turnerjr Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 Hi all, I’ve got a starting issue with my uk 6 speed, I’ve looked at loads of posts regarding similar issues but they all seem to point towards intermittent issues prior to starter motor failure which I haven’t experienced. I went out in it last night with no issues. Decided to use the car this morning, got it out of the garage in the morning and it started fine. Went to start it again after locking garage, nothing, just one click with no attempts to crank. I don’t think it’s the immobiliser as it clicks when disarmed, and there’s no click when it’s armed. Battery is fully charged, even tried starting with a booster pack, still nothing. Battery terminals are tight, no signs of corrosion, battery is relatively new, always trickle charged, and never left to go flat. I’ve swapped out the starter relay from my other car aswell so it’s not that either. Never had any signs of it not starting before, it has always started first time every time. Always kept in a dehumidifing chamber, and never used in the wet. The problem I’ve got is my garage is at the bottom of an uphill slope and I’m on my own so I can’t push it or anything. If I could get it going I could get it to work and get it on the ramp and potentially change the contacts on the starter, but I’m thinking it’s not that because I’ve not had any starting issues before. Any help would be greatly appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 Have you put 12v direct to the starter motor? Thats what Id do next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnerjr Posted July 21 Author Share Posted July 21 Thanks for the reply swampy. I finally managed to get it going last night, just kept flicking the key back and forth. I know it’s not a fix, but at least I can rule out a few possibilities. I’m thinking it’s the contacts, so I’ve ordered some new ones. Hopefully it’ll have one more start in it so I can get it into work and onto a ramp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Starter motor contacts, the same thing happened to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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