not starting clicking noise

  1. Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2010 Mkay Posts: 100 saxo vtr
    #1
    hey guys just wondering if anyone could help, saxos been starting fine, currently off road so been running it for abit to keep the battery etc ok.
    came to start it the other day, wouldnt start,kept turning over but not starting, left it till my dad came home today as i have no clue

    its now not turning over and just clicking. electrics still working fine, thought it could be starter motor jammed have given it a tap but still nothing?

    any ideas?
  2. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0
    #2
    Your battery is flat, the clicking is the starter solenoid trying to fire but it can't because there isn't enough power...
  3. Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2011 Arbroath Posts: 507 ax, forte, Furio
    #3
    My car did this a couple of weeks ago. My first thought was a flat battery too but after trying a new one in it was still the same, so i replaced the starter and havent had a problem since.
  4. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2008 southend on sea,essex Posts: 4244
    #4
    It's the starter motor not the battery if it was battery there would be nothing at all
    Starter motor clicks, tap it with hammer before trying to start it until you get new one
  5. Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2010 Mkay Posts: 100 saxo vtr
    #5
    yeah i thought if the battery was flat it wouldnt do anything at all as ive had this happen before.my dads given it a lil tap (little as i said brake my car im going to cry) but nothing so im going to take another look at it tomorrow.
  6. Established Member Joined: Oct 2009 Birmingham Posts: 2073 Current - 56 1.9 astra Sri Owned - 54 C2 GT. Ow
    #6
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by badasssaxo View Post
    It's the starter motor not the battery if it was battery there would be nothing at all
    Starter motor clicks, tap it with hammer before trying to start it until you get new one
    hmmm well mine used to click like that yet all the electrics where fine and that was the battery yet i tried tapping it with a hammer and still didnt work
  7. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0
    #7
    I'm wrong, it's the starter.

    If the battery was flat, you'd have no wheels.
  8. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2008 southend on sea,essex Posts: 4244
    #8
    I my experience it's always the starter motor when it's clicking
    Doesn't always work tapping it
    If the battery was flat NOTHING would happen
    Battery kept going flat on my scooby when I stopped using it couldn't even use remote to open doors
  9. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0
    #9
    Well funny then, normally when I've had flat batteries the starter clicks, as I said before.

    Jump it or charger it and it's fine.

    Never replaced a starter yet and it's happened loads of times in the winter.
  10. Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2010 Mkay Posts: 100 saxo vtr
    #10
    yeah im gonna jump it tomorrow before mod nats.see what happens, thanks for the help tho
  11. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2008 southend on sea,essex Posts: 4244
    #11
    Oh well put it this way it's one of them lol
  12. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2010 Chesterfield/Nottingham Posts: 7147 dead vts. twisted 106 gti. '03' vtrrrr
    #12
    this happened to me in the winter, bought a new battery and never had a problem since
  13. Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Leyland, Lancashire Posts: 265 2000 Saxo VTR
    #13
    if its just clicking then its the battery....try jump starting the car using leads if nothing then try bumping it with a push. if it starts then its the starter