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car not starting
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 7:29 pm
by 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?
Re: car not starting
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 10:50 pm
by 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!
Re: car not starting
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 12:15 am
by 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
Re: car not starting
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 2:23 pm
by 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.
Re: car not starting
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 6:40 pm
by jamie nivauxhall
cheers mate think i will invest in 1 of them books
cheers 4 ur help anyways
Re: car not starting
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:41 pm
by Paul666
No worries mate:-)