Hi guys as I write this I'm sat at a car garage having my tracking done. Anyway last night my car decided that it did not want to start! What happens is when you turn the key it doesn't turn over and when turnin the key the battery light goes out then comes back on when you return the key towards you

I'm thinking is it actually the starter motor at fault or maybe a dirty earth/neutral terminal to the starter? My thinking behind this is because in my experience when a starter is on it's way out it makes a clicking noise on turning the key but mine literally does nothing.

Any advice would be great because the mechanic here is going to have a look at it and I'm not too clued up on starters and don't fancy being mugged off.

Thanks in advance.

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Team Nile 6
Team: 40.2 MPG
5 x a 306 owner!
currently abusing type r's in a town near you ™
I truely live for the 306 ®
Build date: 29th October 1997 Wednesday's car
midweek madness

Something tells me it's a wire issue at the starter. It doesn't click or anything

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Team Nile 6
Team: 40.2 MPG
5 x a 306 owner!
currently abusing type r's in a town near you ™
I truely live for the 306 ®
Build date: 29th October 1997 Wednesday's car
midweek madness

mine didnt click either, just stopped working.

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My GTi6 track project

White Rallye project

Will it bump start?

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Bang'in 7 gram rocks!
I have one gear, GO!

It will indeed. When it decides to not start you turn the key and the battery light goes out. That's what confuses me.

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Team Nile 6
Team: 40.2 MPG
5 x a 306 owner!
currently abusing type r's in a town near you ™
I truely live for the 306 ®
Build date: 29th October 1997 Wednesday's car
midweek madness

Eeasy enough job to change the starter, as said above give it a knock with a hammer

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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

Doesn't the starter come out and attach to the flywheel when turned on so being in gear and rocking it won't touch the starter as it's not attached to the flywheel at that point?

The joys of a sc car. There ain't a manifold in the way so it's p*ss easy. Can imagine it's hard to get at on a normal one.

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Phase 2 Blaze GTi 6 (Standard) Sold
Phase 3 Supercharged China GTi 6 (249.8 BHP) Sold
Phase 3 Supercharged Diablo GTi 6 (443 BHP)Sold
Nissan 350Z (300 BHP)

New starter fitted £30 for a mate to do. Brand new starter £50 pretty well priced I think? Apparently my battery caused the starter to fail

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Team Nile 6
Team: 40.2 MPG
5 x a 306 owner!
currently abusing type r's in a town near you ™
I truely live for the 306 ®
Build date: 29th October 1997 Wednesday's car
midweek madness

Check your battery? When I checked mine the cells were bone dry!! Resulting in a drop of ampage to the starter.

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Team Nile 6
Team: 40.2 MPG
5 x a 306 owner!
currently abusing type r's in a town near you ™
I truely live for the 306 ®
Build date: 29th October 1997 Wednesday's car
midweek madness