ShootingEgg Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 Anyone had a freelander2 with new battery that fails to start, i swapped out the battery as leaving it locked over night would drain it. Now just three/four days locked it won't start on a brand new battery. Juat wanted to move it off driveway for a delivery.. Seems mad that a brand new battery drains that fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 I suspect it is being drained by another fault! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lampro Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 Bad earth could be the problem or check for sticky interior light buttom side of the door if not try landyzone furom great lads on there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted January 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 1 hour ago, lampro said: Bad earth could be the problem or check for sticky interior light buttom side of the door if not try landyzone furom great lads on there Cheers will get some of it checked over the weekend. Cant go anywhere. And not just because battery flat haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lampro Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 (edited) No worries if u have recovery get them.over to do a plug in test obd1 and 2 or ask around for bearmac diagnostics tool to borrow Edited January 15, 2021 by lampro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spr1985 Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 Due to very recent experience of this happening on my car, It might be worth checking which fuse is for the starter solenoid and then check that.......just an option Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted January 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 24 minutes ago, Spr1985 said: Due to very recent experience of this happening on my car, It might be worth checking which fuse is for the starter solenoid and then check that.......just an option It tries to start, just doesn't have enough to go for it. So dash all comes up, shows system check complete, then turns over but geta weaker and fails then tries again but completely fails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spr1985 Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 10 minutes ago, ShootingEgg said: It tries to start, just doesn't have enough to go for it. So dash all comes up, shows system check complete, then turns over but geta weaker and fails then tries again but completely fails. Ok no problem, was just a thought 👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lampro Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 Chuck some.jump.leeds on it see if it fires then, if not may be crank shaft sensor when they wear out it wont read properly easy swap.out one bolt Just had a look on landy zone and the common fault is the heated wing mirrors staying on and drains the battery over remove the fuse to the mirrors and bump it you never know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobydog Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 Does the immobiliser light go out when the ignition is switched on?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted January 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 1 hour ago, scobydog said: Does the immobiliser light go out when the ignition is switched on?. Yeah all lights fine just fails to start, it tyrns ovdr just doesn't get tge final bang to get it going. Battery will charge again and be okay if used everyday, but its not getting that use, so is either earth or a sensor gone. From what ive read online and you guys have said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobydog Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 Ok, not the same problem I had with mine. Check if the engine earth is clean and not corroded, had it on 4x4s before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted January 16, 2021 Report Share Posted January 16, 2021 For a Land Rover I'm surprised it's been running as long as it has Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted January 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2021 10 hours ago, Lloyd90 said: For a Land Rover I'm surprised it's been running as long as it has Fair comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted January 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2021 Have charged battery, and its starting fine. The dash imob light flashes weather it locked or not. Have turned off the cabin lights and left it unlocked, will see in a few days how it behaves. Biggest issues at moment is im not doing long journeys, and heater and lights on. But a new battery shouldn't run flat on alarm in just a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted January 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2021 On 17/01/2021 at 17:19, ShootingEgg said: Have charged battery, and its starting fine. The dash imob light flashes weather it locked or not. Have turned off the cabin lights and left it unlocked, will see in a few days how it behaves. Biggest issues at moment is im not doing long journeys, and heater and lights on. But a new battery shouldn't run flat on alarm in just a week. So have now charged again as over night having it armed drained, left it running on drive for about 30 minutes amd then didn't lock it. Seems okay, so must be the alarm doing it but surely it should not drain it in a week or just over night.. Maybe its due to lack of use this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu64 Posted January 20, 2021 Report Share Posted January 20, 2021 My brother had a similar fault with a range rover, and after a long time investigating and lots of money spent it turned out that the remote control for his new central heating was "waking up" the alarm/locking system and the car was waiting for the remote signal to be unlocked. the cure was to park it the other way round on the drive-no more flat battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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