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palmawr

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Had starting problem for a month where the battery is strugling and failing to start the car . The battery,alternator,starter motor have all been changed in the last 15 months and all retested( i thought the alternator could be faulty) recently and are all seem ok. Also checked for parasitic draw again negative.one thing i spotted this week the car will start immediately when using jump leads, remove them and straight away the car will start with no problem time & time again. The starting problem is intermittent and hapens one /twice weekly. Anybody had similar problem could do with some pointers , could there be an earth connection issue? Or something else.


Regards & thanks to anyone that can help
 
palmawr said:
Had starting problem for a month where the battery is strugling and failing to start the car . The battery,alternator,starter motor have all been changed in the last 15 months and all retested( i thought the alternator could be faulty) recently and are all seem ok. Also checked for parasitic draw again negative.one thing i spotted this week the car will start immediately when using jump leads, remove them and straight away the car will start with no problem time & time again. The starting problem is intermittent and hapens one /twice weekly. Anybody had similar problem could do with some pointers , could there be an earth connection issue? Or something else.


Regards & thanks to anyone that can help
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It is worth checking the secondary wires on the positive terminal of the battery, they have a separate nut and bolt and so the battery connection may be ok but these can be loose.
The other thing worth checking is the main earth connection under the passenger headlight area.

If these are ok, then there is not much else other than a faulty part such as the battery or alternator that you have just fitted.

Steve B
 
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