Td4 faults

Chetts · Nov 15, 2015

Hi, I'm new to this forum and also new to freelander but could do with a bit of help. I have recently purchased a 2002 td4 auto and I love it but it has a few niggling problems.
The odometer says error instead of the mileage, some mornings it will display the mileage and work fine until you switch it off, then when it's started again it says error again and will stay like that all day.
The other problem (unsure if it's related or not) is sometimes the car won't start until I wiggle the relays at the bottom of the fuse box under the steering wheel.
Hope someone can help, thanks in advance.

saxavordian · Nov 16, 2015

First welcome to the site and feel free to introduce yourself. The wiggling sounds a drastic call to start so I seek a garage electrician if you are not skilled. I guess this maybe a connection to your odometer problem.

Chetts · Nov 16, 2015

saxavordian said:
First welcome to the site and feel free to introduce yourself. The wiggling sounds a drastic call to start so I seek a garage electrician if you are not skilled. I guess this maybe a connection to your odometer problem.

Thanks for the reply, I was hoping it would be something simple I could do to keep the costs down as funds are tight but I'll have to take it to a garage after Christmas.

teddywood1 · Nov 17, 2015

when is it not starting 1 when it is cold or 2 when it is hot,

Chetts · Nov 17, 2015

teddywood1 said:
when is it not starting 1 when it is cold or 2 when it is hot,

It's random and only happens every so often. It will just turn over and make no attempt to fire until I wiggle the row of yellow relays that are located under the fuse box and then it fires up no problem and runs a dream. I don't know what the relays control, think I might replace them all and see what happens. Thanks for the reply.

Nodge68 · Nov 17, 2015

Here you go. This should help.

Chetts · Nov 17, 2015

Nodge68 said:
Here you go. This should help.
View attachment 93035

Thanks for the reply but it's the fuse box inside on the drivers side under the steering wheel.

stannswhite · Nov 18, 2015

dont worry about it mate,you must have
bought a good one,if thats all that is wrong
with it.
regards,sickasaparrot.

.

Chetts · Nov 18, 2015

stannswhite said:
dont worry about it mate,you must have
bought a good one,if thats all that is wrong
with it.
regards,sickasaparrot..

Sounds like you've had some trouble.

LandyMan · Nov 18, 2015

sounds like a dodgy earth connection to me

Chetts · Nov 18, 2015

It failed to start again today and I noticed that I couldn't hear the lift pump. Switched it on and off a few times until I heard the pump and it started. Thinking I might need a new pump or is there a relay for the pump?

redwood · Nov 19, 2015

When you can't here the pump and failed to start, give the pump a gentle tap to see if it starts to work.

Chetts · Nov 19, 2015

Thanks, next time it fails I will try that.

Chetts · Nov 21, 2015

Just a quick update, car wouldn't start again this morning, no noise from lift pump so I gave it a few taps and still nothing. Checked plug to the lift pump with a voltmeter and nothing there so I decided to start from square 1 and remove and check all the relays in the inside fuse box. This time when I removed the last relay on the vertical row at the bottom I noticed it was slightly burnt on one of the legs, so I replaced it and it started no problem. Fingers crossed. Just need to sort the error message on the odometer now. Thanks for all the help.

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