my starter motor has gone and i need to know wich spot i have to hit it with a hammer

[dubroots125]

hi,

my starter motor went the other day, i called the aa man and he came and hit the solonoid on the starter motor with a hammer and it started,

i need to go out urgently and i cannot see were about i am suposed to hit it under the bonnet,

i know its down the back of my engine but ive had a good feel around and i dont really know wot im looking for,

if anyone could describe to me wot i need to look for or maybe even if they have a picture that would be great,

the car is a v reg seat ibiza 1.4mpi
many thanks

 

[tyrrell]

bump start it then.?

 

[dubroots125]

i would bump start it but im on my own and that would involve pushing it down the road and then trying to jump in once its rolling,

sounds like a bad idea to me,

someone must know were the starter solonoid is?

 

[tom w]

the starter solonoid is the cyclindrical thing on the top of the motor with an electrical connection on it

 

[dubroots125]

PROBLEM IS NOW SORTED,,,

i had a right result last night, i called out a 24hour mobile mechanic to come and fit a new starter motor at about 8pm last night,

he came round and fitted it but it still wouldnt start, after about 2 hours of him testing all my connections in my car to try and figure out why it wasnt starting he decided that i must be an electrical problem and he wouldnt be able to fix it, so he charged me £30 for the starter he had fitted and drove away, (£30 for a starter motor is cheap),

i then decided that maybe the battery was flat so i pushed t out into the road and jump started it and it fired up straight away,

so i took it for a drive to charge the battery and now it starts first time every time off the key,

so in the end i paid £30 for a starter motor, fitted, on my driveway at 8pm last night

 

[m0rk]

So the mechanic took 2hrs to diagnose a starter motor, and swap it (3 bolts) but couldn't identify a flat battery?

Just as well you didn't ask him to do a difficult job like check the oil level

 

[__B3NNY__]

So your £30 down for somthing that wasnt even broken? And thats a result?

 

[ibizaluke]

so whats this mobile mechanic called, so 1 i know not to use him and 2 to blame him for the credit crunch haha

 

[Reuvers]

Just as well you didn't ask him to do a difficult job like check the oil level

really had to lol there

great quote! haha