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Old Apr 30, 2011 | 09:49 AM
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Help she wont start

Just went to take her out and she wont start I get like a turning over noise but nothing else ive done a video see here any suggestions would be great as I dont have home recovery only road side as ive just found out.
Oh and she passed a compression test about a month back
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Old Apr 30, 2011 | 10:55 AM
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Bad battery? How long have you had the battery?
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Old Apr 30, 2011 | 10:58 AM
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its less then 2 years but I do real short journeys which ive been told will kill the batt alot quicker just expected more from an Optima red top.
Gonna try jumping it tomorrow when I have help pushing in and out the garage.
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Old Apr 30, 2011 | 11:01 AM
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Yeah I would start with the battery first, if you have a volt meter that would help tell you how full the battery is. For example if you have 12.8 volts then its a good indication you should have enough to start the car. If it read 12.2 volts or lower then you wont have enough to start the car. Simple tip someone else gave me kind of good rule of thumb to go by. Good luck though and post back when you get a chance.
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Old Apr 30, 2011 | 11:05 AM
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I can read that through and Access port cant I?
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Old May 1, 2011 | 10:17 AM
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Flat battery went to pull it out to charge and it was totally dead at least its not an engine issue
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Old May 2, 2011 | 10:43 PM
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Glad to hear its only the battery.
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Old May 3, 2011 | 01:17 AM
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yeah me to im hoping the battery isnt totally dead but I cant charge it yet as ive just found out it wont take a charge from normal chargers it needs to be an AGM compatible charger which figures buy an expensive battery buy an expensive charger.

Thanks For the help anyway.
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