Hi all

I`m really hopeing someone can help me here. With the Octavia now being my weekend car and with me being so busy at work recently i`ve had no time to play around with it. It`s been sat on the drive for a month and hasen`t been started.

When i got to the car the LED bulb which normally flashes blue was on a static blue so straight away thought there was something wrong. It unlocked ok, when i got in the car the dials didn`t show anything.

I connected the Vectra and Octy together with jump leads and nothing happened apart from the fans came on and the starter motor was just spinning instead of cranking the engine. I tried this twice and on the 2nd attempt it drained the battery in the Vectra and there was a smell of burning in the Octy`s interior.

I`m really hopeing that this isn`t going to cost the earth as it`s a fantastic car and put`s a smile on my face everytime i drive it.

I`m thinking of maybe trying a new battery and a new starter motor as everytime i`ve started the car over the past few months it`s made a screaming like sound when the engines fired up. I believe this is a well known problem in the MK1 Octavia`s.

Any help would be great

Regards

Phil.

Have you tried a bump start yet?

Might be worth ago.

screaming noise on startup = starter motor not recoiling in time, iirc. The starter motor can be removed and cleaned up to prevent this (cheaper than buying a new one).

If attempting to start your octy twice drained the battery in your vectra then maybe there are bigger issues. Before shelling out on a new battery try charging up your old one and see if you can get the old girl to start up...

I have to say, mine packed up after making a screaming sound. I just paid £48 for a diesel starter motor and its been fine ever since.

Thanks for the help, it`s much appreciated. I really do hope that it is only the battery and at worst the starter motor aswell. I don`t mind buying a new one just as long as it keeps her on the road.

Regards

Phil

I have to say, mine packed up after making a screaming sound. I just paid £48 for a diesel starter motor and its been fine ever since.

Why a diesel starter motor on a petrol? Do they spin at the same speed? Just curious - that is all!