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  1. Putting this in international as I think it may apply to 300 TDI's in general. Relates to a '97 Disco. Recently had some starter problems (Link to thread), all now resolved. However, went out a couple of mornings to go and turned the key to "on", the glow plug light came on and immediately off. Tried again, same behaviour. Turned to start, no starter motor. At the "on" position, I could hear all the relevant relays click. And on trying to start, the starter relay in the footwell clicked. The wire from the battery to the glow plug relay was getting slightly warm, so I suspect that the plugs were working, just the timer on the light was acting oddly. Anyway, blaming the new starter, off to one side with the turbo hoses, disconnect the main lead, reach behind to disconnect the solenoid feed and... it was already floating around. Sort of obvious why the starter wasn't turning. So reconnect, re-attach everything, and all went back to normal i.e. glow plug light stayed on for few seconds and the starter turned. So, why the odd glow plug light activity? Can't think of any reason for the lack of solenoid connection to affect the glow plug circuit/relay. A short when I turned the key would extinguish the light, but the light went on/off before I turned the key to start, so no power to that disconnected wire. Anyway, all working again just fine, but if anyone has any hypotheses for this then feel free to reply!
  2. To close this out: Found the starter relay, right hand footwell behind the side trim. Took it out to check it, worked fine with no resistance across the switch when activated. Next day, cold morning and the starter just moved a bit. Try again, same. Third go, sluggishly turned over and started. So certain it was the motor. Got a new one and fitted it, all very good. Old one is a Bosch, so took it apart to see if I could repair it as a stand-by. First, the rubber boot on the solenoid was torn so that could have been jamming on cold days when it was less flexible. So take it off, not really needed! Then took off the cover. As normal, the carbon brushes should pop out, but only 3 of them did this. 4th one I had to prise it out with a screwdriver. Once all cleaned up, moved fine. So I guess this was the main problem. Brushes are worn, but not completely gone. Anyway, replacing them means a soldering job but I think they'll be OK. Will clean it all up and reassemble. Also have a Valeo motor, but I can't get it apart to check it out. The solenoid is held on by 2 small (7mm) nuts but they are recessed and I can't get a socket or spanner on to them. Never mind.....
  3. So, issue came back AFTER being outside below -5. Once it warms up, the starter turns. Next day, managed to get to the 12 volt feed connection on the solenoid before it warmed up. With a meter, had a voltage, but variable between 12 and 4 V. Could be just the meter connections. Starting to look more like the solenoid sticking when cold as it started after a while. So I have put in a piggy-back connection on the solenoid, with a wire leading up to where I can easily and quickly reach it. Will allow me to get a better connection with the meter next time it happens. Plus I can use it to activate the starter if it won't turn (to get the car moving!) But could a poor relay cause reduced voltage rather than just no current?
  4. So it has behaved impeccably the last few days. In line with above advice, any sluggishness probably due to earths, poor solenoid contacts or the motor. Beginning to worry that the "dead" symptom may be linked to the anti-theft spider. Not looking forward to dismantling half the dashboard ☹️
  5. GPS speed uses the doppler effect on the signals, not triangulation. So it could be affected by reflections inside the vehicle or just poor reception if that car blocks more than others. Could also be that some electrical/electronic device is emitting in the same frequency range which could also account for car to car differences. But once steady the speed should be within 0.2 Km/h, a bit better than a speedo!
  6. Et bonne année a vous ausssi! Had a go at the earth leads not long ago. Added another in braided copper just for good measure! Should have mentioned that this was in a spell of cold weather; the car was outside at -8C. This morning in the garage (not heated) it turned over first try, which makes trouble-shooting that much harder🙂 Will now have to wait till it fails again, but that will probably be somewhere very inconvenient. I did find 3 relays behind the trim in the RH footwell, but no idea which one (if any) was the starter relay. Mind you, not really sure what the relay does given that the solenoid on the starter motor acts as a relay anyway..
  7. 97 300TDI, LHD. Looking for some help on diagnostics. Starter motor is always a slow turn, but gets the car going. From time to time the click to turn the car over gives nothing. Sometimes seems related to not letting the glow plug light go out. Solenoid on the starter was replaced about 4 years ago. Today dead. Can hear various clicks inside the car when I turn the key on/off. Note trying the starter does cut the heater blower, which I think is correct behaviour? After a lot of turning the key to try to locate the "clicks" and therefore relays, it suddenly turned over, albeit sluggishly. Car started so at least I can get it into the garage. Can a relay cause these intermittent symptoms? Get a lot of conflicting info on where the relays are, so any help in identifying then appreciated. Or is it likely a dead starter motor?
  8. The "H" series of car light bulbs started with the H1 in 1962. Halogen Sealed beam units didn't appear until the end of the 70's. I reckon few cars didn't have halogen lights after the 1980's Are you thinking of HID (Hight intensity discharge) that didn't turn up till the 90's ?
  9. Also in France. I find that the prices from the French suppliers are about the same as the UK prices PLUS the now more-expensive delivery and import costs. And the delivery times have increased and are not predictable. I have used Landers Shop a few times. Last week I ordered parts at 11:30, and had them at 12:00 the following day (and I didn't pay for the express delivery). Not sure if there are any equivalents in Portugal.
  10. Maybe a last resort, but I believe later 200TDI engines used the O-ring connectors. I assume it may be possible to swap the filter housing?
  11. No licence needed in France since 1981. 26,960 MHz to 27,400 MHz
  12. Don't want to be funny, but: Is that where the new resistance to turning is coming from?
  13. OK, so not so simple... From Wikipiedia "The four-door version was well received by the public — its popularity was such that the two-door was discontinued in the United Kingdom in 1984,[13] although the two-door continued to be produced through January 1994, mainly for the French market.[14]" Only one of the reference links is still valid on the Wiki page (ref 14, article on Land Rover Monthly is not there anymore) So finding later 2-doors with LHD is possible. I assume that from 92ish the VM was replaced with the 200TDI like the 4 4-door. @Loserbandit Not clear where you are located, but sounds like you have a non-standard problem!
  14. One other thing, didn't the 2-door stop being made after 1990? All the diesel 2-doors I have seen have been VMs unless converted. So if I'm right in this, it all points to this car being a bit special and any standard part numbers may not apply as the box and engine may even be from a disco or defender.
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