range rover 02 L322

roversully

hi, my 02 range rover won't start. started playing up a few days ago taking 10mins to start, then maybe 20mins. now won't start at all. the battery is fine. i've tried jumping it and no joy. could it be the fuel pump?????

carchaeologist

Is there a form of heater plugs in that RR? Presuming that it's Diesel that is.
If they are goosed it would cause hard starting.

roversully

yeah it's the 3ltr diesel. i haven't a clue. i've heard glow plugs and secondary fuel pumps been mentioned. wouldn't know a whole lot about cars to be honest.

Senna

Had the glow plug light been staying on after the car is started?

roversully

no it hadn't. all the lights on the dash fine. no warning signs just won't start

Slidey

Doubt glow plugs would cause a non-start, its hardly cold enough and most modern diesels will eventually start without them.

Maybe PM a mod and ask for the thread to be move to the 4x4 forum, Sean101 is the guru on these yokes and should see the thread in there

unkel

Could be electrical. Did you try related fuses and make sure it wasn't the fuel pump relay?

johnos1984

Does it still crank?

Dirty fuel or blocked fuel filter would be my guess.

Infact I'd change the fuel filter firstly

101sean

I've spotted it here Slidey

Unfortunately I'm not up on Full Fat Rangie mechanicals, they rarely come up so must be normally reliable! I'd be guessing at either a fuel or a sensor problem, possibly Crank Position Sensor? The early ones have the BMW M57 engine if that helps widen the search for an answer.

Have a look here, you should find the answer - http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/

pred racer

Sounds like the lift pump (small pump in the tank that basically pushes fuel to the main pump) a common enough problem with bmw deisels aswell.

Normal symptoms, car very hard to start but will start eventually, and when started runs fine.

Hope that helps