Recent content by 03-P6_3500

They do look really nice, especially with the car being Mexico Brown. How does the brightness at night compare to the white headlights? best, marco.

I had some time finally to have a look at the P6. Check the ground of battery, startermotor, solenoid, engine, relay and cleaned every connector and contact at the ignition switch. The oil-light stays on now (!), but the startermotor still engages only 3 times out of 4. I then followed the...

Aha! Thanks again for your explanation! Okay, i'll try to remove the screws and hopefully the switch will come out in its entirety. Is there something to clean there, or just replace? The photos are visible (with watermark), i just have tried (i think) to open the same topic, but couldn't see...

Thanks! This helps a lot to understand the thing! Tried to view your page yesterday, but the photographs didn't show...? Does the lock mechanism have to be removed, or does this just help to get the switch out in its entirety? And another question: did you prise it out because you couldn't...

Oh, no. I usually try to solve everything with brute force... :rolleyes: I'll try to be as unexcited and careful as possible... My fine motor skills aren't what they used to be. In my case, when turning the key when the oil-light didn't light up: the startermotor jumps, doesn't catch (but...

Hi Colin, Ron, thanks! Is this something that can be tested and repaired, or will the small springs and contacts go flying all over the place? ;) According to the WM i would have to remove glovebox and steering column to get to the ignition switch? How to hotwire the leads i really have no...

Thanks all for your suggestions! I have been cautious to not too often chew at the flywheel but make sure to check when i remove the startermotor eventually. The company suggested to check if the pinion flies outward fully, and if not: there should be a screw to adjust the position of the pinion...

Yes, fresh back from them... A bit of a bummer when i turned the ignition over. I always hope things work perfectly, immediately! :rolleyes: I already have e-mailed them what it could possibly be. I wouldn't suppose the flywheel is a factor (or: this has never been the case before), but will...

Ron: the startermotor is my own, a M45G that has been rebuilt a month ago. Whén it worked, the pinion never was an issue. Could it be that when not receiving the full 12V that the pinion gear doesn't fling out to the full extent? JP: you are right, i meant the pinion... Language... I'll take it...

Today i had time at last to put the revised startermotor back. Unfortunately it sometimes turns over the engine and starts the car, but more often makes a screeching noise and then the whirring of the rotating starter motor. :( Could this mean that the bendix doesn't get out far enough or long...

I contacted them, will be shipping my starter motor to the UK. Hope they can repair it!

Thanks! I'll contact them to check if they would want to repair/rebuild in stead of exchange as well. I contacted a few firms in BE, but none that i really trust with this, and they charge from 150 euro to unknown... best regards, marco.

Hi Ron, thanks for your reassuring answer with regard to the found mix! A starter motor for exchange i can only get via UK, i live in Belgium... There are a few electricians relatively nearby who say they can revise the starter and solenoid, but they looked for a replacement (new) first. Made...

Hi all, fixing the earth of the solenoid (see other "car doesn't start" topic) wasn't a lasting solution: my car stopped starting again. I measured (bought a mmeter!) continuity between S and M that shouldn't be there (thanks startersolenoid.net) so removed my startermotor. I then saw...

SOLVED. as i measured resistance on the solenoid i checked the earth connection from solenoid to startermotor-house again, cleaned it and sprayed it with contactspray. This solved the issue: faulty earth of the solenoid. Thanks again all for the suggestions (i have sure learned a lot searching).