EMERGENCY: No power!

Stuck out in the middle of no where, turn the ignition on my landy and all power cuts out. Nothing. The power comes on after 2 minutes but will cut out again if I try and start the car! It's a 200tdi? Starter motor shorting out?

Khranok said:

Stuck out in the middle of no where, turn the ignition on my landy and all power cuts out. Nothing. The power comes on after 2 minutes but will cut out again if I try and start the car! It's a 200tdi? Starter motor shorting out?

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possibly. Or battery absolutely fubared or bad earth.

either way its dead.call recovery out...

Only just took all my bloody tools out of here it too

Khranok said:

Only just took all my bloody tools out of here it too

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can u get a jump on it?do you have recovery?

Can you roll it to bump start it?

bushwwacker said:

Can you roll it to bump start it?

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yep they do bump but are very heavy.....also depends if imobiliser fitted too...

Sounds as though the battery might be fecked!

Have you tried a jump lead between the battery and the starter motor and another one between the battery and earth?

Had similar 2 years back - lose battery terminal

Hope you get moving

MoorlandBOB said:

yep they do bump but are very heavy...

Have you tried a V8 disco full of tools on the flat?...

I had mine down to a fine art using drop kerbs...

..also depends if imobiliser fitted too...

Not thought about that... :doh::doh::doh:

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That would be my guess, why I am so annoyed I took the tools out cause I don't have a wrench to get the seat off! Called recovery out with Adrian Flux. The battery is less than a year old and a decent brand. Alternator is also new, earths were redone with the new battery

Station House said:

Had similar 2 years back - lose battery terminal

Hope you get moving

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Khranok said:

Stuck out in the middle of no where, turn the ignition on my landy and all power cuts out. Nothing. The power comes on after 2 minutes but will cut out again if I try and start the car! It's a 200tdi? Starter motor shorting out?

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Have you got recovery or is it LZIR ?

You beat me by a minute!

Good luck.

could be ignition switch.

Yep... It was just a battery terminal come loose :/

Always carry a selection of multibits, adjustable spanners and the like. Even cheap and naff tools will help get you out of a pickle

Glad they got you going again Who do flux use for recovery?

Igloo said:

Always carry a selection of multibits, adjustable spanners and the like. Even cheap and naff tools will help get you out of a pickle

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Yeah, it's rule #1 of owning a Landy

Rule #2, is to be a member of a recovery service.

Rule #3, keep a few creature comforts in the Landy for whilst your waiting for recovery.

got to laugh at having to get a call out for a loose battery term :lol:

Yeah tell me about it. I felt embarrassed! Gonna buy myself a new wrench and socket set soon so will through the old ones behind the sets!

trax said:

got to laugh at having to get a call out for a loose battery term :lol:

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I alway have one of those Halfords 1/4 drive mini socket sets with me ... Just in case!