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steamboat_willy

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• Jan 14, 2010

• #1

Folks,

My 'new' Disco (owned for 4 weeks, W Reg 2.5 Diesel) has suddenly decided not to start. Unlocks, turns over fine but simply doesn't fire. Checked fuel level, plenty of battery power.....what on earth could it be?

Thanks, in advance

 

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brainboy81

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• Jan 14, 2010

• #2

Check the injector loom for oil contAmination

 

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steamboat_willy

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• Jan 14, 2010

• #3

brainboy81 said:

Check the injector loom for oil contAmination

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Thanks bb, I'll give that a go. Tried swapping fob batteries but no go. I'll wait for some light tomorrow and have a look under the bonnet.

 

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T5 KRE

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• Jan 14, 2010

• #4

Try checking the Fuel pump relay, my last disco2 done this last year, i had a yellow light come on next to temp gauge, turned over but didn fire too

 

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steamboat_willy

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• Jan 14, 2010

• #5

T5 KRE said:

Try checking the Fuel pump relay, my last disco2 done this last year, i had a yellow light come on next to temp gauge, turned over but didn fire too

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Will do....sounds like everyone suspects electrical connections as a fault which is hopefully a cheap fix assuming I can find the fault.

Appreciate the tips!

 

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brainboy81

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• Jan 14, 2010

• #6

Do you here the fuel pump run when you turn the ignition on will come from the back

 

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steamboat_willy

New Member

• Jan 16, 2010

• #7

OK guys, thanks for the advice. Checked the fuel pump and it runs (a whirring/buzzing noise for 10 seconds when first cranked).

I also looked at the relays in the fusebox. I need to find out where the injector loom is to check that....any ideas?

Still just cranks away, no firing.

 

foss

New Member

• Jan 16, 2010

• #8

go through this

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f8/another-td5-wont-start-69675.html

& this

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f8/discovery-td5-missing-66943.html

good luck

 

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steamboat_willy

New Member

• Jan 16, 2010

• #9

Thanks Foss, and all of the others. IT WORKS!!!!!

Thoroughly cleaned out the ECU casing and loom/end connectors and it fired up and runs fine.

Appreciate your time to answer the thread.

 

foss

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• Jan 17, 2010

• #10

good work!

 

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David Pye

Active Member

• Jan 17, 2010

• #11

Just a quick note - if you haven't replaced the loom or the blue barrel o-rings that seal the connector where it comes out of the head, it will fill up again with oil in no time.

 

foss

New Member

• Jan 18, 2010

• #12

David Pye said:

Just a quick note - if you haven't replaced the loom or the blue barrel o-rings that seal the connector where it comes out of the head, it will fill up again with oil in no time.

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Quite right, eventually youll need injector harness, engine harness & poss ecu repair as per the linked threads, but what youve done should get you out of trouble for a bit