My car is a van 1.8 litre diesel engine.It wont start.When I turn the key it just makes a click sound.?
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The battery is nearly dead. It will connect to the starter solonoid (that's the clicking) but doesn' t have enough juice to crank the starter.
check the manual
It is the battery, if it were the starter it would make a grinding sound. Charge or replace the battery and check your alternator it could be why the battery is dead.
could be anything, but I am guessing this time of year it is the battery. The heat really takes its toll on a battery. try jumping it off first and see if that gets you started. I know my boss' truck is diesel and I had heck with the battery last week.
sounds to me like the starter motor.
The battery. Batteries last about 4 or 5 years.
There could be a number of reasons.
Switch on your headlights, if they don't light up very much or they die after a few seconds then its the battery.
Try jump starting the car if you can. And let the car idle.
If the alternator is good it will keep the car running, even if the battery isn't good, now switch on some lights, radio, aircon. if the car now dies, the alternator may not be charging your battery sufficiently so may need changing, which may be the reason why the car battery went dead in the first place.
And well if the car started then you know for sure the starter motor is good :)
hope this made sense.. man it's been a long day.
Clicking noise is when there isn't enough juice to crank the starter motor.
starter motor either jammed or needs replacing
Sound like low battery. Go a head, jump start your car first ( I like battery pack, if you have it). If it's battery, it will start. Than check the alternator, see if that is the main problem that your battery is bad. I guess you just have to replace bad part.
The battery - U must had left your van light on and forgot to switch off or had not add any battery water for a long time.
Sounds like the solenoid or the starter motor.
ok if you turn the key and get a single click then it is most likely the started motor, if the click is strong then it could be the terminals, there are two copper connectors which connect to the motor, if the are worn only one side connects stopping it from makin a circuit which means the motor will not turn,
i would recomend that if this is the problem then you research the availability of the parts rather than a new starter, i was quoted £350.00 for a starter for my hilux but bought new terminals direct from toyota for £16.00,
if you suspect the battery then take it to halfords for a free check.
as for getting it started i would get someone to turn the key while you knock the starter with a pole or end of a hammer, ths often helps to get it started however does not solve the problem for long
hope this helps
Quite funny that a lot of people are saying it's the starter motor when it's a diesel.
Diesels are started with glow plugs. So hopefully you know that you have to turn the key and wait for the glow light to go off. So first thing is, does the light even come on? If not, check the battery and connections to the glow plugs. If it does, then ensure you are waiting for it to turn off before turning the key. Beyond that, take it to a mechanic.
STARTER MOTOR
Dave t is an idiot,diesal cars do need glow plugs,petrol cars have SPARK PLUGS to ignite the fuel,but both have starter motors..its the battery mate
FLAT BATTERY get the jump leads on ther . u might be better off getin a new battery ne ways
Sounds like you glow plugs are knackered.
If you hear a click, rather than a clunk, it means that the glow plug relay is activating.
sounds like your starter motor.are your light coming on? if so it is your starter motor! you can bump start diesels!
It's The battery, it is very difficult to bump a Diesel Engine, because they need heat to start, hence glow plugs which warm the combustion chambers and the fuel as its injected, u would need to stall the car as diesels dont need electrical power once they are running, as long as there is fuel in the tank it will continue to run.
check battery terminals might be lose
Its the battery. Diesels require more power to turn them over as they are a high compression engine so therefore when the battery gets a little tired it just doesn't have the go in it anymore.
Get a jump start and check that the vehicle is charging (does the charging light come on with the ignition and go out when the engine starts) if it is then its most probably your batt!!
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