vt slow turnover sounds like flat battery??

[mojo.jojo]

hi guys i have borrowed a friends car and when you start it , it very very slowly turns over with a whir whir whir and fires and it sounds like flat battery but it always starts. This has been going on for a few months now and they have had it checked with no luck. since i have borrowed it i have noticed it is considerably worse and am wondering what it could be. (I dont want it to break down while i have it!!) I checked voltage and it is fine. Any ideas?? cheers

 

[accentstencil]

It might be time for a new starter motor. If the battery and connections are fine it will be the starter motor.

 

[mynameisearl]

same as accentstencil said also get the key checked out when my key began to die in my vt i had trouble getting it to kick over

 

[mojo.jojo]

cheers guys thanks ill let her know

 

[Tasmaniak]

does not happen to be a 5.0 does it? lol

 

[mojo.jojo]

no not 5.0 ltr,

 

[Benboy]

hi guys i have borrowed a friends car and when you start it , it very very slowly turns over with a whir whir whir and fires and it sounds like flat battery but it always starts. This has been going on for a few months now and they have had it checked with no luck. since i have borrowed it i have noticed it is considerably worse and am wondering what it could be. (I dont want it to break down while i have it!!) I checked voltage and it is fine. Any ideas?? cheers

So what actually is the voltage (tested) when the engine/starter is under load ?

 

[mojo.jojo]

it shows 13.9 on the trip meter

 

[VT_Lance]

my vt got same problem its very annoying

 

[JT090]

my bro's VT S does this too, was thinking it might be a bad earth as a Hot earth kit generally makes the car start quicker? If not I'd say its the starter motor going