maybe skoda superbs arent bad after all?

LOL

i have had the usual issues with the superb and done them all,then sold a perfect passat so i could drive this car,taxed it today and insured it today, then had the pleasure of 3.1 miles of driving before it broke down

i stopped and switched it off as norm , went shopping and tried to start it, no crank at all, battery new and fine,no warnings up,just wouldnt start

rocked it in gear , no different then approx 30mins latter it started as if there was never an issue, before i start ripping it to bits and more than likely causing another issue,

is there a starter motor relay?

do they suffer solenoid issues?

is there an issue with the ignition switch?

any help would be great, if there are relays what nos, and where are they??

missing the passat.

Probably a starter issue but if you can get it not working you need to check the solenoid wire to the starter, also check the engine earth is ok.

Probably a starter issue but if you can get it not working you need to check the solenoid wire to the starter, also check the engine earth is ok.

thanks , i checked these items on your advise, nothing unusual though

so i removed the starter motor and sripped it down as far as possible..

a bit gummed up ,

and an the solenoid wasnt free,

more of an interference fit !

thus not engaging, or moving back and forth,

if i had to some up

it seemed as if the 'mass/weight inside the solenoid had swelled and could no longer move, even when this was cleaned up

so i turned a few thou off of it and copper greased the correct moving parts and re assembled,

guess what, i now works fine.