Starter Motor Issues

[schueymcfee]

Oh what a time for search to be not working! TED

I've got the dredded and well documented hot start problem and also on a cold start it'll click a few times before firing up.

Now, is this a complete new motor or can I just get a new solenoid?

Where can I source a reconned or fairly priced one?

Thansk.

[M@H]

The cold click sounds like the solenoid sticking. When I had this problem on my last Chim, I took the motor off and got a decent spray of WD40 into it, it worked like a dream from then on. An easy job too as its very accessable from under the car.

Gotta be worth a go before binning it (?)

Cheers,
Matt.

[schueymcfee]

M@H said:

The cold click sounds like the solenoid sticking. When I had this problem on my last Chim, I took the motor off and got a decent spray of WD40 into it, it worked like a dream from then on. An easy job too as its very accessable from under the car. Gotta be worth a go before binning it (?) Cheers, Matt.

I've just read almost exactly the same thing on a Google search which took me to a VW forum!

Apparently cleaning the brushes/connections to increase voltage and a low/poor battery are the first ports of call!

So the old WD-40 it is then! Cheers.

[schueymcfee]

I managed to search Pistonheads through Google!

Looks like it could be a less than perfect condition battery, and the starter isn't getting the volts due to poor TVR wiring, so

If I wire the starter directly up to the battery via a 4 pin relay and then connect the ignition to the relay to give a direct connection to battery this may work.



>> Edited by schueymcfee on Monday 25th April 14:50

[chimleic]

Mod-wise do an excellent 'hot start' wiring mod. It fixed my problems instantaneously and took less than 15 minutes to fit (in the passenger footwell).

[schueymcfee]

Update: Started taking steering column and dash apart to trace the wire that goes directly to starter so I could wire up a relay direct from the battery.

Upon closer inspection of the battery it appears the secondary postive terminal connection had become loose.

Tightened it up and I could instantly tell a difference in starting, much more spritely

Haven't had it hot enough to try hot starts yet but fingers crossed...



>> Edited by schueymcfee on Tuesday 26th April 16:28