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[md7708]

Hello, 

 

My Mini's sick and i feel like I'm going round in circles it all started a few weeks back, 

 

all of a sudden the car just cranked really slow so i figured battery as it gets use but not a lot (at the min)

so i tried jumpstarting it with my magic yellow box and it worked once i got stuck in a car park :/ managed to bump start is when i got home i

switched my C2 battery over problem but persisted

 

so not the battery then.

 

then i proceeded to test the starter by getting a screw driver (with a plastic handle) and joining the permanent live with the switched live, seemed to work ok

tried to start the car and boom it worked went for a little drive came back left it for a little bit and again it started :) went round my friends came back, no problems. 

 

BUT then come to fit my newly acquired brake conversion this morning and bang back to square one slowly turning over :/ ahhhhhhh

 

is there any where else i should be checking am i just being blind

could it be that the starter is just past its best? 

 

 

 

[Kieranlee999]

hmm im not professional so dont take my word for it. Is it running lean? what are the earths like from the engine to the car?


 

[md7708]

the fuelling is /should be fine (just set it up) and when it decides it wants to crank fast/normally it fires

 

the earths seem to be ok just from a quick visual, when it stops raining i'm going to whip them off and scrub them up see if that does anything. 

 

just wasn't sure if i was missing something obvious haha or if somebody has had the same happen 

 

i hate electrics 

[Kieranlee999]

im no expert im sure one will be along soon i just thought id give you something to check :)