Hi,
I have a 205 CJ (1.4TU3M). Have recently had problems with the immobiliser. The fitter came and bridged it and tried jump starting.... it started but then stopped and no power whatsoever.
We put jump leads on it, but the jump leads caught fire!! The positive terminal of the battery was red hot (not from the fire though)
The problem I was told is a bad earth.
My question is how do I go about solving this?
The battery is a swap from my CTI so I don't believe the battery is knackered. I've recently replaced the starter motor but since it did start when we jump started it I don't believe that's still the problem. The terminals to the starter are of course different shapes so I don't believe I've put them on wrong!!
The other recent posting (a diesel 205) mentions the earth straps from the engine to the body but I'm not sure where those are.
This is perhaps a bit of a newbie question but how does one actually test for bad earths? I believe I need to invest in a multimeter which I'm happy to do but what then??!!!
I also have a volt tester probe.
My poor "max" has been off the road for a while and I'm under pressure to sell the CTI so any help would be appreciated or I fear I may soon be 205-less!!!!
Many thanks,
John