The power and ability to for the engine to start was because of the Fuel shut-off switch, so in that regards thanks for the info. Now after i pushed in the Fuel shut off switch and tried to start the LR, it sounds like it is trying to start, and you can smell gasoline after many attempts for the engine to turn over. But the fuel wont catch the spark to ignite. I know there are probably many reasons for this, but i was wondering if it could be the fuel itself. I got in a accident in January and the LR has been at my friends shop ever since. They didn't even know about the fuel shut off switch and i had to go and do it for them, thanks to the advice on this forum. I was thinking that because the LR had been sitting for this long, that maybe the gas is just to old with to much water build up in it. The mechanic stated he put in new gas, but he never drained out the old stuff to begin with. Would i be wrong in assuming that you would have to drain out all the gas in the vehicle first, then put in fresh gas, and once this happens then the LR will turn over? I figured it would be like pouring in half gas and half water in a glass and trying to light it with a match. Any and all info would be very helpful.
Bad Gas!!!!
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Not only should you drain the old gas, you may want to change the fuel filter and the spark plugs now that they are probably fouled out.
i went yesterday and pumped all the old gas out of the tank and fuel lines, and nothing happened. the LR still wouldn't start and i had a mechanic tell me that i needed to take it to the Land Rover dealership so they can hook it up to their machine and reset all the codes due to the accident. He says that the computer had to be reset before the LR will start. Does anyone know this to be true? When i tried to start my LR, it sounded like it wanted to turn over, but almost as if there was not spark to ignite the fuel. If i do have to take it to the dealership, does anyone know approx. the cost for them to reset the computer codes?
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