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It's a D8, P reg Pug Diesel Turbo, bog standard. 207,000 miles on the clock, yes I know!

Sometimes, on starting, I get nothing on key turn, hardly even the click of the solenoid. Battery is fine (checked), charged, all electrics work, headlamps bright so I know it's not the battery or charge. I do 500 M62 miles a week so I know it's getting a charge.

It's always on a cold mornings or once in the evening when it had been stood all day. Nine times out of ten I just wait, try again and after about 10 mins and five goes it cranks normally and fires up no bother.

However twice lately this technique has failed and I need to kick it with my booster and it's fine again for a few weeks, even on cold mornings.

I can sense when it's gonna happen now.

I'm prepared for the worst, most likely it's not worth fixing, plip does plip anymore since last week, today I accidently disconnected the battery to find a point for the croc clips on the booster, now the radio wants a code and I don't know it. I tried to enter 0000 and the on/off button fell off. Bugger.

I can afford a new(er!) one but I'm a right tightarse when it comes to cars now, having blown a small fortune on them in my youth....

Dodgy connection?

What do your lights do when it happens??

check the wire on the starter solenoid, mine was loose on my old 1.9 406 and i had similar issues

stek1961 wrote:It's a D8, P reg Pug Diesel Turbo, bog standard. 207,000 miles on the clock, yes I know!

Not many miles for a D8 TD... ;)

It's always on a cold mornings or once in the evening when it had been stood all day.

Water in the starter solenoid? Could be worth a blast of WD40 followed by multiple start/stops...