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My car won't start help!
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<blockquote data-quote="ProcalX" data-source="post: 1395077" data-attributes="member: 564237"><p>I have a Volkswagen Polo 1979 (26,000 on the clock! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> with full history)</p><p></p><p>I have been experiencing a very strange problem in that my car will usually start with no problems just buy giving it alittle bit of choke, now i havn't used my car in awhile and was intending on using it for a big trip tomorrow, so i went out with the intention of starting it up and giving it a quick thrashing round the corner to clear all the crap out of it.</p><p></p><p>Anyway i went out, started the engine first time, then realised i had left my mobile inside so turned it off, got my mobile, came back out 5 minutes later and tried to start it, now.. my engine sounds like the battery is almost completely failed every time i start, i mean a really really bad draining noise.. as if its struggling to find any power in the battery to start up, all the dash board lights fade slightly when trying to start the engine..</p><p></p><p>I've been having this problem on and off over the last 2 months when i've used it (and its been Very cold)..</p><p></p><p>Now, at first i figured it was my battery as it was over 18 years old : D so i went down to a friends breakers yard and brought a battery for £5 (off a 6 month old BMW 7 Series !) They tested it for me and it was fully charged and working with no dead cells.</p><p></p><p>I go back, fit it in, and now have a heavy duty battery, since the car has generally been running Alot smoother, the engine seems alot happier and sounds alot better, now i've just been told by someone that the problem, since i have just replaced hte battery and i know it's fully charged is most likely due to a stuck solanoid?</p><p></p><p>can someone tell me:</p><p></p><p>What a solanoid is?</p><p></p><p>Where a solanoid is located?</p><p></p><p>How can i fix it?</p><p></p><p>Is it expensive?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ProcalX, post: 1395077, member: 564237"] I have a Volkswagen Polo 1979 (26,000 on the clock! :P with full history) I have been experiencing a very strange problem in that my car will usually start with no problems just buy giving it alittle bit of choke, now i havn't used my car in awhile and was intending on using it for a big trip tomorrow, so i went out with the intention of starting it up and giving it a quick thrashing round the corner to clear all the crap out of it. Anyway i went out, started the engine first time, then realised i had left my mobile inside so turned it off, got my mobile, came back out 5 minutes later and tried to start it, now.. my engine sounds like the battery is almost completely failed every time i start, i mean a really really bad draining noise.. as if its struggling to find any power in the battery to start up, all the dash board lights fade slightly when trying to start the engine.. I've been having this problem on and off over the last 2 months when i've used it (and its been Very cold).. Now, at first i figured it was my battery as it was over 18 years old : D so i went down to a friends breakers yard and brought a battery for £5 (off a 6 month old BMW 7 Series !) They tested it for me and it was fully charged and working with no dead cells. I go back, fit it in, and now have a heavy duty battery, since the car has generally been running Alot smoother, the engine seems alot happier and sounds alot better, now i've just been told by someone that the problem, since i have just replaced hte battery and i know it's fully charged is most likely due to a stuck solanoid? can someone tell me: What a solanoid is? Where a solanoid is located? How can i fix it? Is it expensive? [/QUOTE]
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