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When I turn the key nothing happens apart from a click. Its a 1.6 petrol and has hardly been driven over the past week but started OK yesterday. Could it be the battery, alternator or starter motor?
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The car headlights, wipers and interior lights work
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The car headlights wipers and interior lights work
But do they dim right down when trying to start the car?
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I think i would start (!) at the battery terminals.Does your car have those unreliable wind-down battery terminal clamps?hth
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I have not tried starting the car with lights on.
"unreliable wind-down battery terminal clamps?hth" - I don't know
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I have not tried starting the car with lights on.
The reason I asked is that the starter motor requires a lot more power from the battery than the lights do.
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Turned out to be the battery. It now starts fine, cost £50 inc fitting. Garage had initially fitted a new battery for whatever reason was discharged.
But I'm thinking what if my battery was actually fine but the alternator is not chraging it properly so in a few days/weeks time I could end up with the same problem. If that happens can I be certain the alternator is faulty?
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