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disco wont start

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disco wont start

Post by 4WD WOG »

hey guys,

i have a 97 disco 3.9 V8i....
IT WONT START

a couple of days ago it was running fine and now nothing.
it has fuel, spark and battery is good, it cranks and cranks but wont turn over

any ideas that could help???
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Post by RaginRover »

how many ks ?

Have you changed the fuel pump in it ?

Have you sprayed aerostart to see if it fires ?

Tom
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Post by 4WD WOG »

RaginRover wrote:how many ks ?

Have you changed the fuel pump in it ?

Have you sprayed aerostart to see if it fires ?

Tom
218,000kms, ive only had it a couple of months, barely driven it, havent touched the engine, no i havent sprayed aerostart, where would i spray it? ive only worked on carby engines, this is EFI
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Post by RaginRover »

into the air cleaner

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Re: disco wont start

Post by Ralf the RR »

4WD ethnic person wrote:hey guys,

i have a 97 disco 3.9 V8i....
IT WONT START

a couple of days ago it was running fine and now nothing.
it has fuel, spark and battery is good, it cranks and cranks but wont turn over

any ideas that could help???
If it has fuel & spark & air, then it's timing.
Well that would be my train of thought if it had carbies & a distributor.

Sorry, that's not much help, but I live in the technology dark ages when it comes to engines. If it stops, then I can work out the problem fairly quickly.
These modern things are a mystery to me!
Harry

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Re: disco wont start

Post by 4WD WOG »

Ralf the RR wrote:
4WD ethnic person wrote:hey guys,

i have a 97 disco 3.9 V8i....
IT WONT START

a couple of days ago it was running fine and now nothing.
it has fuel, spark and battery is good, it cranks and cranks but wont turn over

any ideas that could help???
If it has fuel & spark & air, then it's timing.
Well that would be my train of thought if it had carbies & a distributor.

Sorry, that's not much help, but I live in the technology dark ages when it comes to engines. If it stops, then I can work out the problem fairly quickly.
These modern things are a mystery to me!
yeah i hear ya loud and clear
and does any 1 know if my rover has OBD2(on board diagnostics version 2)?
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Post by RaginRover »

How did you confirm it had fuel and spark ?

Tom
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Post by 4WD WOG »

RaginRover wrote:How did you confirm it had fuel and spark ?

Tom
did some more tests today and it doesnt seem to be getting strong spark.

its getting spark every now and then, the coil, plugs, leads and distributor cap look new.

leaning towards electronic ignition module in the distributor?

what do u think?
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Post by 4WD WOG »

well guys found the problem :armsup:

something so stupid, plugs... so i replaced em with some spares i had and fired up 1st go, who would of thought
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Post by Loanrangie »

Glad to hear it was something simple - and cheap :lol:
Saddle up tonto, its the not so loanrangie! . 98 TDI DISCO lightly modded with more to come.
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