C

chrispwalton

New Member

• Mar 31, 2011

• #1

Hi All

My 'new' (1991) defender will not turn off and I have to stall it. It is an intermittent issue, sometimes it turns off beautifully. I'm having the whole thing re-wired on Wednesday as the wipers go when the headlights are switched on or flashed and the previous owner must have cut through the loom and bastardised the whole lot.

Do you think its a fuel solenoid or ignition switch issue? How could I find out?

Cheers

Chris

 

Station House

Well-Known Member

• Mar 31, 2011

• #2

Me thinks stop solonoid

 

The Isle of Man Man.

New Member

• Mar 31, 2011

• #3

Yup definitely the stop solenoid happened to the old Citroen Zx we had!

 

Karlos28

Well-Known Member

• Mar 31, 2011

• #4

lets hope its not burning oil and running away!

 

storm99

Spreading Joy & Harmony

• Mar 31, 2011

• #5

Shame its not a v8, itd stop on its own every 20 minutes.

 

G-man

BBQ king

• Mar 31, 2011

• #6

i would say its stop solenoid as its intermittent

 

C

chrispwalton

New Member

• Apr 1, 2011

• #7

Is it easy to replace the solenoid?

 

Station House

Well-Known Member

• Apr 1, 2011

• #8

Yep!

It's located at the rear of the fuel injection pump.

Remove the wires, clean around it, then unscrew - make sure you don't leave the washer or o ring behind - they're best replaced at the same time

 

C

chrispwalton

New Member

• Apr 1, 2011

• #9

Sounds simple enough - and where should I get a new solenoid from?

 

Station House

Well-Known Member

• Apr 1, 2011

• #10

I haven't searched, but suspect the usual crowd - Paddocks, Rimmers, LR Series, LRDirect etc.

 

E

eightinavee

Well-Known Member

• Apr 1, 2011

• #11

If you end up removing the stop solenoid,pull the plunger out and have a good look.If there are any small flecks of metal there you need to get the injector pump rebuilt.Its a sign of the cam and rollers starting to break up,the little bits of metal are attracted to the stop solenoid as its an electromagnet.
Not good......

 

2

2001ytd4

Banned

• Apr 1, 2011

• #12

Have you tried turning the key the other way??? I know its probably a bit difficult with 2 thumbs on each hand, but give it a go. Might work.

 

doodle bug

Well-Known Member

• Apr 1, 2011

• #13

eightinavee said:

If you end up removing the stop solenoid,pull the plunger out and have a good look.If there are any small flecks of metal there you need to get the injector pump rebuilt.Its a sign of the cam and rollers starting to break up,the little bits of metal are attracted to the stop solenoid as its an electromagnet.
Not good......

Click to expand...

i second that ! i had exactly the same thing happen on a 300tdi disco .. had to get the pump rebuilt..