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Post by whenimeetgod » Fri Jun 30, 2017 7:33 pm

Starter motor. Ha. Found it, hit it, sorted!

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Post by whenimeetgod » Sat Jul 01, 2017 7:29 pm

Hit the starter with a hammer, sorted. What's the best replacement for one?

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Post by Rusky » Sat Jul 08, 2017 4:03 pm

Havent left it in drive or pushed the stick over to the left have you?
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Post by Rusky » Sat Jul 08, 2017 4:04 pm

Doh read the second page mr F :headbang: :headbang: :rofl:
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Post by GuidoK » Sat Jul 08, 2017 4:47 pm

carbon brushes in the starter motor....
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Post by whenimeetgod » Tue Aug 29, 2017 4:12 pm

Quick update - starter motor was indeed the culprit. Sorted quickly

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Post by highway1 » Tue Aug 29, 2017 5:27 pm

Good you got it sorted-but, what age is your Z and mileage??

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Post by Boris » Wed Aug 30, 2017 8:46 pm

whenimeetgod wrote: Tue Aug 29, 2017 4:12 pm Quick update - starter motor was indeed the culprit. Sorted quickly
Thanks you, just had the same problem, I thought it was battery first so changed that and then gave the starter a bang when that didn't work and hey presto it now works. :thumbsup:

What a mine of information this place is.

Will have to get it replaced.

Cheers

Nev

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Post by Boris » Sun Sep 03, 2017 3:40 pm

Boris wrote: Wed Aug 30, 2017 8:46 pm
whenimeetgod wrote: Tue Aug 29, 2017 4:12 pm Quick update - starter motor was indeed the culprit. Sorted quickly
Thanks you, just had the same problem, I thought it was battery first so changed that and then gave the starter a bang when that didn't work and hey presto it now works. :thumbsup:

What a mine of information this place is.

Will have to get it replaced.

Cheers

Nev
Replaced the starter motor this morning took about an hour in total so not a bad job to do to be fair. :thumbsup:

Lets hope nothing else decides to stop working :-)

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Post by whenimeetgod » Thu Sep 14, 2017 4:52 pm

highway1 wrote: Tue Aug 29, 2017 5:27 pm Good you got it sorted-but, what age is your Z and mileage??
Only just seen this. Mine's a 2004 and just turned 90k

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