Hi Chaps,
Sorry to make my first post a request for help but I am asking for a mate
He has a very clean and tidy 1.8 W plate, 102k, been running fine for the month he has owned it.
Two days ago it just cut off when driving out of work and will not restart.
It starts and wants nto go but won't catch.
We have had the fuel pump out, cleaned the little guaze filter that really wasn't that dirty, air filter again is clean, so we looked at the plugs bit manky, changed them, new HT leads, coil (original part), distributer cap and cleaned the rotor arm as it was in good nick.
Net result is that it now tries to catch a little better, but still won't start.
Or at least it won't with all the plugs in, but when we were checking for a good spark we discovered that it will run with a plug removed!
Put the plug in with no HT lead, no start, this works for any plug?
We are getting it recovered to a garage but I thought i would post a question up here to give the garage a direction or two to check.
We are thinking coolant sensor or ECU maybe.
There doesn't appear to be a MiL light illuminated when you start, we have no handbook or Haynes as it is a new purchase, I have seen on the later Freelanders that the MiL is the standard engine shape, but what is it on the W reg Freelanders?
We suspect that maybe the bulb might have been removed perhaps?
Any pointers welcome as he is very impressed with the comfort and the way it drives for a relatively cheap vehicle.
The only thing he did to it before it died was on the way to work 10 hours earlier he filled from half a tank to a full tank of unleaded at his usual Tesco petrol station.
Any hints welcome, feel free to have a laugh at our expense:welcome2:
Sorry to make my first post a request for help but I am asking for a mate
He has a very clean and tidy 1.8 W plate, 102k, been running fine for the month he has owned it.
Two days ago it just cut off when driving out of work and will not restart.
It starts and wants nto go but won't catch.
We have had the fuel pump out, cleaned the little guaze filter that really wasn't that dirty, air filter again is clean, so we looked at the plugs bit manky, changed them, new HT leads, coil (original part), distributer cap and cleaned the rotor arm as it was in good nick.
Net result is that it now tries to catch a little better, but still won't start.
Or at least it won't with all the plugs in, but when we were checking for a good spark we discovered that it will run with a plug removed!
Put the plug in with no HT lead, no start, this works for any plug?
We are getting it recovered to a garage but I thought i would post a question up here to give the garage a direction or two to check.
We are thinking coolant sensor or ECU maybe.
There doesn't appear to be a MiL light illuminated when you start, we have no handbook or Haynes as it is a new purchase, I have seen on the later Freelanders that the MiL is the standard engine shape, but what is it on the W reg Freelanders?
We suspect that maybe the bulb might have been removed perhaps?
Any pointers welcome as he is very impressed with the comfort and the way it drives for a relatively cheap vehicle.
The only thing he did to it before it died was on the way to work 10 hours earlier he filled from half a tank to a full tank of unleaded at his usual Tesco petrol station.
Any hints welcome, feel free to have a laugh at our expense:welcome2: