"Chris" <g18c@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi I have a 1998 1.7 Diesel Vauxhall Corsa, its done 155,000 miles.
>
> Recently my car has not been able to start when it is warm.
>
> It will start without any problems when cold. However when trying to
> start once warm it will make a fairly fast and loud fan like noise, I
> am not sure that the engine is actually being turned over. Once left
> alone for a few minutes the car will start without any problems.
>
> Glow plugs were replaced earlier this year. Starter motor was worked
> harder
> than usual last winter because glow plugs were on the way out. This
> problem
> has only just started, once it began to get cold for this winter.
>
> Any suggestions as to what it could be? I have heard that starter
> motors for
> this car are expensive, would anyone know how much just incase it has
> gone?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Chris

It sounds as though the starter motor is sticking - the pinion is not being
thrown into engagement with the flywheel ring gear.  This could be down to a
weak solenoid, or the pinion is sticking on the motor shaft rather than
sliding freely.

A genuine starter from Vauxhall is in the region of £190 +VAT for an
exchange unit.  This does not include fitting, and the prices may have
changed in the year or so since I last fitted one.

HTH

Anthony
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