land rover series 3 not starting

CamperMan

Hi,

my land rover series 3 is not starting, diesel 2.25... it turns over fast but I don't see the glow plug light on the dash, it used to light up and start OK, but I have gone to try and start it and the glow plug light does not light up and so does not start.

Any ideas?

Thanks

BeardyGit

Could be a whole host of things, but I'm guessing on the timer relay or a break in the series wiring on the plugs.... Have you a good multimeter?

CamperMan

Gil_Dub wrote: »

Could be a whole host of things, but I'm guessing on the timer relay or a break in the series wiring on the plugs.... Have you a good multimeter?

yes, I have a good multimeter

it was starting fine, no problems, and one day, I noticed the glow plug light not showing

101sean

The series 3 2.25 diesel doesn't have a timer relay, just a big resistor on the bulkhead feeding the series wired glowplugs. If one plug dies or a wire breaks, none of them work.

It's a case of pulling them out one by one and testing them after checking the wiring first as Gil suggests. Don't connect direct to 12V or they will burn out, the manual gives the proceedure (plenty of sites for downloading the manual for free). You'll probably find the end of one of them burnt away.

You can buy replacement parallel wired plugs from Paddocks and the like, they run off 12V so you can bin the resistor. I wired a set years ago through a mini starter solenoid to avoid overloading the ignition switch, I've also heard of a timer relay from a transit being used.

BeardyGit

You might need to create a login for this site, but it's worth having:

http://www.landrovernet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37210

That'll get you sorted I'm pretty sure.

CamperMan

Thanks Gil Dub, I will take a look at that.