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G_Man91 · by **G_Man91** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 1:07 am

im gunna start off by saying im sorry it is my fault but now i need help lol
right over 3 months ago my car has not moved off the drive.
the handbrake is off.
but battery didnt start the car,
went completely dead , linked it up to other car, it stutters but wont turn over,
then took battery off and chrged it over night, still the same problem.
do i need a new battery or another fault???
thank you chaops

Spankem · by **Spankem** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 7:25 am

Could be CPS ( Crank position sensor )

graeme647 · by **graeme647** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 8:38 am

It would still turn over if the crank sensor was dead wouldnt it? I would have thought starter motor if it won't even do that...

Boot_Fairy · by **Boot_Fairy** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 2:35 pm

Is it manual or automatic?

G_Man91 · by **G_Man91** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 3:05 pm

manual.
1.6
never had this problem before,
but obv iv never left it this long.
it tries its hardest but just wont go over.
the more i charge the more times and more powerful it sounds,
ive been told it may be the battery [broken].,

herulach · by **herulach** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 4:20 pm

Likely its just from being sat our yaris did something similar, get some jump leads and try it from a car (van or big diesel is best) whilst holding the throttle open. I bet you'll find it catches after a while (probably need cranking for a good few seconds)

Spankem · by **Spankem** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 7:16 pm

graeme647 wrote:It would still turn over if the crank sensor was dead wouldnt it? I would have thought starter motor if it won't even do that...

ooops ok old man moment :oops:

did'nt realise you meant won't turn over as in engine turning over

what do you mean by it stutters ??
if you left the battery connected all this time then yeah it could be battery
did you get the clicking noise from starter motor when trying to turn over , or even a click ?

herulach wrote:Likely its just from being sat our yaris did something similar, get some jump leads and try it from a car (van or big diesel is best) whilst holding the throttle open. I bet you'll find it catches after a while (probably need cranking for a good few seconds)

would try that 1st though

G_Man91 · by **G_Man91** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 6:56 pm

well ive taken all this on board but still nothing.,
at first battery didnt do anything all my electrics went off.
put a battery charger to it for a day, power back, i think it turns over, but it just struggles to get that extra bit of power, to actually start the car.
added someoil into the car i just cant think what it might be?

herulach · by **herulach** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:05 pm

What kind of battery charger? If its properly dead I'd be surprised if a day would do it.

Try jumping from a similar sized car/van

G_Man91 · by **G_Man91** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:27 pm

couple of people have said it could be spark plugs???
um im not sure i borrowed it off an uncle, charges his merc sl
really, more than a day?

herulach · by **herulach** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:56 pm

It depends on the charge current. It could also be the battery is just buggered through being discharged too far. Try jumping it, It might well be spark plugs, but since you haven't yet eliminated the most common and easiest checked problem theres no point chucking extra cash at it.

Jrp210 · by **Jrp210** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:00 pm

from what you have mentioned i would put my money on it needing a new battery. iirc it only needs to be something like 0.5v under a certain voltage and the car wont start.

G_Man91 · by **G_Man91** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:02 pm

hmm ok, even if i charged it, blah blah,
and take it down halfords tomorrow to get the battery tested will they be able to tell me i need a new one?
obv without making me want to buy one there and then

herulach · by **herulach** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:08 pm

yep, or any garage going if you have one closer. are you in the aa? Quick call to get it started (they carry huge jumpstarters) will sort the diagnosis straight out - its a pretty common battery, so I imagine most would have it on the van ready to sell you.

Ako89 · by **Ako89** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 7:55 am

Halfords will probs tell you its knackered. Most garages carry a battery testing tool.
It's probs just completely dead.

Any scrap yards local to you?
I picked up a battery for my old jeep for £3, then got £2 back when I scrapped my old (knackered) battery in. Sorted.

G_Man91 · by **G_Man91** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 6:05 pm

my baby livessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

jason_rmh · by **jason_rmh** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 6:33 pm

What was the solution in the end?
Was it the battery?

G_Man91 · by **G_Man91** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 6:45 pm

no bizarre really.
obviously because it hasnt moved,
maybe the rotary or something was just stiff , i pushed the car out onto the road and pushed it back into the drive the other way round, so i could get bigger cars to go head onto it.,
and it must have done something because after hooking it up to a similar sized car it just fired up after 5 mins,
IM DELIGHTEDD

jason_rmh · by **jason_rmh** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:21 pm

I had a car ages ago where the starter motor would get stuck and I had to occasionally rock the car forwards / backwards while in gear to free it up.
Maybe its a similar case with yours from being sat for so long.
Glad its sorted!

G_Man91 · by **G_Man91** » Fri Mar 16, 2012 12:07 am

haha cheers ate couple more moths now and i get my lisence back ahah

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