Bugger.......

The starting issues on my Zetec running Weber Alpha throttle bodies and management has been getting worse and worse recently......
I just wouldn't fire up today even after fitting a new battery and trying with jump leads on it as well.

Backfires from the exhaust and induction plus a starter motor that keeps sticking (and sounding a bit slow now) is all I'm getting. Cold starting is a nightmare (and now impossible!). Hot starting was also very tricky yesterday too....

My theory was that maybe the starter was drawing too much current and dropping the voltage lower than the ECU could cope with.... but I guess that can't be right.