Disco 2 starter problem

Shanec

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277

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Central Scotland

• Jun 15, 2017

• #1

Turn key and hear a clunk from engine bay
Eventually after a dozen or so attempts at starting the starter motor kicks and engine starts
Not had a look yet, but only thought so far is bad earth?
Anyone know where to look first for simple things?
Thank you

 

jamesmartin

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louth lincs

• Jun 15, 2017

• #2

more often you need a solenoid kit the contacts burn out
like this
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&r...MyrwB1-pRIaweughA&sig2=SmJ57Lf8t_GjmnHI_x52YQ

 

brian47

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Bridgend, Mid Glam. Somebody's got to live here.

• Jun 15, 2017

• #3

From your description of a "clunk from the engine bay", the first thing I would be looking at would be the starter motor solenoid.
This is the high current electrically operated switch on the starter motor unit.
The internals of this solenoid are quite cheap to replace.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_...w=discovery+2+starter+motor+solonoid&_sacat=0

 

Shanec

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Central Scotland

• Jun 15, 2017

• #4

James and Brian
thank you very much for lighting the way
Thanks again

 

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nickw972

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herefordshire

• Jun 16, 2017

• #5

And it is very easy to do, unless like me where you manage to turn a half hour job into about three hours because you miss out one of the plastic insulators and put on and take off the motor about four times before noticing said piece of plastic on the bench in front of you, lesson learned, count the bits of plastic.................