Western Slope Rover
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What does the fuel gauge read? Not to say you've run out of fuel, but it might be the pump in the tank may be on the way out. When they go bad, they can stop delivering when the tank gets low. Sometimes even at 1/2 tank.
Hicap phill
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Immobiliser?
Press button & lock/unlock & start the process again
Press button & lock/unlock & start the process again
When you switch it on do you get the engine light? If you switch it on and depress the accelerator a few times does it initiate the purge cycle, complete with flashing engine light? If the answer is no to those questions it sounds very like mine when I had an ECU failure.
lightning
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No purge cycle. No orange engine management light
Can't do much now as it's dark and a busy road. So not safe to stand with door open etc
Will wait for recovery and get it home then look at it tomorrow
That's if the RAC can't fix it at the roadside.
From what l have read, it sounds like the ECU might have failed.
Can't do much now as it's dark and a busy road. So not safe to stand with door open etc
Will wait for recovery and get it home then look at it tomorrow
That's if the RAC can't fix it at the roadside.
From what l have read, it sounds like the ECU might have failed.
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Sounds very like the ECU fault I had in October 2016 then.
On the plus side, the firm 'ECU Testing' was able to fix it inside a week, and they even honoured their lifetime warranty when it went wrong again four years later.
I can't remember if you've got a Nanocom or some sort of fault code reader, but mine wouldn't talk to the Nanocom either - it had more or less bricked itself.
Mechanics will assure you it is the fuel pump. Chances are it isn't in my experience.
potus
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No doubt they will blame covid for the **** poor service, hope they turn up soon and good luck with the fix!
Don't know about the TD5, but my tdci has a battery disconnect procedure; ignition on (lights on dash, not to starting position), ignition off and then disconnect the earth lead from the battery within 15 seconds. (slackening the clamp in advance helps). This is so the back up (BBUS) alarm does not go off. I have a permanent lead fitted to the battery for connecting to my CTEK charger, and have been charging with the battery connected for at least the past year with no ill effects. But I have never charged with an old fashioned type charger unless the battery has been disconnected.
