Thread: TD5 Defender wont start

Hi , I know what your going through , I had the same problem when I changed the fuel filter . My battery was also going flat , so I stopped . I phoned a mate who also had a td5 . He said turn ignition on pump 5 times , this tricks the fuel pump to keep running , do this a few times , then try to start It . For me It worked , a bit lumpy for a few seconds until all 5 cylinders were running , then settled down and back to normal . I hope this works for you !!.. Jim

What works for me is this .......

1) turn ignition on (you can hear the pump whirring)

2) when pump stops, turn ignition off and wait 10 seconds

3) turn ignition on again (pump should run for shorter this time)

4) when pump stops, turn ignition off and wait 10 seconds

5) repeat a couple more times.

6) after these preliminaries, foot flat on accelerator and turn key to start.

It should then burst into life.

Works for me every time with no extra drain on the battery.

Turn ignition to on...

repeatedly depress throttle over and over until you hear the priming sequence commence..

Wait.

Once its done throttle at 50% and crank away..

Hi all
well still no luck
i,ve tried all the methods listed here and online
she was running perfect before the oil and fuel filter change so its got me stuffed
i have also checked and i have good flow to the fuel cooler and head so i think i can rule out the pump
my battery is now flat again sheeze this thing is sure testing my patience

I've used the method Numpty outlines above many time on both my TD5's without issue. If that doesn't work you may have air in the lines or a buggered fuel pump.

When I have had this problem before (earthmoving machinery, a 100 series and patrol), I have pressurised the fuel tank with an air compressor. Try cranking it with the tank pressurised. Not only will this help you push the air out, you may find if it is sucking air from somewhere. I haven't had to try this on my td5, but if your out of ideas give it a go.

Gday all

i,m starting to suspect my fuel pump may be too weak to purge the lines of air as no matter how many times i run the purge cycle the pump still runs for 2 or so minutes each time and just before turning off i hear a swishing sound at the filter

i took the feed line off to the head and i have flow but its not overly strong

cheers Sheafer

Just check you didnt leave the seal off the old filter on the mount when you changed them...

They have a habit of sticking!