hi all im new and being a woman would like some advice ,
i own a peugeot 206 LX 1.1 and its W reg
never had any problems with her for the first 7 months ,
first off when i started the car it would stay clicked all the way and i had to turn it back slightly each time
then tonight i went into my grandmothers left lights on etc was in there half hour , came out and car would not start , i knew it werent the battery cos the lights were still on and my electric windows were working ,
so i managed to get home by bump starting her , my husband left me a few years back and this is the first time ive managed on my own to get a car myself
is it worth fixing or will more come of it do you think i should cut my losses ?
sorry if im mumbling i really do wish i knew more about cars :-(
thanks in advance for yout time
Starter Motor
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Capncol
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Re: Starter Motor
Hi Clair and welcome.
When you say
Depending on your answer to the above, it does sound as if you had flattened the battery while it was outside your grandmothers house.Do you know how old the battery is?
The electric windows and lights take nowhere near the power that the starter takes, so that is normal that they would work. It's only when the battery goes completely flat that the lights don't work (they just get dimmer & dimmer)
When you say
Do you mean the ignition switch would stick in the *start* position, or was there a clicking noise coming from the engine starter motor?when i started the car it would stay clicked all the way and i had to turn it back slightly each time
Depending on your answer to the above, it does sound as if you had flattened the battery while it was outside your grandmothers house.Do you know how old the battery is?
The electric windows and lights take nowhere near the power that the starter takes, so that is normal that they would work. It's only when the battery goes completely flat that the lights don't work (they just get dimmer & dimmer)
Cheers Col.
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Mercedes ML (workhorse)
Corvette C3 (my toy)
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Karrot
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Re: Starter Motor
I'm with Col on this one. It sounds like the battery flattened enough to not have the power to start the car. If its an older battery, a new one will sort that out.
It also sounds like the return spring on the ignition switch may have failed and this is why you need to click the key back from the 'start' position to the 'run' position. the only cure for that would be a new ignition switch. The switch is usually not part of the key barrel, so you shouldn't need to change keys or anything, and a competent garage will be able to replace the switch for you.
Hope that helps.
Karrot
It also sounds like the return spring on the ignition switch may have failed and this is why you need to click the key back from the 'start' position to the 'run' position. the only cure for that would be a new ignition switch. The switch is usually not part of the key barrel, so you shouldn't need to change keys or anything, and a competent garage will be able to replace the switch for you.
Hope that helps.
Karrot
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