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starters back in and theres life in the old girl again thanks all for advice:thumb2

got to say ive had some crap ideas in my time but not that bad:lol

hi took the starter motor to a friend who tested it and found it is ok he took the solenoid cap off cleaned inside there and put some wd40 in just in case. he said it may be a dry switch in the solenoid but im back to checking connections again:banghead:

haven't had time to test yet but autostores have just gave me a different price from before bosch unit £99+vat does that sound about right

thanks to all starter motors off took about 40 mins went and bought a set of ratchet spanners from Halfords as fez suggested they were good. sorry if im boring you all now but one more question if I put a live connection from the battery to the starter motor in a vice would this be a good way to...

so changing the starter is not an easy job but can be done my thinking is instead of giving the local garage my money nearly £50 an hour down here. I spend that money on some decent tools and do the job myself I have got to do lower suspension balljoints and velocity gators any way. so should...

you are right mate but rocking mine on the starter wont make a difference I think the starter is knackered:(

I will give them a go thanks:thumb2

where did you get it from mate im doing Stafford on Saturday so passing by wednesbury

tightened the solenoid nut up never had time to clean the connection will do tomorrow but still the same just a click at the solenoid and there seems to be another click like a relay or something seems to be coming from fuse box under bonnet but that's just a guess?

the thick cable is the one I mean which is loose on the solenoid end it has a rubber cap thingy on it is this the right one:nenau

just looked at cable battery end is tight solenoid end you can move side to side also where the cable trunking is screwed to the side of the block theres a little black wire which is quite loose to could this be the problem?

thanks will go and brave the weather and have a look:thumb2

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so my next question is how much of a job is it to change?

thought so just rang auto stores depending on the make of starter motor minimum of £145+vat

hi all I had issues with the starter motor last year ie would start 1 minute then not the next but silly as this may sound seemed to sort itself out then this morning well at morrisons could not get the car to start had to wait for a push:o just kept hearing the solenoid click. but when we got...

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hi I was of here for a while since coming back on haven't seen anything of 96terrano does he still get on here

thank you all:thumb2