FIESTA RS TURBO

car hasnt been run for about 3 months - engine has been out, cleaned etc

battery was relocated to the boot.

starting is a bit slow - basically cranks over quite slowly and starts up.

the starter motor that was on the car originally had to be changed for a BOSCH starter as we snapped one of the terminal.



could this be a duff starter?
battery shows 12.6V but could it be a bit crap due to not being charged in months?
could it be the longer cable run from battery to starter?

i still have the old battery in the boot as i havent got round to buying the gel battery yet

 

bollocks - wrong section sorry

 

Long cables can cause voltage drop. To compensate, you need to increase the diameter of the cables.

 

will the voltage drop occur on demand rather than no demand?

 

What cable did you use as there are a couple of different types available.

Charge the battery properly and see what happens then

 

we have had the battery in the bay now and it still doesnt make a difference

put a completly charged battery on earlier and it is better but still slow - gonna put a new starter on i think