Hi guys i need some help i have a 97 1.6ltr polo and it wont start, there is no clicking or ticking or cranking the light on the dash come on but thats it, i thought it was the starter motor but now im thinking it could be the starter motor relay, so i was wondering what relay it is im thinking its the 53s but i cant get them out they are stuck is there a trick im missing  ? Could it be something else? 

First Welcome to the forum.

 

Unless it is an automatic there is no relay in the starter motor circuit, 12v goes from terminal 50 on the ignition switch through the bulkhead disconnects and down to the starter motor solenoid, so get a voltmeter and put it on the thin wire on the starter motor and get an assistant to attempt to start and see if you're getting 12v if you are then the starter solenoid is goosed, if no 12v then most likely the ignition switch unit

Thankyou mate im new to these cars so learning as i go ill check those out and see how i go the starter motor is very difficult to get to on these cars thats for sure

Edited 26 January, 20206 yr by Willobeard