I have a 1988 Range Rover Classic V8 3.5. Late december 2006, while motoring along happily, all of a sudden it just quit on me. Had to call roadside assistance for a tow to a garage nearby. It would start, but just wouldn't pull. Idling very roughly and blowing big black clouds, it even shot flames out of the exhaust on a few occasions! After a few tries it had even stopped doing that; it wouldn't start anymore. After a long and exhausting search, during which I must have read all the articles on Range Rovers in all the newsgroups and forums on the internet and having tried and tested just about every part of the ignition and fuel supply (everything checked out OK of course, but the car still wouldn't start) I sent the ECU off for a rebuilt. Put it back in, but no joy. Drained the tank and put new fuel in, but no joy. Then I changed the ignition amplifier and that did the trick. Fired up first time. Overwhelmed with happiness I checked the ignition timing and made a testrun. This was late March. After that the garage checked the CO and adjusted it. Then another testrun (everything OK) and that was that! Next morning would not start! Hasn't run since. I now have confirmation that sparking is strong enough to weld and that the fuelpump delivers at 2.5 bar. When I turn the key the engine goes "vroom" for a second and then dies. It won't continue to run. What can possibly be wrong with this engine? I know the airmassmeter is a bit off the mark, but that shouldn't stop the engine from running, methinks. Hope someone out there has the answer, so that I may resume my happy motoring.
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