Land Rover D90

Scott Garvey · 01-18-2010, 07:44 AM

My Defender won't start. I get power, the battery is good. But when I turn the ignition, it's not turning over. I just get a click,click, click. I've checked the plugs and none are loose. I've traced the wires from the starter and they appear to be attached. Any ideas?

joey · 01-18-2010, 09:13 AM

Try jump starting it... but if you are getting the click, click, click... I would say battery.

Scott Garvey · 01-18-2010, 09:41 AM

First thing I did was jump it. Battery is good. I'm going to change out the starter motor and hope that's it. Ordered the part and will respond back after I've given it a whirl. Never changed a starter before... hope it's not too comlex.

joey · 01-18-2010, 09:44 AM

Changing starter isn't hard... but if you just got a click... and the battery is good... then I would say starter as well... that sucks... sorry to hear it.

antichrist · 01-19-2010, 04:15 AM

Did you carefully check all of your grounds between the battery and starter?

alzerom · 01-30-2010, 03:57 PM

How about a solenoid / relay? really cheap too.

01-18-2010, 07:44 AM	#1
Scott Garvey Roverito Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2	Land Rover D90 My Defender won't start. I get power, the battery is good. But when I turn the ignition, it's not turning over. I just get a click,click, click. I've checked the plugs and none are loose. I've traced the wires from the starter and they appear to be attached. Any ideas?

01-18-2010, 09:13 AM	#2
joey Custom Rover Accessories Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 7,638	Try jump starting it... but if you are getting the click, click, click... I would say battery. __________________ Joey Cincinnati OH http://www.customroveraccessories.com 97 Disco 10 Mini MCCSm http://www.usarovers.com/ (call for Rover parts ask for Nathan 502-222-5859) Rover Radio issues or IPOD Adapters http://home.valornet.com/splacket/index.htm EAS fault http://www.rswsolutions.com When working with GEMS vehicles. Never try to locate a misfire by pulling plug leads off - pull the injector connector instead. Otherwise you can blow up the ECU. Secondly never swap ECUs between vehicles to test them, because both vehicles and ECUs may stop working, and you'll have to have them all reset by a franchised LR dealer (ouch!). To download the RAVE manual, follow this link http://www.landroverresource.com/

01-18-2010, 09:44 AM	#4
joey Custom Rover Accessories Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 7,638	Changing starter isn't hard... but if you just got a click... and the battery is good... then I would say starter as well... that sucks... sorry to hear it. __________________ Joey Cincinnati OH http://www.customroveraccessories.com 97 Disco 10 Mini MCCSm http://www.usarovers.com/ (call for Rover parts ask for Nathan 502-222-5859) Rover Radio issues or IPOD Adapters http://home.valornet.com/splacket/index.htm EAS fault http://www.rswsolutions.com When working with GEMS vehicles. Never try to locate a misfire by pulling plug leads off - pull the injector connector instead. Otherwise you can blow up the ECU. Secondly never swap ECUs between vehicles to test them, because both vehicles and ECUs may stop working, and you'll have to have them all reset by a franchised LR dealer (ouch!). To download the RAVE manual, follow this link http://www.landroverresource.com/

01-19-2010, 04:15 AM	#5
antichrist Rover Guru Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 130	Did you carefully check all of your grounds between the battery and starter? __________________ Tom Rowe Four wheel drive allows you to get stuck in places even more inaccessible. 62 88 reg 67 NADA x2 74 Air Portable - The Antichrist (tag 6A666) 95 D1 - R380 95 D90 - R380 97 D1 - ZF

01-30-2010, 03:57 PM	#6
alzerom RoVerified Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 75	How about a solenoid / relay? really cheap too. __________________ 2004 Disco, 64K miles.

01-18-2010, 09:41 AM	#3
Scott Garvey Roverito Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2	First thing I did was jump it. Battery is good. I'm going to change out the starter motor and hope that's it. Ordered the part and will respond back after I've given it a whirl. Never changed a starter before... hope it's not too comlex.