Club 80-90 Forums

Hi Guys,

I’ve had this ongoing issue starting my van.

When i turn the key there’s a moment where nothing happens then it kicks in. A delay.

Given that it always started i’d just got use to the delay. Recently it has been taking longer to kick in.

But now it’s got to the stage that when I turn the key nothing happens, which is obviously a problem : P

Any ideas? The battery is fine.

If battery is ok i would suspect the starter motor or solenoid.  Maybe just something simple as a bad earth at the starter motor or corroded connections, worth giving this area a good cleaning.  Disconnect battery first though.

Thanks!

Will give that a go.

have you tried jumping the starter across terminals with ignition on, or direct from battery ? could be the ignition switch, i had same issue and wiggling the key/turning harder worked for a while. cheap and easy to replace. 

Thanks. Something else to consider, will go through the process.

Found this 'hard start relay kit' on my search, any thoughts?

https://www.heritagepartscentre.com/uk/ ... t-12v.html

Never seen it before, but some may have installed it, just something else in the line that could fail and to look out for in my opinion.

Was the solenoid, just a loose cable. Imagine it vibrates loose over time.

I was looking at some other posts on starter motors and solenoid trouble shooting.

One in particular, the guy posted a photo record of the work he'd done and the starter motor was around the back of the rear pass side wheel arch? Like a muppet I was under there looking for it when it was actually easily reachable at the back/top of the engine bay.

Anyway, it's running and thanks again guys for the tips!