Hi All, My dad has just called. He'd been out in the Freelander this morning and it started fine, even though it was a few degrees below freezing. Now he's just tried starting it again (engine is still lukewarm) and it won't fire. It's cranking very slowly.
He's tried jump leads (albeit off a smaller car) and it's no different.
He's tried putting a jump lead from the battery negative to a good earth on the engine and that hasn't made any difference either.
Both battery leads are tight on the battery terminals.
With the ignition on, a multimeter is saying 12.4 Volts across the battery. When cranking, that goes down to 11.8 Volts.
The battery is an Exide, less than 2 years old, with a 4 year warranty.
All this is making me think it's the starter that's the problem? Are TD4 starters prone to failing? (2001 car with about 165,000 miles on it).
He's going to try a battery off another car, but in the meantime, I thought I'd ask whether there was anything else worth trying, please?
He's tried jump leads (albeit off a smaller car) and it's no different.
He's tried putting a jump lead from the battery negative to a good earth on the engine and that hasn't made any difference either.
Both battery leads are tight on the battery terminals.
With the ignition on, a multimeter is saying 12.4 Volts across the battery. When cranking, that goes down to 11.8 Volts.
The battery is an Exide, less than 2 years old, with a 4 year warranty.
All this is making me think it's the starter that's the problem? Are TD4 starters prone to failing? (2001 car with about 165,000 miles on it).
He's going to try a battery off another car, but in the meantime, I thought I'd ask whether there was anything else worth trying, please?
