Thread: Defender 130 TD5 - No start

Hi,
Check your owners manual for the procedure to follow prior to removing the battery.

Try that, and check the eath lead on the battery when you remove it. Was it loose.

If yours is the same as a Puma, it may solve the issue.

Cheers

Engine and oil light stay on, so no dramas there.

I doubt it would be the earth strap, as you have stereo working etc.

Have someone turn key while you are listening to the starter motor, if everything else works fine then it could be that.

If it was a dodgy fuel pump then you would get starter trying to turn it over but no go.

Only other things I can think of is check all relays etc to ensure they aren't burnt out. If you burnt out the ignition fuse then the relay may have burnt out and jumped, hence the burnt ignition fuse.

Originally Posted by austastar

Hi,
Check your owners manual for the procedure to follow prior to removing the battery.

Try that, and check the eath lead on the battery when you remove it. Was it loose.

If yours is the same as a Puma, it may solve the issue.

Cheers

Unfortunately I don't have the owner's manual. The car was purchased second hand and run perfectly up until this point.

Any ideas where I can put my hands on this procedure?

Originally Posted by JoeFriend

Engine and oil light stay on, so no dramas there.

I doubt it would be the earth strap, as you have stereo working etc.

Have someone turn key while you are listening to the starter motor, if everything else works fine then it could be that.

If it was a dodgy fuel pump then you would get starter trying to turn it over but no go.

Only other things I can think of is check all relays etc to ensure they aren't burnt out. If you burnt out the ignition fuse then the relay may have burnt out and jumped, hence the burnt ignition fuse.

Had my old man under the car while I tied to kick it over. Not a noise to be heard at all from underneath. I suspect it may be the relay. Is this the relays in front of the gear stick?

I have 1x black and 1x yellow relay under the drivers seat, the black one seems to click after maybe 10 seconds on? Not sure what these are for.

Relay is on the fuse panel in front of the gear stick. Check those. Should have pics on it to show which is which.

Next to check is the starter itself and whether it is getting power. So use multimeter on the starter (starter is under the fuel cooler, access is easiest from underneath). If you are getting power it's likely the solenoid is dicky and needs to be replaced.

While you are there I would check the FPR to ensure it isn't leaking. It's on the drivers side of the block at the back, just below the line of the fuel cooler. They are known to leak and kill starters.

You can also try hitting the starter with something, if the solenoid is only slightly dicky you can sometimes get it working again for a while.

Originally Posted by DFender

Any ideas where I can put my hands on this procedure?

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Also check that the inertia switch hasn't been set off, unlikely if not moving but quick to check.

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Originally Posted by JoeFriend

Relay is on the fuse panel in front of the gear stick. Check those. Should have pics on it to show which is which.

Next to check is the starter itself and whether it is getting power. So use multimeter on the starter (starter is under the fuel cooler, access is easiest from underneath). If you are getting power it's likely the solenoid is dicky and needs to be replaced.

Had a quick look yesterday, but quickly ran out of light. I will investigate further this afternoon with the multimetre and a spare pair of hands.

Will give the starter a quick whack and check FPR at the same time.

Originally Posted by austastar

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Thank you very much.