I think my fender is a woman.. (and broken)

So since just before the snow hit, my Landy has been a right mardy cow. A few times its cut out on my while driving along, but started up again right away, then last week it upped the game.

I drove it all the way home from work, switched off the engine, went in for a brew and then went back out, started it and it cut out instantly. Basically I turned the key, and it fires up on the starter motor, but as soon as I let go of the key it dies again.

This problem has happened ever since. Oddly though, it starts up and runs fine if I leave it over night, but if I switch off and restart it fails again.

My thought is that its a fuel feed issue. I've checked as much of the system as I can in the snow and dark. The feed in pipe for the lift pump had a few drops of diesel on it so I tightened that, and the filter had some air in it, but again I've sorted that now. The injectors seem fine, and I can't see anything wrong with the pump (no obvious leaks or anything) all else seems fine!

I had recently refueled before it wouldn't start up, but the random cut outs were prior to that.

Any thoughts? (other than "yer fecked" )

clean yer filter

no, change yer filter

get a new filter

also watch what yer sayin theres ladies on ere... yer fender is a landrover

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Alfresco said:

The injectors seem fine

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that's the kinda thing NoB would say

if changing the filter doesn't sort it, and bleeding doesn't either might like to ponder a new lift pump

MudHunter said:

also watch what yer sayin theres ladies on ere...

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Well there is females on ere anyway

and poofs, speaking of which-where is he

fanatic said:

and poofs, speaking of which-where is he

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enjoy the peace, he'll probably be along shortly with another of his attention seeking threads

"urgent help needed !!! - I've burnt the toast, and now plod think i am an arsonist"

It must be all those luscious curves in the bodywork....after bouncing it off a few obstacles.

*minty* said:

get a new filter

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evening Kim

Sounds like fuel problem like you said. If there is air in the filter I bet it's in the injector pump as well. Try bleeding it

Update:

You were all correct! I changed the fuel filter, primed and bleed and its alive! Cheers for the advice :high5:

Feck. That didn't work. It ran fine all weekend and fired up ok this morning but then i turned off after turning the 110 round, and when i went to try it again.. dead.

Anyway another go and it comes to life, so I drove to work. Drove it home again. Pulled up at home. Switched off, then tried to start it again. Dead!!

Its becoming a bit of a stress now.

Check your ignition wire hasn't corroded and or prepare to get a new start stop solonoid