I turned the key in the ignition this morning and my car would not start.
There was no "coughing" like the engine was not cranking at all.
Headlights, radio etc all worked.
Dash lights did not flicker that I noticed when trying to crank.
I asked a builder with a van if I could get a jump. He drove around on a steamroller (yes, an actual factual steamroller) to jump my car. It didn't work. Just didn't seem to crank.
The builders very kindly push started my car, and engine ran fine all the way to work (16miles). I assume this means that if the starter motor had got "stuck" it should now be "unstuck". It had an engine warning light when it finally started, but I imagine this was due to push starting it. I'll check the code later today.
After I parked up, I tried starting again. Same condition as earlier - didn't seem to crank.
So:
- Battery has some juice
- Car doesn't jump start
- Car does push start and runs fine once started
It's worth mentioning that it's been a little slow to start up recently, coughing a little before starting. I got the battery checked at Halfords - they said the battery itself was fine but a little low on charge.
Any help appreciated - there are only so many parking spaces at work that are on a hill!
There was no "coughing" like the engine was not cranking at all.
Headlights, radio etc all worked.
Dash lights did not flicker that I noticed when trying to crank.
I asked a builder with a van if I could get a jump. He drove around on a steamroller (yes, an actual factual steamroller) to jump my car. It didn't work. Just didn't seem to crank.
The builders very kindly push started my car, and engine ran fine all the way to work (16miles). I assume this means that if the starter motor had got "stuck" it should now be "unstuck". It had an engine warning light when it finally started, but I imagine this was due to push starting it. I'll check the code later today.
After I parked up, I tried starting again. Same condition as earlier - didn't seem to crank.
So:
- Battery has some juice
- Car doesn't jump start
- Car does push start and runs fine once started
It's worth mentioning that it's been a little slow to start up recently, coughing a little before starting. I got the battery checked at Halfords - they said the battery itself was fine but a little low on charge.
Any help appreciated - there are only so many parking spaces at work that are on a hill!