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sid Member Since: 16 Jul 2015 Location: devon Posts: 493 |
single click ,if its fairly loud,sounds like the starter motor, if you bash the starter with a nice long bar it may burst into life and that will obviously confirm it. |
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21st Mar 2022 7:50 pm |
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IanMetro Member Since: 11 Sep 2017 Location: Somerset BS21 Posts: 3140 |
I would still suspect battery.
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21st Mar 2022 8:04 pm |
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Scroco Member Since: 21 Mar 2022 Location: Northants Posts: 9 |
Hi and thanks for replying.
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21st Mar 2022 8:15 pm |
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gasman Member Since: 02 May 2013 Location: Tyneside Posts: 900 |
Have you checked the cabling going to the starter motor and the earth returns for corrosion and loose connection. Now at the point when I learn something new something old is lost out the other side !
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21st Mar 2022 9:15 pm |
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Scroco Member Since: 21 Mar 2022 Location: Northants Posts: 9 |
Hi gasman,
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21st Mar 2022 9:28 pm |
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Andy131 Member Since: 09 Dec 2009 Location: Manchester Posts: 2185 |
Sounds like the starter motor. Two options, the starter should have a solenoid built into it, think of it as a big relay, small wire energises the coil and big contacts come together. These contacts wear away / burn away over time, towards the end they become intermittent, so you can hear the coil energise, the contacts move but they don't always meet.
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21st Mar 2022 9:33 pm |
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Scroco Member Since: 21 Mar 2022 Location: Northants Posts: 9 |
Thanks Andy I'll give that a try tomorrow.
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21st Mar 2022 9:39 pm |
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Nodge68 Member Since: 15 Jul 2020 Location: Newquay Posts: 2082 |
If the battery is more than 4 years old, then it's past its best.
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21st Mar 2022 10:37 pm |
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Scroco Member Since: 21 Mar 2022 Location: Northants Posts: 9 |
This is a new one on me......
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22nd Mar 2022 10:22 am |
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SYFL2 Member Since: 16 Jun 2012 Location: Sheffield Posts: 2595 |
Well that is the most far out fix I have ever read on here well done and fingers crossed. |
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22nd Mar 2022 10:55 am |
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jules Member Since: 13 Dec 2007 Location: The Wilds of Warwickshire Posts: 5038 |
Got to be one of cheapest fixes ever if it works Jules |
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22nd Mar 2022 12:25 pm |
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Scroco Member Since: 21 Mar 2022 Location: Northants Posts: 9 |
🤦♂️🤣 |
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22nd Mar 2022 6:18 pm |
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IanMetro Member Since: 11 Sep 2017 Location: Somerset BS21 Posts: 3140 |
The FL2 does quite a bit of self checking, so reading the codes is always worth it.
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22nd Mar 2022 7:55 pm |
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Scroco Member Since: 21 Mar 2022 Location: Northants Posts: 9 |
Thanks Ian,
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22nd Mar 2022 8:41 pm |
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