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[low au classic]

took my car in to get a bodykit its been there for about 2 weeks so far and i got a call today saying that it wont start the battery is dead he has been chargin it all day and nothing jump started and nothin just a ticking noise he was saying somethin bout an immobaliser or somethin what can i do befor it coast me heaps

[bodes-sh]

brush up on spelling and grammar...

it could be the transmission inhibitor switch if it's an auto. has he tried starting it in neutral? i highly doubt it would be anything major unless he fried something jump starting it, then he has to fix it, not you...

[low au classic]

sorry about the spelling just rushing because i need to sort if out straght away he said that the battery was completely dead it is an auto

[IH8HSV]

Ild say its the battery mate.

My ED had been sitting around for a month and failed to start - even when i recharged the battery with a battery charger. When i put a new battery in away she went.

The battery wasn't that old either. I think sometimes when a battery has been sitting around for a while it can kill it.

[blackers10]

alot of rarly driven cars the battery drops cells..= no go
or sitting for a while cars(altho the battery seems good when you last drove it or drive it every day...
the battery can actually be buggered

[low au classic]

the guy was saying that au's have an emobiliser and i would have to take it to a ford place for them to unlock it or something is this true?

[TheSneakiness]

Nah... immobiliser should come off when you go to start the car...

New battery time.

[low au classic]

thanks guys ill give it a go tomorrow and finally he can finish my body kit

[EvilChief]

get battery load tested, if checks out ok ...

u were saying a ticking noise, sounds like the starter motor solonoid is engaging (which rules immobiliser out), but main drive does not engage, a few good blows with a hammer may free it up, otherwise new starter motor

[waggaclint]

battery terminals mate pretty common problem...

[The Monty]

Just buy a new battery. Mine completely died this week, I left the ignition on to listen to the radio whle doing the conversion, and it died. Now it wont hold charge at all, so $169 and I have a new Century batterywith a 3 year warranty.

[low au classic]

no good guys new battery did nothin went to ford all they could say was to take the negative lead off for 30 sec then put it back on turn key so every thing is on let it sit for an hour then crank it and it will start no good didnt work did it 3 times nothing went and saw my mate he was stumped said did the guy cross the terminals cause that will stuff every think how can i check if the power is going to the starter

[blackers10]

wheres the ticking noise commin from??
ticking like a relay is goin nuts like when u have a flat battery??

maybe make sure the coil leads are all attached..
also ensure the gear shifter is in N or P (give it a wiggle back and forth)

[low au classic]

no ticking with new battery checked coil and made sure it was in park also tried n every think else works lights sterio the lot just wont start its dead

[eXi7w0unD]

sounds like the problem i had with mine. the alternator was full of etc and was stopign my car from starting. the cause was powersteering fluid from the pump leakign into the alternator made is sieze up

[low au classic]

who could i get to come check it out went to a auto elc he said if i towed it there he can check it out after christmas what a joke im just trying to get the kit on in time then worrying bout other stuff

[adrian k]

my mates AU2 XR8 shut down completely when he was getting the sun roof put it. they had to remove the dash and seats and some of the loom and apparently the computer goes into a protection mode and shuts everything down (thinks its been stripped for parts).
they rang ford who diagnosed it and gave them a sequence of things to do. all fired up after that.

[b2tf]

How is it your problem? If this happened at the bodykit fitter's place I'd be asking them to cover at least some of the bill, assuming it hasnt been started/moved while they have had it.

[MADED-6]

is the clicking noise from the starter motor or the relay?
this rules out inhibitor switch aswell as the starter wouldnt even get a signal if it wasnt in P or N.
id be trying to whack the starter with a hammer while trying to crank it or checking if there is power going to the starter.
also if u hold the it on start does the solenoid on the starter get hot this would show that the starter is seized.
could also be something engine wise seized but i doubt that would happen that quickly sitting there at a body shop.
cheers josh.

[speedzter]

I had my ute go into "shutdown" mode after trying to start it many times without success, when trying to diagnose what was a fuel pump problem.
Towed it to a mecahnic who had to "unlock" the system, and he also needed both keys to reprogram them.

[XR6Stu]

it just needs more current to jumpstart it. If we have this issue at work, we simply hook e econd jump pack up to it, andpresto, car starts. Once thats done, the car just needs to be driven regularly, and it will be fine. Thiswas a common occurence when I re-sprayed my xr6, as i continually left the ignition on, once i got it back onthe road, i took it to geelong, and it was good as gold ever since. Still have the same battery as the day i bought it almost 5 years ago.

[low au classic]

whats this shutdown mode if i take it to ford there just going to charge me out the im just going to get racv to check it out i guess

[kcej]

If he tried to reinstal battery backwards (neg to positive) he might have blown the main engine fuse.

I did this once myself, but you wont get "ticking"