500 wont start

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500 wont start

gavyr

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bought a fiat 500 today and instantly fell in love. drove home from garage and now the car wont start back up again. its an 08 plate 1.3 multijet. has anyone else encountered this
 
Does the engine attempt to turn over, or does the final turn of the key do nothing at all?

The later happened to me recently. A new starter motor did the trick.

I drive an 08 1.3mjet with 75k miles.

If the car starts whilst getting a tow/bump start then it's likely to be the starter.
 
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yeah thats the one. on the final turn nothing happens. garage collected today. driver thinks its a starter fault. still smile thinking about the 1 and a half hours i got driving it. loved every second. hopefully get back soon.
tried jump starting and bump starting. same results. thanks for the advice. ill keep you informed incase someone else encounters this problem
 
If like mine it's the starter, jump starting will have no effect. A bump start/tow start will crank over the engine bypassing the starter. Initially I thought it was the earth contacts, but i jacked up the car and hit the starter a few taps with a hammer. It then started confirming (I'm my mind anyway) that the starter was at fault.

Thankfully as you've just bought the car the garage will front the cost. I replaced my starter with a reconditioned unit at £60 and the mechanic charged £108 (Inc vat). Initially I tried changing it myself but there was a bolt that i just couldn't reach. Maybe if i had the hand size of a 5 year old. The mechanic had to strip out a fair bit from the engine bay to get access.

Tom
 
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