I HAVE A COMBO VAN 04 PLATE. BEEN RUNNING PERFECTLY.. BUT RECENTLY BROKE DOWN AA SED IT NEEDED STARTER MOTOR SO WE REPLACED IT WITH A RECON ONE... IT DID START AFTER BUT NOT MANY TIMES...NOW WHEN I TURN THRE KEY THERE IS A CLICKINNOISE.. THE STARTER MOTOR WAS TAKEN OFF AND TESTED AND IT WAS WORKING.. SUMTIMES THE VAN STARTS BUT IT CUD TAKE 100 TURNS OF THR KEY AND SUMTIMES IT CUD TAKE 5 OR 10...ANY IDEAS PLEASE, JULIE
check engine earth lead for good clean tight connections. you could check it by using one jump lead and connecting it to battery negative and a good clean metal part on engine, if it now turns over ok, then it will be earth fault!also it may be fitted with a starter relay, if so try subsituting with like relay and see if ok.
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February 2010
If you have had the battery tested and it is OK, you have probably bought a faulty starter, is it a recon unit or from a scrapyard? It does sound as if the contacts on the solonoid are dirty or burnt.
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