Hi Pos
when this happens it only clicks once, there is NO continuous clicking!!
I'm completley confused and dont really know where to start/what it could be and all help is much appreciated.
many Regards
It sounds like you now have two problems, one of which has sprung from the other. Your engine cut out whilst it was running and from what I can gather this happened twice? I think it's safe to assume that the engine cutting out was caused by a lack of diesel reaching the engine. If it was something like a snapped timing belt you wouldn't be able to turn the engine over. Here's how to fix your problem:
The starter not turning
When you turn the key and you hear a 'click', what you are hearing is the starter motor solenoid opening which allows the starter motor to receive a live feed from your battery and in turn rotate thus firing up your engine. You've probably flattened your battery trying to get your engine started with previous attempts to fire it up, hence why you can hear the solenoid opening and not the starter motor spinning. Your starter motor needs to draw a hell of a lot of amps from your battery in order to turn. Look at the thickness of the positive and negative wires to and from it - they're there to handle a hell of a lot of current. What you need to do is have a friend come over with a reliable vehicle - you're going to use the battery in their vehicle to spin your starter motor.
You need a set of jump leads, arrange them in the following order:
Connect the red jump lead to your friends positive terminal on the battery in their car, and connect the other end to the positive terminal of your car battery.
Connect the black jump lead to the negative terminal on your friends car battery and then attach the other end to your engine or the ground strap between your engine and the chassis - it's the flexible steel rope like strap. You can also connect it to the negative terminal on your battery if you like.
Have your friend rev their engine and hold it at those revs whilst you turn the key. Your starter should spin. If it doesn't check over your starter motor wiring. Generally if the solenoid clicks but the starter doesn't spin - it's a flat battery. Bare in mind that it wont start because your engine has a fuelling problem.
The engine cutting out
I'll put my money on your engine having a fuelling problem. By that I mean that either fuel is not reaching your injectors, or their is air being drawn into the fuel line somewhere between your fuel tank and the injectors. Locate the lift pump on the drivers side of your engine. Undo the pipe that runs between that and the fuel filter housing and then turn the engine over on the key (with your friends battery connected). It should fire fuel out all over the engine bay. Does it? If so, follow the fuel line to the filter. Dissasemble it and then re-assemble it with a new fuel filter kit. Make sure you fit the rubber seals properly - beware of the old top rubber seal getting stuck in the filter housing.
-Pos
