!!!! Land Rover 90 NA Ignition light staying on after turning off !!!!

Feb 17, 2005 21 Replies

Hi, my Landy's ignition light has started to stay on after switching off the ignition. It started with a faint glow of the light whilst driving, that then dissapeared after a while and then the light stayed on when i switched it off. I disconnected the battery to save it, when i reconnected it a week later it was flat, could this be a faulty alternator or an earth, I ahve no knowledge of car electrics so any ideas would be helpful before taking it to a garage and costing me an arm and leg.



Many thanks Cenick


sounds like a dodgy alternator, but the battery should stay ok if disconnected, so the battery may have caused early alternator failure

Had the same problem about a month back. Try returning the the key back manually. It could be the internal return spring inside the ignition switch is knackered. I had a new one replaced. If you wished to replace the ignition switch part PRC2735 for a diesel I have a spare if you want.

It's the diodes in the alternator. A vehicle electrical place will repair it cheaply if a new alternator is too expensive.

Si

where the currant is returning rather than flowing one way, sure its a zenith diode.

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I think your powers of explanation have reached a peak

"Julian 'Penny for the guy' Hales" wrote in message news:SGhRd.75619$ snipped-for-privacy@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk...

That's "zener", not zenith. Badger.

or........

STC130 Diode Pack £5.36 inc VAT

Cheers Richard

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Nay, dear.

Probably the alternator.

Err no, it's a buggered diode in this case.

The message from "Malc" contains these words:

How the hell do I work syzygy into this?

Ok, so it's a "buggered zener" then. :-)) Badger.

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I was going to make a bad taste joke about Lucy Lawless but then I realised you speel it diffrunt

On or around 17 Feb 2005 14:44:30 -0800, snipped-for-privacy@volcanomail.com (cenick) enlightened us thusly:

fecked alternator did this on mine on Tuesday. Alternator feeding power back through it's regulator/diodes.

If all the replies in the thread were laid end to end....

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