Was your old starter bench tested, to see a fault could be found ? Jules

Marcus97 wrote:

New starter has been installed. The car turned over for 2s longer than I'd hope for on the first try, so I'm nervous how it will behave when it's -10c. I'll keep you updated.

If this hasn't fixed it, I'm really at a loss. Fuel issue?? The wires all look fine..

jules wrote:

Was your old starter bench tested, to see a fault could be found ?

And the originally recommended place to connect the extra ground cable from the battery is….




The starter motor!!!!!

BossBob wrote:

The whole reason for the extra earth strap mod that was done by early FL2 owners and was adopted by Land Rover for later cars. One of our forum members spent 2 years with multiple visits to dealers and many parts changed for the cause to be found to be an earth cable that had the copper conductor almost totally corroded away.

jules wrote:

I would first check starter motor connections and engine earth/s and make sure they are pristine, as the starter motor is seriously impeded by a dirty high resistance connection.

A simple continuity check will not be adequate to indicate a poor connection.

Ditto  Jules

Success

If you look closely you will see the ground wire for the 3.2 in this picture

Its labeled LAND ROVER

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jules wrote:

jules wrote:

I would first check starter motor connections and engine earth/s and make sure they are pristine, as the starter motor is seriously impeded by a dirty high resistance connection.

A simple continuity check will not be adequate to indicate a poor connection.

Ditto

jules wrote:

I would first check starter motor connections and engine earth/s and make sure they are pristine, as the starter motor is seriously impeded by a dirty high resistance connection.
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p_gill wrote:

Success

If you look closely you will see the ground wire for the 3.2 in this picture

It could be. I used one of the starter motor mounting bolts. Mine was a manual gearbox so might not have had the bolt that Jules with his auto box had available.

gasman wrote:

Have you checked to see if it's getting the correct amperage. You can get 12 volts on a single strand of wire but it won't carry the required amps. I can't remember what it should be but that is why I changed the main cables. Internal damage causing lack of amps.

BossBob wrote:

It could be. I used one of the starter motor mounting bolts. Mine was a manual gearbox so might not have had the bolt that Jules with his auto box had available.

Marcus97 wrote:

jules wrote:

I would first check starter motor connections and engine earth/s and make sure they are pristine, as the starter motor is seriously impeded by a dirty high resistance connection.
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"Engine earths" refers to ground cables between the engine itself and the battery? If these were bad, could it cause a weak spark or otherwise explain the ignition problems I'm still having?