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Stuartclark23

Member

• Feb 20, 2016

• #1

hi there guys

does anyone have an idea what is wrong with my td5 every now and then i lose all electrical power when i turn the ignition on then give it 5 mins and it sometimes comes bk

any help would be great

stuart

 

biggeeeee

Retired - Living the dream

• Feb 20, 2016

• #2

What vehicle. TD5 is an engine

 

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Stuartclark23

Member

• Feb 20, 2016

• #3

biggeeeee said:

What vehicle. TD5 is an engine

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hi sorry is a disco 2

 

biggeeeee

Retired - Living the dream

• Feb 20, 2016

• #4

Check the battery terminals are tight.
Its worth prizing apart with a screwdriver the spilt near to the bolt as over time it becomes loose and no end of tightening the bolt will tighten the clamp to the post until you make the gap bigger.

 

Allan_T

New Member

• Feb 20, 2016

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Stuartclark23 said:

hi there guys

does anyone have an idea what is wrong with my td5 every now and then i lose all electrical power when i turn the ignition on then give it 5 mins and it sometimes comes bk

any help would be great

stuart

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Are there any specific conditions under which the symptoms occur? Does it happen when both hot and cold? How do you determine all electrical power has been lost? No lights on instrument cluster, failure to crank etc?

 

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Stuartclark23

Member

• Feb 20, 2016

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Allan_T said:

Are there any specific conditions under which the symptoms occur? Does it happen when both hot and cold? How do you determine all electrical power has been lost? No lights on instrument cluster, failure to crank etc?

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yes it happens when both hot and cold and yes no lights on instrument cluster and interior lights go off aswell as failure to crank

 

Kwakerman

Well-Known Member

• Feb 21, 2016

• #7

Depending upon your level of electrical knowledge rather than trying to look at all the faults together it is sometimes easier to look at one aspect (the interior light) and fix that. Once you find and fix the light issue you will probably fix all the others at the same time.

 

The V8 man

Well-Known Member

• Feb 22, 2016

• #8

Check the earth straps first

 

owl

Well-Known Member

• Feb 22, 2016

• #9

As Kwakerman says concentrate on one thing, seeing as loads of stuff goes off at the same time I would be starting at the main fuse box in the engine bay. fuse link 1 feeds the interior lights plus loads of other stuff so get your meter ready and next time it happens start there. Fuse link 1 is fed directly from the battery lead that connects at the front of the fuse box. I have seen a few of these overheated.

 

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Stuartclark23

Member

• Feb 23, 2016

• #10

ok cool thanks everyone it hasnt happened again yet but when it does i will check thanks