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Motoberg



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Help, stranded
Just getting a click when I turn the key, battery seems fine, lights aren't dimming like I'm pulling many amps.
Anything I can hit ?
Post #479107 4th Dec 2015 4:34pm
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farmer giles



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immobiliser?

try getting out of the vehicle; locking it; then unlock and try ignition again.

my tdci has played tricks on me like that
Post #479108 4th Dec 2015 4:40pm
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alway worth citing starter motor!! Laughing My 109 thread

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Motoberg



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Tried that, unfortunately not
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4RF RDS



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Sounds like your starter solenoid has worn out contacts. Keep turning the key several times, sometimes you get lucky and it sparks and catches. Otherwise bump start it and don't turn it off. If you are on a small incline you can try forward or reverse bump start, you only need about five feet to do it. If it is the solenoid its a half hour job to repair and the kit is available very cheap. Good luck. 2010 Range Rover MkIII Autobiography Super Charged (Idris)
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dorsetsmith



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Relay under driver seat Exclamation



if is starter motor see link below


http://www.aulro.com/afvb/projects-tutoria...r-diy.html
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mk1collector



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If it clicks I'd say starter motor too, it should jump start. Ray
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http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html
Post #479195 4th Dec 2015 9:24pm
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uncas



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Broken earth lead gearbox to chassis. I had similar symptoms and changed my starter when it still wouldn't start we investigated further and eventually found that earh lead terminal end had broken at the gearbox .

Uncas
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Motoberg



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Thanks Chaps, I need to go back to work this morning to pick it up, I'll get a tow start to get it home and see what I can find.
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Motoberg



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special tap on the solenoid with a calibrated hammer did the trick !!
best think about a long term fix though !

Thanks all
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4RF RDS



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The solenoid contacts! Bottom one is worn after 100,000km top is brand new.


Click image to enlarge 2010 Range Rover MkIII Autobiography Super Charged (Idris)
2003 Range Rover Mk III (Desmond FitzWilliam)
2000 Defender 110 CSW TD5 (CTX)
1992 Range Rover Classic (Lizzy)
1972 Series III 300 Tdi (Stanwood)
1967 MGB GT

Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats.
H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
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mk1collector



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Motoberg wrote:
special tap on the solenoid with a calibrated hammer did the trick !!
best think about a long term fix though !

Thanks all


Solenoid contact kits on eBay are only about £15/£20 and are really easy to fit Ray
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http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html
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dorsetsmith



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dorsetsmith wrote:
Relay under driver seat Exclamation not this time


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starter motor repair see link below


http://www.aulro.com/afvb/projects-tutoria...r-diy.html
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miker



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This is a very timely topic. Over the last few days mine has developed a habit of clicking when I turn the key, then only turning over a few seconds later. Likely to be the same problem?
Post #481655 12th Dec 2015 11:23pm
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4RF RDS



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Dat's da symptom dude... Didderdun quickly! Thumbs Up

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2003 Range Rover Mk III (Desmond FitzWilliam)
2000 Defender 110 CSW TD5 (CTX)
1992 Range Rover Classic (Lizzy)
1972 Series III 300 Tdi (Stanwood)
1967 MGB GT

Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats.
H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
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