The main terminal of the starter is connected directly to the battery on most modern starters with built in solenoid / contactors. Thus ther is little difference in there or the battery. It will give slightly higher voltage to the starter as there is one less bit of cable. On very modern vehicles with stop-start, intellegent batteries or Communicator. As suggested above for the starting problem, check the condition of battery positive, and earth connections first. As suggested by earlier posts. poor contact in the ignition switch could also be the cause of cranking problems. With the failure of the engine to stop, there are two possible causes. DEFO fuel filter problem,air leak,churning starter trying to build up pressure hot or cold engine,i,ve fitted loads of after market filters its all down to good diesel supply and no air leaks.My bessacar starts immediatly after 4 month winter layup,the kontiki with the same sofim 2.5 tdi was just the same,don,t go off on a tangent look at the hi mate have you tried jumping the starter.get ur self a decent size bit of cable with ignition on and out of gear- try touching the small soleniod cable terminal connection to the main cable coming from the battery with the bit of cable.if turns over then you know the solenoid is ok.its a bit of a trick ive used a few times.is the relay def ok.wen it pulls in are you getting voltage wen the Lift up protective cover (1a), undo cable terminal retaining bolts (1b) and disconnect starter supply cables from their terminal bolts(1c). 1. Undo the 3 starter retaining bolts and remove the starter motor from the engine bearing in mind it does weigh quite a bit so be ready to take the weight when the last bolt is removed. hi my motorhome has had a starting problem for 18 mths where the fault light which should go out flickers and stops on. when in france a mechanic told us to unplug the immobiliser and plug back in which worked for a while and think we have fixed this by rewiring it and starts ok. the prob is last year the light was coming on while driving a few You ought to get someone to check voltage at starter motor whilst it is running. You could have a sticky ignition barrel or sticky solenoid. Either way it could be operating just enough after starting that the starter motor won't run but solenoid is active, it then overheats, only went cooled it reverts to original position to start all over again. Hi I have a Fiat Ducato I have a starter motor problem I try to start and get one click. I have tried replacing the starter motor and still the same. Been trying to locate the starter relay, but can not find it. Does this year have a starter relay. thanks sean Zdqbl.

fiat ducato starter motor problems