sorr 0 Posted June 17, 2007 My smugness at sorting my hot start issue has returned to haunt me after a year of working perfectly. The issue is that if the engine is hot or the cooling fan is running my starter will not engage. Sometimes I get the solenoid clicking and other times I don't even get a click. To resolve the issue last time I replaced the wire from the solenoid to the brown multi-plug and replace the multi-plug itself. As I say this worked for a year, but now the issue is back! As peer usual the car starts fine when the engine is cold, and a hot engine makes checking connections to the starter, etc, a hot painful experience coupled with lots of swearing. Does anyone have ideas on what I need to do to trace the origins of this fault? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
luggy 13 Posted June 18, 2007 Sounds like a solenoid fault, the only way to confirm this is to add a link wire to the spade connector on the starter solenoid, what this does is bypass the ignition, so next time you have this fault touch it to the + on the battery, if the car doesnt start then the solenoid/starter is up the creek. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sorr 0 Posted June 19, 2007 Sounds like a solenoid fault, the only way to confirm this is to add a link wire to the spade connector on the starter solenoid, what this does is bypass the ignition, so next time you have this fault touch it to the + on the battery, if the car doesnt start then the solenoid/starter is up the creek. Thanks, I have just done this and it would seem the solenoid is fine so I will replace the wire from the ignition to the solenoid. What and annoying job given the lack of space under the bonnet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
