Right come into some money from selling needless stuff so want to get all my cars niggles sorted this coming weeks!

 

The single most annoying 'feature' is that it always, but always takes 2 times to start. In cold weather this can drop to around 10 times or more.

 

Symptoms: Starter motor whirs, engine makes no attempt to start regardless of how long it's left to whir. Second or third time it goes straight away.

 

Understood possible issues: Series 1 PTU faulty, Faulty starter motor teeth, at the worst ground down flywheel guide ring teeth, Loose starter motor

 

 

The battery was replaced recently so not that.

The starter motor is on dead tight and the connections to the motor are fine.

 

Aside from the above possibilites could it be anything else? The fact it's distinctly worse in winter would suggest wiring or electrical to me (i recall car circutry issues in the past which were weather dependant, cracks in solder when either heated or cooled excessively). Please tell me as many possible fixes as you can and I'll aim to have it resolved within next week.

 

thanks

if it was mine i,d start with the plugs . get some new uns in there . clean up your injector connectors aswell .

sounds like it might just not be firing, get the plugs checked

Agreed with above, first place of call the easy things, check / change the plugs, if still doing it, try cleaning all the connectors at the top of the engine (IE: injector connectors be careful taking these off, the little metal clip can be a PITA to get at some times and likes to run away when taking them off) then check the obvious like Coil pack connectors as well.

Earthing fault from the starter motor? May have a loose connection?

fuel leak (maybe on the top of plenum), so it's lost pressure over night?