Land Rover Discovery 2 TD5 No start, Crank or Turn over Starter Motor Removal and Replacement How To

Put in the key in the ignition, tried to start and nothing. Battery voltage is good, no M+S lights flashing and all gears showing (see other XYZ switch video for that problem). The relay is working, and power from the relay is getting to the starter solenoid control wire.

The TD5 has a common problem with its starter motor, the solenoid which controls the plunger has two copper flat parts and the plunger itself a copper ring and overtime due to use the copper becomes pitted and stepped on the terminal parts leading to a no start, crank or turn over issue which I noticed was worse in damp/cold weather. The quick fix for us was to purchase a new DENSO starter motor from, it was from JGS4X4 who I have dealt with several times and always had a great experienced with so check them out via the link below, there's a few starter motors available and also a repair kit for the solenoid (£15) I choose the DENSO (£150+) which was the same brand as what came off the car and had lasted 20 years! Pricing is November 2022, it may change.

This video explains and shows how to remove the starter motor, some tips and difficulties there can be, I wanted to create a detailed video for anybody who's having issues and wants to know what type of job this is, thanks for watching and if you have any question let us know below!

Before making this video I did various research and these channels were very helpful, go check them out.

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JGS4X4:
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Good company, loads of parts at fair prices and fast delivery use them all the time.

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