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| LR90XS2011 Member Since: 05 Apr 2011 Location: bickenhill Posts: 3673   
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Take a look at the levelling switch they can fail DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,
I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy |
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21st Oct 2024 7:39pm |
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| Siwynne Member Since: 04 Nov 2016 Location: West lancs Posts: 605 
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Will do
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21st Oct 2024 8:19pm |
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| BaronDefenders Member Since: 28 Jun 2019 Location: London/Cotswolds Posts: 924 
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I had this on one headlight and that was simply a faulty adjuster motor. Replacing the motor with a new unit was the fix. Charlie
1949 Series 1 80 (SOLD) 2002 Td5 90 (SOLD) 2008 Freelander 2 (SOLD) 1958 Series 2 88 Pastel Green (2019 LR Legends Best Restored) 1983 V8 110 Limestone (Previously owned by Tom Sheppard MBE) 2004 Td5 90 Santorini Black (Td5INSIDE Powered & Rebuilt by CSK) 2012 Puma 110 Zermatt Silver (Overlanding Build) Instagram: @BaronDefenders |
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22nd Oct 2024 7:38am |
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| rustandoil Member Since: 08 Sep 2012 Location: Cotswolds Posts: 847 
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If you find that your switch is faulty, I would be interested in taking it off your hands, mainly to fill the hole up in my dash
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22nd Oct 2024 1:45pm |
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| andy63 Member Since: 30 Jun 2023 Location: north east Posts: 783
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Have you checked a wiring dig..
I had a quick look and it doesn't appear immediately obvious what the ignition switch has to do with it..it looks to be wired directly to the battery through a fuse and the main lighting switch.. Could the motors be picking up a feed from another source? |
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22nd Oct 2024 2:52pm |
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| NickMc Member Since: 01 Oct 2014 Location: Norn Iron Posts: 1681  
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FBV000070PMA About £3  |
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22nd Oct 2024 2:56pm |
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| andy63 Member Since: 30 Jun 2023 Location: north east Posts: 783
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after a quick look at the wiring dig the other day in an attempt to offer an explanation to the op's post I sort of guessed there might be a bit more to the way in which the levelling motor works..I sort of assumed that it might be as simple as the window motors ,, but it looks like there is a bit more to the wiring.. not in a position to do any checks myself atm , so thought id ask, does anyone know the method of operation???
is the dash switch a variable resistance and does the motor assembly also have some sort of variable resistance giving feed back on its position????? |
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23rd Oct 2024 2:02pm |
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| andy63 Member Since: 30 Jun 2023 Location: north east Posts: 783
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Some may be interested..
I found a bit info on levelling motors and their controller which i think may be similar to the defender set up.. It a bit involved but you can get the idea.. A faulty resistance track on the motor feedback would cause the motor to run on , but you have both running on and on an ignition live which the wiring dig I looked at doesn't seem to suggest is the normal feed in to the motor control as far as I can see..it's direct from battery through the lighting switch.. https://www.google.com/search?q=verificati...gws-wiz-hp |
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24th Oct 2024 10:58am |
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| rustandoil Member Since: 08 Sep 2012 Location: Cotswolds Posts: 847
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...I have the blank, I was thinking about somthing a little more "interesting" to fill the hole |
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24th Oct 2024 11:23am |
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| Siwynne Member Since: 04 Nov 2016 Location: West lancs Posts: 605
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Thanks for the suggestions and effort. I have not yet had chance to get a multimeter on any of it but will by the end of the weekend and then I’ll post an update
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24th Oct 2024 2:02pm |
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| Johan_B Member Since: 20 Sep 2024 Location: Gothenburg Posts: 112  
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Did you find the problem?
I have the exact same issue and I am totally lost when it comes to electrics. How do I measure a faulty switch? Since both motors are running constantly I guess the problem is not in the motors but somewhere upstream. |
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27th May 2025 8:55am |
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| keith Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 2266 
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This was my fix. Drivers side motor on permanent.
https://www.minispares.com/xbs100140-headl...point-cars |
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27th May 2025 10:47am |
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| Johan_B Member Since: 20 Sep 2024 Location: Gothenburg Posts: 112
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New motors is an option but is there anyway to know if those are the problem before I spend the money?
Yesterday I tried to disconnect the switch and that didn't help, motor is still running. So the motors are getting power also without the switch in the loop. Is there a relay that can be stuck somewhere? I tried to understand the electric diagram but my knowledge about electrics is too low. I should also confess that last year I screwed the motor screws all the way in, in an attempt to lower the headlight beam further. Could that have caused the problem? |
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4th Jun 2025 8:44am |
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| andy63 Member Since: 30 Jun 2023 Location: north east Posts: 783
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You will need to try and follow the wiring diag..
Determine which wire is feeding the motors, and trace that back using the wiring diag to try and see where it's picking the power from.. A short somewhere to a power supply maybe.. Ive made an assumption its a switched power supply and not switched on the ground side and it's found another path there.. |
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4th Jun 2025 3:51pm |
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