Non starter (possible startermotor)

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Alfachats
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Drives: (55) Polo 9N 1.2
Location: Falmouth

Non starter (possible startermotor)

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Good evening chums, newbie here with a starting problem with my 55 plate 1.2

So basically it starts intermittently, I can hear the starting solenoid engaging but it wont turn, Ive had the starter off and given it a good squirt of WD40 as the car has low mileage and has very little use (37k) so thought it could be sticking but its made no difference.

So is it the starter motor or is there something else common to these little cars? I remember having starting problems with my Mk4 Golf and that ended up being a poor engine earth, do these suffer from that as well??

BTW I can 'push start' it.

Many thanks

Rog.
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