I am at my wits end after a few years of this intermittent immobilizer issue.
This manifests itself very similarly to all other Honda 'green key flashing, crank: no start' immobilizer issues but there is a critical difference..
Firstly let me say I have:
1) I have disconnected the car battery numerous times.
2) I have checked the ECU for high resistance or out of spec capaciors/resistors.
3) I have re soldered the PGM-FI main relay, although there was no dry solder issue.
4) I have replaced the capacitor which was slightly out of spec in the immobilizer receiver coil around the ignition switch.
5) Both vehicle keys exhibit the same symptoms.
What is different about this issue is when I have the 'green key flashing' such as the ECU does not recognize the transponder, ----> I CAN BYPASS THE PROBLEM <<---- by removing the key, reinserting and very quickly turning the key all the way from lock to starter engage. This is truly bizarre as normally the immobilizer system needs time to recognize the transponder in the key before it enables the ignition system.
When the immobilizer is in this 'wont start' state which is becoming increasingly common, I can start the car this way but if I turn it off, remove the key, reinsert and turn the key to start at normal or slow speed the immobilizer will not turn off.
This is truly bizarre behaviour. Car has 98k on it and is always garaged so it should not be electronic components ageing.
There are hundreds of thread out there on this issue but no clear solutions and no other threads display this behavious of bypassing the immobilizer error by rapid key turn.
Any ideas on how I can solve this given I have been over everything?