Yungy
Member
Hi
To be honest I have spent 6 months rebuilding my love a defender 90 td5 2000 van
New chassis
New bulkhead
I have used this forum a lot as I wanted to prove you could build one without a manual .
There is a lot of people on here with lots of knowledge so thanks for that.
I went to start it after I had finished and it started fine all relays working pump working etc.
and then it stopped you turn the key and it fires then dies instantly turn the key off and on fires then dies.
I was wiggling the wires that goes to the crank position sensor and if started,so I inspected the plug and found it was showing two bear wires so I cut them off and soldered a new plug on extended the earth wire wrapped it in foil then put heat srink over the lot making sure the all three joints were insulated.
Plugged it in an it fired so I drove it down the road and it was good very good.
Booked it in for an mot and whilst the man had it ticking over it failed again.
I have had it plugged in to diagnostics and it's showing no faults.
I have cut the crank sensor cable to see if the soldered joint had failed and it perfect.
I going to buy some shielded cable tomorrow and bypass the loom to the ecu.
I have tested the cable that is there at the moment and it's good.
Does any body have any idea of why it's firing but not starting.
Best Regards
Neil
To be honest I have spent 6 months rebuilding my love a defender 90 td5 2000 van
New chassis
New bulkhead
I have used this forum a lot as I wanted to prove you could build one without a manual .
There is a lot of people on here with lots of knowledge so thanks for that.
I went to start it after I had finished and it started fine all relays working pump working etc.
and then it stopped you turn the key and it fires then dies instantly turn the key off and on fires then dies.
I was wiggling the wires that goes to the crank position sensor and if started,so I inspected the plug and found it was showing two bear wires so I cut them off and soldered a new plug on extended the earth wire wrapped it in foil then put heat srink over the lot making sure the all three joints were insulated.
Plugged it in an it fired so I drove it down the road and it was good very good.
Booked it in for an mot and whilst the man had it ticking over it failed again.
I have had it plugged in to diagnostics and it's showing no faults.
I have cut the crank sensor cable to see if the soldered joint had failed and it perfect.
I going to buy some shielded cable tomorrow and bypass the loom to the ecu.
I have tested the cable that is there at the moment and it's good.
Does any body have any idea of why it's firing but not starting.
Best Regards
Neil