Another one bites the dust

[Jonny81191]

Stopped at a motorway services yesterday, and when I got back in the car, she wouldn't start. Sounded like a sticky starter solenoid. Push start and away we go. So this morning I've changed the starter motor and now when you turn the key there's nothing. Dash lights are a bit odd too, the oil and battery light dim when the fuel pump kicks in, and then stay dim. Any ideas guys?

[darrenjlobb]

Bad ground / battery connection somewhere, sounds like the engine ground given both those lights are grounded via engine.

Put jump lead from batt negative to a good ground point on the engine, and try.

[Dum-Dum]

Possibly a f*cked alternator or battery.

[darrenjlobb]

Well yeh, im advising on the assumption you have already confirmed batt isnt dead heh...

[Jonny81191]

Well yeh, im advising on the assumption you have already confirmed batt isnt dead heh...

Yeah that's the first thing I'll check tonight

[Jonny81191]

Darren was right

I've temp fixed it by making a new negative terminal to one of the passenger top mount bolts, then made another one from the driver's side topmount to the top engine mount. Cranks faster too now!

[darrenjlobb]

You can always tell when you have engine grounding problems if things are dim / go dim under motoring, but only on sensors / devices that ground via the engine loom. sometimes you notice that steerings makes these lights dim, thats because the grounds so fooked the motors grounding thro the driveshafts / wheel bearings, hence steering alters its connection.

[Jonny81191]

Yeah, just remembered also the EGT gauge kept dropping out too, doesn't do it anymore

Cheers fella.