#1: My car wont start. Author: devildriverxii, Location: StevenagePosted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 11:26 am ---- Thread title isn't exactly true.
It starts, when it feels like it, It wouldn't start Saturday morning, so I jumped it from my mums car, and let it run for about an hour, took it for a ride etc. and It's been working fine, it started the morning, but I drove to my mums, stayed for a few hours, and now it wont start.
it had a new battery last wednesday too because I was told it was the most likely cause, but alas, it's not.
Any ideas, more than likely it's the alternator right? I can't get him to the garage til Monday.
Cheers.
#2: Re: My car wont start. Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 11:27 am ---- Whats it doing?
Turning over ok & not firing?
What year is it?
#3: Re: My car wont start. Author: ExoVyper, Location: Waiting for the tugboats to push me into port (Whitehaven)Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 11:28 am ----
devildriverxii wrote:
Thread title isn't exactly true.
It starts, when it feels like it, It wouldn't start Saturday morning, so I jumped it from my mums car, and let it run for about an hour, took it for a ride etc. and It's been working fine, it started the morning, but I drove to my mums, stayed for a few hours, and now it wont start.
it had a new battery last wednesday too because I was told it was the most likely cause, but alas, it's not.
Any ideas, more than likely it's the alternator right? I can't get him to the garage til Monday.
Cheers.
most likely wrong there pal as your battery is charging but the batterys not holding it.
you say you've had a new battery put on so the only thinkg i can think of is you've got a short dragging the power out your battery.. unless you've got a duff battery by accident? :L
#4: Re: My car wont start. Author: eddrj, Location: BerkshirePosted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 11:29 am ---- i would say alternator probably
#5: Re: My car wont start. Author: ExoVyper, Location: Waiting for the tugboats to push me into port (Whitehaven)Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 11:30 am ---- multimeter is needed for simple test!
#6: Re: My car wont start. Author: M60SHW, Location: CarlislePosted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 11:31 am ---- Duff batteries are common with them sitting on a shelf lol could also have a bad earth sone were as well ??
#7: Re: My car wont start. Author: devildriverxii, Location: StevenagePosted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 11:37 am ----
MrBSI wrote:
Whats it doing?
Turning over ok & not firing?
What year is it?
Before I changed the battery, when I turned the key I was just getting a rapid clicking noise.
After I changed the battery I get..well it sounds like it's trying to start, dash lights half arsedly light up, every time I try it it gets shorter and shorter.
Saturday morning it was so dead the central locking wouldn't even work...or the hazzard lights.
It's a 1999 2.0D HDI GLX
#8: Re: My car wont start. Author: E5GDM, Location: EssexPosted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 11:43 am ---- Get the alternator checked out.
#9: Re: My car wont start. Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 11:49 am ---- Last edited by MrBSI on Mon Dec 17, 2012 10:00 pm; edited 1 time in total
#10: Re: My car wont start. Author: Lee, Location: EnglandPosted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 11:50 am ---- You haven't got anything draining the battery have you, that isn't turning off? for example a amp
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it might to him, lol.
