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2002 L322 4.4 M62 V8 LPG
Since I've had the car it's done this, starts great first time of the day but then after a trip, sometimes, it won't start at all... you turn the key and the ignition comes on, the steering lock unlocks, but it does nothing when you turn it to crank position, just as if you had taken the starter motor off.... At first it was very intermittent but lately it has started getting worse, you now have to leave it up to an hour before it will start... sometimes it goes days and will start fine every time, yesterday it did it twice, today it did it once, but was then fine later on... sometimes a few tries and it starts....
The immobiliser and steering lock are working fine, doesn't matter which key I use...
It has had two starters and is the same with both, although the replacement was a second hand one so there is the outside chance both have the same fault!!!!
Inhibitor switch is working fine, tried rocking the stick...
I fitted a new ignition switch, just the electrical part, yesterday, old one was spotless and looked perfect inside...
Battery is super size and only a couple of months old and is fully charging at 14.2volts...
No faults showing with the IID tool that would relate to this....
When it starts it is quick and efficient with no laziness....
Sometimes it starts if you hold the key against the spring in the crank position for a few seconds.
It seems to me that it's a heat related issue and maybe something is building up a resistance when it gets hot???
Or would a failing Ignition interlock relay cause this...
Just too tight to keep changing stuff.... wish it would just pack up totally and I'd be able to get my teeth into it...
So please get your thinking heads on and fire some ideas, doesn't matter how far out or crazy they sound, it seems to be something very weird, I've had a look through the 207 threads when you search on "won't crank" and can't find any like this....
Thanks
Pete
Since I've had the car it's done this, starts great first time of the day but then after a trip, sometimes, it won't start at all... you turn the key and the ignition comes on, the steering lock unlocks, but it does nothing when you turn it to crank position, just as if you had taken the starter motor off.... At first it was very intermittent but lately it has started getting worse, you now have to leave it up to an hour before it will start... sometimes it goes days and will start fine every time, yesterday it did it twice, today it did it once, but was then fine later on... sometimes a few tries and it starts....
The immobiliser and steering lock are working fine, doesn't matter which key I use...
It has had two starters and is the same with both, although the replacement was a second hand one so there is the outside chance both have the same fault!!!!
Inhibitor switch is working fine, tried rocking the stick...
I fitted a new ignition switch, just the electrical part, yesterday, old one was spotless and looked perfect inside...
Battery is super size and only a couple of months old and is fully charging at 14.2volts...
No faults showing with the IID tool that would relate to this....
When it starts it is quick and efficient with no laziness....
Sometimes it starts if you hold the key against the spring in the crank position for a few seconds.
It seems to me that it's a heat related issue and maybe something is building up a resistance when it gets hot???
Or would a failing Ignition interlock relay cause this...
Just too tight to keep changing stuff.... wish it would just pack up totally and I'd be able to get my teeth into it...
So please get your thinking heads on and fire some ideas, doesn't matter how far out or crazy they sound, it seems to be something very weird, I've had a look through the 207 threads when you search on "won't crank" and can't find any like this....
Thanks
Pete
