Freelander wont start

hi all im in need of a bit of help i have 54 plate freelander 1.8 xei

the car had not been started for about a month so battery had died i jumped the car off my other car and it was fine so i moved the freelander to other side of my drive turned car off tried to start again and there wasnt enough charge

so i put jump leads on my other car and back on freelander only i didnt notice i put put jump leads on wrong way and tried to jump wen i put them right way car will not start i get all my lights on the dash and a clicking sound but the engine wont turn over anyone had this problem before if so how did you fix i have also put another battery on and it still did the same ....???? any help will be greatly appriciated

fried electronics?

Is it possible that he could have just blown the main fuse ?
.Its a 70amp in mine .

where would main fuse be located?

Mines a diesel ,but the main fuse is located on the side of the battery cradle .

I have no idea if it could just be that , but I think if thats all it is you will be very lucky .
Good luck .

You could've done allsorts of damage. Start checking all fuses, then look for burnt wiring then move on to more expensive stuff like ECUs!

as said in #2. Electronics dont like reverse polarity across them. likelyhood is prospectively all the electronics are fried.

most electronics are protected by a diode which will only let current one way just what has happend is anyones guess but try your mail fuse first but fuses are only there to protect if it has a short I would suspect it could be starter motor because if you change the positive to negitive and negitive to positive on a dc motor it will run the wrong way good luck with this one

teddywood1 said:

most electronics are protected by a diode which will only let current one way just what has happend is anyones guess but try your mail fuse first but fuses are only there to protect if it has a short I would suspect it could be starter motor because if you change the positive to negitive and negitive to positive on a dc motor it will run the wrong way good luck with this one

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The few times I've seen it happen it's always been something pretty basic, ie a burnt wire or blown fuse, nothing to say you're not the unlucky one tho! You're description does sound like a starter problem, so I think checking the wiring for that circuit would be a good starting place. Out with the multimeter!
I've never known anyone get as far as cranking when they do it, as they normally notice PDQ. Yes in theory your starter will spin backwards so check its not stuck in the ring gear too

I would definately get your multimeter out.

Just go down the main wires checking for voltage where it should be.


I'd have thought you'd blown a fuse tbh.