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[Pitchfork]

I would suspect the solder joint between the circuit board & the battery contact
It's worth resoldering to eliminate that as the cause
Takes seconds to do
 

[Dazzler]

Did you check the battery holder as suggested?

[Eliteman Steve]

Did you check the battery holder as suggested?

The battery holder bent a little as I was taking the battery out but didnt seem to be damaged at all , will have a closer look at holder and soldered joints tomorrow

[Eliteman Steve]

I would suspect the solder joint between the circuit board & the battery contact
It's worth resoldering to eliminate that as the cause
Takes seconds to do
 

Nice one Pitchfork

Had a closer look at key today and had a poke around , thought as key's not working got nothing to loose anyway one of the contacts was broken .  

Thinking back I dropped the key just before it stopped working so maybe this broke the connection in the first place

Still don't know why the key re-set with key in ignition doesn't seem to work though , nothing happened with either key . Never mind happy now got 2 functioning keys again [smiley=laugh.gif] [smiley=laugh.gif]

[alasdaircantlay]

On my 98 TD estate, you have to switch the engine on and press the close button on the remote within 30 seconds to re-sync the key. Central locking pops up and down to tell you it's been done. I have to re-sync it on a daily basis though.