Classic Won't Start

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alexmcrobbie

alexmcrobbie

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Hi Guys,

Fancied taking the Range Rover out for a run today but she's decided that she would rather not...

Here's the symptoms:

• Turn ignition on and none of the instruments light up (though the turn signal light works).
• ABS pump doesn't come on like it normally would.
• I can hear a few of the relays in the drivers footwell & under the drivers seat clicking when I turn the key over to start position but nothing else happens.
•No cranking at all, can't even hear the starter solenoid.

Battery has good voltage and everything else seems to be working (electric seats, interior lights etc.

I'm a bit puzzled and can only assume it's something electrical, assuming it could be relays or bad earth, has anyone else had similar issues?
 
I've been over all the fuses and everything looks good.

I'll have a look at the gearbox inhibitor just now.

Starting to suspect it may be ignition switch related as this would be linked to instrument cluster?..
 
CHeck other obvious things like good contacts on the battery terminals. Turn your alarm immobiliser on and off whilst the key is in the ignition. Fiddle with the gear selector - try it in park and in neutral.
 
Check the wires to the starter on the drivers side of the engine mine used to pop off but was an nice cheap anti theft measure(who am i kidding)
 
I'll definitely give those suggestions a try in the morning, just a bit confused as to why the instrument lights and ABs pump aren't coming on.

The alarm/immobiliser light keeps flashing when I turn the ignition (it would normally extinguish) so perhaps that's also linked to the problem...
 
alexmcrobbie said:
Hi Guys,

Fancied taking the Range Rover out for a run today but she's decided that she would rather not...

Here's the symptoms:

• Turn ignition on and none of the instruments light up (though the turn signal light works).
• ABS pump doesn't come on like it normally would.
• I can hear a few of the relays in the drivers footwell & under the drivers seat clicking when I turn the key over to start position but nothing else happens.
•No cranking at all, can't even hear the starter solenoid.

Battery has good voltage and everything else seems to be working (electric seats, interior lights etc.

I'm a bit puzzled and can only assume it's something electrical, assuming it could be relays or bad earth, has anyone else had similar issues?
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I had this problem a few years ago... can't remember the exact symptoms, but it wouldn't start... so it was decided to change the ignition barrel which solved the problem :)
Not the cheapest solution :eek:, so check those things as suggested. Take a look at the starter earth as well. Good luck !
 
goonarmy said:
Check the wires to the starter on the drivers side of the engine mine used to pop off but was an nice cheap anti theft measure(who am i kidding)
Click to expand...

I had similar, a loose nut on the starter wire and all lights out in console.
Would defo check this first as it's cheaper/easier to fix then ignition switch
 
Okay, so I've checked the wires to the starter motor/solenoid and all looks good there, I've cleaned the contacts and tightened the nuts. Does anybody know what the starter is earthed by as I can't see anything to suggest it's connected to an earth strap.

Still no joy on the instruments and it still refuses to crank... I'm stumped :p
 
Hmm. Has the battery gone south? Does the central locking sound lazy or slow? The starter earth should be a bit thick one tucked well away. IS yer immobiliser working the way it should? Have I asked that already? On mine you get indicators and nowt else until pressed ans sometimes it takes a benny.

This could be looking like an ignition thingy, but put that aside for the moment until all else is covered.
 
Hey lorri, stripped out part of the dashboard, looks like she's got an aftermarket toad alarm... joys...

Battery is in good condition and producing a good voltage, the central locking sounds very good too. I've found a few disconnected cables under here though so I'm going to have a search and see if there's anything obvious :/ ImageUploadedByTapatalk1371135768.204213.jpg
 
Some of those toad alarms can drive you bonkers. Is it a combined immobiliser 'cos if it is there is a fair bit of help about if that is indeed the problem.
 
Starting to suspect this toad alarm to be the cause of the issues. Ideally I'd like to rip the whole system out as the factory alarm/immobiliser are still there (just not connected). Though I'm sure I'll experience untold misery if I start mucking around with this toad thing...
 
SHE STARTS!

Now this is embarrassing... It would seem that whilst throwing out old garbage from inside the range rover I binned what I thought was a tacky old keyring. It turns out that this crummy looking bit of black plastic is infact a transponder for the car's aftermarket immobiliser system.. D'OH! So it would seem the old girl is more secure than I first thought.

I'll think twice before binning things in the future (thank god the bins hadn't been collected already or I'd have been in trouble...).

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