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Old 02-13-2013, 02:33 PM
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Thumbs down Woke up this morning and my car doesn't start

So I went to start my car today and instead of hearing my ignition turn and engine start my car beeps my gagues shake and thereis a clicking noise comming from my center council, what has gone wrong with my baby and only means of transportation?
 
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Old 02-13-2013, 03:05 PM
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Battery? The horns are working?
 
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Old 02-13-2013, 03:23 PM
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Thats what I was initially thinking then I thought coil pavk maybe but now that I have someone here to jump it I cant get the trunk open
 
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Originally Posted by Dpk2313
I cant get the trunk open
Dead battery.
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Old 02-13-2013, 03:44 PM
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Yeah that just seems like idiotic design though, so I'm having another friend bring over his battery charger so I can hook it up to the terminals under the hood
 
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So which way is better/correct?
 
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Old 02-13-2013, 04:05 PM
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either, they both go to the battery...
 
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Old 02-14-2013, 12:19 PM
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You can actually connect your friends jumpers to those without starting his car, you can open your trunk and then connect in the trunk for the real jump.
 
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Old 02-14-2013, 03:20 PM
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more than likely its your battery.
 
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Old 02-14-2013, 06:11 PM
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Super- I have the same disco in gold- beware the oil pump and head gaskets.
 
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Old 02-14-2013, 11:04 PM
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Originally Posted by dsnyder586
Super- I have the same disco in gold- beware the oil pump and head gaskets.
Thanks for the heads up. Luckily, I have a serial number just outside the oil pump issue. So far, the head gaskets are good, 93k miles. I understand I should be looking at replacing them shortly though. Hopefully, they've already been done, but I have not really looked into it yet. It's SUPER clean and runs wonderfully.

PS: I'm also SuperSport on landroverforums
 
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Old 02-14-2013, 11:24 PM
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Check out discoweb and I bought my parts form will tillery and was very happy.
 
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