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isLoTz 03-11-2010 07:54 AM

my 8 wont start?
 
okie, here it is..
idk exactly what happened
it juz wont start at all...

no honk, my keys no function, no lights anywhere..

any clue guys to fix this?

Jon316G 03-11-2010 07:55 AM

have the battery tested

isLoTz 03-11-2010 07:58 AM

i did already,..

still the same..

isLoTz 03-11-2010 09:32 AM

no help?

invasion08 03-11-2010 09:41 AM

What was the battery voltage when you tested it? Also is it a MT, if so, push start it.

isLoTz 03-11-2010 10:29 AM


Originally Posted by invasion08 (Post 3466346)
What was the battery voltage when you tested it? Also is it a MT, if so, push start it.


i didnt check the battery voltage

it is MT, idk how to push start, or maybe im doing it in a wrong way?
how it is shud be?

this is what happend, i didnt use my car for 5days coz i've been sick for like 1 1/2 weeks and then early in the morning i was on my way to work, suddenly i unlock my car nothing happens, so i used my key manually to open my door..no lights, no honk, nothin at all..

so yeah..

invasion08 03-11-2010 10:42 AM

Then how to you know your battery is good?

Instructions
Step 1 Make sure that the problem is either the battery or the starter: If the engine cranks ("rrr-rrr-rrr") when you turn the key, then the problem isn't the starter or the battery.

Step 2 Plan to have at least one person sitting in the driver's seat and one person pushing. Mid-size and large cars require two or three people to push, depending on the strength of the people and whether or not the car is parked on an incline.

Step 3 Turn off all accessories (radio, wipers, lamps).

Step 4 Turn the key to the "on" position.

Step 5 Depress the clutch pedal with your foot.

Step 6 Put the transmission in second gear.

Step 7 Release the hand brake and the foot brake.

Step 8 Note that the people pushing need to get the car rolling as fast as they can. This works best down a hill or an incline.

Step 9 Release the clutch pedal while giving the engine a little gas with the gas pedal once the car is moving about as fast as you can run. The engine should start.

How old is your battery? Or if you do not feel like push starting it borrow a car and get a new battery.

isLoTz 03-11-2010 10:46 AM

i have no time to check it in the morning coz i was late at work already,
but for sure when i get off at work..ill do that,,..thanks for the input..
ill get back if everything is O K

jasonrxeight 03-11-2010 12:17 PM


Originally Posted by isLoTz (Post 3466427)
i have no time to check it in the morning coz i was late at work already,
but for sure when i get off at work..ill do that,,..thanks for the input..
ill get back if everything is O K

or get it jump started, how hard can it be?

prighello 03-11-2010 02:15 PM

No electricity = dead battery 99% of the time.

isLoTz 03-11-2010 04:29 PM

in using battery, it shud be the exact model or something?
like the manual said 12V-52AH/5HR?

invasion08 03-11-2010 04:31 PM

Did you try hooking jumper cables up to it?

rxwarrior 03-11-2010 09:28 PM

I would try cleaning any corrosion off the battery posts and clamps first. Then put the battery on a charger or try jump starting. My car didn't start today and I was almost late for work. The negative post was corroded on top of being a little loose. I moved it around a little and the car started, got to work on time and then after my shift I had to do it again. I got home, cleaned them up real good and tightened them up. No more problems.

mkmike103 03-11-2010 09:37 PM

Clean terminals, recheck. Probably need a new battery though.

isLoTz 03-12-2010 08:22 AM

well probably i need a new battery..
does it matter if u left ur trunk open?
maybe that's the reason why my car didnt start up for 5 days,.( it's just a thought )

yah i did try jumped starting on it but not by car to car..it didnt work as well

so if it is the battery
what do you guys recommend?.

Vyndictive 03-12-2010 09:06 AM


Originally Posted by isLoTz (Post 3467773)
well probably i need a new battery..
does it matter if u left ur trunk open?
maybe that's the reason why my car didnt start up for 5 days,.( it's just a thought )

yah i did try jumped starting on it but not by car to car..it didnt work as well

so if it is the battery
what do you guys recommend?.

If your trunk is open than your trunk light was on. . . thus draining the battery.

When you tried to jump start the car. . . what did it do? Anything? Lights worked? Horn worked? Interior kicked on when the key was turned to on?

If jumping it didn't work, its going to more than just your battery, but I'm still betting that's it first.

isLoTz 03-12-2010 09:11 AM


Originally Posted by Vyndictive (Post 3467794)
If your trunk is open than your trunk light was on. . . thus draining the battery.

When you tried to jump start the car. . . what did it do? Anything? Lights worked? Horn worked? Interior kicked on when the key was turned to on?

If jumping it didn't work, its going to more than just your battery, but I'm still betting that's it first.

nada - nothing my friend
even my key is not working at all
so battery dead? or does it need to be recharge?

Huey52 03-12-2010 09:14 AM

Yep, the trunk light will drain your battery overnight.

After deep drainage a standard battery may not take a charge if it was marginal to begin with. You can bring it to a battery shop and have them check its capacity.

isLoTz 03-12-2010 09:18 AM

awts that's too bad then,..
so i guess i have to buy a new 1

Vyndictive 03-12-2010 09:20 AM


Originally Posted by isLoTz (Post 3467804)
awts that's too bad then,..
so i guess i have to buy a new 1

Well, wait a moment. . . you said you tried to jump start it... if you did this correctly and your battery connections are good, your car would have gotten power.

You're saying that this didn't happen, correct? You hooked up the jumper cables and nothing at all happened. . . ??

isLoTz 03-12-2010 09:25 AM


Originally Posted by Vyndictive (Post 3467807)
Well, wait a moment. . . you said you tried to jump start it... if you did this correctly and your battery connections are good, your car would have gotten power.

You're saying that this didn't happen, correct? You hooked up the jumper cables and nothing at all happened. . . ??

yap like totally nothing happen..
no spark, no click click click, no honk, no lights anywhere..key not working too

may be later or tomorrow i'ma try jump start it again using car to car

and hopefully it will fix my car

SheffieldSteel 03-12-2010 09:26 AM

Main fuse?

isLoTz 03-12-2010 09:34 AM


Originally Posted by SheffieldSteel (Post 3467812)
Main fuse?

doubt it

CTrx8 03-12-2010 09:46 AM

so you said you tried to jump it but not car to car? what did you do?

isLoTz 03-12-2010 10:15 AM


Originally Posted by CTrx8 (Post 3467835)
so you said you tried to jump it but not car to car? what did you do?

yeah its like using cigarette lighter, idk what do you call it


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