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Change of plan - we've arranged for the car to be taken to the garage on Monday, they'll check (and charge, if needed) the battery, check the wiring in the back and replace the pump & sender. I forgot to mention that our fuel gauge doesn't work and hasn't worked since we got the car, so that...

I'll try to take the switch off, give it a shake and reset it then. Won't be able to test it until we get a new battery fitted, but maybe we'll ask if the garage can fit a new battery, then test it again before replacing anything else. Thanks for your help :)

We've got some tools so I'll try to get it off then, is there any need to disconnect the battery beforehand?

I'll do that when I go to the car. I think the breakdown guy pressed it and it clicked, but still no luck.

Thanks for your reply - as far as I'm aware it turned over as it normally would, just slower (possibly as the battery was already low - we'd been doing a few short trips into town with the lights on). We're phoning a garage to get a replacement battery, and if that doesn't sort it we'll look at...

Ah that's awesome! I don't suppose I could ask you to take a couple of pictures underneath the mats under the rear seats, please, so I can see how it should look under there. Also if you happen to be taking off the fuel sender/pump cover I'd like to see under there as I'll probably take that off...

Awesome, thanks! We'll have a look whenever we can then.

Alright, thank you :) Do you know if the wires back there would be live without the ignition on?

The recovery guy got right under and listened for it, said he couldn't hear anything. Once we've got more insulating tape we'll have a look at the wires.

Ah. Thanks for the info. I'll look into other batteries. We managed to find another post about a failed relay for the fuel pump - going to see if there's a way we can test ours.

I'm not sure how old it is, but it must be at least a few years old by now. Do you think the cold weather the other night may have caused it to give out? When attempting to start the car earlier the courtesy lights almost turned right off as the engine was cranking, and I don't think that...

Hi, We recently bought a 1999 Freelander 2nd hand from a couple down the road. After the freezing cold night on Sunday, we went to drive to the shops and found that the car wouldn't start. The engine cranked slowly and the injector clicked. Suspecting it was a low battery, we attempted to...