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Opel Astra won't start

  • 26-09-2013 2:23pm
    #1
    comewatmay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 274 ✭✭


    13 year old Astra.

    Had been lying idle for bout 19 months.

    Back on the road in January had been driving solidly till 3 weeks ago.

    Went to start the car and totally dead. Tried push start and jump leads but nothing.

    Left it sitting for 2 weeks and tried it last Friday. It started and ran perfectly for a week until yesterday.

    Sat in the car and it wouldn't start. Same thing dead as a doornail, I don't understand how it could work and the. Just go dead again.

    When I turn the key there isn't even a meg out of the engine.

    Any ideas what it could be/what I should try to get it started.


Comments

  • #2
    visual
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭visual


    How is the battery
    Can you measure the voltage


  • #3
    SCOOP 64
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,395 ✭✭✭SCOOP 64


    Similar happen to me last year ,would start sometimes ,then not at all,called breakdown one time was told faulty fuel pump,was going to replace when someone suggested test pump relay, so i replaced relay anyway, not a problem since.
    of cause could be many other things to cause non start.
    my is Astra G 1998.


  • #4
    comewatmay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 274 ✭✭comewatmay


    How would I test the battery?

    It's a new battery that I put in 9 months ago so don't imagine it would be that.


  • #5
    visual
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭visual


    comewatmay wrote: »
    How would I test the battery?

    It's a new battery that I put in 9 months ago so don't imagine it would be that.

    They will discharge over time if car is not being used. It may be flat.

    You need a cheap volt meter to read voltage.

    There is too little information to give advice
    And "not a meg" means nothing.

    When you turned on ignition did all the dash lights light up ?
    When you turned ignition to start did the engine crank over ?
    If it didn't crank over could you hear a lould click or clicking noise. ? Lights go dim?
    If it did crank over did it just fail to start up and run. ?


  • #6
    Esel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,092 ✭✭✭✭Esel
    Not Your Ornery Onager


    Could be a loose earth strap.

    Not your ornery onager



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  • #7
    comewatmay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 274 ✭✭comewatmay


    Update on this.

    Got a call this am saying the garage had 'reconditioned' the starter and the cost is e130.

    Does this sound right?

    What does a recondition actually mean.


  • #8
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    It means they took it apart and cleaned it out and perhaps changed a thing or two.
    130 sounds like an ok price


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