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Jul 22, 2011 | 01:13 PM

fliha

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starter not engaging

After a 2000 mile road trip with no problems, I parked my 2003 XK8 in the garage, while wet. Left it untouched for several days, then went to start it up,but the started just whirred. I tried "bumping" the ignition, but no help. With my old Ford V-8, I just had to tap the starter on the exterior casing to fix, but I am not happy with that on my toy. Any ideas?

Jul 22, 2011 | 04:13 PM

test point

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Welcome to the forum!

Sounds like the old saying: 'rode hard and put up wet'.

You are probably correct that the starter just needs to be 'bumped'. Try that or replace the starter.

Jul 23, 2011 | 10:06 AM

BobF

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Sounds like the starter pinion gear is not engaging the engine ring gear.
Link to starter writeup
Starter motor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mar 5, 2013 | 03:21 PM

kevpatts

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Quote:

Originally Posted by test point

You are probably correct that the starter just needs to be 'bumped'. Try that or replace the starter.

Hey, sorry, first post here. I have exactly the same problem. I'm not sure what you mean by "bumped". As an automatic it can't be jump started, do you just mean hit with a rubber hammer or something? If so, must be done from below, right?

Kevin