I have a Citroen ZX 1.9TD which fails to turn the starter motor over.
With the ignition on and the switch turned to start, the voltage between the battery - terminal and the starter solenoid spade terminal is 12v. There is also 12v between the battery - terminal and the heavy current input feed to the solenoid and also 12v on the solenoid output to the starter motor.
When I check these voltages with reference to the engine block rather than the battery - terminal, I get readings of only 2v on the solenoid spade, the solenoid input feed and solenoid output to the starter.
I have cleaned and checked the battery terminals and the engine earth strap.
The lights are bright on full beam and do not dim when the key is turned to start.
All the dash panel indicators are showing bright but the battery indicator does show dim when turning the key to start.
I haven't had time to check anything else out so any advice would be much appreciated.
With the ignition on and the switch turned to start, the voltage between the battery - terminal and the starter solenoid spade terminal is 12v. There is also 12v between the battery - terminal and the heavy current input feed to the solenoid and also 12v on the solenoid output to the starter motor.
When I check these voltages with reference to the engine block rather than the battery - terminal, I get readings of only 2v on the solenoid spade, the solenoid input feed and solenoid output to the starter.
I have cleaned and checked the battery terminals and the engine earth strap.
The lights are bright on full beam and do not dim when the key is turned to start.
All the dash panel indicators are showing bright but the battery indicator does show dim when turning the key to start.
I haven't had time to check anything else out so any advice would be much appreciated.