nige Im comming down the weekend after next, I can sort it then for you if you like ?

whats wrong with it anyway ?

chuck me your car details too and Ill check a price where I get all my parts from, I get a pretty decent discount normally

Nice one Alan, Ill get you all shandyd up for some manlove.

PM coming your way.

Its seizing up apparently, I have to roll the car to get it started when it wont go, battery and alternator seem fine.

Tried whacking it with a gbh?

Great Big Hammer?

My Haidatsu starters been wierd going on a year. Likely bad brushes, as its got 100K of mainly short city driving. Totally random. Turn click, turn click, turn clickik, turn chuffa chuffa click, turn vroom.

Sounds more like the solenoid tbh

Well that was the other thing suggested by my stepdad, but how can you tell the difference?

Ah, mine IS likely the solenoid come to think of it, as it starts fine when jumped. guess its time to put that front end on stands and give it a poke!

Its worse when cold or wet.

Quote from: Clockd 0NeWell that was the other thing suggested by my stepdad, but how can you tell the difference?

Youre more likely to hear clicking instead of starting.
If your motor is gone/going, its likely to get lazy also - turning over erratically

Ive done three starts from cold today and its been fine. I think Ive been lucky, but the fact that it could be either of these things is now causing me concern. I really dont fancy replacing one to find the problem is with the other

nige the solenoid is built onto the side of the started in with the bendex (spl?)... so you got to replace the whole lot anyway

Most usually are. Still replaceable though! Maybe not best for a first go at it though

And definately reconditionable.

Right. Let me know if you have any joy sourcing a cheap starter from your supplier then Alan.

oops, I forgot

need to drop in on em anyway to return a timeing belt I didnt need

LOL shall I pester you every day with sexy text messages?