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1998 Rover 214 silverstone

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1998 Rover 214 silverstone
22 October 2009, 7:59 PM

Edited by ALYN0045 22 October 2009, 8:18 PM

ALYN0045
Joined 22 Oct 2009
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My Rover 214 si from 98 just died on the way home from work.
.Driving along at 60mph at about 3000rpm,the motor just stopped and the car coasted to a halt.The head lights,hazzard warning an horn all worked but nothing else,which shows that the battery was not dead.All the dash lights for handbrake,ignition were all dead.After checking fuses and leads,everything came back but the car drove about a hundred yards and died again.Anyone out there got any ideas.

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1998 Rover 214 silverstone
22 October 2009, 9:42 PM

BrianM
Joined 11 Nov 2006
888 posts

Looks like you need to investigate the ignition circuit. Lights etc. that worked are on a seperate fuse. Poss main engine relay, situated in the engine compartment fusebox. Could be a fuseable link from the battery connector to the loom. Check for ign. feed at the ign. switch & work back. If you have a live feed at the ign. switch & through the switch with it on then check earths behind the headlamps on the inner flitchs both sides. Let us know how you get on.

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1998 Rover 214 silverstone
23 October 2009, 2:50 AM

ALYN0045
Joined 22 Oct 2009
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Thanks for your reply.When I turn on the ignition there is no sign of life in the instrument panel.All the fuses seem to look ok,but I will change them anyway.There is power in the battery and the lights are working ok.
As I live in Denmark there are no rover dealers to get parts.Any suggestions in GB.

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1998 Rover 214 silverstone
24 October 2009, 3:09 PM

ALYN0045
Joined 22 Oct 2009
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I changed the engine relay as you suggested but tht did not help.Cleaned all connections then checked the fuses.I found two fuses popped 25 and30 amp so I will get some replacements and see what happens.Thanks for your help so far.

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