Thread: No power to starter motor - is it the immobilisers fault?

Ah, well there you go. Thanks for correcting, sierra.

Originally Posted by GBE

I wont incriminate my old mechanic, he's not anti Land Rover just anti D2, and probably anti any Land Rover that he regards as having too many computer circuits that can (and will in his mind) go wrong in the bush.

To update this thread, my TD5 is currently at an auto electricians, if it is not something simple like the starter solenoid keep an eye out on Gumtree

As for the Satanic immobiliser threads, they exist As does a company promising to exorcise TD5 ECUs - I'm not sure if chicken blood or holy water is involved in the process Dynachip profesional ecu remapping

Find a new mechanic a D2 is very simple compared to a modern car
The starter solenoid problem is as old as the hills and as simple as a Holden 186
even if its not that its not difficult

Not everyone on the internet with a keyboard is an authority

After owning 3 Land Rovers since getting my P's and regularly filling in JSA's for work my approach tends to be eliminate the worst case scenario and then work downwards.

Thanks Sierra for confirming the immobiliser cuts feed to the starter.

The plot thickens; car is back from the sparky after the starter motor was overhauled to remove contamination from "old oil". Current oil level is normal - no obvious leak, I did have a fuel line decide to turn in to a sprinkler system (and drench every acoustic cover) last year though

Won't be Oil - will be diesel from a FPR leak

Originally Posted by Tombie

Won't be Oil - will be diesel from a FPR leak

Sounds about right, it was the line to the FPR that decided to come adrift last year