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Devon Z

Member Since: 22 Sep 2019
Location: Brixham, Devon
Posts: 314

2005 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Java Black

Non starter☹️

So it’s been cold for the Southwest today when I got in the car at 11am to go and do some shopping before I start work tonight the outside temperature was 1 😳 key in glow light out turned over no start and HDC control system unavailable message on the dash, tried again same result.

Put my code reader on and nothing recorded in engine control or transfer box control or anywhere else, tried a third time.....nothing, so bonnet open and checked battery voltage @ 12.8 had a good look round and tried a fourth time and bingo she stated😀

So I’m thinking it may be combination of low battery ( only been doing short trips this week) and my glow plugs may be on the way out.

Do glow plug faults not show up as a code? Anyway battery on charge tonight and it’s getting warmer from tomorrow 👍 Steve

2005 2.7 TDV6 HSE, ongoing project.
1998 Volvo V70 R auto FWD, mothballed future project.
1999 BMW Z3 (owned from new) garage queen.

Mon Jan 25 2021 6:27pm

Andy K

Member Since: 18 Sep 2015
Location: GL
Posts: 4946

2005 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Rimini Red

No glowplugs fault codes on the 2.7

Try this

https://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/disco-3-not...78409.html

Mon Jan 25 2021 6:38pm

Devon Z

Member Since: 22 Sep 2019
Location: Brixham, Devon
Posts: 314

Yes I’ve read all that Andy, as the weather got colder she was on occasion sluggish and lumpy from cold so I had done some research on the plugs, easy job “if” they come out nightmare if they don’t 😳 Steve

2005 2.7 TDV6 HSE, ongoing project.
1998 Volvo V70 R auto FWD, mothballed future project.
1999 BMW Z3 (owned from new) garage queen.

Mon Jan 25 2021 6:55pm

RRSTDV8

Member Since: 12 Aug 2011
Location: Northamptonshire
Posts: 8980

2012 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Orkney Grey

Re: Non starter☹️

Devon Z wrote:
so bonnet open and checked battery voltage @ 12.8 had a good look round and tried a fourth time and bingo she stated😀

So I’m thinking it may be combination of low battery ( only been doing short trips this week) and my glow plugs may be on the way out.

12.8V isn't a low battery. That's a fully charged battery.

Glow plugs are in need of replacement. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Mon Jan 25 2021 8:42pm

Andy K

Member Since: 18 Sep 2015
Location: GL
Posts: 4946

HDC fail is a sign of low battery

Mon Jan 25 2021 8:44pm

Stevepd

Member Since: 22 May 2017
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 1251

2006 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Cairns Blue

Take it to a couple of garages as if you’re going to trade it and give it the Basil Fawlty finger “or else” 2006 2.7 TDV6 HSE in Cairns Blue.

Mon Jan 25 2021 8:46pm

RRSTDV8

Member Since: 12 Aug 2011
Location: Northamptonshire
Posts: 8980

Andy K wrote:
HDC fail is a sign of low battery

It may be but 12.8V is fully charged, especially if it's after a failed try to start. A duff cell could show 12.8V until it was placed under load and then it would drop out and show 10-11V. So that suggests the battery is ok and fully charged. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Mon Jan 25 2021 10:03pm

Devon Z

Member Since: 22 Sep 2019
Location: Brixham, Devon
Posts: 314

Well I’ve given the battery a bit of a charge this afternoon and the air temperature was 1.5 when I came to work and she’s fired up okay, fingers crossed she’ll start in morning 🤞

I’ll add glow plugs to list of jobs to do 👍 Steve

2005 2.7 TDV6 HSE, ongoing project.
1998 Volvo V70 R auto FWD, mothballed future project.
1999 BMW Z3 (owned from new) garage queen.

Mon Jan 25 2021 10:16pm

Devon Z

Member Since: 22 Sep 2019
Location: Brixham, Devon
Posts: 314

RRSTDV8 wrote:
Andy K wrote:
HDC fail is a sign of low battery

It may be but 12.8V is fully charged, especially if it's after a failed try to start. A duff cell could show 12.8V until it was placed under load and then it would drop out and show 10-11V. So that suggests the battery is ok and fully charged.

Batteries only a year old, I’ll do a cranking voltage test tomorrow when I get up. I replaced it when we got her because I was getting lots of lights after starting, when I checked the cranking voltage it was 9volts new battery was as you say 10/11volts. Steve

2005 2.7 TDV6 HSE, ongoing project.
1998 Volvo V70 R auto FWD, mothballed future project.
1999 BMW Z3 (owned from new) garage queen.

Mon Jan 25 2021 10:21pm

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