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| dm_td5 Member Since: 20 Jul 2008 Location: Arnhem Land Posts: 609   
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Is there some form of major circuit breaker on the Puma (08MY) that would trip the power circuit from the battery and not reset until de-energised?
This is what has happened: Turn the key starter gives a micro-second burp and then entire electrics on the Puma are dead, nothing, no lights, horn, locks, windows, fans, nothing - it's dead. Disconnect the battery terminals then reconnect and all is OK. This has happened twice now in the last week. I've put it down to a dead short on the starter and have ordered a replacement. I've check the earths and everything is nice and clean and tight. So I suspect it to be the starter causing the issue, but it seems there must be some other safeguard on the battery circuit that cuts out or is this all back to the starter wiring? 110 2.4TDCi 110 300Tdi 
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12th Jan 2013 1:47am |
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| DAZ110 Member Since: 06 Dec 2007 Location: East Sussex Posts: 2036  
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Battery terminals definately have a good and tight connection?
Earth connection good at other end of negative battery lead? |
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12th Jan 2013 10:23am |
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| dm_td5 Member Since: 20 Jul 2008 Location: Arnhem Land Posts: 609
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Yes, terminals and earth all checked along with leads and earth to transfer case. All tight and clean.
I'm not sure of that fuseable link on the battery either but it doesn't look like it would have anything like a breaker. New starter motor is on its way so I just have to hope the Puma stays like this until it arrives. Just seems strange de-energising resets something. 110 2.4TDCi 110 300Tdi
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12th Jan 2013 11:00am |
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| Lorryman100 Member Since: 01 Oct 2010 Location: Here Posts: 2686 |
I would stick a DMM Amp clamp on the starter lead and a DMM on the battery terminals and get some one to crank the Puma, that way you will see if the starter is getting current or not and at what amperage is being drawn, also what the battery load is under cranking. Then you can tell if the fault is at the starter, batteries, earth leads or if there is no current at the starter but the dash lights are still on check the immobilizer circuit.
Brian. |
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12th Jan 2013 11:17am |
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| dm_td5 Member Since: 20 Jul 2008 Location: Arnhem Land Posts: 609
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There's nothing on the dash, everything is dead and plugging in to the diagnostic port showed no power in that either.
But what you say makes me think perhaps it is all just in the starter circuit until I disconnect the battery. I don't have a DMM clamp, but can get hold of one. If it is a sticking solenoid on the starter (do they still have them?) then that could explain it. 110 2.4TDCi 110 300Tdi
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12th Jan 2013 11:34am |
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