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Offline mrapoc

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Car died this morning
« on: 14 August 2012, 12:37 »
Hi all. This morning I put my key in the ignition and the dash went dead. Nothing would happen. I also tried locking the car etc. and nothing would happen.

I then had the bright idea to unplug the negative terminal on the battery. The sparks were quite small meaning possible low voltage?

Anyway, hooked it back up and the car started...why did this happen??
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Re: Car died this morning
« Reply #1 on: 14 August 2012, 12:46 »
Corroded battery terminals?  Loose or broke earth lead?
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Re: Car died this morning
« Reply #2 on: 14 August 2012, 12:50 »
Sound like a dead batt? tried bumpping it?
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Re: Car died this morning
« Reply #3 on: 14 August 2012, 12:58 »
Quote from: Nino on 14 August 2012, 12:50
Sound like a dead batt? tried bumpping it?
why do that when it started  :grin:
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Offline mrapoc

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Re: Car died this morning
« Reply #4 on: 14 August 2012, 12:58 »
Well it started fine once i reconnected it and I've never had this issue before.

I was worried about starting it after I had stopped at a client's workplace approximately 10 mins drive after the incident but it started fine...

How can I test if it is indeed the battery on its way out? May be related...but my trip computer seems to dim and brighten randomly recently
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Re: Car died this morning
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Offline mrapoc

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Re: Car died this morning
« Reply #6 on: 14 August 2012, 13:06 »
I did have a look and they don't look burnt out - or is it something internally?

Lol come to think of it...I do get slow wipers

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Re: Car died this morning
« Reply #7 on: 14 August 2012, 16:24 »
You should see if you can grab yourself or borrow a volt meter, this would give you a clear indication if its your battery :)
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Re: Car died this morning
« Reply #8 on: 14 August 2012, 21:25 »
cars time of the month? mine one day the millage went off and everything on the clocks so i took battery off put it back on and it came back on :)
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Offline mrapoc

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Re: Car died this morning
« Reply #9 on: 15 August 2012, 11:43 »
Cheers all

I'm going to get my voltmeter across the battery at some point

Also check the earth and then possibly look at the fuse box. It really has started dimming a lot!
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