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starter or battery wat ya think?

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  • 11-11-2009 9:58am
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    thesaharastyle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27 ✭


    hi everyone
    not great wit cars but mine wont start all day yesterday without been jumped! now i'm just wonderin would it be starter or battery
    i thought if battery gone my radio or lights wont come on but they do when wont start
    when the jump leads go on it start in sec just mightn't start next time
    do u think it is the starter or battery?
    hav this car long time an dont want to put money into it wanted to get new car in jan
    any ideas would be great
    thanks everyone


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    robbie_998
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    Yeah definitely sounds like the battery there alright.


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    stealthyspeeder
    Registered Users Posts: 4,663 ✭✭✭stealthyspeeder


    Do you use Maxol E5 petrol? Im having a horrid time getting my started on these clod days using it!!

    If not, it sounds like the battery!


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    LookBehindYou
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 994 Mod ✭✭✭✭LookBehindYou


    Sounds like battery problem.
    Did you check it for water lately?


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    air
    Registered Users Posts: 2,822 ✭✭✭air


    If by "jumped" you mean that you're using jump leads to supply power to your car to start it then the problem is the battery as clearly the starter motor is doing it's job once there's a suitable power source available to it. If you're rolling it down a hill or whatever it could be either.
    I think you mean the former and my money would be on the battery, temperatures have dropped recently and previously marginal batteries won't be up to the job from here on in.


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    thesaharastyle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27 ✭thesaharastyle


    thanks for replys everyone got new starter in it today but still wont start why try battery tomorrow
    would i need to buy new battery?


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    robbie_998
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,222 ✭✭✭robbie_998


    thesaharastyle wrote: »
    thanks for replys everyone got new starter in it today but still wont start

    well we did say it wasent that !

    its definitely the battery that needs to be replaced with a new one made specifically for that car !!!

    think of it this way , a batter uses electricity to make things work like lights and fans and so on. when you turn on your ignition all that stuff works in your car cos you turned the battery on !

    when you turned your ignition on and nothing worked everybody here knew instantly it was the battery !

    its simple :)


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    thesaharastyle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27 ✭thesaharastyle


    couldnt get to check computer today an lost without my car so someone said it was starter that why i got it but listenin now so off for battery tomorrow


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    thesaharastyle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27 ✭thesaharastyle


    well just to let ye know got new battery today an car started so fingers crossed that will keep it going for few weeks


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