Freelander 2.5 V6 totally dead electrics..HELP!!

Well, heres my first post on this site and its to plead for help. Got myself a 04 Freelander 2.5 a year ago and was very pleased with it....until last week when I went to start it..dead, nothing no click not a squeak out of it. None of the electrics work at all, no internal lights, radio , nothing. I tried jumping it in case it's the battery but still won't start.

Before I start farting about with getting a new battery and trying that, does anyone have any words of wisdom (apart from the ones I got at work " Freelander, what dya go and buy that for, they're Sh*t!!).


Cheers,
Iain

check underneath the in-enjun bay fuse/relay box - the contacts are prone to corrosion UNDERNEATH.

Try one of these and a box of these to give it a Viking job, then claim yer insurance

Aw, T5! yu know yu int allowed to say tha any more - ol Dopeydawg gets all upset.

they is wunderful motors. neva have any problems yu know.

Aye well, he's havin a go at Slobbo in t'other thread, just seeing if he'll bite in this one anorl

Christ, it's hot enough here in Gib without having a ton and a half landrover paperweight burning in the garage....might wait till November the 5th though.....


I'll check the relay box....erm....is it hard to find?? (said the actress to the bishop....)

Take5 said:

Try one of these and a box of these to give it a Viking job, then claim yer insurance

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above ns front weheelarch - its a black boxy type thing wiv relays n such in it.

Will I need a hammer???


Sorry "Manchester screwdriver" I mean........

The Mad Hat Man said:

above ns front weheelarch - its a black boxy type thing wiv relays n such in it.

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Throw a bucket of water over it and the doors fall off and wings disintegrate - allegedly

Is it true they suffer from termites????


...or was it woodworm...can't remember right now

Ooh heck, I hope not. Our sales manager's parked his Gaylander next to me RRC today

I was wondering why mine had a load of mothballs in the glove compartment when I bought it....


...anyways, gonna have a look at the relay box and if neccesary go with the Viking funeral bit

Cheers all for you input!


I think I might like it here. Yer all mad as a box of frogs

bitterman1970 said:

I was wondering why mine had a load of mothballs in the glove compartment when I bought it....


...anyways, gonna have a look at the relay box and if neccesary go with the Viking funeral bit

Cheers all for you input!


I think I might like it here. Yer all mad as a box of frogs

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Welcome Bitterman, you sound like just the kind of fruitbat we need....

All other Newbies, READ THIS POST! Take a bit of stick, take it with good face, give a bit back, and look at all the good advice keep rolling in.....Evening Hatters, T5 !

A bat...made of fruit?? Interesting concept...

Many thanks for the greeting..it's nice to find a forum were being slightly off centre is the norm....mind you, some might say you have to be mad to buy a freelander in the first place.......

cashybai said:

Welcome Bitterman, you sound like just the kind of fruitbat we need....

All other Newbies, READ THIS POST! Take a bit of stick, take it with good face, give a bit back, and look at all the good advice keep rolling in.....Evening Hatters, T5 !

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Ey up Cashy. About to shoot an get stuck on M1 fer a bit. Will log on later from home

arro Cashew - hows the arson bizniss?

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arro Cashew - hows the arson bizniss?

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Bit slack at the minute Hatters.This rain don't help unarl... Still, least we don't have many cats up trees, they can't grip int wet....

The Mad Hat Man said:

check underneath the in-enjun bay fuse/relay box - the contacts are prone to corrosion UNDERNEATH.

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I have a 2001 2.5 Freelander and have no problem with the contacts corrosion.

Once it didnt' want to start I changed battery and now it is running/starting without problems.

Also gear changing is much smother.

So maybe you have dead battery but cause can be bad alternator (generator). Mine is OK and Free has 125.000km done.




(Sorry for my english .. not nativ language)

valid point, lovrod.

I was not saying that corrosion WAS/IS the problem, just that it is a POSSIBLE cause of the problem.

In the absence of Dopeydawg giving a definitive answer, I thought I would try and assist.

The Mad Hat Man said:

In the absence of Dopeydawg giving a definitive answer, I thought I would try and assist.

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Don't yer find it mazin that landyzone attracts some right characters? I'm deffo believin in reincarnation, cos am sure 'ol dopey's Dikwotsit cum round agin.....