please help, not startin

[NayJ]

cars had a new starter motor fitted about 4 months ago, its one of those uprated jobies. all was fine till i pulled up to get petrol, tried to start it and nothin!:mad::mad: igniton lights are on, turn the key, no turnover, no noise ,nothin! had to bump it to get the ba****d thing home. to top it all the petrol cap cover breaks off!

any ideas whats up with it? its my daily drive and could do with sortin it today as ive got work tomorow:cry:

duno how you guys cope with these cars, there just one thing after another:sad2:

[James5]

Check the solenoid cable hasn't come off

[Kempy]

stick a jump lead from the negative battery terminal to the engine to check your earths. :)

[JRP]

Could it be the imobiliser playing up? or ignition wiring ?

[TrixNFlix]

Check the solenoid cable hasn't come off

My moneys on this as this has happened to me a few times as it had an none oe connector end on it and they always seem to be a bit loose. Also this wire could of melted part of the way and so is not seeing a decent current.

[NayJ]

yesterday, started from the top, battery and its terminals, power lead and earths. reground them so they fitted nice, started first time, tried it a few more times to see if it was a fluke and it worked great, best its ever been. got it home, tried it again no problems.
this mornin get in it to go to work, turned the key and it started and cut out like usual cold mornins, tried it again and nothin, back to square one, lights on ignition ok no noise from starter motor at all.:mad:

gona take a look on a ramp now, any other sugestions?

[tobester]

yesterday, started from the top, battery and its terminals, power lead and earths. reground them so they fitted nice, started first time, tried it a few more times to see if it was a fluke and it worked great, best its ever been. got it home, tried it again no problems.
this mornin get in it to go to work, turned the key and it started and cut out like usual cold mornins, tried it again and nothin, back to square one, lights on ignition ok no noise from starter motor at all.:mad:

gona take a look on a ramp now, any other sugestions?

N/S front wing connector block under the header tank is a git sometimes, my starter on my old five had the same symptoms as yours, turned out -as others suggested- to be the white wire on the solenoid connector was loose, I cut the old one off, crimped on a new terminal and all was hunky dorey, might be worth a look. :)

[J$£5GTT]

maybe nowt to do with you problems at the moment,but unless you have one allready fitted,get yourself an oe starter heatshield.

:cool:

[Shane P]

maybe nowt to do with you problems at the moment,but unless you have one allready fitted,get yourself an oe starter heatshield.

:cool:

Aint they a bugger to fit with the engine in situ?

[J$£5GTT]

Aint they a bugger to fit with the engine in situ?


nope.

:cool:

[NayJ]

well we spent all night on it and got nowhere, checked the cables goin to the starter there fine. theres a mountain of extra wirin behind the dash where alarms turbo timers etc have been fitted so im just lost. ive got a spare loom for another 5, would it just be better to fit that or does anyone no a good auto electician or renault expert local to me??

[NayJ]

N/S front wing connector block under the header tank is a git sometimes, my starter on my old five had the same symptoms as yours, turned out -as others suggested- to be the white wire on the solenoid connector was loose, I cut the old one off, crimped on a new terminal and all was hunky dorey, might be worth a look. :)
wasnt a connector block there, bundle of wires and clip plate that holds the connector but nothin else. checked the white cable connectors and its fine as they were re-done when starter was fitted.:confused:

[J8TRO]

Got a number off Dan's dad for a decent auto electrician, came highly recommended. Can PM it if you want. Where are you as I know your local?

[NayJ]

thats great mate cheers, yeh ill take his number. i live over the road from rowley hospital, top end of the brickhouse estate.:)

[sphinX]

I know this is old but did it get sorted? What was the solution as mine is sufferig from the same problems?

[NayJ]

still sat on the drive mate. thinks its a dodgy wire sumwhere cus ive had the starter motor off and tested it and checked everthink else i no of, really pissin me off now cus it was my daily drive

[sphinX]

ah hope i get it sorted today need to drive back from manchester. can't leave it here.

[Woznaldo]

If you've got a test lamp or a multimeter, pull the solenoid wire off the starter and check for light/12volts when you turn the key to the start position. You might need a length of wire to make it easier.

This will narrow down where in the starting system the fault lies.