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Vehicle & Technical => Range Rover => Topic started by: Pete5844 as was on October 07, 2006, 18:40:57

Title: Won't start
Post by: Pete5844 as was on October 07, 2006, 18:40:57

Ok I parked the v8 up on Sunday came to it today and it won't start.Turns over fires about 5 times the stops.Seems to be lots of petrol getting there but won't run.Any ideas please.Cheers Pete(it's a v8 efi)

Title: Won't start
Post by: burgerman on October 07, 2006, 19:25:23

Flooded?? I start mine up from outside the car andDEFINATELY dont touch the gas pedal .     If i go near the gas pedal it wont have any of it n just floods up----hence no start    Just a thought.     P.S mines a 1991 3.5 efi disco.   Hopes this helps? keep us updated

Title: Won't start
Post by: Pete5844 as was on October 07, 2006, 20:57:50

I thought this due to the smell of petrol but it's always needed a bit of pedle to fire it up ?.Pete

Title: Won't start
Post by: burgerman on October 07, 2006, 21:15:24

I Guess to take out n clean/replace the plugs and let the exess fuel evaporate of, rput it all together n give her a whirl, i know mine dont like to start straight away if the battery is a little low(not flat) As mines not an everyday car it sometimes gets a little run down,     But then again if we dont get to play in the mud we all tend to get a little run down :(    let us know what happens

Title: Won't start
Post by: Range Rover Blues on October 08, 2006, 14:30:10

If my battery is going it won't start, the EFi shuts down at below about 10 volts, so you need a good battery.

Title: Won't start
Post by: Welshbreed on November 08, 2006, 15:46:28

heavy duty battery is a must. Can't start mine with a standard battery and thats a 1980(ish) RRC 2 door.

tryed the other day hoping life would come, but nothing except the sound of a dying battery.

Title: Won't start
Post by: Pete5844 as was on November 09, 2006, 20:30:25

Hi all it was the resister for the fuel pump it was telling the pump to work but only for about 2 sec's.Took the resister out and shorted it with 2 bits of wire and a fuse.Works great.Cheers for all the advice everything was worth checking.Pete