Got in the pickup this morning and started ok.Stopped at a friends house and it wouldn't start.Sounds like the starter motor is turning over but then a horrible drone.Battery is fully charged and new earth leads and solenoid last year.Any ideas?
Won't Start
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, May 07 2016 02:19 PM
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Posted 07 May 2016 - 02:19 PM
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Posted 07 May 2016 - 02:27 PM
Forgot to say that we managed to push started it.Is it the starter motor as i replaced this as well last year
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Posted 07 May 2016 - 02:50 PM
What is the battery voltage could be on its way out
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Posted 07 May 2016 - 03:05 PM
Is/was the car turning over at normal speed on the starter?
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Posted 07 May 2016 - 04:17 PM
Battery is new six months old and starter turns over, but then makes a horrible noise as though theres no power getting to it
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Posted 07 May 2016 - 06:52 PM
is the noise a machine gun noise, a groaning noise, or a whining noise?
A quick check would be to put the gearbox in neutral and switch on the ignition. Take an insulated tool like a short screwdriver and bridge the two threaded metal posts on the starter solenoid. There will be sparks so don't panic. If the starter motor turns over normally, the problem making the weird noise is probably the solenoid itself.
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