jules
Member Since: 13 Dec 2007
Location: The Wilds of Warwickshire
Posts: 5021
 
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Grant wrote:dondiddy wrote:The solenoid kit is only about £17 on Ebay so a cheap enough part to replace but as previously stated a faulty starter and faulty glow plugs are 2 very different issues. I think you are getting them a bit mixed up. 1/ Press start button: Nothing happens or only a click= faulty starter or bad battery. 2/ press start button: Engine turns over for around 20 seconds or so but does not start= Faulty glow plugs. If during warmer weather the engine starts after a few seconds or so and is a bit smokey then most probably 1 or more faulty glow plugs.
Ah right, well, if I hop in, push the start button, everything lights up as it should, but when I press the brake and the start button again, I just get nothing normally, sometime's it'll go, sometimes not, depends on the temperatures and how long it's been sat in said temperatures. If that makes sense?
Grant: FL2 have a lot of issues which come down to failing battery voltage under load - mine did - battery warnings coming up during starting. Before you do anything else I'd check that the battery maintains voltage under load. Also check the earth, as even a good battery wont work well when under load if the earth side of the circuit is poor. FL2s do have a history of poor earths and several forum members have added an additional earth cable (I did) . You can quickly check for poor earthing when its not starting by using a jump cable to earth from battery neg terminal to engine block and see if that improves things. Jules
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