trouble starting vx ls1

FORCED · #1 07-08-2008, 03:40 PM

i have a vx ls1 6spd when i try start it it ticks like the battery is flat then starts...other times i get nothing doesnt even try to start....but if i leave it for a bit it starts fine....and i can push start it ok aswell what could it be?? i was thinking battery/ignition module/neutral switch just drives me crazy

accentstencil · #2 07-08-2008, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by FORCED

i have a vx ls1 6spd when i try start it it ticks like the battery is flat then starts...other times i get nothing doesnt even try to start....but if i leave it for a bit it starts fine....and i can push start it ok aswell what could it be?? i was thinking battery/ignition module/neutral switch just drives me crazy

Could be the battery or a bad connection. Try cleaning the terminals and check the connection of the large cable at the starter motor. The problem might also be the starter motor itself.

vx_ss_black · #3 07-08-2008, 11:02 PM

a mates car does the exact same thing. although not an ls1, its a 626, im guessing it would be the same thing. starter motor solenoid. so yea like stencil said you are probably up for a starter motor

minux · #4 07-08-2008, 11:06 PM

Check the wire at the back of the starter motor, known for them to come off.

FORCED · #5 11-08-2008, 07:27 PM

was almoast certain it was the battery when it didnt start then started straight away with a jump start but i was wrong...was in town today and it did it again had to get a random to give me a push...when i turn the key its like something is sparking like a zap noise comming from under the bonnet was maybee thinking a relay...i know there was a fault with the series 1 relays and had to be upgraded???? dunno but its really starting to **** me...its hard when i cant get someone to look at it coz no one can pick me up from the auto elec!!