Can a central locking solenoid typically be repaired instead of replaced?
The one I'm looking at has a hefty two pin connector (presumably for the motor) and a tiny three pin connector (presumably a switch to report open/ closed?).
When you operate it manually the rest of the car locks/unlocks as expected, so I think the switch is OK. The motor never moves.
Would the motor usually be something basic, so it can only be a shorted or open circuit coil, or is it likely to be more sophisticated than that and have dead transistors or whatever in there?
It's off a 1997 BMW boot.