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 Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:13 am |
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Joined: May 17, 2010
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Location: Derbyshire
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Hi All,
Just tried to start my 206 and the engine barely turns over its like the battery is flat. I hooked up the mrs's car with jump leads but its still doing the same! It just wont start!
I've been looking on here abpout the earth strap from gearbox to the bodywork. Is there a way I can check by connecting a jump lead from the engine block to the bodywork myself to see if this is the probably?
All sugestions will be greatly received.
Many thanks
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:16 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: England
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Tried bumping it?
Put a wire from -ve to chassis to rule out the earth
Test battery voltage or put your lasses battery on your car to rule out a dead cell
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:17 am |
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Just watch what you are doing because i here you can mess the BSI up by jumping them. its not hard to check the earth strap just look under the barttery tray
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:23 am |
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Thanks I will go and have a look at the earth strap. Will the cable be obvious that it's f**ked? Is the any other erth cables I need to check?
Thanks for all your help
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 12:12 pm |
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Not if it's just a loose connection. Earth goes to the gearbox and or chassis
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 4:02 pm |
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Joined: Mar 04, 2010
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Location: Leicester
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what ever you do, don't touch the throttle when you try and start it. because the idle control value will think that's its normal place when the car is running and you will find the car cutting out every minute.
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Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 5:09 am |
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Joined: May 17, 2010
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Update - I checked the earth cables and they seemed in good condition. So went to Halfords today and got a new battery and that has sorted it! I probably should of did that first lol!!!
It just seemed odd that the battery just went like that, the day before it was fine 
Thanks everybody for all your help 
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Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 5:16 am |
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Joined: Nov 16, 2010
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Location: wiltshire
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It only takes 1 cell to fail, even slightly, then the battery is buggered.
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Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 5:57 am |
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Joined: Nov 27, 2010
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Modern batterys do just fail, its not like the old days where you got plenty of warning.
1 day they can be fine, the next its scrap.
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