Arkwright Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 I have not used my 350 for a while and now it will not start. I am assuming the battery is flat. Have connected it up to jump start it as per the manual but nothing happens. I have no electrics at all. If I press the unlock button on the key fob the indicators flash twice. If I press the lock button nothing happens. No lights, no horn or anything. Any suggestions please? Quote
Ekona Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 Did you connect the terminals the right way round when trying to jump start it? Absolutely sure? How does the manual say to jump start it? Quote
JetSet Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 Flattened my battery once, even with decent terminals it wouldn't start from my 1200cc Clio (absolutely zilch) , but started O.K from my wife's Z4, I'm guessing Zed's need a fairly beefy battery to jump start from. Pete Quote
yankeesiter Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 Have you made sure the cables are man enough for the job? Thin ones just won't do it. Quote
350 Russ Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 make sure your jump cables are big enough, i had a flat battery over xmas and the set i tried to use werent up to it so i had to buy a bigger set. i jumped mine off of a 1.2 fiesta so it shouldnt be that Quote
Arkwright Posted February 20, 2011 Author Posted February 20, 2011 Yes I have very meaty cables and a massive battery on my van. Just no sign of life at all! I have now taken the battery out (what a poxy job) and put it on charge. It was really flat and I'll leave it on trickle overnight and try again tomorrow. The terminals are not corroded but I'll clean them and the clamps up tomorrow in case there's a poor connexion. Quote
Ricey Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 You may find that the battery is fubar if its a few years old mate. See how the trickle gets on but if it doesn't work I'd give up on it and bag up a new one. Quote
Arkwright Posted February 20, 2011 Author Posted February 20, 2011 Yes I'm thinking that plus it won't have been helped by the extremely cold weather we've had coupled with lack of use. My main concern was if there was some sort of cut out I don't know about or if the cars imobiliser was set when the battery went flat would it somehow prevent starting from the jump. Quote
martinmac Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 Nothing like that fitted Derek, its basic technology Im afraid. Quote
John-Fram Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 Sorry this wont help you get it started this time but in future I would recommend an Optimate. See http://www.optimate.co.uk/ I use this for the wife's Figaro when we take it off the road over winter. It conditions the battery and you can fit trailing leads so that all you have to do is plug it in - no need to remove or even disconnect the battery. It will even charge from flat so if all else fails you could buy one now. If your battery is knackered it will also tell you. Cheers John Quote
350 Russ Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 is your zed a jdm or a uk model? as my jdm has an aftermarket immobiliser fitted Quote
ioneabee Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 Sorry this wont help you get it started this time but in future I would recommend an Optimate. See http://www.optimate.co.uk/ I use this for the wife's Figaro when we take it off the road over winter. It conditions the battery and you can fit trailing leads so that all you have to do is plug it in - no need to remove or even disconnect the battery. It will even charge from flat so if all else fails you could buy one now. If your battery is knackered it will also tell you. Cheers John nice product - but that has got to be one of the worst websites I've seen for a long time !! Quote
Dblock Posted February 21, 2011 Posted February 21, 2011 I found if you jump the 350 by connecting another car and starting it with the other car connected you might have blown a fuse. The fuses are on the positive terminal. Quote
Arkwright Posted February 21, 2011 Author Posted February 21, 2011 yes all is now obvious in good daylight. The fuse which has blown sits in a clear plastic case beside the positive terminal. This is rated at 120A. (It looks like the clear case can be prized off but it doesn't want to come). It then leads to 2 further positive terminals below which are 4 further fuses which are intact. It looks to me that this construction is all one piece. Do I need to buy the whole lot or can the fuse be replaced? Quote
M13KYF Posted February 21, 2011 Posted February 21, 2011 this part has been posted before and from I can remember it is one whole part. Quote
M13KYF Posted February 21, 2011 Posted February 21, 2011 here ya go Arkwright, more info here . Nissan will want £56+vat for a new assembly viewtopic.php?f=9&t=33798&hilit=terminal+fuse&start=0 Quote
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