Heat soak - starter motor ?

[Gadgeroonie]

Went to get some fuel today and when i returned to the car it didn't want to turn over

i pressed and held the starter and it eventually sped up and started

this has happened a couple of times when the car is hot - but never when cold


i have had this problem on other cars and it was caused by heatsoak into the starter

has anyone else had this problem and what did you do to fix it ?

[GTO600]

Try cleaning the relay base connections & fitting a new relay located on the rear bulkhead.

[Gadgeroonie]

cheers - good tip I will give it a go

do you know which relay is which ?

[GTO600]

From memory 2nd in from the left but not certain, good opportunity to clean all four though.

[Adrian W]

Clutch dust in engagement dog, this stops the solenoid engaging fully, remove starter motor, clean thoroughly and replace.

[Hollowpockets]

Battery might be low and needing a good charge, same thing happened to my car, as soon as jump leads were connected it fired into life as normal.

[Gadgeroonie]

the starter did not want to turn then started spinning slowly then got going

i will try the relays first - don't fancy taking the starter off just yet

[F.C.]

I had the same issue recently with my Ultima new starter sorted it