rooree Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Car is suffering from intermittent issues on start up. Every week or so the car fails to start. I get in, close the door, press the power button, wait for engine to preheat, push clutch in and press the power button again..........NO TURNOVER OF THE ENGINE. All you can hear is a click. I have looked at connections, battery, relays, key fobs etc. I've run diagnostics as well without any error codes. The only thing I haven't tried yet is to put a piece of wire in the terminal (R10) to see if the engine turns over. This would rule out starter motor issue, correct me if I'm wrong... I have contacted garages to see what can be done but other than start at one end of the start up system and work their way down replacing components, they can't see any other resolution which would end up being very £££££££££. They can run diagnostics but if the car is running then their machine won't pick anything up The garage I bought it from aren't really interested as my 60 day warranty is out. I have only had the car 4 months. All they are offering is half an hour free of charge in the workshop to plug in diagnostics. Anyone know where I stand with this? Surely they have sold me a car not fit for purpose? It seems to be an issue several people have experienced so if anyone has some other ideas for me please fire away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_Tango Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Bit of dull suggestion but try disconnecting the battery for half hour then reconnect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pragmatix Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 I suspect a duff battery. If your car is as your profile the chances are it's still the original battery, are your journeys short? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooree Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 @pragmatix even though car starts after leaving it 12hrs or so from failed start? Journeys are varied but in general quite short in the working week. However on Saturday I took the car in a 3 hour drive, short 10 mins on Sunday then yesterday (Monday) it failed to start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pragmatix Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 1 hour ago, rooree said: @pragmatix even though car starts after leaving it 12hrs or so from failed start? Journeys are varied but in general quite short in the working week. However on Saturday I took the car in a 3 hour drive, short 10 mins on Sunday then yesterday (Monday) it failed to start. It's worth checking it out a proper load test will show any problems with it, I've had similar in the past on my Mondays always came down to the battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmole Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Maybe because that's not how you should start it! DONT switch it on first, that's probably draining the battery or confusing it Just get in, press clutch down and press button, wait for glow plug cycle (about 5 seconds on a very cold day, nothing at all normally) and it starts. no need to press button twice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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