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5 days in and it’s a Saturday lol, tomorrow was going to be my first trip in the bush, the engine check light came on, it had a service 2 days back, can’t get a sparky to look at codes till monday
i checked fluids all ok, it ran home fine, I’d sprayed wd40 under the bonnet on all electrics the day before , I’m at a loss if it’s safe to drive
being an 04 with 120 on the clock, what are the likely causes ? It’s the v8
Personally, I would not go out to the bush unless I have a specific idea of why the check engine light came on. Is it possible to go to a parts store, have them run an OBD check and find out the specific error code?
Was interesting , the guys at super cheap parts plugged in a bochs tester no abs or engine faults, the only fault a seat belt tensioner open circuit, which they couldn’t clear, so the dam lights still on lol
Was interesting , the guys at super cheap parts plugged in a bochs tester no abs or engine faults, the only fault a seat belt tensioner open circuit, which they couldn’t clear, so the dam lights still on lol
Get a tool that gives you proper codes. I use Foxwell NT510 + software for LR. To install the software you will have to use a Windows-based computer.
Determine which tensioner is giving you the fault. There are basically two use cases: you have a loose connector or the tensioner itself is bad. Here is how you can test things.
1. Plug in the tool, clear the codes.
2. Check the connection around the tensioner that is giving you an issue. Start the car. If the SRS light does not come on, you probably have a bad connector/loose connection.
3. If the light still comes on, you may have an issue with the tensioner itself. In my case, I had to clear the codes, wiggle the wire in a single place while holding the rest of the wire firm, then repeat until the light appeared. I repeated a process a few times and identified bad connection somewhere close to the tensioner. So I replaced the tensioner.
If a connector gives you an issue, you can replace yours with weather sealed Delphi connector (see 18-22GA on Ebay). These connectors require zero soldering and are way more durable than the stock Rover parts. Note, you'll have to use a crimping tool to connect the wire to the pins. Example from Ebay.
The female part of the connector is shown below:
If you tensioner is bad, then you have to get new one and install it. Before you do it, obtain RAVE manual and read through the chapter on SRS maintenance. Look up SRS in the table of contents. Then:
1. Disconnect the battery
2. Remove the seat (torx e14, 15mm)
3. Remove the tensioner
Tensioner part #: EVB104990 (left), EVB104960 (right).
And here is the worst part: LR recommends changing tensioners every 15 years. Good luck finding new parts :-) Miami British is selling a new tensioner for $300...
Last edited by mr. choodles; Mar 22, 2020 at 03:51 PM.
Was interesting , the guys at super cheap parts plugged in a bochs tester no abs or engine faults, the only fault a seat belt tensioner open circuit, which they couldn’t clear, so the dam lights still on lol
What was the exact fault code number? Are you sure it wasn't the seat belt "pre" tensioner? I've seen more Disco 2 faults for the pretensioner (usually coupled with an SRS light) and not for the tensioner.
Last edited by JUKE179r; Mar 23, 2020 at 06:00 AM.
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