Checking the starter (on the car) (Mondeo 2)

If the starter shaft does not rotate or rotates too slowly, check the battery charge level and wire connections. Turn on the starter with the lights fully on. If the light decreases significantly, the battery may be discharged or faulty.

If the illumination does not change and the starter shaft does not rotate, then there is a break in the starter wire or a defect in the starter itself.

Since the solenoid switch cannot be disassembled, you can only check its circuit using a 12 V test lamp. Connect one end of the lamp wire to the terminal of the starter wire, and the other to the terminal of the current-connecting busbar. Now turn on the starter.

If the indicator lamp does not light brightly, i.e. there is a break, replace the solenoid switch. The cause of the malfunction may not necessarily be the starter. It may be the battery, wiring, connection to the "ground" or even the ignition system. A poorly connected wire to the battery to the "ground" is sometimes the cause of poor starter operation.

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