Evening guys,
Dont mean to sound like a complete noob but I wanted to see your opinions before I started doing anything!
I bought my car in September and at the dealership it looked great no problems started up first time and everything!
I drove it home and left it behind my house for a week without touching it, I tried starting it a week after I bought it but it refused to start, I jump started it and left it running for half an hour and left it over night. After leaving it for 2 days it died again!
At first I thought it was the battery/alternator not charging but then I noticed when I unlock the car its like the pump is struggling to unlock, could it be an electrical "leak" persay?
Any help appreciated!
Cheers guys
car wont start
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Re: car wont start
Sounds like the battery is knackered
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Re: car wont start
Yeah that was the first thing that came to mind but didny want to blow any moemy on anything if ot couldve been something else, ill charge up the bettery and hopefully thatll be it
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Re: car wont start
if its going dead that quickly you will most probably need a new battery mate
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Re: car wont start
It may be the battery,it may be an "electrical leak" as you say......charge up the battery and disconnect one of the battery leads overnight to see if it's the battery or a "leak".
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Re: car wont start
Its sorted now! The battery was just completely dead! Cheers guys