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DingMark
Joined: 14 Sep 2007
Location: Perth
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Or just swap the battery out with your mate Wiggs and see who then has the problem. Jim Dowell
D3 '05 HSE V8 5 seater Gold, 19" MTRs, raised intake, 4x4Intel rear spare tyre, 110l aux fuel, 40l water, rooftop tent, Mitchell Bros hitch, ARB Front Bar, 9000kg winch, dual battery, matched offroad trailer, TyreDog press/temp sensors.
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DiscoDunc
Joined: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
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Ent, I reckon its your starter motor. Your description sounds just like my old defender had. I changed the batteries, alternator and still had the problem. the starter was zapping all battery power trying to activate the solenoid. Duncan
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| Thu Aug 14 2008 7:06am |
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DiscoDunc
Joined: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
Posts: 2932
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Typical, all this talk about dodgy starters and mine completly packed up this morning, not even a glimmer of activity, totally dead.
Car is now at dealers who have confirmed its the starter. They wont be fixing it until after the weekend, in the meantime Ive got a merc ml320 cdi...
I DONT LIKE IT 
its very small compared to the D3, handling is good but boring, its quick but noisy and I dont like it. Duncan
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| Fri Aug 22 2008 3:29pm |
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Popelka
Joined: 31 May 2008
Location: Praha (Prague)
Posts: 174
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DiscoDunc wrote: the starter was zapping all battery power trying to activate the solenoid.
more like solenoid zapped power trying to activate stater!!
In the past when ever we had slow starter issues it's always been the solenoid, either it's sticking or poor (dirty or loose) electrical connection. going on from that if it's a complete unit that would explain the dealers having to exchange the whole starter unit (wouldn't be surprised if LR just strip and replace Solenoid and then use on next replacement  ) my 4x4 hasn't grown up yet 
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| Sat Aug 23 2008 3:23am |
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DiscoDunc
Joined: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
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Quote:more like solenoid zapped power trying to activate stater!!
 Duncan
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| Sat Aug 23 2008 7:34am |
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