Clicking On Ignition ! ?

  1. Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2010 Morecambe Posts: 145 Silver '99 VTS
    #1
    For the last week or so my VTS has been hard to start in a morning before work and then is fine throughout the rest of the day no matter how long i leave it between starting it just seemed to be mornings and now today its not firing up at all.

    First thing i did was change the starter motor to another Valeo but it does look a little different, (Length is shorter but is thicker) now it all fits fine and connects fine but i still have the annoying clicking !

    I suppose its also worth noting my ICV does need cleaning, i got some carb cleaner for it this morning so will get to do that soon at some point and that with a push-start its fine, it runs, until the ICV fiddles in like an annoying little twat an cuts it out.

    Has anybody else had this problem before ? And what was the cost and problem ?

    Thanks in advance
  2. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.
    #2
    If it`s clicking then it could be the battery is on it`s way out and there`s not enough juice to get it started.
  3. Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2010 Morecambe Posts: 145 Silver '99 VTS
    #3
    Changed the battery mate, and still have the clicking

    Thanks for the reply
  4. Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2011 St Austell, Cornwall Posts: 179 Hyosung GT125R
    #4
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Mark_W View Post
    Changed the battery mate, and still have the clicking

    Thanks for the reply
    Have you checked the voltage in the new battery? Could of just been another duff battery :/
  5. Frequent Poster Joined: Apr 2010 Lurgan Posts: 767 2001 black saxo furio 2001 black saxo vts
    #5
    my furio clicks on start up. its jus loose wires on the starter motor. i jus havent bothered to tighten it properly. its either one of the two wires that have the wee hoop or spade on the end of it.
  6. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.
    #6
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by tomw1123 View Post
    Have you checked the voltage in the new battery? Could of just been another duff battery :/
    +1 check the alternator too as you may have a current drain.
  7. Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2010 Morecambe Posts: 145 Silver '99 VTS
    #7
    Cheers guys,

    Quote:
    its jus loose wires on the starter motor. i jus havent bothered to tighten it properly. its either one of the two wires that have the wee hoop or spade on the end of it.
    I have just put my other starter motor on and then when i took the old one off the two leads were nice and tight on it :/ Thanks for the reply though buddy please keep them coming !

    Quote:
    +1 check the alternator too as you may have a current drain.
    I havent checked my alternator no, hmm, will get a multimeter from work tomorrow and get a reading from it, thanks for the reply mate

    Quote:
    Have you checked the voltage in the new battery? Could of just been another duff battery :/
    Yeah, could be i suppose, as i say, will get a multimeter from work tomorrow and have a read from it. Thanks for the reply
  8. Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2010 Morecambe Posts: 145 Silver '99 VTS
    #8
    Sorry for the time wasting chaps my father decided to get involved and left a fucking wire from it, so early hours this morning before work i had to take it off put the wire on and now . . :O Shock horror it works ! Thanks anyway guys
  9. Frequent Poster Joined: Apr 2010 Lurgan Posts: 767 2001 black saxo furio 2001 black saxo vts
    #9
    so was it the starter???
  10. Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2010 Morecambe Posts: 145 Silver '99 VTS
    #10
    Yeah mate just the starter motor and then banged the other one on and its fine now touch wood