Agreed, definitely worth a bit more testing in that area. Just wanted a sanity check that the fault wasn’t hiding somewhere else! I might just swap out the relay anyway – try and narrow it down to the wire.

This seems to be a common thread, but so far I haven’t spotted anyone with the exact same symptoms. It all started after a genuine starter failure. Factory original as far as I can tell, so almost 20 year’s service – can’t complain! Before I go into the details of the issue, just to say she’s a...