Put the Battery in wrong way round

Good day,
My name is Marileze. I am a Landrover TD5 owner and live in South Africa.
Yesterday one of the boys put the battery in the wrong way round and put the positive on the negative. It was an honest mistake.
Now the car won't start. Lights and all come on, but will not start at all.
What can it be?
I hope the problem is not too big, and that we can fix it quickly.
Please help me

Welcome

That's a bit of an oppps.
This isn't really the best place to ask, you would be best to ask in the relevant section defender or disco and peeps will come forward with suggestions.
Got any pics of said stricken Landrover cos thats what we usually do in this section.

Good luck.

J

You would think vehicle manufacturers would forsee this happening as a likley possibility and add some protection to the electronics. I think plugging a code reader in should be the first step to recovery.

Col

Colthebrummie said:

You would think vehicle manufacturers would forsee this happening as a likely possibility and add some protection to the electronics. I think plugging a code reader in should be the first step to recovery.

Col

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You mean like making the terminals a different size

lynall said:

You mean like making the terminals a different size

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Yeah, not exactly foolproof though is it.

Col

lynall said:

You mean like making the terminals a different size

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Making them completly different would be a start not just different size...a bolt through for one and a clamp for the other...

I was thinking of a dirty great diode to stop the leccy going the wrong way.

Col

Colthebrummie said:

I was thinking of a dirty great diode to stop the leccy going the wrong way.

Col

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Would it still charge from the alternator?

Welcome to the forum.

lynall said:

Would it still charge from the alternator?

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Cant see why not. A diode only allows electricity to flow one way around a circuit and the alternator contains its own diodes.

Col

Hi and welcome
I think someone else did this with another td5 earlier in the year? Can't remember, worth doing a search