Stealth TDI
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Hello,
I'm experiencing some difficult mornings while starting my car. I read this post in the "coldest start" thread elsewhere:
It's easy to jump straight to the battery. However, this one is a new OEM battery. The battery has no symptoms of being bad. The alternator is relatively new and gives off appropriate voltage when running. My next effort will involve removing the electrical leads from the starter/battery and cleaning them up in case I have some unseen corrosion.
I've never owned a car long enough to see the starter fail. And I always figured a starter would fail by not working at all. So I guess my question is whether a starter could get "tired" and exhibit the starting signs described above. Does anyone have any suggestions for my next course of action?
Thanks,
Scott
I'm experiencing some difficult mornings while starting my car. I read this post in the "coldest start" thread elsewhere:
My car behaves sort of like this, but not quite as extreme. The problem is the temperatures here are between 40-50F. It's not really cold enough to blame the GPs... and I believe them to be working properly, anyway. Plus, I tend to believe a car with faulty GPs in the cold would simply spin the engine for a few extra seconds until turning over. Instead, my car spins VERY slowly and then starts. This happens first thing in the morning as well as in the afternoon when it's time to go home, although the start is better in the afternoon.CNDTDI said:...it was -43 degres celcius... when the glowplugs turned off i turned the key and nothing.... after 1-2 seconds of holding the key, it started to cranck and right after I heard it cranck...it started immediately...
It's easy to jump straight to the battery. However, this one is a new OEM battery. The battery has no symptoms of being bad. The alternator is relatively new and gives off appropriate voltage when running. My next effort will involve removing the electrical leads from the starter/battery and cleaning them up in case I have some unseen corrosion.
I've never owned a car long enough to see the starter fail. And I always figured a starter would fail by not working at all. So I guess my question is whether a starter could get "tired" and exhibit the starting signs described above. Does anyone have any suggestions for my next course of action?
Thanks,
Scott