Urgent help required - Bones is in a coma!

Bogbrush82 · 31st January 2019, 11:28

Tried to start Bones today, only to find it won't. The starter motor engages and wizzes around, but that's it. Tried a jump start and that didn't work,. In a real fix right now as it was supposed to have some work done to it in order to get it through it's next MOT.

Help!

Edit - Forgot to mention - The horn beeps momentarily every time I lock the car.

Dawn · 31st January 2019, 11:33

It shouldnt be the battery as it had a new one from Sutton Auto Factors during my ownership. Unless its stood a lot? The alarm does drain them if not driven. Other than that over to the mechanical gurus!

Canonite · 31st January 2019, 11:37

If the battery hasn’t been charged following the summer, there’s a good chance it’s run down. Put a meter on it and see what the voltage is

Richard1973 · 31st January 2019, 17:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dawn

It shouldnt be the battery as it had a new one from Sutton Auto Factors during my ownership. Unless its stood a lot? The alarm does drain them if not driven. Other than that over to the mechanical gurus!

Sutton Auto Factors - crikey that is brave!
IS JFP still open in Ilkeston? They used to be in Sutton and were much better than Autospares.

The owner closed the Sutton shop to turn it into a wedding car hire business but the shop in Ilkeston remained open.

I travelled across a couple of times for bits but not been for a few years.

Dawn · 31st January 2019, 17:49

SAF have a shop in Ilkeston and were the only place I could get a battery from quickly when the one on failed. Never had a spot of bother with Bones starting after that. But then it never got this cold while I had her. I used to have a MK2 Granada would do this from time to time and that used to get whacked with a hammer until I got it sorted!

Animal · 31st January 2019, 23:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dawn

SAF have a shop in Ilkeston and were the only place I could get a battery from quickly when the one on failed. Never had a spot of bother with Bones starting after that. But then it never got this cold while I had her. I used to have a MK2 Granada would do this from time to time and that used to get whacked with a hammer until I got it sorted!

Good job it wasn't an Austin Morris 1300 then Dawn

it does sound like the starters sticking

Bogbrush82 · 1st February 2019, 11:19

Update - it was the starter motor that had failed.

I can relax now, knowing it was something simple.

operamagorum · 31st January 2019, 12:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bogbrush82

Tried to start Bones today, only to find it won't. The starter motor engages and wizzes around, but that's it. Tried a jump start and that didn't work,. In a real fix right now as it was supposed to have some work done to it in order to get it through it's next MOT.

Help!

Edit - Forgot to mention - The horn beeps momentarily every time I lock the car.

I had exactly the same problem. Turned out to be a dog blanket stopping my tourer rear hatch from closing fully, which left the interior lights on. Charged the battery and all good to go!

pletevl · 31st January 2019, 12:50

But he says the starter motor engages and turns so how can it be the battery ?

Teflon · 31st January 2019, 12:52

Cam sensor perhaps?

Cliff

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Dawn I really should get out more....... MG ZT 180+ auto Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ilkeston, Derbys Posts: 2,743 Thanks: 285 Thanked 1,128 Times in 504 Posts	It shouldnt be the battery as it had a new one from Sutton Auto Factors during my ownership. Unless its stood a lot? The alarm does drain them if not driven. Other than that over to the mechanical gurus!

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Dawn I really should get out more....... MG ZT 180+ auto Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ilkeston, Derbys Posts: 2,743 Thanks: 285 Thanked 1,128 Times in 504 Posts	SAF have a shop in Ilkeston and were the only place I could get a battery from quickly when the one on failed. Never had a spot of bother with Bones starting after that. But then it never got this cold while I had her. I used to have a MK2 Granada would do this from time to time and that used to get whacked with a hammer until I got it sorted!

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