Disco 2 in trouble!

Sorry, posted this in the wrong section and have been re-directed here!
Hi All
My wife tried to start her w-reg disco2 td5 yesterday - turned on the ignition and all the dashboard warning lights started flashing, and starter motor failed to respond. I found that one of the relays in the engine compartment fuse box - the one with the symbol of the engine with a flash through it? was clicking rapidly in time with the flashing dashboard lightswhen the ignition was turned on , -

No idea where to start on this problem, and would appreciate any advice/guidance.

Thanks in advance

Rookmarsh said:

Sorry, posted this in the wrong section and have been re-directed here!
Hi All
My wife tried to start her w-reg disco2 td5 yesterday - turned on the ignition and all the dashboard warning lights started flashing, and starter motor failed to respond. I found that one of the relays in the engine compartment fuse box - the one with the symbol of the engine with a flash through it? was clicking rapidly in time with the flashing dashboard lightswhen the ignition was turned on , -

No idea where to start on this problem, and would appreciate any advice/guidance.

Thanks in advance

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Like I said, try a new battery. My Disco did exactly that, all the lights came on, wouldn't turn over. First I tried disconnecting the battery, leaft it for a few hours for ECUs to calm down, then reconnected. Made no difference at all. So I tried the battery out of the Ninety. Started first time!
A mate with a late model rangie has had exactly the same. Basically I think the complex electronics don't like a battery anything less than 100% condition.

+1, weak battery or loosen clamps

I am having exactly the same problem as we speak i have jump started my disco 2 & everything fires up again.Have been told to double check that it is battery & not alternator.........

it seems that you refuse to understand what was told to you in the other thread m8, the starting issue is due to low voltage on cranking which can be weak battery... to check the charging is compulsory to see WHY the battery is weak and according to the tests to decide what you need, new battery or new alternator .... got it now?

Not sure if anyone has mentioned it before but the battery may be almost dead . I (I still claim it was my gf) left the light on in the boot and when I came to start it the exact same happened to me. If you don't have jump leads and a car then you should be able to get the AA/Green Flag folk out.

Thanks for all your responses (including the un-called for terse and irritable one from one forum member)
I jump-started my wife's disco from mine and all seemed to work fine - took it to Halfords for a replacement battery but had the existing one checked beforehand by their mechanic. The existing battery was in a healthy state, and both starter motor and alternator performance also checked and given a clean bill of health. The mechanic then asked if my wife did a lot of short-stop journeys - yes, until this week she had a local delivery round with up to 20 stop-start deliveries in a day.. . . . .apparently without giving her disco a good run at least once a week the alternator doesn't have a chance to re-charge the battery properly.
Is this a plausible explanation?

Thanks for responses again.

i apologise for being rude but i have a choleric temperament and it just happens after serious efforts to explain something many times and seing it was in vain... that doesnt affect the fact that i always want to help so IMO the answer to your question is YES it's a plausible explanation as long as it doesnt happen again after a longer run too... then as everything seems OK on a rudimentary check it can be complicated as i explained in that thread i invoked in my uncivilised input: (post #4) https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/battery-or-alternator.290426/

Thanks sierrafery - I'm really a newbie to this forum and appreciate your input. . . . .I'll be monitoring her 'drive time' in future (sounds sinister but it isn't!) and may appeal for help if things go wrong!
Best wishes

Rookmarsh said:

Thanks sierrafery - I'm really a newbie to this forum and appreciate your input. . . . .I'll be monitoring her 'drive time' in future (sounds sinister but it isn't!) and may appeal for help if things go wrong!
Best wishes

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Rookmarsh,listen to what sieraferry tells you,what he does not know about d2 electronics etc,is not worth knowing.

gemsdad said:

Rookmarsh,listen to what sieraferry tells you,what he does not know about d2 electronics etc,is not worth knowing.

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And wind you're neck in, ya whiney little baby. You want to blame someone, blame you're wife