Glanza not starting. Please help.
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dac69er
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bump or jump started? some people call them different things. did you connect jump leads or did you push the car along and then lift the clutch up in gear to get it going?
if its the second one, i would say your starter motor is the issue. next time it plays up, get a metal bar from above onto the starter and give it a few taps with a hammer (not too hard) see if that makes any difference.
if its the second one, i would say your starter motor is the issue. next time it plays up, get a metal bar from above onto the starter and give it a few taps with a hammer (not too hard) see if that makes any difference.
Sounds more like a stuck starter to me. Try what dac69er said and give it a few good taps. If it fires up right away then you know you need a new starter. Anything else to do with the charging system probably would have given some slow cranks of the engine before going completely dead.
its at your right hand side behind the engine. below the intake mani. it should be a round big black thing. look at the right side(gearbox side) below the hose/tube that runs from the waterpump to the thermostat housing. Could be a bit dificult to see from top. From under the car it would be right in your face
dac69er
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good pic 
what happens is you should turn the key and the solenoid (the smaller part attached to the starter) pulls in allowing the main connection on the alternator to make as well as moving the drive gears into mesh with the ring gear on the flywheel and it will turn the engine.
if all you hear is clicking its either there isn't enough power to turn the alternator once the solenoid has clicked in, or there is a bad connection somewhere. could just be the brushes are worn out inside the alternator or it needs a good clean. when the car was working ok, was it sluggish to turn over at all?
if you can prove its the alternator, easiest bet is to swap it out for a working one and keep the other as a spare to get rebuilt if needed at a later date.
what happens is you should turn the key and the solenoid (the smaller part attached to the starter) pulls in allowing the main connection on the alternator to make as well as moving the drive gears into mesh with the ring gear on the flywheel and it will turn the engine.
if all you hear is clicking its either there isn't enough power to turn the alternator once the solenoid has clicked in, or there is a bad connection somewhere. could just be the brushes are worn out inside the alternator or it needs a good clean. when the car was working ok, was it sluggish to turn over at all?
if you can prove its the alternator, easiest bet is to swap it out for a working one and keep the other as a spare to get rebuilt if needed at a later date.