Thread: Engine warning light

Might help if you give us the facts

Engine? Transmission? Year model?

Sorry,

Not much help without the info. 2004 TD5 disco, auto transmission

Does your mechanic have the required diagnostic tools?
This problem should show up in the error log. Find someone nearby with a nanacom (a computer that plugs into your car and diagnoses faults).

This would be my first step and should be your mechanics too.

If he isn't a 'landy' mechanic he'll be trying to find a needle in a haystack without the right gear.

Hello,

Mechanic does mostly landrovers and is really perplexed with this one. He's the guy everyone around her goes to fix landies. Error log was chock a block full of issues. The timing crank sensor was thought to be the culprit. Nothing has worked so far

I've heard of a similar issue being related to a crank noise type fault, not sure if that applies to your one as you said you had the timing crank sensor replaced.
No oil in the loom?

That's what I thought to. Last TD5 I owned had it loom suck up oil after a couple of hundred thousand. This one has done 230k. I guess the loom is the only thing left to change. $$$.

Thanks for the heads up

Originally Posted by Clelo

Hello,

New to the forum. Looks like a lot of experience here. I hope you maybe able to assist.

I have a persistent problem with the engine warning light coming on. It happens on average once a fortnight. Sometimes the light comes on with no discernible effect whilst at other times the engine appears to miss a beat but continues on and worst still on occasions the engine shuts down completely of its own accord.

This occurs at idle, under full load or cruising down freeways. There is no rhyme or rhythm to the event. All sensors have been replaced (some on multiple occasions) as well as the ECU (3 times) and the wiring appears OK. The mechanic is pulling his hair out and I have a car that chooses to stop whenever it feels like it. T-boned or rear ended is my greatest worry. Any ideas?

Try disconnecting and hardwiring together the wires for the crash (Inertia) switch. Located on the firewall, LHS. Do you have a second battery there by any chance???

JC

Hello JC,

As a matter of fact I do. Do you think that this is interfering with the inertia switch? The battery bracket is an ARB if that makes a difference.