Cranking time exceeded

[neucleator]

So thr car broke down and had to get shipped to garage. Would not crank at all. Nothing... the starter was knackered so had it replaced and still getting cracking time exceeded when trying to fire from butto . Will fire up using direct power to the new starter the but code won't clear thus wont crank from the button. The battery had been sat for a few years and was going dead after about 5 mins of just the ignition being on so is this now a Dead battery as well? Have taken out to leave on charge over weekend to see if that helps clear the code and give the old battery enough juice for next week fingers crossed

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[FlaminFiero]

My understanding of the way modern cars detect the car is cranking enough to start injecting fuel is they look for a specific RPM for a specific duration, then when they see the new higher RPM and Duration they disengage the starter. The fact that you can start the car from external power but cant start while "In System" would make we want to investigate all connections and cables between the starter and the battery. There may be something limiting current and by extension, cranking RPM, investigate for frayed cables, furiously clean connections. Usually there is just one thick cable going up to the battery. The solenoid then switches this cable on and off. I would detach this cable at the battery or PDC and connect your external power to it, see if it starts. If it doesnt, replace the cable.