Kaliyakkavilai · Kuzhithurai · Kanyakumari

Self not working

“self adikkuthu but not starting · self sound only · starter not turning · self complaint · self weak”

Self not working — Xavier Battery & Auto Electrical Works, Kallukatti, Kaliyakkavilai, Kanyakumari district.

Call 094872 34923

Or check it yourself first — the 60-second test

after-hours emergency line — call any time: 094872 34923

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Diagnosis: How to tell, from the driver's seat

  • One loud click but no crank with bright lights = solenoid.
  • Rapid clicking with dimming lights = battery or connection.
  • Grinding = bendix or ring gear.
  • Silence with dash lights on = switch, solenoid feed or earth.

Not sure which?

094872 34923

Tell us what it is doing. We will name the part.

Self not working — what it usually is

  1. 1 Flat or weak battery ›
  2. 2 Solenoid contact burnout ›
  3. 3 Worn carbon brushes
  4. 4 Corroded earth or terminal ›
  5. 5 Ignition switch fault ›
  6. 6 Starter motor itself ›

Problems that often come together

Lorry or truck will not start “truck won't start”
Tractor will not start “tractor won't start”
JCB or earth mover will not start “JCB won't start”

Reading this at the roadside? Call now:: 094872 34923 Or WhatsApp a voice note of what it does — the sound usually tells us: WhatsApp

What happens when you call

Say exactly what your vehicle is doing.

We tell you on the phone what it most likely is. If it is not an electrical problem, we say that too.

If the vehicle needs to come to the shop, or we need to come to you, we explain the next step first — and you decide.