New Holland L160 Skid Steer Won't Start

[celeritus]

I thought I had run out of fuel because it was low and I was driving down a hill when it auto-shut down and seized up. I lowered bucket and turned off. When I went to turn back on, it won't crank. Seat belt light flashes, as well as engine and hydro pressure symbols. The dealer I bought it used from had given me a manual, which said to bleed fuel at injectors, which I was able to do after refilling, and with the key turned to the ON position (fuel pump still pumps in that position). But the manual said to switch to service mode and when I looked in fuse panel above the seat on the left hand side there IS NO SERVICE SWITCH. And then i realized i had a manual for LS160, NOT L160. Does anybody out there know how to turn the L160 into service mode, or is there no service switch? Any other ideas given the situation described. I don't know how to by-pass the seat sensors et al and actually get the engine to crank.

 

[Mike10]

As long as the seat belt light is flashing, it will not crank. With the key off watch the instrument panel as you sit in the seat. If the panel lights up then you have power for the safety circuit. If the panel does not light up, then check the 5A fuse in the engine compartment fuse panel. The fuse block closest to the engine. Depending on the age of the loader you may or may not have this setup. If the panel lights up then fasten the seat belt and see if the light goes out. If not then you need to see if you are getting power to the seat belt connector. If there is power, then check if there is power at the other terminal of the seat belt connector when the seat belt is fastened. If the seat belt light comes on only after you attempt to crank the engine, then I would suspect the battery is not providing enough voltage. This could be because of bad cable connections or a bad battery.

 

[celeritus]

As long as the seat belt light is flashing, it will not crank. With the key off watch the instrument panel as you sit in the seat. If the panel lights up then you have power for the safety circuit. If the panel does not light up, then check the 5A fuse in the engine compartment fuse panel. The fuse block closest to the engine. Depending on the age of the loader you may or may not have this setup. If the panel lights up then fasten the seat belt and see if the light goes out. If not then you need to see if you are getting power to the seat belt connector. If there is power, then check if there is power at the other terminal of the seat belt connector when the seat belt is fastened. If the seat belt light comes on only after you attempt to crank the engine, then I would suspect the battery is not providing enough voltage. This could be because of bad cable connections or a bad battery.

Thanks, Mike10. The panel does not light up when i sit down in the seat as it should, so I will try to check that 5A fuse (I think my model just has the one fuse area up on the right side above the driver).

 

[Mike10]

Thanks, Mike10. The panel does not light up when i sit down in the seat as it should, so I will try to check that 5A fuse (I think my model just has the one fuse area up on the right side above the driver).

If the headlights are rectangular and enclosed in plastic housing, then you have the fuse panel in the engine compartment. It is located by the left rear cab pillar. If the light are narrow and long, and positioned vertically along the front pillar then you do not have the fuse panel.