OliPottage1 said:

The car is towed and no fairly certain lights do not dim, all light options work fine with no signs of dimming lights. You think this is starter motor buddy?

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IF the starter was stuck.. or struggling..

The lights should DIM with the effort.

Do the test with the additional earth cable..

Then let us know.

varesecrazy said:

...Do the test with the additional earth cable...

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OP said He did it already ( #18 ) Charlie, before going further and as you said IF the lights doesn't go dim, which would mean the starter motor doesn't get into circuit one should consider also the positive line of the connection: the starter is directly connected to the battery +, this line being broken/loose, the starter wouldn't spin-up !

IF there is no tick when trying to crank with direct connection as I suggested in earlier reply, the launcher is 'kaputt' ...

IF it ticks and start the starter motor, the command circuit is the bad guy.

IF it ticks but nothing more happens AND the + and ground lines are ok, the starter motor is at fault ...

BRs, Bernie

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Thanks mate really appreciate the help!

I meant reconnect a booster cable ( jump lead) .
Try again.. noting what dash lights go on.. then off.


Turn key to activate starter.. see if

1. Starter turns.. or you hear solenoid clicking

2. The oil and battery lights dim.


We are interested to know what you see.

Charlie

varesecrazy said:

I meant reconnect a booster cable ( jump lead) .

Try again.. noting what dash lights go on.. then off.





Turn key to activate starter.. see if



1. Starter turns.. or you hear solenoid clicking



2. The oil and battery lights dim.





We are interested to know what you see.



Charlie

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Problem is where I broke down is at my partners far away from my home meaning the car isn’t at hand. I’ll be going this weekend and will keep you all updated. But from what I can remember, when turning key I could hear a click but certain that was coming from the fuse box not the starter solenoid and I don’t think lights would dim.

OliPottage1 said:

Problem is where I broke down is at my partners far away from my home meaning the car isn’t at hand. I’ll be going this weekend and will keep you all updated. But from what I can remember, when turning key I could hear a click but certain that was coming from the fuse box not the starter solenoid and I don’t think lights would dim.

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Hi. As I advised..

Check the basic electrics.. if all sound you should be able to push:tow start the car.

IF it immobilises..and fuel pump does run.

Charlie

Might be as simple as a fuse, here is all I can find about the starter on a petrol GP, it contains all you need to understand and troubleshoot it ...
If you actually hear the relay T18 clicking (and its contacts are ok), my candidate would be F35 in the distribution box (engine bay).


BRs, Bernie

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UPDATE: Just got to my car to fit a new starter motor, and it started without the new part. However it took a few times to start and when it was attempting the engine would start however it would shut off either soon after or when I tried applying the accelerator. Eventually it started fine and had continued to do so however there must still be a problem. With this information does anyone have an idea what the problem could be? Maybe a stuck solenoid or a seized starter motor is what I first thought of but any ideas would be appreciated.

Hi..at least it runs..!!

Ok. At no point have you mentioned the solenoid clicking. Is that ruled out?

Was the car in the same spot.. or had you moved it around?

Cutting out when touching accelerator...
Did it run excellently before last week?

Sounds like a different issue

1. Do you see the MIL (allong with battery and oil) when turning the key to acc???
2.Use multimeter... check for voltage between ECU (metal case) and battery negative, while somebody is cranking the car.

Any voltage over 0.5v indicates a bad ground.

ECU can still have a bad ground even if engine is cranking.

It has had the problem of taking a few attempts of turning the car on before the engine would run without shutting down again for a couple of weeks (usually when I hadn’t used the car for a long period of time such as overnight) Haven’t attempted to listen for a solenoid click, if problem occurs again I’ll try listen for it and not sure what you mean by MIL. (Appreciate all the help guys!)

OliPottage1 said:

It has had the problem of taking a few attempts of turning the car on before the engine would run without shutting down again for a couple of weeks (usually when I hadn’t used the car for a long period of time such as overnight) Haven’t attempted to listen for a solenoid click, if problem occurs again I’ll try listen for it and not sure what you mean by MIL. (Appreciate all the help guys!)

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Ok.
Time to go back to basics.. it sounds like it needs a basic service.

Did you manage to drive it back to your place?

MIL. Error Displayed.. or fault lamp lit.

This SHOULD leave an error code..pointing towards where the issue might be.

Best bet: plug in an OBD fault code reader

Then.. SEARCH that code on here.

You will find a few posts about it.. should point to what the was remedy on somebody elses GP.


CODE READERS.. its an industry standard
On Board Diagnostics..
Can be bought from around £10...(type OBD into ebay..)

But ask around ..somebody you know will have access to one.

UPDATE: Car is starting now but struggles several times. I’ve uploaded a video so you guys can see for yourself, here is the link let me know what you guys think? (Also the engine management light has just came on) [ame]https://youtu.be/ybhaZBrTQk0[/ame]

dont post until read error code.simply

Missing accelerator pedal position signal ??

BRs, Bernie

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