WTF is this noise? (Video)

[Griff]

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The cars not been used for two weeks while I've been away but having returned this evening this is what I was met with when I tried to start the car.

Any ideas?

 

[StevenMc29]

nope but that happened to my mums 1.2. left it for 10mins tried again and it worked fine

 

[Benbosh]

Battery flat or startor motor,
Either them two or aids bad type too by the sounds of it.

 

[Martin_172]

flat/fucked battery or possibly dodgey corroded conector on the starter motor

 

[ginna]

flat battery matey bang it on charge or bump it off and give it a good ride around it should be ok then

 

[Nal]

Deffo flat battery or poor connection from battery.

 

[Jay Payne]

Battery.

The noise is the starter solenoid trying to engage and not having enough power to

Is it the original factory one?

5 years or so is about right for them

 

[E11OOT]

battery dead

 

[Martin_172]

deffo the battery as after the starter motor makes that funny noise you hear the dials needles "vibrating" for a second, dont know why they do it but always see it on clios with flat batterys

 

[R20 CWH]

might be battery

:lolup:

nah in seriousness I had this when the alternator feed snapped so tis defo it

 

[rctempire]

Starter Motor. Dads focus does the same thing, did it from factory.

Stop turning the key and try again and it works fine.

 

[Griff]

Cheers peeps.. Thought the noise was more serious than a duff battery and started panicking.