UK - Granada Scorpio- no engine turnover

Mar 12, 2005 2 Replies

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Tim 21 years ago

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

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Some gal 21 years ago

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

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Tim 21 years ago

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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