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JC100
Member Since: 19 Nov 2006
Location: Surrey
Posts: 60
 
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| D3 is dead as a dodo - ZERO POWER |
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B**ger!!
Having replaced the battery last week and the D3 starting well for the last few days, its now dead as a dodo.
Keys wont even unlock.
Nice chap from AA came round and connected up a power source and then immediately disconnected the battery as something withouth even the key in the ignition is pulling 120Amps!!!
Its being low loaded off to Guava. Funny smell was coming from low left hand side of engine (when looking at it from front with bonnet up) whilst power to hooked up.....could this be the pre heater?
Ho hum....could be expensive 
JC
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 10th Nov 2009 2:13 pm |
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JF Lux
Member Since: 08 Sep 2007
Location: A little country in Europe
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| Re: D3 is dead as a dodo - ZERO POWER |
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JC100 wrote:Funny smell was coming from low left hand side of engine (when looking at it from front with bonnet up) whilst power to hooked up.....could this be the pre heater?
Should be - was the motor running and temp below 4/5 C ? The next American ex-pat that calls it a "truck" is going to find out what 2.7 tons feels like on their foot...
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| 10th Nov 2009 2:18 pm |
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methley
a.k.a. Big Hairy Ski Monster
Member Since: 07 Oct 2008
Location: Marshfield, South Glos
Posts: 2433
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| Re: D3 is dead as a dodo - ZERO POWER |
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JC100 wrote:
Nice chap from AA came round and connected up a power source and then immediately disconnected the battery as something withouth even the key in the ignition is pulling 120Amps!!!
A completely discharged battery, which you say you have, could easily draw 120A. Andy
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| 10th Nov 2009 2:21 pm |
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JC100
Member Since: 19 Nov 2006
Location: Surrey
Posts: 60
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Thanks guys,
Last night the wife took the car out and it was probably around 5 degs.
Everything was running fine then, tried to start it at midday today and zero...had to use emergency key entry method just to open a door.
The chap from AA was more worried about the smell coming from engine bay than battery.
We could feel the heat coming from side of engine and jump leads from AA van got very warm to touch.
Battery is now disconnected completely and waiting for the low loader.
Could be a couple of things, then to add injury to insult I have just found a nice and wet passenger footwell....not my day me thinks.
Didnt even manage to start the D3 as AA powerpack and then van didnt have enough oomph to start.
Something somewhere is causing a drain I guess.
Last edited by JC100 on 10th Nov 2009 2:34 pm. Edited 1 time in total
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| 10th Nov 2009 2:33 pm |
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les996
Member Since: 15 Sep 2009
Location: Bedford
Posts: 78
 
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I had this on mine - TFC to the rescue (by phone)
Was a simple bad earth - just behind battery (tightened up and perfect now)
or check the fuse on the pos side 
Hope this helps 
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| 10th Nov 2009 2:34 pm |
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Sturge
Member Since: 02 Nov 2005
Location: West Chiltington, West Sussex
Posts: 872
 
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Mine did something like this a few months back and it was the alternator that had died. Stunk under the bonnet, and the jump start wouldn't do anything.
The alternator took the battery with it, so had to pay for the battery, but Tesco paid for the alternator. TDV6 HSE Lux (2014MY)
TDV6 HSE (2006MY - owned for 9 years and 150,000! - now replaced)
Mini Cooper SD 5 door
TVR Chimaera 450
Series II 1960 Diesel
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| 10th Nov 2009 7:41 pm |
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Tawny Owl
Member Since: 22 Oct 2008
Location: Here and there
Posts: 1645
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| Re: D3 is dead as a dodo - ZERO POWER |
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methley wrote:JC100 wrote:
Nice chap from AA came round and connected up a power source and then immediately disconnected the battery as something withouth even the key in the ignition is pulling 120Amps!!!
A completely discharged battery, which you say you have, could easily draw 120A.
Andy yer sort of right if the engine was running but JC100 mentioned it was draining 120amps with the key out.
Could well be the Alternator back feeding causing this drain
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| 10th Nov 2009 10:14 pm |
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JC100
Member Since: 19 Nov 2006
Location: Surrey
Posts: 60
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Well, you're right.
Initial findings are alternator has blown and taken gearbox ecu with it.
Hopefully thats the only damage but we wont know until the two components are changed tomorrow.
So fingers crossed.
Funnily enought I have had a number of traction reduced and transmission faults come and go over the last couple of months, so perhaps the gearbox ECU was faulty anyway and the spike was the final straw.
Rgds
JC
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| 12th Nov 2009 12:40 pm |
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Sturge
Member Since: 02 Nov 2005
Location: West Chiltington, West Sussex
Posts: 872
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TDV6 HSE Lux (2014MY)
TDV6 HSE (2006MY - owned for 9 years and 150,000! - now replaced)
Mini Cooper SD 5 door
TVR Chimaera 450
Series II 1960 Diesel
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| 13th Nov 2009 12:00 am |
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