Recent content by Mako20

Received the iCarsoft diagnostic reader over the weekend. I ran through the various menus and got some engine information - eg. throttle position, fuel pressure and so on. When I went through the 'instrument pack diagnosis' it stated a "Fault in communication with vehicle ECU." It then asked to...

I'll see what the diagnostic reader gives me when it arrives. I suspect it could be both, or simply a wire grounding butting the circuit to the starter and also to the sensors at the injectors.

Okay thanks for the clarification.

So it's a closed loop, and a faulty o-ring or HP pump simply returns the fuel to the tank? A quick question then - prior to the starter motor turning, the system would have to read the correct pressure going to the injectors. So does the HP pump operate as part of the initialisation procedure...

The alarm and LED works as it should - flashes when car is locked, and stops flashing (and goes out) when unlocked. It doesn't flash when I try to start the car. I have ordered a diagnostic reader and will plug it in once it arrives. With regards to pressure and the fuel feed - when the fuel...

Quick update - just spoke to a local Landrover specialist near Woking. When I mentioned the not starting symptoms - both from inside the car, and from under the bonnet - they immediately said to re-sync the immobiliser and ECU and all should be well....... I'll give this a go as well as...

Hi Nodge68 & GrumpyGel, Head has been off and timing is correct using the special tool and then I turned the engine by hand to ensure it was still aligned as per the RAVE workshop manual before closing everything up. Having tested the voltage at the starter motor I know it's getting the full...

Hi, Unfortunately I don't have a code reader. The starter was removed and checked once the rebuild of the cylinder head and turbo was complete as the car had the same symptoms prior to removing the starter to check it over. Starter motor works fine when jumping across the terminals on the...

Hi All, Recently joined up after using the great wealth of knowledge on this forum for the last year or so as a guest. Work undertaken in the last year on my 2003 Freelander TD4 includes (and probably won't be limited to):- New turbo New cylinder head New drive shaft to NS (front left wheel)...

Thanks for the quick welcome! No doubt, like me, you have been digging through the site finding out all you can about any niggles that arise.

Hi All, New to the forum, but like may others have been scouring the wealth of knowledge to keep my Freelander TD4 2003 running without issues. It has around 103,000 miles on the clock and was seriously abused by the previous owners. Little did I know when I purchased it almost 3 years ago...