Post by stephenbellini on Jul 15, 2009 15:44:21 GMT
Hi all i thought id share this one with you, as an x mechanic it had me and work mates baffled for days. I hope none of you come accross this BUT? if one day you find your roma wont start giving all the symptoms of a flat battery and yet all the electrics work dont give up in dispair or feel the need to wait for hours for a recovery company to come out.
Breifly?
1, turn the key and everything works appart from the satrter motor.
2, the problem is infricuent and there is no pattern to this problem accuring
3, all the electric systoms check out ok, ie battery ,altinator
this leaves you will a bewildering "what 4".
4? The cure;
LEAVE THE IGNITION ON BUT BE SURE TO BE IN NUTURAL
un plug the low voltage (12v) cable on the starter solinoid, take a jump lead (either) from the possitive terminal on the battery and tap the other end on the 12v contack on the solinoid (small cylinder attached to the starter moror). This will cause the starter motor to jump (dont worry about any sparks if the lead brushes against anything under the bonnet). The whole point of the exercise is to make the starter jump so dont be concerned or worried when it does, that is, after all what you do when you 'start the car'.
Rhyme or reason,
either- the fuse need cleaning hence a poor voltage is traveling to the starter solinoid (clean the fuse with sand paper)
OR
The solinoid has a sticky patch (this could cost you a solinoid, cheaper to get a second hand starter motor or be content to 'brush the contacts with a jump lead?).
I hope you dont need to referance this, happy camping (ive got my jump leads ready haha)
Breifly?
1, turn the key and everything works appart from the satrter motor.
2, the problem is infricuent and there is no pattern to this problem accuring
3, all the electric systoms check out ok, ie battery ,altinator
this leaves you will a bewildering "what 4".
4? The cure;
LEAVE THE IGNITION ON BUT BE SURE TO BE IN NUTURAL
un plug the low voltage (12v) cable on the starter solinoid, take a jump lead (either) from the possitive terminal on the battery and tap the other end on the 12v contack on the solinoid (small cylinder attached to the starter moror). This will cause the starter motor to jump (dont worry about any sparks if the lead brushes against anything under the bonnet). The whole point of the exercise is to make the starter jump so dont be concerned or worried when it does, that is, after all what you do when you 'start the car'.
Rhyme or reason,
either- the fuse need cleaning hence a poor voltage is traveling to the starter solinoid (clean the fuse with sand paper)
OR
The solinoid has a sticky patch (this could cost you a solinoid, cheaper to get a second hand starter motor or be content to 'brush the contacts with a jump lead?).
I hope you dont need to referance this, happy camping (ive got my jump leads ready haha)