HELP! Engine not starting! - Page 2

Dorchester2 · 31st July 2020, 03:18

The fact is I don't understand why my auto gear lever had been put in the drive position.
A good lesson nevertheless: I should have look at was was indicated in front of me but I had two lovely little grandchildren - the smaller, a girl (!), not very patient! - on the back seat to take home, that's my excuse. Hence we took the 25 without air con...

BigRuss · 31st July 2020, 08:32

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Originally Posted by 75driver

I got it....eventually🙄
However, my “duotone” will actually start in both D and R, much to my surprise one evening, as I casually leaned through the window, turned the key, and then had to chase after the bloomin’ thing.🙄

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Sounds like a ECU set from a manual has been fitted, seen this a few times now.
If so the solution is to have the the ZCS coding of the car reprogrammed so that the correct tune can be applied, unless it's an early manual ECU thaty been fitted which would require the correct ECU as the early manual one cannot be reprogrammed with an auto tune

Russ

Fred Byrne · 31st July 2020, 14:14

You feel such an ass but you're not. I did that

after overhauling something on the engine.I spent 10 minutes thinking what have I done

and then joy

BoroRover · 31st July 2020, 14:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arctic

I think all Auto owners have done this one time or another, only happened to me last Thursday out side Aldi, when i came tried to start the car nowt, nothing no clicking or lights flashing, just turn the key silence, for about 3 minutes i was confused then looked down at the gear stick it was in drive, i must have pulled up handbrake on turned engine off before putting it into (P) so left it in (D)

I had a smile on my face as i realised

Outside Teesside Law Courts I saw a gent sitting in his Rolls trying to start it...with the lever in 'D'. I advised my " learned friend", it won't start in D or R.

stocktake · 31st July 2020, 14:39

Done worse, after a long lay up, car refused to turnover, no problem, battery must be flat and I do have a fully charged spare in the other cars garage 1/2 mile away.
Went to collect spare battery and then returned and fitted it only to find car still didn't start.
Moving D to P solved the problem and thankfully I was alone

BigRuss · 31st July 2020, 23:35

Edit to my previous post, found out that the ECU fitted to Sean's car is definitely for an automatic.

In that case it's possibly a problem with the switch on the gearbox

Russ

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Fred Byrne Avid contributor Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Ballynahinch Posts: 194 Thanks: 69 Thanked 60 Times in 23 Posts	You feel such an ass but you're not. I did that after overhauling something on the engine.I spent 10 minutes thinking what have I done and then joy