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[tunnie]

did you try taking the aux belt off, was it the same on start up?

[Andy H]

So nothing odd when it is running?

Assuming nothing crawled into the engine and died  I would want to pull the starter motor out and check that it was free to slide in and out of engagement.

[Shackeng]

random thought, pop off the aux belt, and start the engine (but don't run for too long) - That will rule out anything aux belt driven (thinking alternator ect..)

Will try this as well.......

Have you tried this yet?

[Kumamoto]

random thought, pop off the aux belt, and start the engine (but don't run for too long) - That will rule out anything aux belt driven (thinking alternator ect..)

Will try this as well.......

Have you tried this yet?

Not yet...will do it tommorow and see if it makes a difference.

Where is the starter motor located?
Also was driving  a few hours ago and drove into  a petrol station and filled up, a few seconds after i started the car the EML came on. Can dodgy fuel turn on the EML? There was no loss of power and the car did not get into limp mode. I will read the codes tommorow as it is already 9.30 pm here.

[Kumamoto]

Oh well found a solution to the problem with the car.
Basically the car needed a service badly, mainly oil change,oil filter,petrol filter and the car is perfect.
When i start the in the morning it as good as gold. I am just surprised that miggys  are really fussy about service and maintainance...
I will be changing the oil every 3,000 miles just for peace of mind.
Thank guys for all your help.....