Recent content by BrianBN

Hello R1shed, I know that it is always a risk going to a main dealer as they will try to weedle more money out of you but I really do think that you should go back to them and claim a new starter under warranty. I think it is a faulty starter that they have fitted. Probably picked it out of...

Hello Ruban. You will have now read the previous correspondence so I think that you will realise that the problem is with the starter solenoid. As the solenoid is integral with the starter, it means a replacement starter. I got a re-man one from eBay at £135 and got a local garage to fit it...

Hello Richard and Tony, The price I got from my local main dealer was over £800 and one from an independent over £600 for supply and fit inc VAT. I decided to buy a re-man on-line (£135 inc VAT - no core charge but they would like you to send the old one back) and got my local Formula 1 outlet...

Hi Tony, Mine too but I will get some prices today from main and independent traders. I see on the net that they seem to range from £150 for a reman unit to £240 for a new one. I'll see how much it is for supply and fit from various outlets. It seem the labour time should be about 2 hrs, that...

Hi Richard, I have decided to change the starter as the solenoid is integral to the motor so both have the be replaced together. I suspect that it is dirty, corroded or burnt contacts. I have never had a solenoid problem (usually a separate item) with any of the cars I have owned since the...

Thanks Richard, I will report back to you but probably not for a month or so. The 'click' I hear I take to be the solenoid energising but not making the connection with the starter positive cable. All the best, Brian

Hi Richard, Thanks for your response but I wonder if the solenoid on yours was replaced as well because I would have gone for that first. I cannot hear any start of an attempt for the starter to turn, all I hear is a faint "click". I have never kept my finger on the button for as long as 10...

Hello Richardb19, It sounds like the same problem as I am having. I have a Range Rover Vogue SE L322 4.4 TDV8 (61 Reg) and on a lot of occasions I have trouble starting it at the first push of the button. Sometimes it starts straight away but other times, I have to make several attempts...