My son has been driving my 1.4 Puma lately and he complained that it would occasionally stall when he depressed the clutch at low speeds. I immediately thought of the switch on the clutch pedal and checked that and sprayed it with contact cleaner but apparently the fault still persisted so I cleaned up the plug at the throttle body (ie where the hose from the air filter joins the engine) and then decided to disconnect the battery for an hour to reset the ECU. When I reconnected the battery and turned the ignition key the starter motor did not turn. There is clearly no power drain because although the digital mileometer goes out the handbrake, oil light and battery light remain illuminated while the key is turned to the normal position to engage the starter motor. The battery is good with a reading of 12.85 volts.
I can't see any obvious fault in the wiring from the battery to the starter motor and the only other thing I touched were the spark plugs which I took out and cleaned but I cant see any link to this. I should be grateful for any advice or ideas as to what to look for or check especially as it is my birthday today and this has put a bloody great damper on it!!
I can't see any obvious fault in the wiring from the battery to the starter motor and the only other thing I touched were the spark plugs which I took out and cleaned but I cant see any link to this. I should be grateful for any advice or ideas as to what to look for or check especially as it is my birthday today and this has put a bloody great damper on it!!