Tim

Hi

Any ideas on this one??

It's night time here so no real chance to investigate - will have a dig
around in the morning but any suggestions would be welcome as I'm no
mechanic

Went to start the car - last driven two days ago - when it started without a
hitch

Nothing??? hello - the lights, fan, c/locking work but not a sound from the
engine - not a relay click - nothing

Opened the bonnet to check no one had stolen the engine :-) well to see if
any wires had become dissconected from the battery - they all seem to be in
place will check again in daylight

Oh it's the 2.0 DOHC engine if that makes a difference

Many thanks for any pointers

Tim

Some gal

On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 19:17:06 GMT, "Tim" <no spam@thanks.com> wrote:

>Hi
>
>Any ideas on this one??
>
>It's night time here so no real chance to investigate - will have a dig
>around in the morning but any suggestions would be welcome as I'm no
>mechanic
>
>Went to start the car - last driven two days ago - when it started without a
>hitch
>
>Nothing??? hello - the lights, fan, c/locking work but not a sound from the
>engine - not a relay click - nothing
>
>Opened the bonnet to check no one had stolen the engine :-) well to see if
>any wires had become dissconected from the battery - they all seem to be in
>place will check again in daylight
>
>Oh it's the 2.0 DOHC engine if that makes a difference
>
>Many thanks for any pointers
>
>Tim
>
Quick night time check. Pull on main beams (should be bright) Do
they dim when you turn the key to start position. No dim = no power
to starter (solenoid, cables, starter brushes etc). Lights dim out
(weak battery) Lights dim a bit 50% seized starter or partial ground.


Let us know what you find. Batt should be around 12.5 volts down to
10 / 11Volts cranking if it's weak

Tim

Thanks for the info

Turned out to be a flat battery

Never had one go so flat that the relays etc didn't click :-(

New battery for me I guess

Cheers

Tim


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> On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 19:17:06 GMT, "Tim" <no spam@thanks.com> wrote:
>
>>Hi
>>
>>Any ideas on this one??
>>
>>It's night time here so no real chance to investigate - will have a dig
>>around in the morning but any suggestions would be welcome as I'm no
>>mechanic
>>
>>Went to start the car - last driven two days ago - when it started without
>>a
>>hitch
>>
>>Nothing??? hello - the lights, fan, c/locking work but not a sound from
>>the
>>engine - not a relay click - nothing
>>
>>Opened the bonnet to check no one had stolen the engine :-) well to see if
>>any wires had become dissconected from the battery - they all seem to be
>>in
>>place will check again in daylight
>>
>>Oh it's the 2.0 DOHC engine if that makes a difference
>>
>>Many thanks for any pointers
>>
>>Tim
>>
> Quick night time check. Pull on main beams (should be bright) Do
> they dim when you turn the key to start position. No dim = no power
> to starter (solenoid, cables, starter brushes etc). Lights dim out
> (weak battery) Lights dim a bit 50% seized starter or partial ground.
>
>
> Let us know what you find. Batt should be around 12.5 volts down to
> 10 / 11Volts cranking if it's weak