My landy won't start

Hello

I bought a Freelander year 2000 - a second hand car, few weeks ago. I have used the car few times only since then.
Today I have tried to move the car and the engine just won't start.
It makes a funny noise, the engine does not turn and the central locking does not work anymore. To me it looks like the electrics might be the problem.The noise it makes comes from under the bonnet and from the fuse box under the steering wheel.
Anyone knows what might be wrong?

Batt Flattery?

The battery is ok, the lights works..

poor erf on engine - or poor contacts on the engine bay fuse box?

house21 said:

The battery is ok, the lights works..

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A lamp only needs at most a couple of amps a starter needs a couple of hundred

lights, redhand, LIGHTS - 2 x 55W = 110W=10Amps.

Still nothing like a starter tho

I had just the same

See my post ref clicking noise, Turned out to be the brushes in the starter motor

You can check for a cranking feed to the starter from the smaller female terminal on the starter body. if thats ok when you crank the key(lights up), Its probabley the starter

I removed mine in about 1/2hr and took it to a local car shop that had a sign outside saying starters/alternators repaired

Fitted new brushes for £35


Make sure the remote battery is good on the remote fob

Something about the immobiliser goes down if the batteries flat which may relate to the locking issue

good point but the lights on board are going crazy , bip bip

house21 said:

Hello

I bought a Freelander year 2000 - a second hand car, few weeks ago. I have used the car few times only since then.
Today I have tried to move the car and the engine just won't start.
It makes a funny noise, the engine does not turn and the central locking does not work anymore. To me it looks like the electrics might be the problem.The noise it makes comes from under the bonnet and from the fuse box under the steering wheel.
Anyone knows what might be wrong?

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hello mate

i had the exact problem and easy fix

just spray WD40 around the starter motor connections and a little in the stater motor as it might have got really wet or damp and the starter motor sticks and drains the power. just give it a try you never know / it worked for me

Adam

thanks adam, i ll have a go at it, hope it works

I would check the remote battery and the earth straps

I cleaned the earth straps with a dremmel wire wheel there were 2 under the battery tray.

After this mine ran ok for 3 days and then finally gave up the first day the wife went out in it by herself

Ended up with the starter in bits, For what it takes to remove starter, its only 3 x 8mm bolts to remove the end cover and check the brushes

I think it would be worth trying another battery/jumping before you go too far down any diagnosis route. Eliminate the easy cheap option first!

Cheers

Rog

house21 said:

thanks adam, i ll have a go at it, hope it works

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obversely when you have done the WD40 you will need to jump start the LR as the loss of battery power has gone even better to charge it over night.

Adam

hi

how did yee get on with my suggestion

Adam

Don't keep us in suspenders!

Does it GO????

I still think it all sounded a lot like a batt flattery.

CharlesY
CharlesY

Hi guys

well, I don't know how to say this but it was a flat battery. Yeah, I know lol

I have had flat batteries before but no cars behaving this way. Everything on the dashbord was going mad, the engine will not even try to turn ...

Thanks to everyone for the help. I still hope it was a battery fault as I just don't understand how the battery will go flat in a matter of 1 day.

house21 said:

Hi guys

well, I don't know how to say this but it was a flat battery. Yeah, I know lol

I have had flat batteries before but no cars behaving this way. Everything on the dashbord was going mad, the engine will not even try to turn ...

Thanks to everyone for the help. I still hope it was a battery fault as I just don't understand how the battery will go flat in a matter of 1 day.

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these things do happen though good news it was only your battery

Adam