View Full Version : Rx8 Won't Start...Please Help


HUSSAIN
05-09-2008, 12:51 AM
Well i drove down from my office yesterday with a scorching fit 2005 Rx-8 . I wake up this morning and the engine just won't start, there is just a high pitch noise of "Tick..Tick...Tick" when i turn the ignition.

I had a 99 ampere battery lying around in the house so i jumped the car and it started all well but without the jumping the car just does not budge.

Only a "tick tick tick". Is my battery dead or is there another problem. We don't have dry batteries in "Pakistan" so can anyone give me specification for the battery.

Rx8urZ
05-09-2008, 12:55 AM
sounds like its a dead battery replace it and you should be fine

Jon316G
05-09-2008, 01:01 AM
The owners manual states the specifications:

Battery
Manual transmission
12V-40AH/5HR,
12V-52AH/5HR*1
Automatic transmission
12V-48AH/5HR,
12V-52AH/5HR*1
* = cold areas

The ticks might be relays energizing. Do any lights on the dash come on?

Jon316G
05-09-2008, 01:02 AM
You probably have a shorted cell... replace the battery.

Renesis07
05-09-2008, 01:09 AM
tick tick tick.......BOOM!

HUSSAIN
05-09-2008, 05:02 AM
tick tick tick.......BOOM!

?????

Is it okay to put a non-dry cell battery in rx8

HUSSAIN
05-09-2008, 05:03 AM
The owners manual states the specifications:

Battery
Manual transmission
12V-40AH/5HR,
12V-52AH/5HR*1
Automatic transmission
12V-48AH/5HR,
12V-52AH/5HR*1
* = cold areas

The ticks might be relays energizing. Do any lights on the dash come on?

what does 5hr mean

Jon316G
05-09-2008, 06:10 AM
what does 5hr mean

HR stands for Hour Rate. This is the discharge rate of a battery. So the battery can produce current for 5 hours

Jon316G
05-09-2008, 06:25 AM
We don't have dry batteries in "Pakistan"

So what type of battery do you currently have in the car?