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Bobbit
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help needed urgent
« on: Sep 21st, 2010, 10:56am » |
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Hi Hope some kind soul can help me pretty quick.
went to my 1996 2.3 estate this morning, turned key and all I got was some funny electrical whirrings and everything was dead, after about 30 seconds leaving ignition switched on dials spun and dash lit up but no start.
Reason for urgency, live in rural france and am stuck without car.
Cheers
Bob
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leewar
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Re: help needed urgent
« Reply #1 on: Sep 21st, 2010, 11:08am » |
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Dials spinning, electrical whirrings all point to the battery. Replace and watch her go!! Lee
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Re: help needed urgent
« Reply #2 on: Sep 21st, 2010, 11:14am » |
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Hi Bob,
As Lee says it does sound like the battery, have there been signs of it getting low or is it a sudden discharge?
is it manual or auto?
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on Oct 17th, 2011, 12:35pm, Simmo wrote:I give up !  Too much for an old boy!  |
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Bobbit
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Re: help needed urgent
« Reply #3 on: Sep 21st, 2010, 11:41am » |
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Hi Lads,
Thanks for quick reply,
yes I thought it might be battery, it just that i have never heard the clicking sounds before,
have got a friendly farmer to come and give me a jump start.
will let you know what happens.
Cheers Bob
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Re: help needed urgent
« Reply #4 on: Sep 21st, 2010, 11:41am » |
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Highlander no it suddenly happened this morning?
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Re: help needed urgent
« Reply #5 on: Sep 21st, 2010, 12:39pm » |
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if it is the battery see if you can get the alternator checked, a dud alternator can kill a new battery.
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on Oct 17th, 2011, 12:35pm, Simmo wrote:| I give up ! Too much for an old boy! |
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Bobbit
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Re: help needed urgent
« Reply #6 on: Sep 23rd, 2010, 8:53am » |
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yes it was the battery, alternator checked out ok
Thanks again
Bob 
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Re: help needed urgent
« Reply #7 on: Sep 23rd, 2010, 7:10pm » |
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Batteries can fail without warning if one of the plates or insulator collapses. Uncommon but not unheard of.
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