landycommander · Mar 7, 2012

I have had a good search of threads to see if any covered my faults, but no luck!

Vehicle is a 1995 300tdi

Basically last week whilst en route to the MOT station the indicators packed in. So I tasked the garage carrying out the MOT to fix the indicators before testing. The indicator fault turned out to be corroded terminals on the fuse panel where the flasher unit plugs in - so all resolved with a replacement fuse panel!

Now the Disco will not start unless you touch a direct feed from the starter solenoid to the ingnition barrel. Also, the central locking and alarm do not work. The vehicle started fine and alarm and central locking all worked before the fault with the indicators.

Can anyone point me in the right direction to look? and where I'm likely to find the control unit for the central locking and alarm? I have had a good look at all wiring behind the fuse panel and cannot find anything out of place.

tinhat · Mar 7, 2012

Oh dear what a nightmare.
Ive just been looking at the wiring on mine.
Not sure why but the crimps seem to be very poor, a couple in the plugs just to the left of the drivers footwell have pull out or broken on mine!!!.
If you have a idea where they fiddle have a good look at the wiring, it may just be a poor joint or a broken wire. there are lots of connectors under the dash.
I'd suggest following the cable from the ignition switch very carefully and see what you find.
It may be that there is other corrosion in the fuse box!!!.
By the way land rover earths are a perpetual problem, just taken all mine off and redone them !!!!!! headlights and starter etc. Plus I've had the dash out to change the heater matrix and did all of those under the dash at the same time.
I wish you very good luck.
TH

alexdon · Mar 8, 2012

Have a look at Remote Key for the location of the c/l and alarm ECU.

hedge hopper · Mar 8, 2012

hi have you cheaked the fusable links on the inner wing
or it could be your alarm box under pass side dash

landycommander · Mar 8, 2012

fuseable links are all intact! So looks like I will be busy at the weekend with my head stuck under the dash looking at "spagetti junction" trying to find the faulty wire/wires!

Alarm unit will also be coming out and opened up to check for dodgy solder joints etc!

sparky steve · Mar 8, 2012

is there a starter relay on the 300? check that first

hedge hopper · Mar 12, 2012

you can get a spider alarm bypass plug
for about a tenner i think
save you rewireing it all :fighting2:

landycommander · Mar 13, 2012

hedge hopper said:
you can get a spider alarm bypass plug
for about a tenner i think
save you rewireing it all :fighting2:

my 300tdi doesnt have the spider fitted - its one of the last ones with the one button key fob alarm system

elsie · Mar 13, 2012

Assuming the new fuse panel is wired correctly and the right one ?

hedge hopper · Mar 14, 2012

its the same as my 200tdi alarm i had same prob
wired starter to ignition but being auto box
would start in drive i ended up putting new unit in
but same probs after 3rd time of starting
and was a corroded fuseable link wires on drivers imer wing
put a fuse box on wires and sorted it
hope of some help :fighting2:

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