DITTRICH
MB Enthusiast
After a long run and engine bay is hot, car refuses to restart.
Car starts every time from cold.
Battery and starter motor are okay.
All fuses are okay.
All lights come on where necessary go out (glow plugs and airbags).
All gauges work.
The alarm works (scorpion SA30) and turns on and off no problem.
On the last turn, the starter motor does nothing - no noise - no clicking.
If power is applied to the relevant output from the starter motor relay then it starts - hence starter motor and battery seem fine.
I need this car to go to Russia in 1 week.
Both the alarm company and my very local dealership have failed to solve this problem.
It is, in my humble opinion, either an insulation problem or a soldered joint somewhere. But where? An old school auto electrician would find this quickly. Does anyone know of a w124 experienced auto electrician in London, preferably east or north?
Les
Car starts every time from cold.
Battery and starter motor are okay.
All fuses are okay.
All lights come on where necessary go out (glow plugs and airbags).
All gauges work.
The alarm works (scorpion SA30) and turns on and off no problem.
On the last turn, the starter motor does nothing - no noise - no clicking.
If power is applied to the relevant output from the starter motor relay then it starts - hence starter motor and battery seem fine.
I need this car to go to Russia in 1 week.
Both the alarm company and my very local dealership have failed to solve this problem.
It is, in my humble opinion, either an insulation problem or a soldered joint somewhere. But where? An old school auto electrician would find this quickly. Does anyone know of a w124 experienced auto electrician in London, preferably east or north?
Les