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Frayed Wire coming from the Starter Motor

  • 18-03-2015 10:39pm
    #1
    Average-Ro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,161 ✭✭✭


    Car won't start (just empty clicking/crackling noise when I turn the key) so my brother had a look at it. He spotted a spark that appeared whenever I turned the key.

    Turns out the wire coming from the started motor is frayed. Looks like it might have been cats who hid up there during the bad weather.

    Tried patching it up, but no luck. What are my options? Car won't start so I can't bring it anywhere. Is there any DIY technique I can get done, just to get the car to a garage?


Comments

  • #2
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Push-start the car?


  • #3
    i57dwun4yb1pt8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,655 ✭✭✭i57dwun4yb1pt8


    rats , it happend to me years a go

    in some cars like audis / VAG some wire plastic is organice based and they like it .

    you should be able to solder it together with another bit of wire , or even crimp it until you get to a garage .

    else push start it


  • #4
    Kevin McCloud
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,797 ✭✭✭Kevin McCloud


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    Push-start the car?

    As long as it doesn't have a dmf.


  • #5
    Average-Ro
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    Thanks guys. Would a push start really work?


  • #6
    Kevin McCloud
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,797 ✭✭✭Kevin McCloud


    Average-Ro wrote: »
    Thanks guys. Would a push start really work?

    What is the make/model?


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  • #7
    Average-Ro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,161 ✭✭✭Average-Ro


    Sorry! Meant to say that in the first post.

    It's a Skoda Octavia, 2003 - 1.9 SDI


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