Is my car broken?

kill_zippy · Post by **kill_zippy** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 7:24 pm

First, funny rattling noise and it didn't want to start.

Then, it started and drove like normal.

Then, when i turned off the ignition and tried to restart it kept making the same tapping noise from the engine and nothing happened. Sometimes it sounds like it is trying to start and other times all you can hear is the burr of the starter motor?

Do i need a new engine or is it something less drastic?

Michael · Post by **Michael** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 7:29 pm

How old is batt?

kill_zippy · Post by **kill_zippy** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 7:31 pm

About six months and the car is used pretty much every day. I don't think its the battery as the knocking noise was coming from the engine area...?

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 8:02 pm

SOunds like solenoid problems. IIRC it's part of the starter motor on the liz, robin or Stu160 will know for sure.

HTH
Rich

robin · Post by **robin** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 10:37 pm

RICHARDHUMBLE wrote:SOunds like solenoid problems. IIRC it's part of the starter motor on the liz, robin or Stu160 will know for sure.

HTH
Rich

Loose battery connector at the battery (which is in the boot in my S2, but may have moved back to the front services in later S2s - not sure), loose cable at the starter or a dodgy earth strap (engine-to-chassis most likely I think).

If the solenoid itself is broken I would be surprised, though not impossible.

If car is reasonably new then it's a Toyota engine, so I cannot say whether or not the solenoid can be ordered by itself, but I would doubt it

Cheers,
Robin

Stu160 · Post by **Stu160** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 11:39 pm

Sound like a loose wire on the battery,or starter,or the starter itself is on the way out.
I have to say,it sounds like I have a bird stuck in my starter just now,very strange noise.

Are you about tomorrow,I could have a look?

Stu

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 12:22 am

Told you Robin and Stu would know

kill_zippy · Post by **kill_zippy** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 1:12 pm

Hi stu

Yeh i'm about today but not sure you'll be back online.

Would appreciate a helping hand so if you see this then feel free to get in touch.

Kevin 07739350313

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 1:30 pm

if you and Stu do get in touch with each other can you leave my CAT with him please and i'll pick it up from him in the new year sometime.

kill_zippy · Post by **kill_zippy** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 1:41 pm

Yeh, no problem. Will do.