Hi chaps i was comtemplating starting a new tidyier post but have decided against it now due to your great comments etc i would like to remind you all of the story so far to save people going back to the start...
I bought the car 4 weeks ago and drove it back from down south 240 miles return journey with no issues what so ever of any type rangie was perfect... Ther next 2/3 days was spent making it as mint as possible still no problems at all,, then i drove it ten miles to my mates to take him for a spin out in it, driving along the road all the lights and horns started blasting for no reason, after getting the car home i did some investigation work and made a BOOB... this is the criticle information now following...
I removed the fuse box to check inside for corrosion it looked ok and i refitted it, rangie started fine after fuse box removal and refitting but still with the lights problem evident, someone else mentioned unplug the alarm siren, i did and the fault was still there lights and horns still blasting, but car still started and was running fine...NOW in a fit of daftness when i tried to re plug the alarm siren in i moved the fuse box as it was unbolted and the BROWN/GREEN 10mm stud touched earth and caused some sparking as the battery was still connected, (SCHOOL BOY ERROR )at this point the battery was diconnected as it had been at all other times and fusebox secured, then battery reconnected i checked all the fuses and wiring i could see in the engine bay at this point nothing looked melted or no smell or anything all seemed fine...
Tried to start it and the engine turned over but would not start (only since i shorted the the 10mm terminal out) it had been running 5 mins earlier...
Now Doug has been great he been here three times now and this is where we stand...
OK
1.. £50 worth of fuel in tank half full
2.. EBCM has been replaced and tested working fine
3.. Replacement fusebox tried and still non start (original refitted)
4.. Replacement tested ecu fitted and coded in today still non start
5.. Tested for a spark plug in lead plug earthed no spark at all nothing
6.. Plugs were damp and smelt of fuel
So where are we now ???????????
Doug has tried all he can and has saved me some screen captures from his diagnostic equipment to try and upload on here but he has one concern which is this...
GEARBOX error is coming up when we try and crank the engine it cranks in neutral and park, but dont start in ethier but turns over.. he has looked at the screens on his kit and one of the boxes is showing that when the lever is in park its showing in the box on screen is in reverse ??? ive no idea what this means to be fair...
As it stands today as welll ive tested the wires to the coil packs and i have got the following two coil packs both got 3 wire plugs
1. red wire = no live or earth ??(no live or earth)
2. white wire = 12v ignition on live
3. blue wire = nothing at all (no live or earth)
so the summery is this, it ran and started fine till i shorted out the brown and green 10mm stud on the bottom of the fuse box, the new EBCM has fixed the lights issue and horns so thats sorted but still no spark, ive had ecu replaced and coded in still no spark, and tried another fusebox and still no spark..
Seriously though i dont know where to go now, im going to start compiling offers for the car as is via PM onl please make a bid and i will see what happens, im going to speak to some range rover dismantlers too this week see where i stand value wise, 5ok range rovers as clean as this must be good as a breaker...
I would however still like to fix it but im out my depth now to be fair.....
So stay strong and don't give up yet.
