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1997 Opel Astra car does want to start now and then problems in South Africa
| Date: | February 10, 2017, 6:09 pm | |
| Name: | Trevor | |
| Location: | south africa, mpumalanga, 1035 | |
| Vehicle: | Opel Astra | |
| Year: | 1997 | |
| Modification: | Standard 160ie | |
| Problems: | Good day all i have a 1997 opel astra 160ie f series, my car tends to now and then not want to start, it doesn't even make a clicking sound when i turn the ignition, all the lights come on and that's all, but when i push start it, it takes immediately and then it starts again fine, can anybody tel me what this could be. | |
| Previous car: | Mazda drifter 2.5 TDI | |
| Contact: | show contact |
Suggest a Solution
| March 26, 2017, 1:29 pm from: Hans |
| Hi Trevor ... One cause of this problem might be a voltage drop between the ignition and starter solenoid. It is most common when the engine is hot. To test if this is the problem do this. Put ignition on , car OUT OF GEAR, use a screwdriver or shot wire to bridge the small terminal on the solenoid to the +ve big fat wire from the battery. If the starter operated problem is a voltage drop. Solution: fit a 12v volt 4 pole relay into the start circuit as follows: Take a wire from terminal 86 to earth ... from 85 to the small wire that used to go go to the starter solenoid... 31 to + (you can use a small wire from the fat +ve on the solenoid to the relay) 87 now connects to where the small wire on the solenoid was connected. Now when you operate the starter switch the relay operates and makes a short connection +_ve to relay to 87 to solenoid ... which is the same as using a screwdriver. |
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