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Help!! 99 Range wont start

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skucera:
Daniel, that should have bypassed all other systems and directly activated the starter Bendix and engaged the starter motor to the flywheel.  If that didn't work, you need a new starter motor.  You've diagnosed it.

The next step, if you have wrenches and a torque wrench, is to remove the starter motor, take it to the auto parts store, buy a new or rebuilt one, and put it in.  If you don't want to work on your car, almost any garage in America can change this starter motor as long as they have the torque table for those bolts.  If a professional mechanic wants to charge more than an hour of labor, I would question why.

Scott

Skibum346:
Only other thing to check is to make sure the starter motor has a good earth. If it don't... then the +ve has nowhere to run to so won't turn the motor.

Might save an hours labour and the cost of a new starter motor.

Good luck.

Range Rover Blues:
Whoa lads, the starter also has a relay mounted to the inner wing or firewall somewhere, depends on model year.  These are a lot less reliable than the starter solenoid on the pre-engaged starter.

So if it kicks up when you short the starter terminal with a spanner, then go look for the relay first.

Oh, and check the contacts on the wire down tot he starter are secure too.  Unlike a car starter the Rover V8 needs quite a large excitation current.

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