Hi guys back with another problem on my 1998 rr p38 basically I went to unlock it with the fob but no joy I thought it was the rf receiver and I unplugged the blue antenna cable but still no joy ... Now come the strange part , it unlocked with the key in the lock but once in the ignition I don't get anything on the display no lights on dash apart from srs for a few seconds then it goes out car will not start either battery voltage checked out ok as did relays and fuses courtesy of mozz's help over the phone , could this be a becm fault , the small alarm light isn't even flashing either , I'm at a loss with this
ovalandrover
Well-Known Member
Have you tried entering the EKA code?
marcinbrighton
New Member
Loose battery terminals? Is the car turning over at all?
Try giving her a jump start: if it is a dead battery, that'll show it up immediately
Range Rovers hate being Jump Started....can be done obviously, but generaly not recommended unless it is an emergency!
fortgrange
Active Member
+1 on this. Out of nowhere my last battery went from 100% to knackered without warning. Still showed over 12volts on the meter with engine off. Wasn't convinced it was the battery but was left with little choice but to change it. It took a further 12 months of trouble free motoring with the new battery to finally convince me it was the battery. These P38 just seem so reliant on perfect batteries.
If correct procedure is used there should be no problem. Diesels connect jump leads straight to battery. NEVER do this on a petrol. For petrols. Positive lead to battery, negative to a clean earth point as far away in the engine bay that you can get from the battery.
Hey thanx for the replys yeah tried the eka with no joy and the car won't turn over al all I even tried a jump start pack on it but again no joy , I have checked all the battery terminals and done the "sniff test" on the fuses and relays under the bonnet also tested the continuity on the fuses , the same thing happened a few months ago but I left it over night and it started the next morning no problem which again is leading me away from the battery
With the jump pack, did you have more life from the Dashboard....the lamps do a self check....if all your getting is the SRS lamp, try looking at Fuse 1 and make sure that is OK...if it isand you still have no life in the dashboard....suspect Battery, fuse box or BeCM
If correct procedure is used there should be no problem. Diesels connect jump leads straight to battery. NEVER do this on a petrol. For petrols. Positive lead to battery, negative to a clean earth point as far away in the engine bay that you can get from the battery.
Why not?
fortgrange
Active Member
Is it a good jump pack? I thought I had a good one but it could never start the P38 when the battery was dead flat. A proper jump start would give you more of a clue.
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Substitute the Cow for the Battery/P38....Lots of potentially explosive fumes under a petrol bonnet, a spark could be nasty!
Bacause that is the way it is done. I suggest you read your owners manual. Many vehicles with ECUs have a dedicated boost start chassis earth point for the negative terminal.
Datatek
Well-Known Member
If the battery is completely flat, a jump pack is unlikely to raise the voltage enough for the car to start.
Grit Valve
2000 4.6 Vouge
Doesn't make sense that you have only one light ie srs if your not getting oil light battery ect if be looking at fuse box first have you disconnected battery taken fuse box out and check all connectors to it , even if your battery was low enough to light the srs it should show oil light and battery light .
