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snaponjim

New Member

• Apr 22, 2019

• #1

Hi everyone
hopefully someone can shed some light on a problem i have with my wifes
range rover tdv8 2008,try to start vehicle i get all ignition lights , but vehicle wont turn over ,at first i thought it was a flat battery, however i changed battery with a brand new heavy duty one ,then tried to start it and lo and behold the car started so i thought yes, sorted but was short lived within five minutes , hazard lights started to flash and radio and sat nav flashed on off and on off all the time vehicle was running and various warning lights on dash , suspension fault , hand brake fault ,etc ,so i turned vehicle off and back to square one get ignition lights but car wont turn over , i have been at the vehicle for a couple of weeks now still no joy , but i have discovered that if i disconnect battery and leave it disconnected for a couple of hours the vehicle will start but go into the cycle of above faults hopefully some clever person on here has came across this same fault and can point me in the right direction of where to start looking
kind regards jim

 

Wazzajnr

Well-Known Member

• Apr 22, 2019

• #2

Sounds like a poor earth connection somewhere to me.
Check all the earth straps between body and chassis/engine.

 

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snaponjim

New Member

• Apr 22, 2019

• #3

thanks wazza,
will try that tomorrow
any idea of locations of said earth straps ?
regards jim

 

gold rover

Well-Known Member

• Apr 22, 2019

• #4

Wazzajnr said:

Sounds like a poor earth connection somewhere to me.
Check all the earth straps between body and chassis/engine.

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Wot he said.
Add to that , I had a similar issue a couple of
years ago. I didnt have time to go searching each earth strap, as was sitting in drive packed to go to London. AA guy and I guessed at it being engine earth, so put a new one on. It did the job and is still there.

 

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snaponjim

New Member

• Apr 22, 2019

• #5

thanks gold rover ,
will try that tomorrow
regards jim

 

1988smithy

Well-Known Member

• Apr 22, 2019

• #6

Might be of help, there's a general diagram of earths and header points. Post 12

https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/l322-no-turnover-battery-short.323290/

 

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snaponjim

New Member

• Apr 22, 2019

• #7

cheers smithy
regards jim

 

Datatek

Well-Known Member

• Apr 23, 2019

• #8

A duff alternator could also be the problem. Check the battery voltage when the lights start flashing.

 

gold rover

Well-Known Member

• Apr 23, 2019

• #9

snaponjim said:

cheers smithy
regards jim

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Any joy?

 

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snaponjim

New Member

• Apr 27, 2019

• #10

no joy yet checked all earth points i can find stripped and cleaned and refitted
but it made no difference
still the same fault

 

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td4van

Well-Known Member

• Apr 28, 2019

• #11

Do you have a multimeter? If so check that the crank signal is sent to the starter motor at the relay in the underbonnet fuse box When trying to start the car.