For the past month or so my 110 td5 is having tremendous difficulty starting.
It is fitted with an "autowatch" alarm that has an engine immobiliser.
Here are the symptoms...
The battery died about 1 month ago, it took a jump, then when driving home I stopped for a cup of coffee (two hours later) and couldn't get it to start. The fuel pump was kicking in, but the starter was not going on or clicking. I thought it was still the dead battery, I got a jump and it started after a few tries.
I assumed at this point that the battery was bad. It has been starting intermittently since this point, but I have not driven and had kept the battery on the charger for 3 days. I had just started it up to make sure it was ok and try to diagnose the problem.
My fuel pump is whistling and needs to be replaced, so I am waiting for it to come in before I start using the truck. I am not sure this is relevant because I can hear it turning on.
Today I started it to move it around, shut it off, then went to restart a minute later and it would not start. I brought the battery to be tested and it is fine.
I have come to the assumption that it is either a faulty aftermarket alarm, starter relay or the starter. From my understanding, if I can hear the fuel pump turn on the engine should at least start to turn over.
The alarm, however, is making the noise to indicate it is disengaging and the light is flashing accordingly. The brain on the alarm could be bad and I will try bypassing the alarm tomorrow.
Any help would be greatly appreciated because I would like to get it on the road again this week and this is really starting to drive me nuts.
It is fitted with an "autowatch" alarm that has an engine immobiliser.
Here are the symptoms...
The battery died about 1 month ago, it took a jump, then when driving home I stopped for a cup of coffee (two hours later) and couldn't get it to start. The fuel pump was kicking in, but the starter was not going on or clicking. I thought it was still the dead battery, I got a jump and it started after a few tries.
I assumed at this point that the battery was bad. It has been starting intermittently since this point, but I have not driven and had kept the battery on the charger for 3 days. I had just started it up to make sure it was ok and try to diagnose the problem.
My fuel pump is whistling and needs to be replaced, so I am waiting for it to come in before I start using the truck. I am not sure this is relevant because I can hear it turning on.
Today I started it to move it around, shut it off, then went to restart a minute later and it would not start. I brought the battery to be tested and it is fine.
I have come to the assumption that it is either a faulty aftermarket alarm, starter relay or the starter. From my understanding, if I can hear the fuel pump turn on the engine should at least start to turn over.
The alarm, however, is making the noise to indicate it is disengaging and the light is flashing accordingly. The brain on the alarm could be bad and I will try bypassing the alarm tomorrow.
Any help would be greatly appreciated because I would like to get it on the road again this week and this is really starting to drive me nuts.
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