i have had this problem for months now and i have taken my car to my loacal dealership loads of times and they finaly relised it was the starter moter that needs repacing..... only that wasent it after replacing it 1 day later it had the same problem.

I was wondering if any of you guys could sus out what it could be from this vid i took:

whats the problem?

it ticks over more then it should then slur's into starting

low quality diesel?. Damp/s**t in your fuel filter?. Don't know but long as it starts first time everytime I wouldn't worry

its a petrol ,

ChrisUK said:

but long as it starts first time everytime I wouldn't worry

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ye i thought that at 1st but then it got a little worse and a little worse, and to be honest its a brand new car, so it should be acting like 1, plus i dont want to just leve it for it to get even worse

Its still got a fuel filter, Maybe you got some bad fuel?. Don't know what do your dealer say now ?

mine does this,

but clangs

ChrisUK said:

Its still got a fuel filter, Maybe you got some bad fuel?. Don't know what do your dealer say now ?

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well i have it booked in 2morrow (get the 1.1 panda as a courtesy car again :shakehead: )

they will take another look at it AGAIN, as i said they have done a number of things updated ECU, replaced starter motor, but it still does it :bang:

hopfuly they will sus it out this time

I might be talking bull here, but here's me guess.

Modern cars have lots of electronics, I have been told that I must wait for a couple of seconds for all the car's electronics to power up. So, next time you start the car, turn the key once, wait for a couple of seconds and then start the engine.

Second guess: Alternator problem? Have you had it checked?

Any mechanics on the forum who could help a bit more maybe? ;-)

Nah I doubt its an alternator problem. Plenty of charge in the battery as the engine is turning over nicely with little effort but struggling to fire by the sounds of it.

There has been a few issues with ignition switches.

I have tried turning it once wate for a cople of seconds then start it, but if anything its worse.... ticks over more.

And they checked all the electronics by plugging it into the diagnostics machine and having a general fiddle but they said that there wasent anything wrong they just updated the ECU and said ok see if this will do.

hmmmm

i also have thid problem, my localdealership replaced my starter motor apparently bt it has never made a blind bit of difference, 90% of the time it works fine, the other it jus makes a grinding noise and clicks about stupidly, sounds like the alignments out to me but untilll i get time off work to check it uot myself i dont know what to do, my local fiast garage are useless lol.

keepthe post going guys be interesed to see what anyone comes up with.

cheers- rob

grandeJ said:

mine does this,

but clangs

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Needs a new steering rack. I've got mine booked in under warranty

As for the derv, process of elimination. I'd change the fuel filter, prime it with some injector cleaner while you're at it.

Change the glow plugs after that

doing that you can rule out the fuel and plugs, so it has to be elctrical then.

Try using a remot start kit to bypass the ignition so you can see if its the switch or not.

sorry for not understanding this, but how does the steering rack help with the starting?

cheers - rob

Trailpimp uk said:

i also have thid problem, my localdealership replaced my starter motor apparently bt it has never made a blind bit of difference, 90% of the time it works fine, the other it jus makes a grinding noise and clicks about stupidly, sounds like the alignments out to me but untilll i get time off work to check it uot myself i dont know what to do, my local fiast garage are useless lol.

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are you aware of the starter circuit operation on a GP?

Mine is worse than this to start up. Takes about 6/7 seconds for it to start

Trailpimp uk said:

sorry for not understanding this, but how does the steering rack help with the starting?

cheers - rob

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Nothing, it's the cause of the earlier mentioned rattling noise. mine does it too and is booked in to be fixed.

MarkSims said:

Mine is worse than this to start up. Takes about 6/7 seconds for it to start

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6/7 seconds of cranking? ECU update

no sorry dont know a gret deal about much of it, all i know is it makes odd noises wen trying to start, and that it often takes 3 attempts to get it started .

your help and input is much appreciated

many thanks rob