bear351c 10,260 Posted April 6, 2018 Got a spare starter motor.? 1 deankxf reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deankxf 20,231 Posted April 6, 2018 21 minutes ago, Free.51 said: Thanks Dean👍, i dunno if its ign or starter relay just got home & put the battery in that i charged overnight & its making that tick noise again so i hot wired it & stil that tick noise:( tried giving starter some love taps with a small hammer? (or jack handle etc ) if that fixes it, i'd be looking for another starter motor 1 Free.51 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SLO247 1,713 Posted April 6, 2018 I do have a known good ignition switch you can have for the price of postage if I can get it out in one piece, I'll have a look at it tommorow if you like. The inhibitor switches on C4s do fail, you can get new genuine from the states, same on all C4s I reckon. Get a helper to crank the car while you check the voltage on the trigger wire at the starter. If thats good I reckon solenoid or cable issue. If you dont have a good 12V at the trigger wire, go back to the plug for the inhibitor switch. The plug sits just behind the engine, has four wires. The two fat ones are for the starter trigger, one comes from the barrel and goes through the switch, the other one comes back from the switch. Bridge the terminals on the plug and see if that makes a difference, or just check whats there with the ignition switch in the start position. If that doesnt help, id go right back to the barrel and see if you're getting that 12V feed with the key turned. Just a process of finding where the signal is lost in the loom, if thats the issue. Good luck, pretty frustrating issue. Out of interest what sort of starter do you have on it? 1 Free.51 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Free.51 2,703 Posted April 6, 2018 45 minutes ago, bear351c said: Got a spare starter motor.? Unfortunately no:( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Free.51 2,703 Posted April 6, 2018 34 minutes ago, deankdx said: tried giving starter some love taps with a small hammer? (or jack handle etc ) if that fixes it, i'd be looking for another starter motor Yep was doing that just b4, still no good Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Free.51 2,703 Posted April 6, 2018 17 minutes ago, SLO247 said: I do have a known good ignition switch you can have for the price of postage if I can get it out in one piece, I'll have a look at it tommorow if you like. The inhibitor switches on C4s do fail, you can get new genuine from the states, same on all C4s I reckon. Get a helper to crank the car while you check the voltage on the trigger wire at the starter. If thats good I reckon solenoid or cable issue. If you dont have a good 12V at the trigger wire, go back to the plug for the inhibitor switch. The plug sits just behind the engine, has four wires. The two fat ones are for the starter trigger, one comes from the barrel and goes through the switch, the other one comes back from the switch. Bridge the terminals on the plug and see if that makes a difference, or just check whats there with the ignition switch in the start position. If that doesnt help, id go right back to the barrel and see if you're getting that 12V feed with the key turned. Just a process of finding where the signal is lost in the loom, if thats the issue. Good luck, pretty frustrating issue. Out of interest what sort of starter do you have on it? Cheers Dan ill check out the wreckers tomorrow & see how i get on, im hoping its the starter as ive never had a problem in 6 yrs of owning this car til last week Starter is a Jaylec automotive 70-0008 PM'd you👍 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Free.51 2,703 Posted April 15, 2018 Well i changed ignition switches with the one i got from Dan (slo247) before & still no difference so took the starter out & was testing it out of the car & its turning over really slowly so im gonna get hold of a cheap second hand one & see what happens Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Valvebouncer 2,389 Posted April 15, 2018 Being an older car it might be worthwhile to run a new earth cable from the battery to the engine block. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Free.51 2,703 Posted April 17, 2018 Got a second hand starter from rusty fords earlier..........and shes alive again woohoo👍 4 deankxf, SLO247, Valvebouncer and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bear351c 10,260 Posted April 17, 2018 Awesome.! 1 Free.51 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites