Urgent help required - Bones is in a coma! - Page 3

Dawn · 31st January 2019, 17:49

SAF have a shop in Ilkeston and were the only place I could get a battery from quickly when the one on failed. Never had a spot of bother with Bones starting after that. But then it never got this cold while I had her. I used to have a MK2 Granada would do this from time to time and that used to get whacked with a hammer until I got it sorted!

Animal · 31st January 2019, 23:37

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Originally Posted by Dawn

SAF have a shop in Ilkeston and were the only place I could get a battery from quickly when the one on failed. Never had a spot of bother with Bones starting after that. But then it never got this cold while I had her. I used to have a MK2 Granada would do this from time to time and that used to get whacked with a hammer until I got it sorted!

Good job it wasn't an Austin Morris 1300 then Dawn

it does sound like the starters sticking

Bogbrush82 · 1st February 2019, 11:19

Update - it was the starter motor that had failed.

I can relax now, knowing it was something simple.

Bogbrush82 · 1st February 2019, 15:56

Update part 2 - Car should be ready by tomorrow, along with another 12 months ticket.

Crazy thing is even with all the unexpected repairs I've had to have done on top of the original issues, it's still ended up £200 cheaper than what Summit quoted me

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MSS · 1st February 2019, 16:20

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Originally Posted by Bogbrush82

Update - it was the starter motor that had failed.

I can relax now, knowing it was something simple.

Would be useful to know in what way it had failed.

Bogbrush82 · 1st February 2019, 16:27

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Originally Posted by mss

Would be useful to know in what way it had failed.

They didn't say, although I was getting the impression it had seized for some reason.

1st February 2019, 11:19	#23
Bogbrush82 I really should get out more....... BMW X3 2.0D Join Date: May 2017 Location: Tipton Posts: 2,383 Thanks: 51 Thanked 765 Times in 421 Posts	Update - it was the starter motor that had failed. I can relax now, knowing it was something simple. __________________ Current car: BMW x3 2.0d (The one with the M47 engine!) Rolled off the line on December 14th, 2004.

1st February 2019, 15:56	#24
Bogbrush82 I really should get out more....... BMW X3 2.0D Join Date: May 2017 Location: Tipton Posts: 2,383 Thanks: 51 Thanked 765 Times in 421 Posts	Update part 2 - Car should be ready by tomorrow, along with another 12 months ticket. Crazy thing is even with all the unexpected repairs I've had to have done on top of the original issues, it's still ended up £200 cheaper than what Summit quoted me . __________________ Current car: BMW x3 2.0d (The one with the M47 engine!) Rolled off the line on December 14th, 2004.

31st January 2019, 17:49	#21
Dawn I really should get out more....... MG ZT 180+ auto Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ilkeston, Derbys Posts: 2,743 Thanks: 285 Thanked 1,128 Times in 504 Posts	SAF have a shop in Ilkeston and were the only place I could get a battery from quickly when the one on failed. Never had a spot of bother with Bones starting after that. But then it never got this cold while I had her. I used to have a MK2 Granada would do this from time to time and that used to get whacked with a hammer until I got it sorted!