Need help urgent left a interior light on in car flattened the battery tried jump starting it from the wife's car,
All dashboard light come on but engine is just clicking like a card in a bycle wheel please help
I broke it I think
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Re: I broke it ithink
Sounds like shes not getting enough current. Try cleaning the terminals on both batteries to make sure you are getting a good connection.
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Re: I broke it ithink
as above, but also leave it a few mins before trying again to get some charge back in the battery.
It could be you had a dodgy battery and didn't realise, this has shown it up
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Re: I broke it ithink
Is it bad if engine management light is on or just reset the car electronics eg disconnect battery fast hating my car
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Re: I broke it ithink
Try to rev the wifes car while starting yours.
Make sure those terminals are clean as possible and even wiggle the teeth of the leads a bit to get them to bit into the terminals.
Failing that you either just need to charge the battery for a few hours or bump start it.
Make sure those terminals are clean as possible and even wiggle the teeth of the leads a bit to get them to bit into the terminals.
Failing that you either just need to charge the battery for a few hours or bump start it.
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Re: I broke it ithink
Sorry to be a pest bit if need bump start it where the best place to put a tow rope as I got a bum shoulder and cannot push the car and wife would never mange to push it
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Swap the batteries and try it, if it starts then you know your battery is kaput.
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Re: I broke it ithink
If you've got a failed cell in your battery it won't start from a jump or a bump
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Re: I broke it ithink
Check your jump leads are for the right size engine. Mine go up to 3.5L engine and could jump start Freddie Mercury
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Re: I broke it ithink
Thanks guy for all advice managed to fine a mate with a charger put it on overnight it went first time back in love with the coupe ( not sure for how long lol)
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