Hello! I am looking for some LR Help! This forum seem the place to get it!
I have a Freelander V6 2004 and have been experiencing starting problems for the past 3 weeks. I always manage to get it started but it takes anywhere from 1 to 25 minutes before the starter engages and the car starts.
Symptoms:
When I turn the key to crank the starter, nothing happens apart from the clicking of the relay in the fuse box below the steering wheel and the dimming of the digital clock on the center of the dash.
After anywhere from 2 to 200 consecutive tries, the starter engages and the motor fires up right away.
On a few occasions I can here the starter clutch start to engage but the main starter doesnt follow.
Seems to take less time to start when the weather is above 10 deg celcius.
I've had battery issues this winter, and have had to boost the car on a few occasions when the temperature dipped below -15 deg.
All ready checked:
Battery is tested and fine. Same with pole connectors...
I can hear the humming of the fuel pump when I crank.
Went to a LR jobber garage this morning and is suggesting we take out the starter and see if thats the problem... He figures 4-6 hours just to check at $60 an hour!
Tested the relays in the fuse box under the hood and says they are all fine.
Thats pretty much the best description of the problem I am experiencing right now.... First time I have problems with the car, and its a shame. We have had big winter with tons of snow this year, and I must say this truck with a good set of winter tires is phenomenal in the snow. This starter problem is ****ing the **** out of me, since every time I have to put in gas, I end up stalling at the pump because the fuel cover needs the ignition key to open....
S.O.S!!!
I have a Freelander V6 2004 and have been experiencing starting problems for the past 3 weeks. I always manage to get it started but it takes anywhere from 1 to 25 minutes before the starter engages and the car starts.
Symptoms:
When I turn the key to crank the starter, nothing happens apart from the clicking of the relay in the fuse box below the steering wheel and the dimming of the digital clock on the center of the dash.
After anywhere from 2 to 200 consecutive tries, the starter engages and the motor fires up right away.
On a few occasions I can here the starter clutch start to engage but the main starter doesnt follow.
Seems to take less time to start when the weather is above 10 deg celcius.
I've had battery issues this winter, and have had to boost the car on a few occasions when the temperature dipped below -15 deg.
All ready checked:
Battery is tested and fine. Same with pole connectors...
I can hear the humming of the fuel pump when I crank.
Went to a LR jobber garage this morning and is suggesting we take out the starter and see if thats the problem... He figures 4-6 hours just to check at $60 an hour!
Tested the relays in the fuse box under the hood and says they are all fine.
Thats pretty much the best description of the problem I am experiencing right now.... First time I have problems with the car, and its a shame. We have had big winter with tons of snow this year, and I must say this truck with a good set of winter tires is phenomenal in the snow. This starter problem is ****ing the **** out of me, since every time I have to put in gas, I end up stalling at the pump because the fuel cover needs the ignition key to open....
S.O.S!!!
