weird starter motor thingy?

[interloper393]

Hey peeps. kk the car wont start turning the key but will if you attach a cable from the live feed at the starter and connect to the battery.. any idears whats wrong? lol.. its a m8s car n we be fooked.. prob the wrong section,.. soz

[Mobilemick]

Maybe a old alarm/immobiliser  has activated,

You havent taken the battery off recently ?  

Could be a faulty ignition switch.

Mick

[Lum]

This used to happen all the time on my old golf. So much so that i used to have to open the bonnet almost every time to start the bloody thing.
Turned out a heat shield was missing and the starter was getting too hot & sticking, the added voltage added when running straight to the battery would usually unstick it.

[Mobilemick]

Old golfs, had a problem with ignition switch being faulty

[RemarkLima]

Could just be a dodgy relay...Is there a same relay you can swap round just to check?

[Joeh]

Well.. maybe you\'ve hit a speed bump and cut the starter motor wire under the car. It runs under the car on the passengers side like 2 inches behind the sill... check if the wire is still in one piece ... but then again.. if you could do it by live feed it shouldn\'t be the case, but who knows, its worth a check