Thread: Ignition key won't start engine

Contacts in Starter solonoid.
regards PhilipA

Originally Posted by PhilipA

Contacts in Starter solonoid.
regards PhilipA

Yeah could very well be. I can hear the click, but the contacts might be buggered.

Can i cheat and ask where to find the start solenoid please?

It’s the smaller barrel shaped thing on top of the starter motor which is at the rh rear of the motor. The rh is the drivers side.
a new set of contacts is cheap and readily available on eBay but you have to remove the starter to fix it which is a PITA.
there are many how tos for this on the forum.
however before doing anything I would get a mechanic to look at it as there are quite a few other possibilities such as bad earths and faulty ignition switches.
but thesolonoid contact failure is very common with high mileage D2.

regards PhilipA

First of all check the spade connector on the solenoid cos it used to not make contact there... usually when the contacts in the solenoid are gone you still have to hear a louder clunk from the starter area when the plunger is activated. Also you can try to hit the starter with somehing cos there ar cases when the brushes are sticking

Oh you are referring to the actual starter motor solenoid. I doubt it is that as I replaced the starter with a brand new one about two years ago.
There is no loud click from the starter when I turn the key.
The clicking I hear is from a relay, when I turn the key, in the dash board somewhere.

Any other ideas?