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A couple of weeks ago the car wouldn't start due to a faulty stop solenoid on the pump. I changed the solenoid and since then I've had a very intermittent starting problem.
90% of the time it will start first time, but the other times I have to put a jump lead from battery straight to solenoid, then it will start fine. As soon as its started I can remove the jump lead and it continues to run.
Seems really strange to me how its so irregular
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So without the lead it will just keep turning over on the starter or does it just click?
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Without using the lead it just cranks and cranks. Pretty sure the solenoid is being opened by the ignition only 90% of the time. Once opened with the leads and its started I can take the lead off straight away and the solenoid remains held open
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Try running a different ignition live.
Doesnt even own a 306.
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I had a problem very similar to this wired it up to reverse sensor wires been fine ever since
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(07-10-2013, 09:43 PM)Danny2009 Wrote: I had a problem very similar to this wired it up to reverse sensor wires been fine ever since
Exactly what I did when I had this problem
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I'm going to do this later, does anyone know which wire will be the ignition live one? I have no multimeter and don't really want to have to cut more than one..
Also will I need to raise the value of the fuse as the wiring is going to be used for something which I assume will pull more current?
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I would of thought the stop solenoid doesnt pull a serious amount of current like that. Cant help with the revers sensor though.
Doesnt even own a 306.
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No I wouldn't think it uses much, I just thought it would use quite a bit more than a sensor..
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The solenoid uses about half - 1 amp nothing much at all
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