Central Locking issue VR6

[hammonds]

I've got a problem with the central locking on my VR6 5 door.  Been working absolutely fine with no issue.  Went to use my car today though and the pins wouldn't come up, but the alarm beeped to say i had unlocked the thing. tried it again, and got the 2 beeps to tell me i had locked the thing, and also the the whirring from the pump as it normally would do when i lock the thing. 

To be honest i wouldn't actually be too fussed seeing as i can still get into my car by sticking the key in the door, but the problem i have is i can't actually open the boot, which will eventually become quite annoying.  Not sure if this is because the boot has had a different lock fitted to it at some point or if its to do with the central locking problem.

Kept trying the locking and sometimes when i go to unlock it i can here the pump make a small whir but nothing happens with the pins. If i pull all the pins up then go to lock the thing, all the pins drop and the car locks as it should.

Any ideas?

Cheers

[hammonds]

Scratch that, pump has now completely died and does not do anything at all.  time for ebay.

[Grim_Reaper]

how long did the whir last??? if it lasted long then there is a air leak somewhere as one of the hoses has come loose or has broken...are you sure everything is connected all properly?

[hammonds]

Found the problem.  Where it rained so hard last night, a small amount of water has leaked through the light housing (another thing to have a look at).  Swapped the pump with the one in my GTi for now.

Took a hairdryer to the wet pump and its improved it slightly, gonna let it dry out over night and hope for the best.