rover75lover
Active Member
2003 td 6 vogue 165,000 miles just passed mot 6 days ago ,emissions all fine
hi all changed 3 injectors to stop erratic idle and idles good again .
Was out working ,travelled 60 miles worked then started travelling back . Pulling up to a roundabout she wouldn't pull away and the steering became heavy coasted, for about 25 meters and stopped . She had cut out . I put her in park tried to restart and the dash lights cut out with no turn over . Long story but eventually rac lifted her back home (6 Hrs) . At home i looked at the battery and the positive was slightly loose and the battery was flat 11.5 volt . Charged the battery up and tried to turn it over ,starter makes a funny noise but no turning over at all and the ignition lights disappear and have to wait for them to come back on . Suspected duff battery, so fitted a known, good charged battery, off my other l 322 . The battery zips the other l 322 over and starts her no problem ,so i know it is good . Exactly the same . Trying to start ,the starter motor makes a funny noise but doesn't engage or try to turn over and when doing it, the dash lights disappear and i have to wait 5 to 6 seconds for the dash lights to come back on . I removed the starter motor and using a large screwdriver/lever i can move the flywheel . Not easily but i wouldn't expect to with a 6 cylinder diesel . With the motor off, on the floor attached by jump leads, the starter motor seems to engage and turn over ok . If i put a lever in the teeth and energize it does a good job of taking metal off the lever .
I'm a bit stuck now, has anyone ever had this happen before ? I'm a bit worried if coasting, i cooked the auto box or the engine so to speak . She's done 165 thousand miles and had a reconditioned box at 110 thousand and a new torque converter and I've changed the filter ,oil every 15,000 miles on the auto box . She keeps at 12 o'clock on the temperature gauge and losses no water and uses no oil .I've had no problem with the box and its been very smooth no snatch etc.,
A bit lost now so any help would be appreciated
Many thanks
hi all changed 3 injectors to stop erratic idle and idles good again .
Was out working ,travelled 60 miles worked then started travelling back . Pulling up to a roundabout she wouldn't pull away and the steering became heavy coasted, for about 25 meters and stopped . She had cut out . I put her in park tried to restart and the dash lights cut out with no turn over . Long story but eventually rac lifted her back home (6 Hrs) . At home i looked at the battery and the positive was slightly loose and the battery was flat 11.5 volt . Charged the battery up and tried to turn it over ,starter makes a funny noise but no turning over at all and the ignition lights disappear and have to wait for them to come back on . Suspected duff battery, so fitted a known, good charged battery, off my other l 322 . The battery zips the other l 322 over and starts her no problem ,so i know it is good . Exactly the same . Trying to start ,the starter motor makes a funny noise but doesn't engage or try to turn over and when doing it, the dash lights disappear and i have to wait 5 to 6 seconds for the dash lights to come back on . I removed the starter motor and using a large screwdriver/lever i can move the flywheel . Not easily but i wouldn't expect to with a 6 cylinder diesel . With the motor off, on the floor attached by jump leads, the starter motor seems to engage and turn over ok . If i put a lever in the teeth and energize it does a good job of taking metal off the lever .
I'm a bit stuck now, has anyone ever had this happen before ? I'm a bit worried if coasting, i cooked the auto box or the engine so to speak . She's done 165 thousand miles and had a reconditioned box at 110 thousand and a new torque converter and I've changed the filter ,oil every 15,000 miles on the auto box . She keeps at 12 o'clock on the temperature gauge and losses no water and uses no oil .I've had no problem with the box and its been very smooth no snatch etc.,
A bit lost now so any help would be appreciated
Many thanks
