Unfortunately this will be a long post but I feel that to get the best advice I need to explain the situation completely. We are in France so another garage doesn't seem to be an option.
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The car was running well but appeared to be using a lot of petrol. I asked my husband to take it to the garage to get it tuned.
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The ignition switch was not returning on the spring after starting and he forgot to turn it back slightly
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The car misfired a little on going to the garage then seemed ok. My husband stopped to get petrol then on trying to start nothing.
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The car was pushed to the garage who said it was the solenoid but that they needed a new ignition switch (it is a mark 3) so problems with getting a second hand one. I eventually managed to get 2 both of these the garage said were not working.
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After 5 months we decided to take the car from the garage, and it was brought home on a tow truck.
The car has an alternator.
Present situation, the car wont start. New solenoid is dangling in mid-air but connected as follows: 4 wires going to one screw terminal brown and blue,thicker brown wire,thin brown wire and a very thick black. There is a thick black wire going to the other terminal and a thin red and white wire on a spade connector. There is also another thickish brown wire dangling in mid air.
One of the ignition switches appears to be partially connected, not sure whether this is correct or not, the other is in the car. Coming into the ignition switch from the dash there is a red and white wire, a brown wire and 2 white wires joined together. From the ignition switch there is a brown wire, 2 separate white wires a white and red wire and a green and white wire. Not sure how these go together.
Whilst we were in the garage one of the mechanics came over and did something under the bonnet that made the car turn over but it didn't start.
