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npinks Member Since: 28 Jun 2007 Location: Ls25 Posts: 20090 |
sounds to be the quickness you pressed the start button, i have always found it doesn't like it quick
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1st Apr 2009 7:18 pm |
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BFGLR2Man Member Since: 17 Nov 2008 Location: Gutersloh Posts: 167 |
Geo,
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1st Apr 2009 8:35 pm |
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FreeGreen Member Since: 20 Dec 2008 Location: Podgorica Posts: 41 |
I experienced starting failures twice as well. Since then I always .. 1. press clutch and select neutral/zero(how do call that?) gear 2. release clutch, press brake and press start for a "system check" only (takes some 10-20 sec) 3. press clutch and press start for firing the engine. The whole "starting ceremony" takes me a minute every time and reminds me very much about the old traktor of my father, but it works since then, obviously my "FreeL(aptop) on wheels" has had enough time to boot the system properly by then. Regards FreeGreen |
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13th Apr 2009 9:01 am |
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Chris B Member Since: 23 Jul 2008 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 440 |
Mine sometimes does not run the starter when I press the start button but this is always corrected by releasing and pressing the clutch a second time. It is as if I was already pressing the clutch when I put the key in so that the car did not "see" me press the pedal. It has always started second time.
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16th Apr 2009 9:56 am |
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xxtrail Member Since: 14 Mar 2008 Location: Devon Posts: 142 |
I originally posted on this thread in April 2008. My car still has the same intermittent non-starting problem, though reported to the dealer quite often.
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15th Jun 2010 3:26 pm |
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rmbillington Member Since: 28 Aug 2006 Location: Peterborough Posts: 511 |
Not entirely sure, I guess my first thought would be that it would be the starter motor not engaging with the flywheel, and is just spinning freely. This causes a very loud whirring noise, and the starter has no resistance, and goes into overdrive.
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15th Jun 2010 5:06 pm |
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xxtrail Member Since: 14 Mar 2008 Location: Devon Posts: 142 |
Thanks Rich (rmbillington) for your reply.
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15th Jun 2010 5:38 pm |
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mcphersonstrut Member Since: 21 Jul 2009 Location: In the land of 2 wheel drive and 60mpg Posts: 2164 |
Based on RMB's response it could possibly be that your flywheel has a tooth missing As the starter is turned the spinning action throws a small drive gear forward which engages with the ring gear (Usually) which is attached to the crankshaft of your engine. If there is just one tooth or part of a tooth missing this possibly could cause the starter to just spin without engaging onto anything and make the noise. Don't know how many teeth there are on the ring gear but assuming there's about 100, you've a 100:1 chance of the ring gear with the broken tooth lining up back up with the starter when you stop the engine - hence you can only rarely get it to do the noise.
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15th Jun 2010 8:31 pm |
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chicken george Member Since: 05 Dec 2007 Location: N. Yorks Posts: 13289 |
went to my local morrisons petrol station today and there was a HGV stuck on forecourt with the same problem, seeing as though it was a truck that often delivers to my farm I helped the guy out. I towed him with my ford ranger so he could bump the flywheel round a bit. It took a fair tow involving low range gears but we got it started. No clutch smell from the ranger either surprisingly.
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15th Jun 2010 8:43 pm |
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DrownedRat Member Since: 19 Oct 2009 Location: Back in the hot seat Posts: 496 |
I used to have this problem with my first car - teeth mising off the 'ring gear'
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16th Jun 2010 6:24 pm |
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mnfagg@gmail.com Member Since: 09 Sep 2012 Location: Newbury Posts: 3 |
I had to disconnect and reconnect the battery every time I wanted to start the car because of this for a week...went to Lancaster Landrover in Thatcham, they upgraded the instrument cluster software for free and it fixed the problem. |
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24th Sep 2013 3:46 pm |
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Pegleg Member Since: 15 Apr 2010 Location: Deep in mid Wales Posts: 3114 |
I too would go along with Mr mcphersonstrut.
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24th Sep 2013 4:32 pm |
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seagull1 Member Since: 23 Jan 2011 Location: Loughborough Posts: 326 |
Intermitant starting with instrument cluster reseting to zero = search LTB00093
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24th Sep 2013 8:15 pm |
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