Hi all, apologies for the wrong section and bluntness!

I have just driven my 6 home without a problem, let it 5 mins outside the house then went back out to it. Got in turn the key and it sounds like the starter motor is skiming the flywheel rather than turning it. The engine is not turning over although the starter motor is spinning with a grinding type noise! The last few times I have started it it's sounded like the starter is engaging or a little too long, a couple of seconds at most.

Any ideas? Easy tests etc?

Cheers

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Ex Astor 6 owner

Also an Ex owner of a Bianca 6

Now an ex owner of a 2005 9-3 2.0T 210bhp Aero Swedish Saloon thing!! Soon to be 250bhp....

Now driving Mk5 Golf GTTdi, mile muncher

But still live for the 306

or try putting it in gear and rocking the car

you dont happen to have a lightened flywheel do you? If you do then its an early type and will be the problem

They didnt have the harderned toothed ring pressed on so you will have lost teeth i reckon. Danny (3rd time lucky) had this happen to his early lightened flywheel.

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If I put a d-turbo starter motor in will this temporarily solve the problem? As that engages the whole ring gear rather than just a section of it?

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Ex Astor 6 owner

Also an Ex owner of a Bianca 6

Now an ex owner of a 2005 9-3 2.0T 210bhp Aero Swedish Saloon thing!! Soon to be 250bhp....

Now driving Mk5 Golf GTTdi, mile muncher

But still live for the 306

I have just found out that I am already running a d-tub starter as per Marks installation.

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Ex Astor 6 owner

Also an Ex owner of a Bianca 6

Now an ex owner of a 2005 9-3 2.0T 210bhp Aero Swedish Saloon thing!! Soon to be 250bhp....

Now driving Mk5 Golf GTTdi, mile muncher

But still live for the 306

Ouch!

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Hi bud,

This happened to mine some time ago. I too had an old style lightened flywheel.

I took the gti starter off and used a starter from a TD. This has a wider spindle and so caught what was left of the teeth. Was fine for a couple of months, but then they finally let go.

Contact rich_w, just explain whats happened, he was a great help to me in helping to sort mine.

http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread.php?id=104600&page=1 << thread i posted when i got it!

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