PK68
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Hi all. I'm after some help. I have a 51 plate Freelander 1.8 Petrol K-Series which won't start.
The problem started a while ago when I noticed after several motorway drives that the engine idle seemed lumpy with excessive vibration. I initially thought worn engine mounts so changed them and they were worn. Whilst the vibration eased a little it was still present. I pulled the plugs and gave them a clean. But the it became weak on power going up inclines and when accelerating and the vibration remained.
I used an OBDII code reader which came up with P0340 Camshaft Sensor. So I changed the sensor. No change. I changed the wire from the sensor. No change. I changed the camshafts (had planned to change them anyway due to an oil leak from the seals and everything is lined up as it should be including cam sprocket studs). No change. I changed the crankshaft sensor. This time there was a change. The car just would not start. I've tried 3 camshaft sensors and 3 crankshafts sensors. No change. I changed the in-tank fuel pump. No change.
The car will start from cold but runs lumpy. After a couple of minutes switch it off and it won't start again. It turns over but won't fire up.
I've got good spark. So I'm at a loss. I'm not good with electrics and don't have a volt meter. I'm close to scrapping it but can't afford to buy another car right now.
Can anyone offer any help other than setting fire to it???
Could it be injectors or the fuel cut off switch?
Also, and I don't know whether it might be connected but my in-car radio and the car alarm started playing up. The radio would sometimes come on and sometimes wouldn't and couldn't be operated using the buttons. The alarm would sometimes go off randomly. Whilst I changed sensors and stuff I cleaned 3 earthing points that I could find under the bonnet and charged the battery. Don't know if that means anything to the running problem?
The problem started a while ago when I noticed after several motorway drives that the engine idle seemed lumpy with excessive vibration. I initially thought worn engine mounts so changed them and they were worn. Whilst the vibration eased a little it was still present. I pulled the plugs and gave them a clean. But the it became weak on power going up inclines and when accelerating and the vibration remained.
I used an OBDII code reader which came up with P0340 Camshaft Sensor. So I changed the sensor. No change. I changed the wire from the sensor. No change. I changed the camshafts (had planned to change them anyway due to an oil leak from the seals and everything is lined up as it should be including cam sprocket studs). No change. I changed the crankshaft sensor. This time there was a change. The car just would not start. I've tried 3 camshaft sensors and 3 crankshafts sensors. No change. I changed the in-tank fuel pump. No change.
The car will start from cold but runs lumpy. After a couple of minutes switch it off and it won't start again. It turns over but won't fire up.
I've got good spark. So I'm at a loss. I'm not good with electrics and don't have a volt meter. I'm close to scrapping it but can't afford to buy another car right now.
Can anyone offer any help other than setting fire to it???
Could it be injectors or the fuel cut off switch?
Also, and I don't know whether it might be connected but my in-car radio and the car alarm started playing up. The radio would sometimes come on and sometimes wouldn't and couldn't be operated using the buttons. The alarm would sometimes go off randomly. Whilst I changed sensors and stuff I cleaned 3 earthing points that I could find under the bonnet and charged the battery. Don't know if that means anything to the running problem?