Freelander TD4 intermitent starting fault

Hi there my freelander (1999) has developed an intermitent fault that is a nightmare please can anyone help? Since May it has a fault where it can fail to start when it has been driven (never on a cold start). It mainly happens when left for an hour or so but can be less time, it will not start, it turns over fine, can fire up but it will not start. I have to wait approx 45 mins then it is fine & starts! By this time I have called the AA and used some very un-lady like language, it has been checked by the garage and they kept it a few days they got it to fail but when they put it on their machine no fault showed! They have checked and tightend all the bits ( sorry not a car person) along the fuel line no obvious problems. I only got it back on Friday and it did it on Saturday (started after 5 mins) and again today (45 mins till it started) I am desperate for some help has anybody heard of this before or any ideas before it gets a Basil Fawlty beating!! Thanks

Change Camshaft Position Sensor

As Dann says its a clasic sign of a Camshaft Position Sensor fault.
Once the car is running it does not use it and normally do not show up on a fault finding scan as when cold it works fine

hi
just read your post and this is the same fault i had with mine
i too thought it was the camshaft sensor and bought one which set me back £100 but in the end wasnt the problem
I got a diagnostic done on it by a landrover engineer and was the fuel pump under the bonnet near side front wheel arch
changed the pump no problems since
hope this helps
chris

chrisdb1971 said:

hi
just read your post and this is the same fault i had with mine
i too thought it was the camshaft sensor and bought one which set me back £100 but in the end wasnt the problem
I got a diagnostic done on it by a landrover engineer and was the fuel pump under the bonnet near side front wheel arch
changed the pump no problems since
hope this helps
chris

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This pump tends to give problems whatever the engine temperature and can usually be brought to life with a sharp tap whilst the ignition is turned on thereby proving whether it is at fault.

Hit it wiv an 'ammer

Try the 'easy' pump-tap solution first then spend on a sensor if not cured