Starter motor.

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Post Tue Mar 18, 2014 9:15 pm

I had a strange fault with my starter motor,in the morning I get in try to crank the engine over but nothing apart from all the ignition lights but not stater motor.After about 5 mins it would suddenly jump into life but when I drive a couple of miles down the road and stop it would resart perfectly.so I had a brand new one fitted.That was last Friday,tonight after work I think it did the same thing again but only for split second.My question is this going to get worse and what's causing this fault.
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Post Tue Mar 18, 2014 9:19 pm

id check the engine earths
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Post Tue Mar 18, 2014 9:20 pm

Try cranking it from the diagnostic socket, and see if that ever fails. (What you should have done in the first place, instead of replacing what was probably a perfectly serviceable motor with a less reliable one.)