Gymshoe Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Went into car this morning to leave for work and it wouldnt start there was no cranking coming from engine so i re locked and armed car then unlocked again done this about 6 times until it finally started . Got to work and turned off car set alarm etc and unlocked to see if it was just a one off but same thing happened any ideas ? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purity14 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Did it "click"? If so, battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safcdixon Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Sounds like an alarm/imobiliser issue, probobly an alarm specialist job tbh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stevie_b Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 A bit more detail please. When it started, did the battery turn over the engine strongly, or did it sound very sluggish and slow? My guess (and it is a guess without more info) is that it's the starter motor contacts). If the battery is depleted, the situation isn't usually rectified by locking and unlocking the car (i.e. using even more battery power). When my starter motor contacts were failing, bizarrely leaving it a few seconds between cranking often caused the car to start eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gymshoe Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 A bit more detail please. When it started, did the battery turn over the engine strongly, or did it sound very sluggish and slow? My guess (and it is a guess without more info) is that it's the starter motor contacts). If the battery is depleted, the situation isn't usually rectified by locking and unlocking the car (i.e. using even more battery power). When my starter motor contacts were failing, bizarrely leaving it a few seconds between cranking often caused the car to start eventually. It started up strong as if there was nothing wrong with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 (edited) Starter motor contacts needs refurbing. (edit: do a test to see if locking/unlocking the car plays an important part. I think it won't, but if it does then it might be an immobiliser problem) Read this: http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?70712-Car-reluctant-to-start Sound familiar? Edited March 4, 2014 by stevie_b (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gymshoe Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 Starter motor contacts needs refurbing. (edit: do a test to see if locking/unlocking the car plays an important part. I think it won't, but if it does then it might be an immobiliser problem) Read this: http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?70712-Car-reluctant-to-start Sound familiar? Will give the connections a clean see if that works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Will give the connections a clean see if that works If my diagnosis is right, I don't think giving the contacts a clean will fix it, because I don't think it's surface crud that's the problem. Someone will hopefully correct me if I'm wrong. A better test would be to have someone tap the starter motor with a soft hammer/mallet whilst someone else tries to start the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gymshoe Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 If my diagnosis is right, I don't think giving the contacts a clean will fix it, because I don't think it's surface crud that's the problem. Someone will hopefully correct me if I'm wrong. A better test would be to have someone tap the starter motor with a soft hammer/mallet whilst someone else tries to start the car. Tried tapping but it made no diffrence so waited a min to try start with no taps and it started Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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