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Pre-2001 models tended not to have a standardised diagnostic system, although primitive pinpointing hardware did feature on many cars throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Blink code readers, indicated by a flashing LED display, were popular and the following process explains one such system and how it was used to identify a failed central locking motor before any dismantling took place.