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Mark Solesbury

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• Oct 27, 2006

• #1

Morning

A colleague at work has got an A160, and sometimes it wont start.

I am asking the group for ideas, on the grounds that it is currently
parked next to my 90 in the car park - So thats the link to to
landrovers.....

It is very intermittent, and when it wont start, there is nothing. It
wont turn over at all. If its bump started, and driven for a bit it will
be ok again for a while.

I recon its electrical, probably starter motor related..

Anyone here familiar with A-class' and got any thing i can try?



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EMB

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• Oct 27, 2006

• #2

Mark Solesbury wrote:
> Morning
>
> A colleague at work has got an A160, and sometimes it wont start.
>
> I am asking the group for ideas, on the grounds that it is currently
> parked next to my 90 in the car park - So thats the link to to
> landrovers.....
>
> It is very intermittent, and when it wont start, there is nothing. It
> wont turn over at all. If its bump started, and driven for a bit it will
> be ok again for a while.
>
> I recon its electrical, probably starter motor related..
>
> Anyone here familiar with A-class' and got any thing i can try?

If it's auto it's probably related to the transmission interlock.


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rads

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• Oct 27, 2006

• #3

On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 22:39:10 +1300, EMB <embtwo@gmail.com> wrote:

>Mark Solesbury wrote:
>> Morning
>>
>> A colleague at work has got an A160, and sometimes it wont start.
>>
>> I am asking the group for ideas, on the grounds that it is currently
>> parked next to my 90 in the car park - So thats the link to to
>> landrovers.....
>>
>> It is very intermittent, and when it wont start, there is nothing. It
>> wont turn over at all. If its bump started, and driven for a bit it will
>> be ok again for a while.
>>
>> I recon its electrical, probably starter motor related..
>>
>> Anyone here familiar with A-class' and got any thing i can try?
>
>If it's auto it's probably related to the transmission interlock.


pst

"Bump start"

Probably manual.

David

 

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Austin Shackles

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• Oct 27, 2006

• #4

On or around Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:12:25 GMT, rads
<radsxxunspamxx@xxunspamxxdavidradley.freeserve.co.uk> enlightened us
thusly:

>On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 22:39:10 +1300, EMB <embtwo@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Mark Solesbury wrote:
>>> Morning
>>>
>>> A colleague at work has got an A160, and sometimes it wont start.
>>>
>>> I am asking the group for ideas, on the grounds that it is currently
>>> parked next to my 90 in the car park - So thats the link to to
>>> landrovers.....
>>>
>>> It is very intermittent, and when it wont start, there is nothing. It
>>> wont turn over at all. If its bump started, and driven for a bit it will
>>> be ok again for a while.
>>>
>>> I recon its electrical, probably starter motor related..
>>>
>>> Anyone here familiar with A-class' and got any thing i can try?
>>
>>If it's auto it's probably related to the transmission interlock.
>
>
>pst
>
>"Bump start"
>
>Probably manual.

hehe. I have seen autos which will self-start at about 20mph, although
that's beyond most of us in the matter of pushing a car in a car park.
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Dougal

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• Oct 27, 2006

• #5

Austin Shackles wrote:
> On or around Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:12:25 GMT, rads
> <radsxxunspamxx@xxunspamxxdavidradley.freeserve.co.uk> enlightened us
> thusly:
>
>
>>On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 22:39:10 +1300, EMB <embtwo@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Mark Solesbury wrote:
>>>
>>>>Morning
>>>>
>>>>A colleague at work has got an A160, and sometimes it wont start.
>>>>
>>>>I am asking the group for ideas, on the grounds that it is currently
>>>>parked next to my 90 in the car park - So thats the link to to
>>>>landrovers.....
>>>>
>>>>It is very intermittent, and when it wont start, there is nothing. It
>>>>wont turn over at all. If its bump started, and driven for a bit it will
>>>>be ok again for a while.
>>>>
>>>>I recon its electrical, probably starter motor related..
>>>>
>>>>Anyone here familiar with A-class' and got any thing i can try?
>>>
>>>If it's auto it's probably related to the transmission interlock.
>>
>>
>>pst
>>
>>"Bump start"
>>
>>Probably manual.
>
>
> hehe. I have seen autos which will self-start at about 20mph, although
> that's beyond most of us in the matter of pushing a car in a car park.

Battery/starter/earth connections. Is there even a click from the
starter solenoid (or whatever).

 

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EMB

Guest

• Oct 27, 2006

• #6

rads wrote:
>
> pst
>
> "Bump start"
>
> Probably manual.

Indeed. Time for a reading comprehension course.

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Danny

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• Oct 28, 2006

• #7

Mark Solesbury wrote:
> Morning
>
> A colleague at work has got an A160, and sometimes it wont start.
>
> I am asking the group for ideas, on the grounds that it is currently
> parked next to my 90 in the car park - So thats the link to to
> landrovers.....
>
> It is very intermittent, and when it wont start, there is nothing. It
> wont turn over at all. If its bump started, and driven for a bit it will
> be ok again for a while.
>
> I recon its electrical, probably starter motor related..
>
> Anyone here familiar with A-class' and got any thing i can try?
>
>
>

If it's electic/computer everything and you have ignition lights etc
when switched on but nothing from the starter motor I'd be looking
either at the starter connections, or if it tries to crank, something
like the CPS (crank position sensor), if it has one. Any fault codes
from the computer?

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m_asmith@hotmail.com

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• Oct 29, 2006

• #8

Hi Mark.

I have had this before on another vehicle and this is what I did to
resolve it. I hope you will understand my explanation and that the same
will apply to you problem.

What I found was that the solenoid on the starter its self was
sticking. After starting the car the solenoid does not retuned back to
the rest position which mean the next time you try and start the
starter is dead. A tap of the starter and it returns to its normal
position and works.

No need to replace anything. Simply remover the starter, remover the
solenoid from the side, strips and clean and your problem should go
away. I normally put a very thin film of copper slip grease on the
solenoid shaft to prevent it form ceasing in the future. Hope this
helps.

Good luck.

Mark Smith
Cape Town
South Africa