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21st April 2022, 18:01
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I really should get out more.......
Vauxhall Insignia CDTi; MG TF 135 Join Date: Jan 2010
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Clicks but doesn't start...
...it's actually my TF, but same engine as so many Rovers
 Sometimes, when I turn the key, there's just a click under the bonnet. Repeat, and it almost always starts immediately, then generally behaves for the rest of the day. Back in my day, we'd have muttered "Solenoid..." but I don't suppose we have such things nowadays? Only 21,000 on the clock - should I be worried?
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21st April 2022, 18:38
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 Don't know about the diesel and V6 (never owned one) but the 1.8 and 1.8T have a solenoid, you can get a replacement on Ebay. |
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21st April 2022, 19:05
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I really should get out more.......
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Ah, well, this IS the 1.8 as it's the little TF Thanks, don't know why I thought they didn't have them any more, except a vague memory of it being something else when the 75 (diesel) failed Thanks for the link 
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