pieman18
27th September 2009, 04:15 PM
hey guys
my st 20v has slowly been developing a couple of starting issues over the last couple of months
what happens is, when i turn the key nothing happens, doesnt even try and tick over, if i open the bonnet i can hear a slight ticking as i turn the key but all i get from the motor is silence
in the beginning usually around the 3rd - 5th time i turned the key it would fire up, so i though nothing of it, but now a couple of months later, its taking me sometimes around 5 mins to get it going, ive resorted to using a bar to hit the alternator to 'wake it up a bit' and it used to work quickly but now thats stopped working aswell
when the car is on its fine, no signs of electricity failure, radio, indicators, lights, etc all work fine, its just the starting thats the issue
my questions to u guys are: what do you think it is?
and if its the starter motor and/or alternator are they an easy swap for the same item and what tools and items will i need to get the job done?
thanks guys
my st 20v has slowly been developing a couple of starting issues over the last couple of months
what happens is, when i turn the key nothing happens, doesnt even try and tick over, if i open the bonnet i can hear a slight ticking as i turn the key but all i get from the motor is silence
in the beginning usually around the 3rd - 5th time i turned the key it would fire up, so i though nothing of it, but now a couple of months later, its taking me sometimes around 5 mins to get it going, ive resorted to using a bar to hit the alternator to 'wake it up a bit' and it used to work quickly but now thats stopped working aswell
when the car is on its fine, no signs of electricity failure, radio, indicators, lights, etc all work fine, its just the starting thats the issue
my questions to u guys are: what do you think it is?
and if its the starter motor and/or alternator are they an easy swap for the same item and what tools and items will i need to get the job done?
thanks guys