newkid Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 Hey, had a problem about 5 days ago where car wouldnt start in the morning, no warning lights or anything and all the dash lit up fine, tried it about 5 times and then it fired up and went. Have just finished work and it wont go at all. Again all lights are on and battery seems ok, i can hear the solenoid click when i turn the key but engine does absolutely nothing. Not trying to turn over or anything. Now stuck in the pouring rain in the dark and trying to bump start it. Could it be a loose connection or is the starter motor gone ? Voltmeter sits at 12 when ignition is on and drops just a smidge when i turn headlights on so i think battery is ok? Quote
newkid Posted November 25, 2014 Author Posted November 25, 2014 Quick update. I have managed to bump start it and drive it home. I switched it off and restarted and again not start. Tried again and it started without any delay? WTF is going on ? Quote
Neilp Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 Sounds like it could definitely be the battery to me. These cars do weird things when the battery is duff. The cold really kills them off. Quote
newkid Posted November 25, 2014 Author Posted November 25, 2014 Sounds like it could definitely be the battery to me. These cars do weird things when the battery is duff. The cold really kills them off. I thought that but surely if it was the battery it would try to turn over but just not be able to? Whereas its literally doing bugger all. Quote
Neilp Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 Nope, battery isn't producing enough crank power to turn it over. Quote
newkid Posted November 25, 2014 Author Posted November 25, 2014 Nope, battery isn't producing enough crank power to turn it over. Righto, ill try the battery before anything else then. Cheers bud. Quote
jimboy2 Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 Sounds like battery. Doesn't it need more than 12 volts to start? Quote
ZMANALEX Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 Battery faulty, battery connections, starter faulty, starter connections, engine earth/ground. However as others have said probably the battery. Quote
glrnet Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 As Neil said, if your battery is weak the first cold weather always finds them out, check that first, then check alternator output too. Sent from my Zed using Nangkang tyres front, RE040's rear Quote
ChrisS Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 Sounds like it could definitely be the battery to me. These cars do weird things when the battery is duff. The cold really kills them off. As Neil and others have said. First couple of days of cold finds them out. (over the next 3 months there will be 3 or 4 will ask the same question and a lot who will just get a new battery having read your thread) Quote
Grundy Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 Do you become a Mod if you have experienced the a battery issue? Quote
-Bradders- Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 If battery seems ok and you can start it with a bump, then i would say sticky starter, it sounds like it dont like the cold lol. Quote
martybhoy Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 I had pretty much the exact same symptoms. It was a dead battery. It had got to a stage it wouldn't hold enough juice to turn over. I'd say go for a battery! Quote
newkid Posted November 26, 2014 Author Posted November 26, 2014 Thanks for replies guys, have a bosch battery on order, failing that i will try the starter motor connections. 1 Quote
ChrisS Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 Do you become a Mod if you have experienced the a battery issue? Narr we just get to read the same clever ass posts all the time. :p 1 Quote
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