car not starting

[jamie nivauxhall]

ive got a little problem and wuld really be thankfull for sum help what dose it mean if ur car wont evn turn over whn u turn your key? the battery isnt dead so am thinking maby the starter motor?

[Paul666]

Hi there! Yeah if your batterys good then your problem more than likely lies in your starter esp if it ain't turning over. Best advice i can give is locate your starter and get say a large blunt object and give it a good old whack i was doing that on my old corsa for months till i got a new 1 lol. Can i just ask do you know what temp your thermostat opens at to let coolant into your rad fink mines is faulty as i don't feel rad getting warm to temp gauge hits 100c!

[jamie nivauxhall]

yeh i was hitin it earyler the day and it was a no go :S had to jack it up and take the drivers side wheel off to get at it tho lol.. no mate i reali culdnt tell you sori, how much shuld it cost for a new starter?

thanks

[Paul666]

I did have to be quiet rough when i hit mine seemed best when it was hit where the ridge is if i remember right. New starter would be 50 2 70 quid depending where you go. Some shops give you discount when you give em your old one. Although you mite have sumat else wrong loose wiring etc. Best thing you can do is get a haynes manual worth their weight in gold iv saved hundreds thanx to that book;-) good luck.

[jamie nivauxhall]

cheers mate think i will invest in 1 of them books cheers 4 ur help anyways

[Paul666]

No worries mate:-)