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| lrmaniac Member Since: 04 Feb 2010 Location: Lisboa Posts: 762   
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...happened to me this afternoon ...
I got in to the car, When I turned the key , the roof light turned off and then on, and when I turned the ignition on, the trip meter on the speedometer had been reset to zero, and the presets on my radio were gone ... Any ideas ? Could this be the beggining of troubles ? The only extras wired on my Defender are the radio, the winch (straight to the battery) and the trailer electrics (that I smashed yesterday agains a hydrant) Regards Joao '10 Land Rover Defender 110 CC '08 BMW F800GS '64 SIIA Forward Control '69 SIIA 109 ZA CKD _____________________________________________ You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you. Last edited by lrmaniac on 7th Apr 2011 4:32pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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12th Mar 2011 8:33pm |
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| 110SEB Member Since: 29 Jan 2009 Location: Essex, England Posts: 1444  
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Is this down to part No. LR459801? The LRG (Land Rover Ghost)?
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12th Mar 2011 9:46pm |
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| 110SEB Member Since: 29 Jan 2009 Location: Essex, England Posts: 1444
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Is this down to part No. LR459801? The LRG (Land Rover Ghost)?
Sorry I'm being useless |
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12th Mar 2011 9:47pm |
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| lrmaniac Member Since: 04 Feb 2010 Location: Lisboa Posts: 762
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could be that the resason? the feeling I got was that the conection to the battery had been interrupted for a second ... and caused that reset of the tripmeter and the radio ... Regards Joao '10 Land Rover Defender 110 CC '08 BMW F800GS '64 SIIA Forward Control '69 SIIA 109 ZA CKD _____________________________________________ You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you. |
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13th Mar 2011 12:52pm |
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| MK Member Since: 28 Aug 2008 Location: Santiago Posts: 2455  
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The main earth plug of the battery tends to get loosen Puma 110" SW
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13th Mar 2011 1:31pm |
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| lrmaniac Member Since: 04 Feb 2010 Location: Lisboa Posts: 762
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...ooops ... it did it again !!
for almost a minute it looked like my defender had no battery ... all the dashboard lights were off, with the ignition key in position to start ! :\ ... then suddenly it was allright ... just went to the electrician to fit another trailer socket ... the green wire was smashed as well as the black wire .... If this continues I'll have to take it to the dealer!  anyone experienced something similar ? Regards
Joao '10 Land Rover Defender 110 CC '08 BMW F800GS '64 SIIA Forward Control '69 SIIA 109 ZA CKD _____________________________________________ You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you. |
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17th Mar 2011 6:01pm |
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| Lorryman100 Member Since: 01 Oct 2010 Location: Here Posts: 2686 |
If it was a 12N socket then the green (Right Hand Indicator) and the black (Left Hand side Light) would only be live if the lights, indicator where on. A 12S sockets green wire (live feed) and black wire (Earth) touching would short out and blow the inline 12v fuse. On a new style 13 pin socket the green wire (Live feed) and black wire (Earth) would again short and blow the fuse. Did you check, pull the fuses after the socket was smashed? Any more info on what was switched on at the time and what type of socket it was you crushed? |
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17th Mar 2011 6:39pm |
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| lrmaniac Member Since: 04 Feb 2010 Location: Lisboa Posts: 762
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I was parking the Defender when I hit that hydrant ... It was a 7 pin socket ... the only thing turned on was the radio at the time ...
Did not chek the fuses because everything is working ... all lights, indicators, radio, AC ... nothing seems to be wrong !  I've tightned the nuts on the battery, but they seemed OK ...
When this happened again this afternoon the starter engine did give a sign before the blackout .... but as all the dashboard light were out don't think that was the problem ... If it was the starter engine I would have lights on the dash wouldn't I ? I'm starting to get nervous about this ... Regards Joao '10 Land Rover Defender 110 CC '08 BMW F800GS '64 SIIA Forward Control '69 SIIA 109 ZA CKD _____________________________________________ You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you. |
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17th Mar 2011 6:54pm |
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| lrmaniac Member Since: 04 Feb 2010 Location: Lisboa Posts: 762
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Well ... I had repaired the tow socket and believed that the problem was fixed ...
But it happened again ...
I turn the ignition and and have no lights on the dashboard, the car doesn't start, and canot even close it with the remote ... Checked the battery, fuses and everything is OK ... Suddenly, I turn the key on again, after four or five times, and everything is normal ....  the car starts perfectly ... Could be something wrong with the imobiliser ? Could be the wiring to the winch, radio ?
This has happened alway after I use the remote, usually when unlocking the car ... Did anyone experienced anything similar ? I'm going to book the service (1yr/20000km - in my case one year) next week .... I wanted to have some ideas on how to explain and or ask them to check ...  Regards
Joao '10 Land Rover Defender 110 CC '08 BMW F800GS '64 SIIA Forward Control '69 SIIA 109 ZA CKD _____________________________________________ You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you. |
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7th Apr 2011 1:28pm |
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| 110SEB Member Since: 29 Jan 2009 Location: Essex, England Posts: 1444
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I'd check the battery earth as suggested. Get looking under the passenger seat!
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7th Apr 2011 8:35pm |
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| Grockle Member Since: 24 Nov 2008 Location: Peak District National Park Posts: 2266 
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the damaged socket could be shorting 2.4 90 XS
1968 1/32 scale Britains 109 Pick up. |
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8th Apr 2011 7:26am |
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| MK Member Since: 28 Aug 2008 Location: Santiago Posts: 2455
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I fixed the earth connection to the battery and since then never had a problem again. Puma 110" SW
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8th Apr 2011 8:31am |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20638
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as above i would check battery terminals are tight especially earth
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8th Apr 2011 8:32am |
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| lrmaniac Member Since: 04 Feb 2010 Location: Lisboa Posts: 762
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I've checked all that ... everything is tighten. Checked all the fuses on the right and left side. The tow socket was replaced ... As far as I can see the wiring to the winch is intact .... I believe that it could have something to see with the imobiliser .... because this always happens after I unlock the car ... Could be  Regards
Joao '10 Land Rover Defender 110 CC '08 BMW F800GS '64 SIIA Forward Control '69 SIIA 109 ZA CKD _____________________________________________ You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you. |
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8th Apr 2011 9:50am |
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