1999 TD5 starting issue

**fatsam** · 5th January 2018, 04:05 PM

Took the car for a battery replacement today and they put it on the tester beforehand to be sure. It showed 599 CCA compared to the original 900 CCA. After a full charge last week it had dropped to 12.2v no load. Charging circuit was tested and is working just fine.

So I replaced the battery with another Delkor but went up to the Delkor 31-1000 and left the old one with them. Let’s hope I get 13.5 years out of this one.

I’ve checked all the positive and earth connections and they are fine. The solenoid issue is getting worse now and can take 5-10 clicks of the key before it kicks over. Crappy timing as I was planning to head out for a few day trips with the kids over the holidays.

Thanks for all the helpful advice!

**AK83** · 5th January 2018, 06:20 PM

Originally Posted by fatsam

.... The solenoid issue is getting worse now and can take 5-10 clicks of the key before it kicks over. Crappy timing as I was planning to head out for a few day trips with the kids over the holidays.

Thanks for all the helpful advice!

Have you checked the tightness of the spade connector on it?
Brother had the same multi key turns to click issue, and he bought the solenoid repair kit.
I got under and the removed the wire, tightened the grip on the spade terminal a little to make it hard to push the wire back on the blade terminal ... nearly a year later we still haven't needed to repair the solenoid.
(not looking forward to either having read up on the difficulty on getting one of the starter bolts out).

**fatsam** · 5th January 2018, 06:38 PM

Originally Posted by AK83

Have you checked the tightness of the spade connector on it?

Thanks for the suggestion. I did check that today as I’ve had the issue before. I think I’m staring at a solenoid rebuild.

**fatsam** · 10th January 2018, 02:06 PM

Originally Posted by sierrafery

You have to repair the solenoid with the dedicated kit, see this thread TD5 Starter rebuild ... provided the battery clamps are well tightened

Thanks again for this suggestion. I just finished the solenoid repair and it works a treat. That was clearly the problem and for $29.95 and a few hours work it was a cheap fix.

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