200tdi rebuild, trouble starting

Awesome, thanks!
Pulled the small feed from alternator and ignition works as intended now.....I can turn off me motor!

Following up, my charge light still works as intended and does go out. Wondering if I need to fit a 'diode' to address this which apparently goes in-line behind dash....or, if all is working fine, leave the alternator charge light feed disconnected?

Can you confirm yours is as the wiring dia posted earlier.

With that wire off have you actually checked the battery is charging? Cos it may not.

If your charge light is working as it should something isn’t quite right

J

It certainly looks like my wiring....I have used that diagram before.

My battery is not charging with that small feed disconnected...but the charge light does illuminate and go out after start up....the saga continues.

wowa75 said:

It certainly looks like my wiring....I have used that diagram before.

My battery is not charging with that small feed disconnected...but the charge light does illuminate and go out after start up....the saga continues.

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Can you trace the wire back from the starter, where does it go (from starter -> dash/fuses)?

On diagram 63 is the ignition light resistor can you see one on yours

Just back in after lots of head scratching!
A few more pics....starter motor/alternator wires, along with thermostat switch, oil pressure switch and inj pump solenoid switch go into a 7/8 pin black plug engine side. The main loom through the centre of the bulkhead plugs into this.......nothing here has changed.
Dash side of the bulkhead is the untouched Autosparks loom, that I have not opened, nor do I want to, (but may have to),
Apparently the 63 resistor is buried in the loom (if it is present).

All connections are correct as disassembled, such was my neurotic labelling!
My self doubt got the better of me and I ran the starter connection to the oil switch and vice versa.....smoked the oil switch, so now no oil light (or battery charge light on dash now!) FFS!

Might sound long winded, but test for continuity and measure the resistance to the starter wire you took off.. then report back where that starter wire is going

also is this 100% a 200tdi loom from a defender?

RustyDefender said:

Might sound long winded, but test for continuity and measure the resistance to the starter wire you took off.. then report back where that starter wire is going

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Its the alternator charge light/exciter wire he took off.

J

marjon said:

Its the alternator charge light/exciter wire he took off.

J

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Yeah, that's the one (still too tired this morning after all these Christmas meals!)

Checked alternator diodes (terminal to case continuity) and reading was 1320. Can't find an absolute reference but this to me looks higher than the 400-800 typically quoted suggesting diode failure......so alternator shot?

Continuity through all engine compartment feeds normal and from ignition switch to FIP solenoid.

Does your alternator charge? did you check the output on that, if so i think you have wired something up wrong or something else is at fault

The alternator does charge. Checking the diodes through the alternator though, I get a reading of 1327mV. Apparently should only read 400-800mV.
A few other potential clues, the ignition switch only works as it should with the alternator charge light wire disconnected; when the engine is running, ignition in off position, the engine does stop when this wire is pulled (similar to pulling the FIP connection); when ignition off there is no feed to end of FIP plug.....but there is 13.8v feeding the FIP still (obivously not through the ignition).

I have a new alternator on the way and fingers crossed that is it..............?