se350z Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Hi everyone last night my batter died, while sitting down in the car with misses, how ever i managed to junp start the car but my engine light come on..i been using the car for 8 months and never come acrossed something like this.. Any ideas why engine light come on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Get the code read, either by a garage or by doing the tapping of the footpedals as described in the guide on here. Once we know the code we can help you out a little more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubapics Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 You should never jump start a car that has catalytic converters as the unburnt fuel in the exhaust can ignite and destroy the converter(s). There is a procedure on the forum somewhere that tells you how to get the fault code using the ignition key. That will help you identify the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwantone Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 You should never jump start a car that has catalytic converters as the unburnt fuel in the exhaust can ignite and destroy the converter(s). I can't see any problem with JUMP starting. I can see a problem with BUMP starting. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 I can't see a problem with either tbh. Unless you're bump-starting a car every day for a month, then you're not going to cause any damage to it. Theoretically yes, you could, but I just can't see it happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubapics Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Misread jump for bump - sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwantone Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 I can't see a problem with either tbh. Unless you're bump-starting a car every day for a month, then you're not going to cause any damage to it. Theoretically yes, you could, but I just can't see it happening. I've just had another think on this one. If you have flattened your battery, and that's all you've done, then properly bump starting the car should do no harm. The first time a piston hits TDC, the engine should start in exactly the same way as it would have done using it's own starter motor and battery. However, if the car will not start on it's battery and you have cranked and cranked in hope until the battery is flat, then attempting to bump start it would not be a good idea. Ten to one it will still not start and you are pushing unburnt fuel through the cat. Then again, cranking a car that will not start also pushes unburnt fuel through the cat, so what's the difference? Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
se350z Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 First time i jumpstart the car, how do i identfy the problem by ignition key? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Code grab. viewtopic.php?f=35&t=27472&p=398963&hilit=engine+code#p398963 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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