Starter motor?

[VT SERIES II]

Hey guys,

My car has been having a little trouble starting, it normally starts first go but just latley its been struggling to kick over....it still makes the usual starting noises but dosent quite kick over...

It starts probably the second or third atempt with a bit of gas....its fine after that.
A mate of mine heard it and said my starter motor is on the way out...?

Got it booked into the auto elec- friday

Thoughts anyone?

[fitz_vt]

Hey guys,
Got it booked into the auto elec- friday

Thoughts anyone?

i would leave it up to the auto elec he will tell you in a quicker way what the problem is.....

[VT SERIES II]

Yeah I just dont trust anyone that has anything to do with cars...they see a girl walk in and they jack up the price and say its much worse than it really is

[pablo]

First thing I would be looking at is the battery, then the cable connections.

[fitz_vt]

Yeah I just dont trust anyone that has anything to do with cars...they see a girl walk in and they jack up the price and say its much worse than it really is

for me i do most of the work that needs to be done to my car (same issue) i dont trust anyone working on my car unless i can watch
yeah i know the feeling its like a tyre place seeing a 18yo p plater driving a holden walk in and they you tell them what needs doing and they sort of pat you on the head and say leave it to us and then they come back an hour later and it was the thing u told them it was

[scbh81]

hey mate
i had the same prob with my car. turned out to be the battery terminals loose. That was fixed and now its starts just like it used to. I went to an auto electric and they said that it was the starter motor blah blah blah. Lucky i got a second opinion. Bastards....
Good luck with yours anyway

[VT SERIES II]

thanks guys!
I think theres a good possiblitly it could be the battery connections....had to shift the battery around to get the new headlights in...maybe when I was moving it around it came loose?
I ll have a look might not have to pay out more money for nothing!!

[SteveB62]

My wagon was doing a similar thing, took it to the auto elecs and he tested the battery, which for a 3 yo unit was down a little but he said it was the starter motor on the way out. That was about 2 months ago and it is still starting, I think get a second opinion.

[VT SERIES II]

checked the battery - everything is tight as around that area...took it to the auto elec, he said he dosent think its the starter motor and he dosent know what it is....
back to square one.....

Booked her into my mechanic to take a look and give it a service at the same time.....

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

The VS and VT had a problem with the main wire going to the starter. Check the nut that holds it on, make sure it is tight, also check the solenoid cap on the starter to see if it is loose.

Or you could just have a battery that is on it's way out. Oh, also check the yellow wire coming off the back of the alternator. See if it looks a bit burnt or melted. That will reduce the charge going into the battery so it would turn over slowly.

[pablo]

I would be checking the connections underneath on the actual starter!

Pablo