mrnice
Loading.....
Hi fellas i need help.
I own a 1996(N) 3.9 V8i LPG Disco and usually when i turn the ignition the second i turn the key the starter motor turns immediately and the engine starts. I've noticed that occasionally when i turn the ignition there is about a seconds hesitance and then the starter motor turns and hey presto, the engine starts. its never really worried me before. Today however after just fitting new pads and discs all round (hooray!) i went to start the car and when i turned the ignition - nothing. the dash lights dimmed ever so slightly (you could only just notice) but the starter motor failed to turn over., i took the handbrake off rolled it down the hill and bumped it, it started fine, i drove back up the hill turned the ignition off and tried it again, it started 4 times in a row and then nothing again. i went out an hour later to try it again and it works fine! Any suggestions, is it the starter? any help would be greatly appreciated as I really dont need my 6 months pregnant missus and my 6 and 2 year old boys being stranded in the middle of nowhere any time soon! cheers Lee
ps: I forgot to mention earlier this appeared to happen once or twice when we 1st had the car about 6 months ago, I put a new battery on and its seemed to be fine up until now.
I own a 1996(N) 3.9 V8i LPG Disco and usually when i turn the ignition the second i turn the key the starter motor turns immediately and the engine starts. I've noticed that occasionally when i turn the ignition there is about a seconds hesitance and then the starter motor turns and hey presto, the engine starts. its never really worried me before. Today however after just fitting new pads and discs all round (hooray!) i went to start the car and when i turned the ignition - nothing. the dash lights dimmed ever so slightly (you could only just notice) but the starter motor failed to turn over., i took the handbrake off rolled it down the hill and bumped it, it started fine, i drove back up the hill turned the ignition off and tried it again, it started 4 times in a row and then nothing again. i went out an hour later to try it again and it works fine! Any suggestions, is it the starter? any help would be greatly appreciated as I really dont need my 6 months pregnant missus and my 6 and 2 year old boys being stranded in the middle of nowhere any time soon! cheers Lee
ps: I forgot to mention earlier this appeared to happen once or twice when we 1st had the car about 6 months ago, I put a new battery on and its seemed to be fine up until now.