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  • Who will be the Victor on this thread ??
  • Sat here eating my opal fruits desperately trying to think of a pun 
  • Who will be the Victor on this thread ??
    Not sure, but we'll have to give them some sort of Insignia to commemorate their victory
  • Gribbo said:
    Who will be the Victor on this thread ??
    Not sure, but we'll have to give them some sort of Insignia to commemorate their victory
    Viva to that !!!
  • MrOneLung said:
    Sat here eating my opal fruits desperately trying to think of a pun 
    You Rascal you 
  • edited February 9
    Gribbo said:
    Would live to give more advice, but don't know mechanics from Adam
    Gribbo said:
    ......thr is a Vauxhal Adam ain't there?
    Ahh, don't spoil it. 

    I thought your first comment may have been a reference to this "Adam" .....

    https://youtu.be/3TuV3MoVffc?si=fEMRaDLENOp5IfOL


  • Gribbo said:
    Rob7Lee said:
    My mate's car wouldn't start last night outside ours.  Headlights still worked and radio so don't think it was battery. Just every time he turned key just a loud clicking.

    Clueless when it comes to motors so any ideas would be gratefully received.

    2016 Vauxhall Corsa VXR if that helps.

    Thanks 
    If it's got power and clicking then almost certainly stater motor, sometimes a whack with a hammer (on the starter motor) will bring into life, but it'll go again, bump start it as you may have drained the battery trying.
    Used to have a lump of wood in my old Ford Escort, specifically to give the starter motor a whack lol
    It’s to hit the starter motor officer, honestly. 
  • I do love some of the comments on here, "If it's clicking it's definitely the starter motor, if it's clicking it's definitely the alternator, if it's clicking it's definitely the solenoid". 

    If a battery has some power (say, 10 volts) the lights will come on (dimly) and the radio will work, but simply not enough power to turn the starter. If he listened to all the comments on here he would've replaced everything under the bonnet, 4 new tyres and had a full respray. 🤣
  • As was once said, if it's got tits or tyres is going to cost you money.
  • Not sure of your cavalier attitude!
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  • Off_it said:
    Gribbo said:
    Would live to give more advice, but don't know mechanics from Adam
    Gribbo said:
    ......thr is a Vauxhal Adam ain't there?
    Ahh, don't spoil it. 

    I thought your first comment may have been a reference to this "Adam" .....

    https://youtu.be/3TuV3MoVffc?si=fEMRaDLENOp5IfOL


    One of the most underrated artist of the last 50 years, Adam Ant
  • Plaaayer said:
    Gribbo said:
    Rob7Lee said:
    My mate's car wouldn't start last night outside ours.  Headlights still worked and radio so don't think it was battery. Just every time he turned key just a loud clicking.

    Clueless when it comes to motors so any ideas would be gratefully received.

    2016 Vauxhall Corsa VXR if that helps.

    Thanks 
    If it's got power and clicking then almost certainly stater motor, sometimes a whack with a hammer (on the starter motor) will bring into life, but it'll go again, bump start it as you may have drained the battery trying.
    Used to have a lump of wood in my old Ford Escort, specifically to give the starter motor a whack lol
    It’s to hit the starter motor officer, honestly. 
    😉
  • @Gribbo. Totally off topic, but where can I buy one of those just love oil t-shirts?
  • @Gribbo. Totally off topic, but where can I buy one of those just love oil t-shirts?
    Not sure tbh mate. Just found the image and thought it would be ideal to show I'm neutral in the Extinction Rebellion arguments.
  • Plaaayer said:
    Gribbo said:
    Rob7Lee said:
    My mate's car wouldn't start last night outside ours.  Headlights still worked and radio so don't think it was battery. Just every time he turned key just a loud clicking.

    Clueless when it comes to motors so any ideas would be gratefully received.

    2016 Vauxhall Corsa VXR if that helps.

    Thanks 
    If it's got power and clicking then almost certainly stater motor, sometimes a whack with a hammer (on the starter motor) will bring into life, but it'll go again, bump start it as you may have drained the battery trying.
    Used to have a lump of wood in my old Ford Escort, specifically to give the starter motor a whack lol
    It’s to hit the starter motor officer, honestly. 
    Indeed. Many, many years ago I got pulled up very late at night in my old Anglia Van that was really my Dad's company van but I drove it. (For some reason I was always getting stopped.)  One of the plod's long list of stupid questions was "what's in the back?" Me: Let's have a look, well there's a bolt cutter, a crow bar, a sledge hammer, a kango hammer, a welding mask, an oxy acetylene torch, some gas bottles and other stuff. Plod: Okay, sir, off you go!
  • edited February 9
    Gribbo said:
    Nova kind of roughly translates to "No Good".

    Even though I always wanted one years ago
    No Go shurely!

    I had one, my first new car 1.2 Swing! 45 hp of unbridled power.
  • Hal1x said:
    Gribbo said:
    Nova kind of roughly translates to "No Good".

    Even though I always wanted one years ago
    No Go shurely!

    I had one, my first new car 1.2 Swing! 45 hp of unbridled power.

  • Hal1x said:
    Gribbo said:
    Nova kind of roughly translates to "No Good".

    Even though I always wanted one years ago
    No Go shurely!

    I had one, my first new car 1.2 Swing! 45 hp of unbridled power.
    Yeah meant to type go. Must be predictive text taking over again
  • Gribbo said:
    Hal1x said:
    Gribbo said:
    Nova kind of roughly translates to "No Good".

    Even though I always wanted one years ago
    No Go shurely!

    I had one, my first new car 1.2 Swing! 45 hp of unbridled power.
    Yeah meant to type go. Must be predictive text taking over again
    Stupid cent
  • Dodgy solenoid. 
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  • Did you check the flux capacitor?
  • Gribbo said:
    Hal1x said:
    Gribbo said:
    Nova kind of roughly translates to "No Good".

    Even though I always wanted one years ago
    No Go shurely!

    I had one, my first new car 1.2 Swing! 45 hp of unbridled power.
    Yeah meant to type go. Must be predictive text taking over again
    Stupid cent
    Rowlocks
  • I do love some of the comments on here, "If it's clicking it's definitely the starter motor, if it's clicking it's definitely the alternator, if it's clicking it's definitely the solenoid". 

    If a battery has some power (say, 10 volts) the lights will come on (dimly) and the radio will work, but simply not enough power to turn the starter. If he listened to all the comments on here he would've replaced everything under the bonnet, 4 new tyres and had a full respray. 🤣
    Then after paying out for all that, he had to sell it. 
  • I do love some of the comments on here, "If it's clicking it's definitely the starter motor, if it's clicking it's definitely the alternator, if it's clicking it's definitely the solenoid". 

    If a battery has some power (say, 10 volts) the lights will come on (dimly) and the radio will work, but simply not enough power to turn the starter. If he listened to all the comments on here he would've replaced everything under the bonnet, 4 new tyres and had a full respray. 🤣
    First sensible comment on this thread!

    The hardest work a battery will do is turn over an engine. Radio and lights use much less power. I'm going to guess the battery is just old.
  • Sorry to hijack for my own issue.

    (Old banger!) car had it's MOT earlier today, then has gone very wrong tonight - glow plug warning light, 'check engine', 'stop/start' issue, loss of power and very juddery.

    Obviously will need towing to the garage to take a look, but does anyone know - do garages check that sort of part of the engine as part of the MOT, could it be related?

    Or is it more likely coincidence on an old car?

  • edited February 9
    The MOT is a safety check so the condition of the engine isn't really a factor.

    Not sure why a bad glow plug would cause the engine to run badly; glow plugs are just used to heat up the air and fuel coming into the engine prior to the engine starting. Assuming the car is 1996 or newer, it's worth investing in an OBD2 code reader to give you a sense of the problem. 
  • I assume the glow plug warning light might cover a multitude of issues maybe.  Might be one of those could be £150, could be £1,500 jobs!

    And yeah 2011.
  • Did you check the flux capacitor?
    Yes, in 1985,


    and then again in 1955…
  • Have you checked the ash tray.
    notorious on those models in that year 
  • My mate's car wouldn't start last night outside ours.  Headlights still worked and radio so don't think it was battery. Just every time he turned key just a loud clicking.

    Clueless when it comes to motors so any ideas would be gratefully received.

    2016 Vauxhall Corsa VXR if that helps.

    Thanks 
    Think it will most probably be the battery, have you got some jump leads? 
    Winner. It was the battery as he's jumped it this morning and all sorted.

    Cheers all 
    Bugger!

    I wanted this thread to go on and on and on and on and go off in many different directions, return and go off again.

    I’ve never owned a Vauxhall Corsa. Did have a Ford Escort Estate once, shite!
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