Thread: Starter motor/ engine earths 2002 def

Are you getting a click from the starter?
Might be the starter contacts a very common issue

Turning over but might not start,, jump it of another car and it eventually will...thinking the starter may not have enough voltage to crank fast enough

Got the solar panel hooked up to starter battery at the moment , and I'll wait till the heat of the day and try again

Ps it's started first of on the 4 days before but they were hot(28 to 32) colder this morning but started then turned it if and 4 hrs later it's just not quite catching on..

Got it going cleaned what earths I could find the starter ones were very greasy and Mackey... Guess I'll find out in the morning if it was an earth problem

If it is the original starter motor you could be in need of one of these kits.
Discovery Defender TD5 2 5 Diesel 98 04 Starter Solenoid Repair KIT Basic KIT | eBay

I fitted mine with the starter in situ although it is a bit fiddly.
And remember to disconnect the +ive battery terminal if you do need to do it.

The fault is usually intermittent at first till eventually no go.
And a lot cheaper than a new starter.
And mine is an 02 as well.

Cheers,
Paul.

Nah it's a fuel issue , the air blead back to the tank should have an air out function yet stop fuel draining back into the tank .....if I can find one.... If you give it a good prime b4 starting its usually fine even being jumped by 2nd car it takes a hell of a lot to start when it's been playing up
I'll deal with that first , it's had a new fp regulator plus injector loom and injector seals and o rings , plus a known good fuel pump tested on it....that I'll look at after I stop the fuel draining back into the tank overnight ( that being starter solenoid)
Cheers mark
( ps it's never not started eventualy , just a bit like Russian roulette at the moment)

Originally Posted by mfc

Nah it's a fuel issue , the air blead back to the tank should have an air out function yet stop fuel draining back into the tank .....if I can find one.... If you give it a good prime b4 starting its usually fine even being jumped by 2nd car it takes a hell of a lot to start when it's been playing up
I'll deal with that first , it's had a new fp regulator plus injector loom and injector seals and o rings , plus a known good fuel pump tested on it....that I'll look at after I stop the fuel draining back into the tank overnight ( that being starter solenoid)
Cheers mark
( ps it's never not started eventualy , just a bit like Russian roulette at the moment)

here is the air bleed valve

Fuel Filter Air Bleed Valve TD5 (Genuine) WJN500110 Island 4x4 - Specialists in Land Rover and Range Rover Parts and accessories for all models. UK and worldwide mail order.

lives above the filter

Thanks heaps... Only one I found was in Ballarat at 66 bucks ..... Its ridiculous that the don't sell them without the fitting.... Just plain wasteful
Regards mark