911uk

lazy starter

Add to repair workspace

New repair projectOpen repair workspace

Original source

7 captured repliesDiscussion pagination complete · Source accounts, not a confirmed diagnosis

THIS DISCUSSION / SOURCE-DERIVED OVERVIEW

Discussion summary

YOUR RESEARCHlazy starter

Reported or suspected cause

earth

Reported cause

No successful repair reported for this finding.

1
Identified cause: 0
Suspected cause: 0
Reported fixes

Read evidence and context

Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.

Discussions that report identifying a cause: 1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Reported cause · Original poster
All sorted now and it was the earth from battery to starter.
Original post Read captured discussion
lazy starter

Frequently discussed work

Replace these cables

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes: 0
Unsuccessful attempts: 1
Discussions

Read evidence and context

Discussions that performed work without a confirmed outcome: 1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Performed · outcome unconfirmed
When I had the engine out before I replaced these cables with some made up leads.
Original post Read captured discussion
lazy starter

Read full discussion summary

Leading evidence: 'earth' (1 discussions report identifying this cause; no attributable repair resolution). Across 1 matching discussions, the most frequently mentioned possible cause is 'earth' (1 discussions; 1 report identifying it and 0 suggest it). The most frequently discussed action is 'Replace these cables' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

Source reports, not a diagnosis or a success probability. Counts refer to discussions and can overlap.

Read captured replies

1 matching discussions · 7 captured posts examined · 0 partial discussions

Compare 1 other evidence results

Replace these cables

Performed · outcome unconfirmed

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes: 0
Unsuccessful attempts: 1
Discussions

Read evidence and context

Discussions that performed work without a confirmed outcome: 1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Performed · outcome unconfirmed
When I had the engine out before I replaced these cables with some made up leads.
Original post Read captured discussion
lazy starter

Frequently discussed actions (1)

These are separate views of the same evidence. Frequency alone does not establish a fix, and these counts must not be added together.

Replace these cables

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes: 0
Unsuccessful attempts: 1
Discussions

Read evidence and context

Discussions that performed work without a confirmed outcome: 1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Performed · outcome unconfirmed
When I had the engine out before I replaced these cables with some made up leads.
Original post Read captured discussion
lazy starter

Reported and suspected causes (1)

These are separate views of the same evidence. Frequency alone does not establish a fix, and these counts must not be added together.

earth

No successful repair reported for this finding.

1
Identified cause: 0
Suspected cause: 0
Reported fixes

Read evidence and context

Discussions that report identifying a cause: 1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Reported cause · Original poster
All sorted now and it was the earth from battery to starter.
Original post Read captured discussion
lazy starter

Coverage and how to read this overview

Counts describe captured discussions, not unique people or a diagnosis. Author identities are not reliably stored. Exact duplicate evidence is counted once across matching discussions; one discussion counts at most once per action/state. Multiple repairs reported together remain a combination. Suggestions and failed attempts do not establish a fix. Matches cover whole discussions and can include related faults, model variants and incomplete threads.

7 eligible posts · 0 unverified posts · 1 discussions match the subject in their title or opening post.

911uk: 1 discussions

0 evidence records excluded for query context · 0 excluded by outcome qualification · 0 adjusted by outcome qualification.

1 acknowledgements have no verified action link; they do not establish a repair result.

Outcome without a verified action link
its certainly solved the problem.
Original post Read captured discussion
No unique explicit quoted action; no causal link assigned

Generation: 20261026T105141Z · outcome-qualification-6. Deterministic extraction; no AI model inference. How we use sources

POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

a quick post that may help others. I had a lazy start, which was embarrassing at BP when it took a few turns to crank it up. All sorted now and it was the earth from battery to starter. £70 parts + labour. Hope this helps. Chris

POST 2Original post

Hi Chris, Brilliant! I had a similar experience outside Greggs last week, I will look into this asap! Many thanks Mark

POST 3Original post

it may do.. can you recall the part number for this one ?

POST 4Original post

Earth from battery? The starter usually earths through the engine / body via an earth strap between them. As far as I'm aware no earth cable from starter to battery?

POST 5 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Ha, yeah i'm not that mechanically - minded, but it was some wire from battery to starter. it was a Porsche-only part. Mechanic definitely mentioned earth though. I hope it helps to point someone in the right direction if they get a similar problem, anyway. its certainly solved the problem. cheers

POST 6Original post

It will be the main positive battery feed to the starter solenoid. This is starting to become a problem on the 996; the cable corrodes internally and slowly reduces the current delivered to the starter. Don't ignore it as I did - one day it will simply stop delivering anything to the starter :sad:

POST 7Original post

I'll be doing this very job tomorrow before Brands Hatch Sunday. When I had the engine out before I replaced these cables with some made up leads. That appears to have developed high resistance when hot. I have a spare oem y-cable to fit. Yes, its a common fault with age of car.

This is a source reference. Confirm exact model applicability in the original material.