Stating issues starting to annoy me.

So, for a good while now my 110 fitted with a discovery 200tdi has suffered from starting issues. I jump in, turn the key, to be greeted by a click.

Flat battery? Nope.

Ok, jump out, bridge the terminals on the solenoid, and it UsUALLY starts ( sometimes you just hear the starter spinning but without locating in the fly wheel). Pretty much always starts using this method, but I don't really want to have to lift the bonnet every time I want to start it.

I have just finished changing the head gasket today, and while the head and manifolds were out, I removed the starter and bench tested it. Perfect. Time after time, it worked brilliantly.

It has it's own earth lead, and when I turn the key, there is always a steady 12v to the solenoid. Any ideas? It's driving me round the bend now!!

Cheers
Tom

Sounds like the windings breaking down under load, hence why it worked perfectly on the bench

Problem is it was a 'new' 'heavy duty' starter motor less than 12 months ago.

Surely the windings should last longer than that!

Cheers for the idea.

Check the earths, particularly the one to the engine. The gearbox main earth was fine but mine was playing up and would do just that, click but nothing else , turned out to be the engine earth loose.

Engine earth connection on mine is just below the alternator to nearside chassis rail.

That's a good point, my engine earth isn't attached I don't think! Is it just a small wire with a ring terminal to the block?
Cheers
Tom

That's a good point, my engine earth isn't attached I don't think! Is it just a small wire with a ring terminal to the block?
Cheers
Tom

Change it for a proper earth strap.

Remember that the current drawn has to return to the battery!

Sounds like a poor earth to me.

Mine does this, or rather clicks lots of times until your return the key to its starting position.

I read up (but have not yet investigated) and found the likely issue could be the stop solenoid:

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f7/200tdi-starter-93732.html

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=s...2Flz%2Ff7%2F200tdi-starter-93732.html;600;450


Tom

Well well, after a lot of prodding, poking, swearing and drinking, I found the solution to my problem!!

There is a relay that sits behind the fuse box on the lower bulkhead. This relay is part of the ignition system, and yes, it was on its way out.

I swapped it for an identical relay that was behind the fuse box (think it might have been wash/wipe relay) and it started every time.

Trip to local supplier, £2.70 later and it is all fixed. Cracking. Also, the part number was ywb10032L if anyone else has the same issue.

Cheers
Tom

Good news Tom.

Thanks for letting us know how you sorted it

Cheers! I figure someone might stumble across this post and now they can see the resolution. Nothing worse than searching, seeing that someone got loads of helpful advice, but then never followed up and said whether it was sorted or not!

Congrats on solving