2001 Rxdi only beeping once

[Clinton133]

I have a seadoo rxdi 2001 it has been sitting a good 6 months during that 6 months I lost the key . So I went to seadoo and got a new key program to it after a lot of hassle they got one to program ( well they say they did ) so I have charged the battery fully and have tried the key and all it is doing is beeping once got no 2 beeps what so ever . I put the key in and all the lights and clocks work but a little red light pops up it beeps once then goes off will not turn over or nothing. I got told it might be the sterm so I got a new one and changed that and it's still no different I have checked all the fuses to there all fine and cleaned all plugs and connectors and sprayed them up and still nothing now I dont know what to do . Any ideas of what to try now

 

[Ckrawiec]

Sounds like your mpem doesn't recognize the key...is it one long beep or just a quick chirp? There is no description in the DESS section for one quick chirp though

 

[jhjesse]

Does everything shut off after initial lanyard installation?
Have the battery tested.
If battery good probably the MPEM is not recognizing the lanyard.

 

[Clinton133]

Does everything shut off after initial lanyard installation?
Have the battery tested.
If battery good probably the MPEM is not recognizing the lanyard.

 

[Clinton133]

It does about a 1/2 second beep a red light flashes then goes out but all the clocks etc stay on. When I took it to the ski repairs it was doing the same thing but he said he program the key but it's still doing the same so he said I would need a new mpem but I dont know if he did program it properly as took him hr and half . So I'm just stuck what to do next

 

[Clinton133]

Sounds like your mpem doesn't recognize the key...is it one long beep or just a quick chirp? There is no description in the DESS section for one quick chirp though

 

[Clinton133]

It's one quick chirp

 

[jhjesse]

Put a volt meter on the battery. Sounds like a bad cell in the battery.
Might check all the connections on the dess post as well.

 

[POPPS]

I'm with Jesse, charge it to 12.7 V , and then do a load test on it, thus eliminating the battery from the equation.

 

[jhjesse]

I'm with Jesse, charge it to 12.7 V , and then do a load test on it, thus eliminating the battery from the equation.

This past spring I went to start one of my skis and it did the exact same thing as described above. Put a volt meter on the battery and discovered it was bad. (4 years old) New battery problem solved.

 

[Clinton133]

Ok I will give that a go then and see what happens thanks for your help

 

[POPPS]

i always start at the battery, even new ones that have thrown me for the "wrong" loop.