After introducing myseld earlier i was advised to put this post in here for others to see.
Not after the miracle cure as i have exhausted all i can think of or seen throughout my search, so i wil just put my symptoms down and leave it be.
Its a 2000 TD4 freelander, and until now has been fine (including some heavy duty offroading a year ago over the tank trails of Salisbury plain (gaylander indeed)
so to quote from previous post
And what is this most recent problem to challenge the forum with?
It is always worth remembering that if main stealer mechanics were so Goddam smart, they wouldn't be mechanics, they would be brain surgeons or something. Ask the forum - say exactly year and model of Landy, give the best description you can of the problem, how it started, how it shows up, then sit back and wait.....
CharlesY
The most recent problem is that the engine cranks but wont start. its like its immoblised.
its not immobilised as far as i turn off the immobiliser, the immob light goes out. so i started diagnosing from there.
its not the fuel pump in the tank, its not a blocked fuel filter, it has fuel up to the injectors as i cracked off the unions and there is fuel there. so basically the injectors are the stopping point.
possible faults.. bad injectors, faulty crank sensor (or other sensor related) or an ecu fault.
I am a mechanic in training ,and i really hate the idea of someone else working on my cars (yeah i have a few) but right now, i need to know what the ecu thinks the problem is, or if the ecu is the fault.
I wont go to the main stealers, ever. so i am going to an independent who i hope will diagnose the fault for me.
Oh, bit of history, the car wasworking fine, i washed it,used it for a 3 mile journey and then parked on a slope. there is fuel in there, so that sensor should be fine (but i guess it may have gone)
My money is on it being the crank sensor or alarm ecu, but who knows, find out on monday!
finally... the wife made me buy it.. i drive jap cars normally, and to be honest i drove a lot of defenders over a military career, and i am amazed how much the freelander can do, considering its main purpose is the road. dont tell the wife but i have found myself quite attached to it!
Not after the miracle cure as i have exhausted all i can think of or seen throughout my search, so i wil just put my symptoms down and leave it be.
Its a 2000 TD4 freelander, and until now has been fine (including some heavy duty offroading a year ago over the tank trails of Salisbury plain (gaylander indeed)
so to quote from previous post
And what is this most recent problem to challenge the forum with?
It is always worth remembering that if main stealer mechanics were so Goddam smart, they wouldn't be mechanics, they would be brain surgeons or something. Ask the forum - say exactly year and model of Landy, give the best description you can of the problem, how it started, how it shows up, then sit back and wait.....
CharlesY
The most recent problem is that the engine cranks but wont start. its like its immoblised.
its not immobilised as far as i turn off the immobiliser, the immob light goes out. so i started diagnosing from there.
its not the fuel pump in the tank, its not a blocked fuel filter, it has fuel up to the injectors as i cracked off the unions and there is fuel there. so basically the injectors are the stopping point.
possible faults.. bad injectors, faulty crank sensor (or other sensor related) or an ecu fault.
I am a mechanic in training ,and i really hate the idea of someone else working on my cars (yeah i have a few) but right now, i need to know what the ecu thinks the problem is, or if the ecu is the fault.
I wont go to the main stealers, ever. so i am going to an independent who i hope will diagnose the fault for me.
Oh, bit of history, the car wasworking fine, i washed it,used it for a 3 mile journey and then parked on a slope. there is fuel in there, so that sensor should be fine (but i guess it may have gone)
My money is on it being the crank sensor or alarm ecu, but who knows, find out on monday!
finally... the wife made me buy it.. i drive jap cars normally, and to be honest i drove a lot of defenders over a military career, and i am amazed how much the freelander can do, considering its main purpose is the road. dont tell the wife but i have found myself quite attached to it!