Starting fault
 

Right ive noticed a few times now that when I start my car its as if the starter motor is still turning. I can turn the ignition off and take the key out and the starter is still turning the engine over.

Could this be a dodgey ignition switch or just the starter sticking. It only does it every now and then.

My guess would be the starter is acting up. Try taking the signal lead (small wire ) off the starter when it does it, if it keeps running then its the starter. Don't leave it alone, because the starter can get very hot from running for long times and can melt or cause a fire. Not the best thing....

my 3 door did that it was the ignition switch i sussed it out when smoke poured out of the ignition cowling lol

Thanks for the info. I will look into it when I get some spare time.

It could just be that the spring that returns the starter has weakened over time and the engine is spinning the little cog that you are hearing

Happened to me one and it wrote the starter body off as it had to much wear in it to be reconned

Top info Dojj thanks.

Surely its gonna be the switch cause when I take the key out the starter is still trying to turn the engine over. I will have to have a look at the car later.

Maybe you've bought a diseasal lol

what you need to determin is if when its still cranking is if there is still a feed to the trigger wire, if there is then it's the switch if not then it's the starter not dis-engaging.

If you can get to it whilst it's doing it either as above check the feed wire from the switch see if its live, or pull the wire off the solenoid,see if it stops.

Don't burn your self Glennda :)

I took the cossie to an exhaust place to get another lambda boss welded into the front pipe. The bloke told me 2 of the studs are missing. I must not of tightened them properly when I change my front prop shaft uj lol. Another job to do.

It sounds like the switch, the easiest way to do this is to verify if there is power at the solenoid live, when the problem occurs...

Martin

I still haven't looked at the saff. I will get round to it though. But yeh im thinking switch.

I had a play about with my cossie today and I couldn't get the fault to happen lol.

Typical :cry:

I had to stop play yesterday cause of rain. Ive got the lower half of the drivers dash to refit on the cossie and the osf door card off the Pooma cause I fixing a rattley speaker.

Checked the car again today. I couldnt get it to fault. Its fixed itself lol.