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Title: Selector switch
Post by: Dave Elite on 29 September 2010, 21:40:15
Hello all. The wife took the mig to work this morning. When she came out tonight it wouldnt start, she got a lift home with a work colleague. I havent been to look at it. She says the engine makes no attemp to start (doesnt turn over) but all the lights come on, radio etc. Might this be a selector switch problem? ie the car thinks its in drive? its a 3.0  Any help appreciated.
Title: Re: Selector switch
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 29 September 2010, 21:45:58
if the battery voltage is not adequate miggy doesnt bother turning , check battery and connections first imo..
Title: Re: Selector switch
Post by: DaveL on 29 September 2010, 21:46:57
Could well be. Also possibly earth wire off engine or problem with ignition switch or starter motor. :-?
Title: Re: Selector switch
Post by: Dave Elite on 29 September 2010, 21:59:54
Thanks for the suggestions. I'm going to take a good battery with me tomorrow. Any other suggestions?
Title: Re: Selector switch
Post by: doug4293 on 30 September 2010, 01:24:24
put ur foot on the brake and handbrake on, when u turn the key move the gearstick from park all the way down  and back again,while turning the key, it might just be the selector switch has moved/ came loose, from its normal position, causing it to think its not in park or neutral, mine did this after changing the selector switch and i had to nudge the gear stick ever so slightly for the car to turn.
Title: Re: Selector switch
Post by: Dave Elite on 30 September 2010, 08:55:48
Thanks, She (the wife) got a lift into work this morning and she's going to give that a try. I'm going tonight if it doesnt start today. Anything else I should check?
Title: Re: Selector switch
Post by: Entwood on 30 September 2010, 09:03:32
Check the lights on the selector switch, then ONLY light that should be on is the actual selected gear..... if the selector itself is starting to fail a common fault is for all/or most, of the lights to come on at random. Often fixable by a goodly clean, but many folks go for a known good "scrapper"

HTH
Title: Re: Selector switch
Post by: Dave Elite on 30 September 2010, 09:05:18
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Check the lights on the selector switch, then ONLY light that should be on is the actual selected gear..... if the selector itself is starting to fail a common fault is for all/or most, of the lights to come on at random. Often fixable by a goodly clean, but many folks go for a known good "scrapper"

HTH
Thanks :y is there anything else you can think of that can cause these simptoms?
Title: Re: Selector switch
Post by: david036 on 30 September 2010, 10:55:23
Had a very similar one on our 3.0.  It turned out to be operator error!!!!  The wife kept trying to start it in drive!!! ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Selector switch
Post by: Dave Elite on 30 September 2010, 11:02:36
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Had a very similar one on our 3.0.  It turned out to be operator error!!!!  The wife kept trying to start it in drive!!! ;D ;D ;D
I'm hoping thats all it is, but she insists that she had in park.
Title: Re: Selector switch
Post by: Dave Elite on 30 September 2010, 13:16:10
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put you are foot on the brake and handbrake on, when u turn the key move the gearstick from park all the way down  and back again,while turning the key, it might just be the selector switch has moved/ came loose, from its normal position, causing it to think its not in park or neutral, mine did this after changing the selector switch and i had to nudge the gear stick ever so slightly for the car to turn.
I emailed this to my wife. She put the ignition on and took it through the gears, and it started! thank fook for that. Thanks for all the help everyone :y
Title: Re: Selector switch
Post by: Pitchfork on 30 September 2010, 18:22:51
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Had a very similar one on our 3.0.  It turned out to be operator error!!!!  The wife kept trying to start it in drive!!! ;D ;D ;D
...so not hardware, software but Wetware problem!