Member Since: 19 Jul 2018
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 90
Engine not turning over
Hi all,
Not posted for a while as the car has been pretty good, however...
Car was fine when last driven on Saturday. My wife then went to use it on Sunday and it wouldn't turn over at all. The battery seemed a little low (12.1V) so I put it on charge overnight but my CTEK still showed only half-charge in the morning.
Aha, I thought, the battery is 4+ years old. It must have failed. So, ordered a new one from Tayna and fitted it just now but the issue is the same (apart from me being £180 poorer!).
The ignition comes on, seat adjusts etc but there's just a faint click/clunk when operating the start button. No errors and an OBD2 reader shows no fault codes.
Any ideas what to check before I call on a local garage or the RAC?
Cheers,
AdeMY2012 D4 HSE in Siberian Silver, 1967 MGB
4th Jul 2023 8:49 pm
rrhool
Member Since: 28 Aug 2014
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 4404
Earth strap from engine to chassis ?Richard
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4th Jul 2023 8:51 pm
Ade_S
Member Since: 19 Jul 2018
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 90
Just tested with a jump start pack and the engine fires up when that's used (negative connected to engine), so I think you're probably right. I gather the place to check for corrosion is inside the driver's wheel arch, once the liner is removed.
Any ideas how easy / quick that is to remove and check? I'm reasonably handy with the tools but struggling for time (middle of house extension) so need to work out whether to try to fix it myself or see if the garage can fit it in...
Cheers,
AdeMY2012 D4 HSE in Siberian Silver, 1967 MGB
4th Jul 2023 9:14 pm
Nasher
Member Since: 07 Mar 2009
Location: Clanfield, North of Pompey - UK
Posts: 2686
Member Since: 19 Jul 2018
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 90
Eeek! Thanks! I think I'll book it into my local LR indie. Need it fixed properly as I'm driving it to Germany in 3 weeks' time...MY2012 D4 HSE in Siberian Silver, 1967 MGB
4th Jul 2023 10:08 pm
popsdosh
Member Since: 09 Nov 2009
Location: cambs
Posts: 442
Just fit a new earth to the engine in the engine bay no need to go down behind the wheelarch mine was done two years ago as a temporary fix and never felt the need to complicate life.
5th Jul 2023 7:07 am
Ade_S
Member Since: 19 Jul 2018
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 90
I did wonder about that. I think the original cable links the engine, chassis and body, so presumably that works only if its broken at the engine end (ie if body to chassis is still fine).
I assume that's where mine has broken as it starts when an external battery pack is connected to the engine.MY2012 D4 HSE in Siberian Silver, 1967 MGB
5th Jul 2023 7:38 am
Gary_P
Member Since: 03 May 2016
Location: Kent
Posts: 1524
I’ve read that you can put in a temporary Earth connection, to test this, using a heavy duty jump start lead connected between battery negative and car bodywork.
Good luck.Gary
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