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Offline Wazzzer

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Re: Help, car wont start! Panic!
« Reply #10 on: 15 January 2011, 14:09 »
15 mins won't be enough to turn the starter over if it's completely dead.

What are the voltage readings from the battery?
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Re: Help, car wont start! Panic!
« Reply #11 on: 15 January 2011, 14:12 »
Just getting a lift for a meter. How long should I charge it for?
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Re: Help, car wont start! Panic!
« Reply #12 on: 15 January 2011, 15:25 »
Battery 12.2v drops to 11.8 when trying to start, just clicks loudly once when turning key
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Re: Help, car wont start! Panic!
« Reply #13 on: 16 January 2011, 08:24 »
BUMP

Need to sort this today, going to try;
1. Long charge 30mins +
2. Starter motor twa##ing
3. Bump start.

Anything else I can try?
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Re: Help, car wont start! Panic!
« Reply #14 on: 16 January 2011, 08:40 »
Don't bump start, you'll kill the cat/lambdas.

Clicking normally means the battery hasn't got enough juice to engage and turn the starter
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Re: Help, car wont start! Panic!
« Reply #15 on: 16 January 2011, 11:33 »
The cable between the battery and the starter had snapped at the battery end. Looked fine but fell apart when pulled.
Need to remake connection.

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