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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: m.phill.land on March 28, 2009, 19:13:17

Title: 300 disco electrical fault
Post by: m.phill.land on March 28, 2009, 19:13:17

hi all I'm in need of some helpfull suggestions ,my 300tdi disco has an electrical problem,when I'm driving along she cuts off and all the electrical instruments are off,and when i put on the hand brake the power comes back on and I'm able to start her up I'm hopples with the electrics any suggestions would be grate cheers mark

Title: Re: 300 disco electrical fault
Post by: crazymac on March 28, 2009, 19:39:05

You have a loose earth that is shorting through the handbrake, by re applying it you sort it. ?

Title: Re: 300 disco electrical fault
Post by: stageonesimmo on March 28, 2009, 21:50:52

Dont worry though, as it wont do it for long before it burns the handbrake cable  through...........

Seriously though, Macs prolly right and you need to sort the engine earthing out as it will burn through the handbrake cable soon if not sorted........

Title: Re: 300 disco electrical fault
Post by: m.phill.land on March 28, 2009, 22:05:16

hi there thanks for your quick respons iv checked the earthing to the battery and engine do i have an earthing point  someware else ,the only fault i have found is a dodgy connection on the battery cheers mark

Title: Re: 300 disco electrical fault
Post by: Range Rover Blues on March 29, 2009, 11:52:10

Sort it by adding another earth strap from the engine to the battery or bodywork close by, you can't have too many earths.

Title: Re: 300 disco electrical fault
Post by: m.phill.land on March 29, 2009, 19:02:37

hi all and thanks for your replies i got up bright and early today and whent around every earthing point on the old girl with a wier brush and a blob of greass ,and i think its done the trick,for now any way thanks again mark