Vauxhall Combo 1.7 diesel wont start

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  • mikey72
    mikey72 Posts: 14,680 Forumite
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    Question, why did you change the starter?
  • skiddlydiddly
    skiddlydiddly Posts: 1,005 Forumite
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    Do you mean me Mikey?If so, I changed the whole lot as I just banged one on from a scrapyard and it worked fine.
  • mikey72
    mikey72 Posts: 14,680 Forumite
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    skiddlydiddly wrote: »
    Do you mean me Mikey?If so, I changed the whole lot as I just banged one on from a scrapyard and it worked fine.

    No sorry, I meant the op.
    Either the problems started when he changed the starter, or there was a problem starting which made him change the starter.
  • Chellebates
    Chellebates Posts: 6 Forumite
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    Hi
    Yes the van wont even turn over.

    I changed the original starter motor as the armiture got stuck in the fly wheel and van wouldn't start. So it was knackered. Put a new one in and it started fine to begin with, but then started to have intermittent starting problems as described above. So have had starting problems with both the old and new starter motor.
  • mikey72
    mikey72 Posts: 14,680 Forumite
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    Chellebates wrote: »
    Hi
    Yes the van wont even turn over.

    I changed the original starter motor as the armiture got stuck in the fly wheel and van wouldn't start. So it was knackered. Put a new one in and it started fine to begin with, but then started to have intermittent starting problems as described above. So have had starting problems with both the old and new starter motor.

    Didn't damage the starter ring did it?
    If it chewed it up, the new starter could be prevented from engaging.
    Otherwise, does the car light up, and just not turn over, or is it totally dead.
    Does the starter solenoid click, or is that dead.
  • Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!
    Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! Posts: 2,579 Forumite
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    Will it bump-start?
  • Chellebates
    Chellebates Posts: 6 Forumite
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    Yes it will bump start.
    Yes the lights are fine..all nice and bright. But the blower doesn't come on.
    Sometimes there is a click sometimes not.
  • Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!
    Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! Posts: 2,579 Forumite
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    Auto electrician.
  • Chellebates
    Chellebates Posts: 6 Forumite
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    Thanks for all the help, had someone look at the van today. The problem turned out to be that the contacts in the ignition switch had worked loose. Installed another new ignition switch, and van started straight away. Thanks again.
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