Starting Problem

[darrenm1eqn]

Got a strange one basically when the car is cold it turns over fast no problem and starts, But when the car is warm it turns over slow as if the battery is dying even though the battery is fully charged and wont start .

As i say when car cold no problem , Only has to warm a little on the
temp gauge say a quarter then it turns over slow and wont start ...

any ideas cheers Darren

[clowo16v]

Starter motor is going. Has it got a heatshield over it?

Matt

[darrenm1eqn]

Hi Matt no its got no heatshield .. hmmnn are those expensive ?

[Smudger]

£114 inc VAT from Renault mate, went in to check on saturday as mine has gone

you get £20 back tho if you give them your old unit tho

[darrenm1eqn]

Thats not to bad , although EUROCAR PARTS are selling them
for £66 although not genuine Renault parts ...

[nyk]

Sounds like the same problem I had.

It progressed form starting slowly, like flat battery when car was hot to not starting at all when car was hot.

I too have no heat shield on my starter and it was cooking the wires on the starter solenoid. I was convinced it was the battery until Lee wiggled the wires and it started straight away!

[Martin]

hehe mine is the same....only happened once so far so I'm gonna get a heatshield and hope prevention is better than cure!