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pinkdolphin113

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• Mar 25, 2009

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ive just stalled my mk2 when i was parking (loud music was the fault) and when i turned the key, the car didnt start again!
i turned the music down and tried it again...just to hear a loud high pitched noise.
i have no idea how starter motors work (im working on this now though) but it sounds as though something it spinning but not catching something properly...if that makes sense :shrug:
i have no idea where its positioned either so a picture would be great

does anyone have any ideas what could be wrong?
and if so, am i gonna have to get someone to have a look at it or is it something i could do myself?

thanks.

 

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• Mar 25, 2009

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Try putting car in gear, release handbrake & sitting in car roll or rock car forward & back, it may be a sticky clutch in starter motor, then try to start car.

 

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• Mar 25, 2009

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yea, i'll try rocking the car in the morning.
will the car bump start if the starter motor is broken?
the annoying thing about bump starting is that i dont live on a hill!!

thanks for the advice!

 

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• Mar 25, 2009

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Yeh it will still bump start but bump starting isnt all that good for the cat as fuel is flooded into it causing it to overheat once you get going.

 

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• Mar 26, 2009

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hummmmm...well if the rocking thing doesnt work, thats my only option to get it to a garage

 

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• Apr 1, 2009

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i did fix it myself! after about 20 minutes of searching, i found a 3 bolt starter motor held "in place" by one bolt. the bolt wasn't even all the way in either!
i managed to find a bolt the same size and fix it on properly and now the car starts fine. just the bloody release bearing has gone now :bang: