i have a citreon dispatch 1.6 hdi van i tried to start this morning i turned the key the normal lights on the dash lit but nothing wouldnt even turn over so i tried jump leads and nothing so i changed the battery and nothing i checked the fuses and noticed one had blown and i found out its the starter control fuse so i changed it and tried again but it just blew straight away any ideas please?

john doidge, September 2015

A starter motor is energised from a starter relay - a big solenoid switch usually on top of the starter motor.

The coil of your starter relay might be a short circuit causing the fuse to blow. The wire that runs to the starter solenoid switch might be shorting out somewhere there could be a wiring fault inside or close to the ignition / starter switch.

You might try this to get the engine started - switch on the ignition and run a starter jump lead - just one - from battery +ve to the terminal of the big cable that runs to the starter. Do not leave it connected. In the event that the engine fires up then remove the cable immediately.

I have little confidence that this trick will work but you never know

Good Luck..., September 2015