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17th May 2018, 16:33 | #1 |
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V6 intermittent starting problem
My V6 has started failing to start, it sounded lethargic yesterday and today from cold it failed to start just a nice loud click.
I took it out and took it to a local refurb place. Reinstalled it and tested it and I now get intermittent starts. Roughly one out of every 2 starts it works and the rest it’s just clicking again, it feels like the solenoid is firing when it’s clicking, when it runs it just goes. Battery look ok but I hooked it up to a second car to make sure voltage was ample. Is there a relay activating that I should check or any other ideas? I’ve read about the solenoid kits which I would hope the refurbisher’s would have checked but I can’t check that till tomorrow, is there any way to tell or test this? |
17th May 2018, 22:54 | #2 |
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V6 intermittent starting
You don't say what the refurbisher purported to have done to the starter. I had exactly the symptoms you describe and had my garage fit one of the solenoid contact kits that I sourced on Ebay. Result - starts first time every time. Kit cost around £16 from memory - my garage were a bit doubtful at first and said they'd have just fitted a new starter, but had to admit the kit did the job!
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