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RodneyCharltonTrottaRodneyCharltonTrotta
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My mate's car wouldn't start last night outside ours.  Headlights still worked and radio so don't think it was battery. Just every time he turned key just a loud clicking.

Clueless when it comes to motors so any ideas would be gratefully received.

2016 Vauxhall Corsa VXR if that helps.

Thanks 
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  • fat man on a mopedfat man on a moped
    edited February 9
    RodneyCharltonTrotta said:
    My mate's car wouldn't start last night outside ours.  Headlights still worked and radio so don't think it was battery. Just every time he turned key just a loud clicking.

    Clueless when it comes to motors so any ideas would be gratefully received.

    2016 Vauxhall Corsa VXR if that helps.

    Thanks 
    Think it will most probably be the battery, have you got some jump leads? 
  • RodneyCharltonTrottaRodneyCharltonTrotta
    Thanks gents.
  • RodneyCharltonTrottaRodneyCharltonTrotta
    MrOneLung said:
    I know nothing about cars and I don’t even know what this does but I am gonna say Alternator 
    That was me and my mate last night...bullshit bingo pretending we had a scooby  :D
  • IdleHansIdleHans
    All Vauxhalls are dreadful. Get it going then trade it in for something, anything, else.
    But yes, likely battery. It's decades since I had a starter motor jam and I always drive old shitheaps
  • letthegoodtimesrollletthegoodtimesroll
    edited February 9
    RodneyCharltonTrotta said:
    My mate's car wouldn't start last night outside ours.  Headlights still worked and radio so don't think it was battery. Just every time he turned key just a loud clicking.

    Clueless when it comes to motors so any ideas would be gratefully received.

    2016 Vauxhall Corsa VXR if that helps.

    Thanks 
    You’ve obviously got power to the car’s ‘clicker’ then and that’s obviously connected. Now it’s daylight, are there any loose cables/wires ? A little car like that might have gone over one too many potholes and dislodged something.
  • GribboGribbo
    Rob7Lee said:
    RodneyCharltonTrotta said:
    My mate's car wouldn't start last night outside ours.  Headlights still worked and radio so don't think it was battery. Just every time he turned key just a loud clicking.

    Clueless when it comes to motors so any ideas would be gratefully received.

    2016 Vauxhall Corsa VXR if that helps.

    Thanks 
    If it's got power and clicking then almost certainly stater motor, sometimes a whack with a hammer (on the starter motor) will bring into life, but it'll go again, bump start it as you may have drained the battery trying.
    Used to have a lump of wood in my old Ford Escort, specifically to give the starter motor a whack lol
  • RodneyCharltonTrottaRodneyCharltonTrotta
    fat man on a moped said:
    RodneyCharltonTrotta said:
    My mate's car wouldn't start last night outside ours.  Headlights still worked and radio so don't think it was battery. Just every time he turned key just a loud clicking.

    Clueless when it comes to motors so any ideas would be gratefully received.

    2016 Vauxhall Corsa VXR if that helps.

    Thanks 
    Think it will most probably be the battery, have you got some jump leads? 
    Winner. It was the battery as he's jumped it this morning and all sorted.

    Cheers all 
  • Stuart_the_RedStuart_the_Red
    My first wife’s Opel/Vauxhall always had a hammer in the passenger footwell for whacking the starter motor.
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  • GribboGribbo
    RodneyCharltonTrotta said:
    fat man on a moped said:
    RodneyCharltonTrotta said:
    My mate's car wouldn't start last night outside ours.  Headlights still worked and radio so don't think it was battery. Just every time he turned key just a loud clicking.

    Clueless when it comes to motors so any ideas would be gratefully received.

    2016 Vauxhall Corsa VXR if that helps.

    Thanks 
    Think it will most probably be the battery, have you got some jump leads? 
    Winner. It was the battery as he's jumped it this morning and all sorted.

    Cheers all 
    Could also potentially be a bad alternator that caused the battery to not charge in the first place. 
  • RedChaserRedChaser
    Batteries don’t like the cold especially old ones this time of year 🥶.
  • Hal1xHal1x
    edited February 9
    IdleHans said:
    All Vauxhalls are dreadful. Get it going then trade it in for something, anything, else.

    Idiot- slightly sweeping and ill informed statement.
  • IdleHansIdleHans
    It's just an opinion borne of experience from a Chevette, two Vivas, two Astras (from new), a Belmont and the ruination of Saab.
    To be fair, apart from the Belmont these were Mrs Idle's cars. The beautiful Saab was mine, as was a subsequent GM-ised 9-3 convertible, which was rubbish.


  • DaveMehmetDaveMehmet
    Hal1x said:
    IdleHans said:
    All Vauxhalls are dreadful. Get it going then trade it in for something, anything, else.

    Idiot- slightly sweeping and ill informed statement.
    Astranomically silly thing to say
  • GribboGribbo
    Nova kind of roughly translates to "No Good".

    Even though I always wanted one years ago
  • DaveMehmetDaveMehmet
    Gribbo said:
    Nova kind of roughly translates to "No Good".

    Even though I always wanted one years ago
    Of corsa you did
  • James86James86
    Money pits that’s what they are. Tell your mate to sell it ASAP. I had one a couple years ago. Couldn’t enjoy it, was constantly worried about something going wrong. Engines & Gearboxes are like chocolate. Recommend compression testing engine P4 is a known common issue to fail
  • mendoncamendonca
    Just for some balance, my friends kid has had a Vauxhall Corsa for 6 years without any issue whatsoever.


  • twiggyaddicktwiggyaddick
    Change the battery, if it still plays up, change the alternator, if it still plays up, change the starter motor, if it still plays up roll it into the Thames.

    You can get a battery and alternator tester from ebay or Amazon for less than a tenner. I also got a NOCO battery jump starter which came in handy when my last battery started playing up in the cold 
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  • fadgadgetfadgadget
    That clicking is probably the Solenoid , 1st point of call is to get the battery checked , can be done yourself if you have a multimeter , next inline would be the Solenoid then Starter motor , there are some good self help videos on youtube .    
  • The Prince-e-PaulThe Prince-e-Paul
    I remember in the 70's my dad's old Reliant Robin had a problem with the windscreen wipers. Occasionally they would pack up. The fix involved my mum removing a shoe and whacking a motor housed in the passenger foootwell. All of this was once observed by a school mate given a lift, who's dad drove a Daimler!

    Batteries in winter take an absolute hammering. Even newish batteries can require a charge with a charger to get them back up to near full charge (if the car is only used for short journeys and the wipers, heater, demister, heated seats etc are all on.


  • DaveMehmetDaveMehmet
    MrWalker said:
    DaveMehmet said:
    Hal1x said:
    IdleHans said:
    All Vauxhalls are dreadful. Get it going then trade it in for something, anything, else.

    Idiot- slightly sweeping and ill informed statement.
    Astranomically silly thing to say
    Taking a somewhat cavalier attitude on this thread aren’t you?
    You're right, I shouldn't make a Mokkary of it
  • mendoncamendonca
    Are all Vauxhall's known to have a squeaky clutch? 
  • WellredWellred
    RodneyCharltonTrotta said:
    My mate's car wouldn't start last night outside ours.  Headlights still worked and radio so don't think it was battery. Just every time he turned key just a loud clicking.

    Clueless when it comes to motors so any ideas would be gratefully received.

    2016 Vauxhall Corsa VXR if that helps.

    Thanks 

    Could be the starter motor sticking just give it a couple of knocks with a hammer lightly to clear the crap that makes it stick 
  • GribboGribbo
    edited February 9
    Would live to give more advice, but don't know mechanics from Adam
  • GribboGribbo
    edited February 9
    ......thr is a Vauxhal Adam ain't there?
  • IdleHansIdleHans
    Can we stick to discussing Carlton please?
  • GribboGribbo
    IdleHans said:
    Can we stick to discussing Carlton please?
    Alright, no need to get Cross land
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