Hi all

My Skoda 1.6 fsi 2006 petrol has an issue with the starter motor. It could be mechanical or electrical and I need any advice you can give m.

Today I noticed a horrible grinding noise after start up. After researching the problem I discovered it is the bendix either staying jammed out against the flywheel or not retracting once the car has started.

Does anyone know how to find all the relays?

The only relays found was in the engine bay (no 100)

The Skoda manual only has fuse locations.

Anyone have advice on what else to test as the problem could be electrical.

Many thanks in advance

Edited 18 hours ago18 hr by raf300
Missed a word

7 hours ago, raf300 said:

what else to test as the problem could be electrical.

Disconnect thick cable and try to start the engine. You will hear the bendix.

or extend thin cable and ask another person to break connection.

I think its mechanical.

4 hours ago, kokosal said:

Disconnect thick cable and try to start the engine. You will hear the bendix.

or extend thin cable and ask another person to break connection.

I think its mechanical.

Thanks for replying. Just to clarify

So I disconnect the thick cable from the starter motor and then try to start the engine

If the engine starts and I hear the grinding that means the bendix is stuck out .

Have I understood right?

Happend on an old van of mine. Solanoid stuck and starter stayed engaged. My father was driving and didnt notice. Totaled the starter. If the large cable is disconnected it shouldnt turn over but you should here a click as it engages and disengages. If the small cable is disconnected and it starts then its stuck open. I would remove starter and test on bench. plus check there is no voltage at small cable with ignition off in case its permanently live and the fault is in ignition switch or a short somewhere.

Alasdair

17 minutes ago, raf300 said:

If the engine starts and I hear the grinding that means the bendix is stuck out .

Have I understood right?

No. Engine will not start but you can estimate healt from klik klik.