chrisandmark said:

Hi all

I bought a Discovery recently and have a problem that I wonder if anyone can help with?

The starter motor has stuck on/jammed ( :doh: ) - if I leave it the thing is going to burn out. I've tried rocking it backwards and forwards plus hitting it with the hammer but neither of those things have helped.

Any ideas on how I can solve this problem?

Thanks in advance.

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MrPDude said:

You're not from the midlands by any chance are you?

I gave someone a bump start in an asda car park who's disco had just encountered same issue

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chrisandmark said:

Thanks but I think it's a bit more than that.

This is a brand new starter motor - like a prat I started it up while it was still in gear, it pulled forward as I was doing other jobs at the time and couldn't get my feet on the brakes.

Anyway, it's now starting up on notch 2 - you don't even have to turn the key to start it as normal, as I say it's starting on notch 2 which obviously isn't right. Plus there are no dash lights, although these are coming on when it's started up - I've checked the fuses already.

Nightmare!

Any advice VERY much appreciated.

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chrisandmark said:

Thanks Bromsgrove_Defender - how would I find/diagnose that?

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