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Hi,
I have a small problem that I want to check with anyone in the know (to do with my van before anyone points me to my nearest GP
My '97 1.9TD T4 has an intermittent starting problem that seems to be getting slowly worse. The symptoms are that sometimes I turn the key and everything does what it should (glow plugs do their job, light goes out and the starter motor spins up the engine and I'm away). Increasingly frequently I turn the key and the last bit with the starter motor doesn't happen. I can hear the motor spin but it doesn't engage and spin the engine over. I have to keep trying it over and over till it engages.
From looking over the other posts on the forums I think I need to take the motor off and clean up the contacts and make sure that the shaft with the cog on it is clean and suitably lubricated. Is this right or am I looking at a case for replacement?
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Cheers.
PS. Great forum here. I think I'm going to enjoy getting back into the VW fold (I used to have a Bay but then lapsed into Land Rovers and Jags for a couple of years but I'm better now
I have a small problem that I want to check with anyone in the know (to do with my van before anyone points me to my nearest GP
My '97 1.9TD T4 has an intermittent starting problem that seems to be getting slowly worse. The symptoms are that sometimes I turn the key and everything does what it should (glow plugs do their job, light goes out and the starter motor spins up the engine and I'm away). Increasingly frequently I turn the key and the last bit with the starter motor doesn't happen. I can hear the motor spin but it doesn't engage and spin the engine over. I have to keep trying it over and over till it engages.
From looking over the other posts on the forums I think I need to take the motor off and clean up the contacts and make sure that the shaft with the cog on it is clean and suitably lubricated. Is this right or am I looking at a case for replacement?
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Cheers.
PS. Great forum here. I think I'm going to enjoy getting back into the VW fold (I used to have a Bay but then lapsed into Land Rovers and Jags for a couple of years but I'm better now