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• Vauxhall Cavalier (1988 - 1995) - 94 1.7td non starter 12 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  hi,i have recently aquired the cv off a friend.i put jump leads to it with a new battery too,still wont start.so i towed iyt and she fired up and purred like a kitten.shes been stood for a year. the only thing ive noticed now is that i have to put a jump lead to the engine just to get
• Non starting Vauxhall Astra DTI 20 May 2006 (Forum)
  (thought it might be the starter??) Bump started it to get me home (yes I know you're not supposed to with a diesel) on returning home, turned it off and tried to start it again and it did, first time. When I tried again earlier this evening, nothing??? It it just a new battery I need? I am with the RAC
• M reg Fireblade RRS Won't Start!! 23 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  had a new battery) and it would just turn over and backfire. The choke is fully out and i have checked the new battery, it is able to start a 2003 blackbird i have, so there are no problems with it. I think that moisture has probably got into the engine. I was wondering if there was any way
• Jump start advice 12 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  Astra, starting hers with my engine running, then mine off, basically doing all I could think of. Anything else to try before I go to buy her a new battery? She´s not an AA/RAC member BTW. Is her battery basically kippered? Her car had been standing for a while and was completely dead to begin
• Difficult occasional hot starting. Rover 25 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  call aprox 2 minutes when I went to start car (4)it was turning over but slowly as if battery was in a low state of charge car finaly started after the tenth time of turning over Recently my car has a head gasket replacement and new battery any ideas, could it be the starter motor ? by the way
• Peugeot Radio Code 1 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  Since changing the battery on my Peugeot 406, the radio has lost it's code (dispite using a slave battery!) and I cannot find the code anywhere at home. I contacted the supplying dealer who said because the car had not been to them for two years it had "dropped off the system", but the could give
• Xantia alarm woes 4 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  I've had cause to remove and replace the battery several times this week, airflow are out of stock and I'm taking the battery off to charge it indoors. Each time I reset the alarm it seems to do different things, this time whenever I use the indicator the hazard warning lights come on, both green
• really weird electrical problem - VWPolo 12 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  I took my 96 1.9 diesel polo to a garage the other day due to poor starting. But whilst fixing the problem, they managed to set fire to some of the wiring (the battery had run flat and they were using a mains powered device to turn the engine over). After repairing the alternator, they were unable
• Poorly Polo 1 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  ..I felt it fading and then it died.) It started again fine and has been fine ever since but, mother hen that I am, I'm a bit worried about him! Could it be that he needs a new battery or was he just cold and sulking at not being used all weekend? And if he needs a new battery is it just a case
• Starting probs 25 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  the accelerator right into the carpet - car starts fine - in fact if I then turn it off straightaway I can immediately restart it no bother.. Anyway - I got the battery checked out (car is about 5.5 yrs old) and it was a bit ropey so I got a new one and I'll see if that fixes the problem - question is do
• Good News at Nissan Sunderland 25 Jan 2021 (Forum)
  https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jan/22/brexit-has-given-competitive-edge-on-car-battery-tariffs-says-nissan-chief
• V018027 - Ford CD 6000 CD 27 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  Hello please can anyone help took my battery lead of and now my radio is asking for a code 
• Ford Fiesta - Radio code 31 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  I had to replace my car battery and now need the radio code - the serial no is M418759. Any help would be greatly appreciated
• Ford Focus Key 10 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  Hi I have only one Key for my Focus but the remote locking and unlockng won't work from it, tried replacing the battery and still no luck
• Please suggest a good air pump 17 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  For pumping air in the tyres. In a reasonable cost. How good are the battery operated ones? Or the foot operated pumps will be better? Thanx
• Porsche Cayenne - Black Box blocked my isolation switch 17 Jul 2023 (Forum)
  I recently bought a 2004 Cayenne Turbo S, and the previous owner had fitted an isolation switch as he didn't like the battery drain. I haven't been able to get it removed yet, my mechanic is doing that for me shortly. However, after installing the black box last Thursday, by Friday it had
• Daihatsu Skywing (with stupid owner) - Mains Damage To Car Electrical System 21 Apr 2020 (Forum)
  on a single croc clip on one end, and a 2-prong moulded on plug on the other. Touch either prong to the starter terminal with the croc on the battery positive to turn the engine over In retrospect, this was an accident waiting to happen, Someone with less over-confidence than a nuclear power station
• Renault Zoe and similar - Electric Car ownership 25 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  Electric Cars. The motor industry is misrepresenting the reality of ownership of an EV especially smaller cars. The purchase price is manipulated by taking the battery out and placing it on lease. However when you come to sell the only buyers available are the brand dealer or private
• BMW 3 Series Touring - Electrical issues caused by Third party Repair 20 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  I had a rear parking sensor fitted almost 3 years ago by a local Auto Electrician and had no problems until last week. I broke down in the City Centre due to an Electrical Fault caused by water pooling in the rear battery compartment. Cabling (of the stop/start) had eroded due to 3" of water
• MK4 VW Golf GTI - persistent flat battery 27 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  that although quite new it really is the battery.During charging/attempting to charge i have disconnected the battery from the car electrical circuits.