no start day(again)

good morning everyone, not such a good morning for my Td5 Defender.

my starter runs but engine doesn't turn over. I've noticed there is some oil on the red connector of the ECM, it ran fine until yesterday evening though.

there is a strong buzzing coming from the fusebox, its done this before and was solved when I fixed the earth cable under the chassis which was strongly deteriorated.
the buzzing now is the same as last time but the earth wire under the chassis is still perfect..

I'm hoping its another stupid earth cable that has deteriorated but I'm a bit worried since I'm (obviously when this stuff happens) 1000km+ away from home currently.
computer damage would be more of a hassle and is what worries me... but yeah... Murphy's law

im gonna dive under the car now and search for clues as it finally stopped raining. will send updates here.

ps it all started yesterday evening with a very dim blinking of the abs light, I had a feeling it was a bad omen.

cheers guys
have a great day
Hugo

Burn it.

Only solution.

Tempus Fugit said:

Burn it.

Only solution.

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And claim on the insurance and get a Land Cruiser!

Turboman said:

And claim on the insurance and get a Land Cruiser!

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Oi, that’s my line !

Remora107 said:

Oi, that’s my line !

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No harm in several people suggesting it, he might see sense!

Could a responsible adult please give the bloke some proper advice and point him in the right direction.

Tempus Fugit said:

Could a responsible adult please give the bloke some proper advice and point him in the right direction.

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Best of luck with that on here!!

Gottschalk said:

Best of luck with that on here!!

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I am an adult.

I am also responsible.

But never at the same time.

Tempus Fugit said:

Could a responsible adult please give the bloke some proper advice and point him in the right direction.

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Certainly can...
Visit here: https://www.landyzone.co.uk/forum/defender-90-110-130.7/
Then, when you still can't get it to work, burn it.

Check that you haven't got a flat battery!

You should ask the question in the Defender forum but in the meantime oil in the ECU plug:
http://www.discovery2.co.uk/Injector_harness.html
(Yes, I do know it's shown on a Disco)

Ratae said:

Check that you haven't got a flat battery!

You should ask the question in the Defender forum but in the meantime oil in the ECU plug:
http://www.discovery2.co.uk/Injector_harness.html
(Yes, I do know it's shown on a Disco)

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Yep, with a weak battery the injectors won't fire when cranking

thanks for the tips guys, I'm halfway through cleaning all the earths, even though some are quite dirty and rusty and muddy, still no difference.

might burn it and buy a cruiser

HugoB said:

thanks for the tips guys, I'm halfway through cleaning all the earths, even though some are quite dirty and rusty and muddy, still no difference.

might burn it and buy a cruiser

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Should be some nice ones in Italy, no rust!

Simple things first.
Either remove & fully charge the battery with a battery charger or fit a known good fully charged battery. Be sure the lead terminal clamps are clean & tight.
Once you've done that if it still won't turn over then you know the issue is something else.

It’ll be an earth, it’s always an earth.

Tempus Fugit said:

Could a responsible adult please give the bloke some proper advice and point him in the right direction.

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I’ve just drawn a cock in the condensation.

Turboman said:

Should be some nice ones in Italy, no rust!

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Mine will be coming from Australia, even less rust .

Bobsticle said:

I’ve just drawn a cock in the condensation.

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You must have been hanging around my son for too long . That’s his favourite trick , and he is 30 .

still progressing on the earths but no improvement(giving each one a thorough clean as I progress, when in Rome....)

battery is fresh so no worries there either. no blown fuses or stuff like that.

feels like a shame to burn her with a full tank of diesel

is there a detailed guide/diagram for the earth points? the diagram I found is so vague, that it isn't really helping me finding the culprit

cheers guys

Bobsticle said:

I’ve just drawn a cock in the condensation.

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Shunt you be balls deep in valves?