Help freelander starting issue

Hi I'm new to the forum and I have just bought a freelander1.8 petrol please help . It was stood for a year I put new battery on took it for mot and it passed . Now the problem it just turns over and won't fire if I unplug fuel cut off switch it starts then dies plug it in fires up and then I'm off . I have gave it full service new leads cap rotor and replaced coolant temp sensor also hand a land rover specialist reset all adaptions still no luck any ideas thank yoU

Are you saying that every time you want to start the car, you need to unplug the fuel cut off and then plug it back in again?

If so it could be a broken wire or faulty switch, more likely a sticking fuel pump

Not every time mainly in mornings and after work is ok if pop to shop get fuel etc just when left it also doe 120 miles on £60 off fuel

When I unplug it it fires up then once it used the fuel cuts out then when I plug it back in it fires up runs rough for 10 seconds or so then ok if I don't in plug it it just turns over tried to fire but it won't

Jonesy1987 said:

Not every time mainly in mornings and after work is ok if pop to shop get fuel etc just when left it also doe 120 miles on £60 off fuel

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If you are only getting 120 miles from £60 :00 in fuel, you have a major problem

I no but I can't figure out what's going on there no air leaks or anything all seem to check out ok on live data I've had it on auto logic

Anyone

I still can't understand what you do to the impact switch to make it start. However I think it's likely to be the fuel pump or its relay. The pump assembly also contains the fuel filter, which when clogged, over works the pump.
That could account for the poor fuel economy.

should be about 120 miles to £25 to £30 of petrol

I just pull the electric plug off the bottom then when it fires and dies I plug it back in

Sounds more like it I was thinking roughly £30 should do 120ish miles . I think engine timing maybe out that's all I can think off now am going out new belt on tom if not raining

Update checked timing and it was 3 teeth out one way and 1 the other . Fitted new belt tensioner water pump fired straight up and got power again happy days