help please car cut out an wont start

HELP. PLEASE.my freelander cut out this morning on my school run.now it wont start.i havent a clue were to start looking .the petrol tank is full so not short of petrol. it did have a new alternator fitted last week thats all.cant see it being that .SO IF ANYONE CAN ADVICE AS WHAT ARE WERE TO START LOOKING I WOULD VERY MUCH APRECIATE IT .THX FOR LOOKING AN HOPE YOU ALL CAN HELP JOAN

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HELP. PLEASE.my freelander cut out this morning on my school run.now it wont start.i havent a clue were to start looking .the petrol tank is full so not short of petrol. it did have a new alternator fitted last week thats all.cant see it being that .SO IF ANYONE CAN ADVICE AS WHAT ARE WERE TO START LOOKING I WOULD VERY MUCH APRECIATE IT .THX FOR LOOKING AN HOPE YOU ALL CAN HELP JOAN

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Being an optimist, whats the chance that the alternator feeds the ignition and that one of the wires has broke.

Failing that timing belt broke, you would see that if you take the filler cap off the rocker cover and spin the engine over, the cam wont be turning.

is it getting petrol to the engine, fuel pump stopped working or sumat, probably smell it by now if you have been churning it over.

Is it sending a spark down the leads, take one of the spark plug leads off and position it close to a metal bit, turn the engine over and you should see and hear it spark, dont hold it tho you will get a shock.

Thats a general guess not too familiar with these, but probably the route I would take if you called me out to it.

A bit more information would help tho, is it turning over, did it bang and pop before it stopped, any other noises, do you have ignition lights.

Apprieciate your predicament Joan but its not easy to diagnose from just being told it cut out and won't start. As David451 is indicating, there are many reasons why this might happen. It is reasonable to assume that the most likely readon is electrical when considering an engine that suddenly died. Thats not an exclusive statement I'm afraid and a timing belt failure could also be an expensive truth. If you're not familiar with engines or comfortable with the tool box then I suggest you either find a friend who is, or its time to visit the garage.

I wish you luck and hope its not too expensive.

you say it wont start - unfortunately we need more info than that.

are there any lights on the dash when you turn the ignition on?
does the starter try and turn the engine?
do you get any "clicking" noises when trying to start?
does the engine turn over?
does the engine cough or splutter?

when you have answered these q's we can take the next step.

The Mad Hat Man said:

you say it wont start - unfortunately we need more info than that.

are there any lights on the dash when you turn the ignition on?
does the starter try and turn the engine?
do you get any "clicking" noises when trying to start?
does the engine turn over?
does the engine cough or splutter?

when you have answered these q's we can take the next step.

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And is she young single and good looking?? maybee I shud take the young bit out for us old duffers.

have you checked the fuel cut off switch ? should be at the back left of the engine bay, with a sticker looks like a petrol pump with a line through it.

good luck.

thx for all who replied.the enginge turns over when it stop there was nothing to indicate this no lights wat so ever.when i turn ignition on everthing works as it shoul.i did have a alternator fitted last week ,it was running great upto this morning.started to splutter then stop ,as of now its parked up an wont start,again thx to all who have sent messages

david451 said:

And is she young single and good looking?? maybee I shud take the young bit out for us old duffers.

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hi thx for your reply.everything is ok with car engine turns over all lights on dash work i cant understand why it just cut out.it did have alternator fitted last week ,was running fine upto today.thx joan

Darmain said:

Apprieciate your predicament Joan but its not easy to diagnose from just being told it cut out and won't start. As David451 is indicating, there are many reasons why this might happen. It is reasonable to assume that the most likely readon is electrical when considering an engine that suddenly died. Thats not an exclusive statement I'm afraid and a timing belt failure could also be an expensive truth. If you're not familiar with engines or comfortable with the tool box then I suggest you either find a friend who is, or its time to visit the garage.

I wish you luck and hope its not too expensive.

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hi.my boy friend has checked the cam belt .it is not broken .there is a spark at the plugs i.e removed plug as dave said an tried to get spark thats working.the car lost power an stopped.checked every thing this afternoon.my boy frien took plugs out they looked ok.they were dry.i thought they may have been wet with petrol having tried it to see it start but nothing .i have an mobile mechanic coming in morning so hres hoping thx joan

The Mad Hat Man said:

you say it wont start - unfortunately we need more info than that.

are there any lights on the dash when you turn the ignition on?
does the starter try and turn the engine?
do you get any "clicking" noises when trying to start?
does the engine turn over?
does the engine cough or splutter?

when you have answered these q's we can take the next step.

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yes everything lights as it should.the starter turns engine no prob.not sure about clicking as cant hear anything thx for your help joan

Optimus Prime said:

have you checked the fuel cut off switch ? should be at the back left of the engine bay, with a sticker looks like a petrol pump with a line through it.

good luck.

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Optimus Prime said:

have you checked the fuel cut off switch ? should be at the back left of the engine bay, with a sticker looks like a petrol pump with a line through it.

good luck.

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hi thx for reply yes checked that its ok .it is getting a spark to plugs so now im stuffed dont know wat to do thx joan

Sounds like a lack of fuel then, especially considering the spluttering before hand as the engine flamed out. Cut off switch (as OP said) and fuel pump. I guess the ECU is okay if the plugs are sparking there but could there be a failure with the injection side of the system. Anyone know this chaps as I'm not that familiar with the K series lump.

Also, I know this is a stupid question, but there is fuel in the tank (Could be an instrumentation error on the dashboard)?