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womble



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cutting out
evening all and happy new year to you . my 300tdi tdi occasionally cuts out when driving,i then pull over(everything dead)and wait a few minutes,it then starts and i am on my way again.an auto electrician mate had a look and to get me out of trouble he ran wire from the +terminal on the battery to the stop solenoid,no more cutting out,bingo but i have to pull the wire off to stop the engine.
so obviously there is a break in the live supply to the stop solenoid somewhere.my question is has anyone else had this issue and is there a particular place where the wire breaks or is it a case of check it all the way along ?
thanks in advance good people Thumbs Up
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LandRoverAnorak



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United Kingdom 2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Orkney Grey
Depends what year your 300tdi is but sounds suspiciously like what's called the 'spider unit', which is part of the immobiliser. It's a pretty well known fault that the solder joints on the board crack, which leads to intermittent running and/or starting. At one time LR even produced a plug-in bypass unit to solve it.

It's years ago since I last had to fiddle with one but a Google for 'Land Rover spider unit' will reveal all you need to know. Darren

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womble



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thanks for your response.i know the unit you are talking about,i will check it out.
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PT2



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2006 Defender 90 2.5 TD CSW Coniston Green
Hi, I have a 2006 Defender 90 and over the weekend the engine has just cut out whist driving, ie just as though you have turned the ignition off ! I had to pull over quickly and then the engine started as soon as I tried it !
In the garage at the moment but they cannot find anything !!!!
Any thoughts please ?

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PT2



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2006 Defender 90 2.5 TD CSW Coniston Green
Re: cutting out
womble wrote:
evening all and happy new year to you . my 300tdi tdi occasionally cuts out when driving,i then pull over(everything dead)and wait a few minutes,it then starts and i am on my way again.an auto electrician mate had a look and to get me out of trouble he ran wire from the +terminal on the battery to the stop solenoid,no more cutting out,bingo but i have to pull the wire off to stop the engine.
so obviously there is a break in the live supply to the stop solenoid somewhere.my question is has anyone else had this issue and is there a particular place where the wire breaks or is it a case of check it all the way along ?
thanks in advance good people Thumbs Up


Hi, I have a 2006 Defender 90 and over the weekend the engine has just cut out whist driving, ie just as though you have turned the ignition off ! I had to pull over quickly and then the engine started as soon as I tried it !
In the garage at the moment but they cannot find anything !!!!
Any thoughts please ?
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miker



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2006 probably late td5, not a TDI so best off asking Martin to split your post out into a thread there.

Could be a lot of things, rollover solenoid, airlock in the fuel, any more info?
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