Posted by PeterH on January 5, 2008, 8:08 am
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Well, I had my first breakdown ever in my Range Rover yesterday It has never let me down in 5 years of ownership. It began cutting out and then died, felt alot like fuel starvation, although I could still start it again only to have it die again. I checked fuel flow at the filter and there was pressure there, so probably not fuel pump. I have recently replaced plugs/leads/distributor cap/rotor all with quality parts. I just could not find the culprit, so resorted to calling RACV, costing me $188 for 12 months membership plus the service call. The guy tested spark at the coil first and said it was belting out of there. Then he tested spark at the plugs and no joy. I just happened to have my old rotor button with me, so put that in and hey presto! It started and ran perfectly. Until that point I was not aware they could develop problems like that. I would never have suspected the rotor could cause such a dramatic problem. I remember reading Phillip A's advice about using genuine rotor buttons, as after market ones can cause hard to trace missing or rough idle problems. I went straight to my parts supplier and bought myself a genuine L/R rotor. I know they are expensive for what they are, (nearly $70), but if it fixes the problem and does the job it is meant to I'm happy paying that rather than risk another breakdown. Hope this helps someone out there! Cheers, Pete.