hi im looking for help on my fiat bravo 2litre 20v hgt t reg and have been pointed towards this forum for help as im new to fiats,

the car has been stood for about 8 months but started on a regular basis, till about a month ago it was started up and either the aux belt or aircon pump was loose and started burning out - only the belt was damaged
since then the aux belt and aircon belt have been replaced

but now when i go to start the car all i get is the dial needles flap up and down a tiny bit for a second and there is just a single tick sound

ive checked the battery and thats ok ive hooked it up to my diesel estate at stil just the tick sound and tiny flap movement

any ideas would be great

Its been some time since i looked at a Fiat but if memory serves, there isnt alot to the basic starting system to get the starter to spin.

What was removed when you changed the belts? did you check the cambelt hadnt slipped (although this wont prevent the starter spinning)?

please detail any electrical items you may have disconnected, like the altenator?

there is i believe an earth loop from the starter to the alternator, if this hasnt been reconnected you woudld have issues...

agree with bulldog, starter system is simple, just a main thick wire direct from battery to the starter and a small feed from the ignition to the starter which switches starter on when key is turned. if these are ok then it will at least turn over.

My money is on
if its definately not battery and connections are not loose and all cars other electrics eg wipers work perfectly, then..

A.Starter solonoid sticking or a bad connection on starter from the ignition wire

B. Engine earth from battery to engine as this is what earths the starter.- to eliminate attach a jump lead from the - batt terminal and onto some metal on the engine

Does it make a single click every time you turn the key to "Start"? If so my money is on a stuck solenoid or burnt out starter motor. The click is the starter spindle engaging with the flywheel, but the motor won't turn as it's not getting power.

On thing to try is getting a good rubber hammer (Recoilless hammers work good for this) and giving the starter solenoid a good firm whack. This sometimes loosens the solenoid enough for it to work again.

If all else fails, take the starter motor out and test it with jump leads directly on the motor. If it doesn't work then its certainly knackered.