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  1. 8th June 2009, 09:23 AM #1
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    Question TD5 just won't quit.. I mean stop!

    So I get home yesterday, after working on my roof rack and feeling pleased with the progress. Pull up, turn off, engine starts to die, turn key to "off" and it starts up again. First I c*****d myself that it was running on and was going to rev up and explode , but no, it just merrily kept going , the only items shut down were the accessories. The key was in my hand out of the ignition. When I put it back in, the engine would stop at "accessories" then restart in "on", but I could not get the key out without turning to fully off, which was now a second "on" Crikey, it's normally NOT going I worry about! Taking apart the switch revealed that the plug in the fusebox had only one live "input", but when the ignition switch was plugged in, two wires became live. After "donking" the plastic switch casing a bit, one wire (a green striped one) went dead and everything went back to normal.
    I guess the switch has buggered internally but anyone else had this?

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  2. 8th June 2009, 10:25 AM #2
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    Is it a Defender?

    If so, just replace the switch. They are notorious for falling apart at the most inconvenient time.

    When I worked at the Dealer we used to keep at least one in stock. It wasn't unusual to replace them under warranty.

    If it is Disco, then I have no experience with the switch failing.
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  3. 8th June 2009, 11:14 AM #3
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    It's a Disco, a dodgy looking plastic thingy that is held with two tiny screws to the end of the teering lock/lock barrel

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  4. 8th June 2009, 11:24 AM #4
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    Maybe it is similar to a Deefer one, because that description sounds familiar!
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    That sounds like Lucas is at it again.

    Got to love it.

    TRS have plenty in stock, my mate just got one for a RRC.
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    Quote Originally Posted by big guy View Post
    That sounds like Lucas is at it again.

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    Not much Lucas electrical stuff in a TD5. A lot of Valeo, which as far as I can tell is French for Lucas .
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  7. 9th June 2009, 12:17 PM #7
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    Hopefully its not a sump full of diesel causing it to run on .
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  8. 11th June 2009, 10:05 AM #8
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    Nah not running on, the computer was on and it was fully "drivable" ie throttle response normal, dash lights on etc.

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