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Title: trouble with car this morning!!
Post by: mick-1975 on 06 January 2009, 15:00:55

 :'(  hi guys woke up this morning for work at half 1,
went to car and you guessed it would not start it would turn but no joy
 got booster out and still no luck .
After a couple of minutes it started  :y.

  anyway i took it to garage  to be tested and charging is ok so i am putting it on charge tonight!!

  could there be anything else that i should keep in mind or is it just this cold weather ?????? :'(
 thanks

Title: Re: trouble with car this morning!!
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 06 January 2009, 15:23:23

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:'(  hi guys woke up this morning for work at half 1,
went to car and you guessed it would not start it would turn but no joy
 got booster out and still no luck .
After a couple of minutes it started  :y.

  anyway i took it to garage  to be tested and charging is ok so i am putting it on charge tonight!!



  could there be anything else that i should keep in mind or is it just this cold weather ?????? :'(
 thanks

When was it last given a full service? :-?


It is when weather is like it has been that you can discover how well your car has been maintained or not! ::) ;)

Title: Re: trouble with car this morning!!
Post by: ians on 06 January 2009, 16:02:56

if your battery is at all dodgy, then this weather will find it out.   Are you doing long enough drives to charge it up? (bearing in mind you will no doubt have lights, and heaters going full blast..?

Title: Re: trouble with car this morning!!
Post by: Danny on 06 January 2009, 16:15:01

my bro has had his lexus for over 2 years with no fault at all but a cold snap a couple of weeks ago killed his battery while he was at work during the day

Title: Re: trouble with car this morning!!
Post by: mick-1975 on 06 January 2009, 17:31:26

thanks i travel about 10 mile to work !!
  
  i did a paper clip test and got
  1 flash and then
 10 flashes 3 times
then back to the one flash

 any ideas ??

 as for the service i do it all my self prob could do with plugs i think but been running great before today !!

Title: Re: trouble with car this morning!!
Post by: ngrainqey on 06 January 2009, 18:44:54

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thanks i travel about 10 mile to work !!
  
  i did a paper clip test and got
  1 flash and then
 10 flashes 3 times
then back to the one flash

 any ideas ??

 as for the service i do it all my self prob could do with plugs i think but been running great before today !!

that ten flashes could actually be 1 and 19 making 19 which is the crank sensor!
which would stop it starting... meaning its on the way out