Yesterday I came out of a gas station and my 2001 jetta would not start. All the lights came on, windows worked but would not turn over.
Long story short, I was able to jump start it and get it home. I picked up a new starter on my way home assuming that was the problem. Before I changed it, I pulled the clutch pedal switch and test that...tested okay. Then I removed the old starter and bench tested that. THe solenoid was working, but the motor wasn't. The pinion extended when I hooked it up to a battery but did not turn. I installed the new starter, but still have the same problem. After that, I checked the starter relay (assuming the google response I got led me to the right one) and that tested okay.
Any thoughts or suggestions?
Long story short, I was able to jump start it and get it home. I picked up a new starter on my way home assuming that was the problem. Before I changed it, I pulled the clutch pedal switch and test that...tested okay. Then I removed the old starter and bench tested that. THe solenoid was working, but the motor wasn't. The pinion extended when I hooked it up to a battery but did not turn. I installed the new starter, but still have the same problem. After that, I checked the starter relay (assuming the google response I got led me to the right one) and that tested okay.
Any thoughts or suggestions?