Hi Guys,
Thought I'd start a new thread in the relevant section.
I started doing some tests tonight with the multi meter.
At the solenoid part of the harness I was getting battery voltage but whenever I touched it against the solenoid the voltage dropped to 0.
I found the inhibitor relay and changed it and whenever I touched the solenoid part of the loom I had a reading of battery voltage, when I put the car in gear the inhibitor works and gives 0 voltage at the solenoid.
Whenever touching the wiring harness against the solenoid post on the starter motor there is no splash and no sign of arcing. When putting 12v straight to the solenoid it pulls in sharply. I have had the starter apart and cleaned it but it appears to have made no difference.
When testing continuity from the solenoid post to the starter motor feed there is a very low resistance.
I am assuming there is a high resistance contact between the inhibitor relay and the solenoid or between the feed and the relay.
Has anyone had any symptoms similar to this? And if so how did you cure it?
I am going to find out tomorrow where the high resistance is and run a fresh cable either from the fuse to the relay or from the relay to the solenoid unless anyone knows of any specific weak spot on the car.
Regards
David.