Starting issue after recent overhaul

quaverous · Post by **quaverous** » 01 Aug 2013, 16:34

So I recently replaced the cam seals and did timing/belt/water pump/acc belt maintenance and two weeks later my S40 is having trouble starting and I'm hoping someone has some ideas if they are related or coincidence.

The battery seems ok (just volt tested) and if I disconnect/connect it enough times the car will sometimes start. Otherwise I just get a single click when turning the key. At first I thought it was a bad starter but I'm not sure any more. If roll the window down, lock the car, and pull the handle inside the door the alarm never goes off. It previously would trigger it - same for using the key in the door when it was locked. The key fob can lock/unlock the car just fine.

Is the alarm a wild goose chase or is my starter really to blame? When I put everything together I did have an alarm service required message on the dash but it eventually went away and never has come back.

quaverous · Post by **quaverous** » 07 Aug 2013, 19:06

After trying many things, I think I figured it out. Needed to do the lock/unlock routine 5 times to reset the alarm system and now everything seems ok - the car has started several times without an issue.