Anyone on here over the next 2- 3 hours can give any helpful advice before I (try and) leave ? After disarming the immobiliser last night there was just a click when I turned the key, after hearing the fuel pump prime. Did it again two more times before finally starting. Now I think about it it was doing 1 click before catching recently, but assumed that was me being too slow in getting in and the immobiliser had kicked in again.
This morning, turned the key 6 times and each time just a click. Didn’t start. Rolled it out the garage and tried again – it started. Once started it runs perfectly and doesn’t miss a beat.
I reckon I’ve got a dodgy/sticky starter motor, although won’t claim to be a mechanic of any great ability. Hoping someone on here can confirm this and not anything more serious from this limited info, but more importantly, is there anything I can do to ensure this always starts or things I can check do just now to try and prevent this happening to get me through tonight ? Will a gentle rock of the car always do the trick or do I risk further damage ?
If it can survive 5 or so more starts I can leave work, get fuel, do the track night and get home. Don’t care after that at the moment.
Starter motor looks relatively easy to get at so guess it is a process of elimination by firstly replacing that + solenoid first ? Does it come all as one or in two seperate parts so I can try one first ? Hoping its a standard rover part and I can maybe try and source a re-conditioned one or scrappy.
. We had a guy from work taking photos too so might put a wee collection together in the gallery section once I see them.