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tasker-bumble

New Member

• Jan 7, 2013

• #1

Hi.
Please can anyone recommend where to start looking.
I have a Discovery 2 V8 which has been completely reliable for the last few years....However. Yesterday I jumped in turned the key and the battery seemed "sluggish". The car started and ran fine, drove to the petrol station etc and all fine.

Thinking "prevention" I charged the battery overnight and thins morning it shows its fully charged. Turned the key and NOTHING. All the dash lights are on and no warnings etc but no clicking from the starter or any attempt to turn over.

Please can you help?
Many thanks

 

thebiglad

Well-Known Member

• Jan 7, 2013

• #2

tasker-bumble said:

Hi.
Please can anyone recommend where to start looking.
I have a Discovery 2 V8 which has been completely reliable for the last few years....However. Yesterday I jumped in turned the key and the battery seemed "sluggish". The car started and ran fine, drove to the petrol station etc and all fine.

Thinking "prevention" I charged the battery overnight and thins morning it shows its fully charged. Turned the key and NOTHING. All the dash lights are on and no warnings etc but no clicking from the starter or any attempt to turn over.

Please can you help?
Many thanks

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Either your battery or the starter solenoid are goosed.

 

LandyRover23

New Member

• Jan 7, 2013

• #3

i would go with starter same prob i had few months back

 

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darrenm

Active Member

• Jan 7, 2013

• #4

Starter motor or loose connections to starter

 

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Gran

Member

• Jan 7, 2013

• #5

Did you check tightness of battery connections?
I had the same & the terminals had come loose.

Gran

 

discool

Well-Known Member

• Jan 7, 2013

• #6

Normally you may have a few relays chattering when trying to start with an iffy battery, are you sure the engine is remobilised as if it's not it won't crank.

 

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tasker-bumble

New Member

• Jan 7, 2013

• #7

Thanks for the quick reply.
Looks like im going under the car to look at the starter motor. Without sounding too stupid which side is the starter motor on? Drivers or passenger?
many thanks

 

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tasker-bumble

New Member

• Jan 7, 2013

• #8

discool said:

Normally you may have a few relays chattering when trying to start with an iffy battery, are you sure the engine is remobilised as if it's not it won't crank.

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How would I check?

 

HenryD

Active Member

• Jan 7, 2013

• #9

tasker-bumble said:

How would I check?

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Lock then unlock with the remote then try and start.

 

discool

Well-Known Member

• Jan 7, 2013

• #10

tasker-bumble said:

How would I check?

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Simple, the red LED indicator in the dash will extinquish when remobilised.

 

cambridgecockney

Active Member

• Jan 7, 2013

• #11

Pull the lucar connection off starter clean refit.

 

tombardier

Well-Known Member

• Jan 7, 2013

• #12

Bad battery earth. Cheap thing to check. It will cause your symptoms!