2002 Corsa is it ****ed?

I have bump started my Polo a couple of times when the starter motor was giving me jip. Once was in the rain! :(

It is fine, unless you don't have room to do it safely.
 
wazza300 said:
Did you look in the boot for the starting handle? Usually there's one,look for a small hole down by the front grill,insert starting handle and you can crank/start the engine,even with a flat battery
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Didn't think to look for it honestly. But it's parked so close to the front of the house I don't think I'd be able to get the handle in to crank it. Couldn't work out how to get the car to roll back down the drive/hill.

I'll see what I can do tomorrow.
 
Antony101 said:
I don't want to be the one to push a car backwards down a hill with a house about 15m behind the car.
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If you are on a hill, just sit in it and roll back, stop when needed? The ignition comes on so you can unlock the steering lock and it's like reversing..

Just ring the RAC and get them to come and fit a new battery, problem solved :)
 
Yeah he was kidding about the crank handle...

Just get your neighbour to jump start it off their car :/

If it goes flat again, find out what is making it go flat, or pay someone else to.
 
savagesam117 said:
If you are on a hill, just sit in it and roll back, stop when needed? The ignition comes on so you can unlock the steering lock and it's like reversing..

Just ring the RAC and get them to come and fit a new battery, problem solved :)
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It's only really the drive that's on a slope. It'll be getting sorted by whoever sold them the car, the car isn't worth the cost of an RAC membership. Thread was just to find out if it was likely to just be the battery as I assumed all the dash lights should have gone out when the ignition was on as they do in all the cars I've ever driven/owned.
 
Best thing to do is take battery out and charge it up over 3 to 4 hours or overnight then try that,ask a friend or neighbour to birrow a charger if you don't have one,it saves a lot of hassle trying to bump start it

You can also order batteries online with free delivery,just fit it and away you go
 
I woulde personally be taking the battery out and charging it first off. That would most likely fix it, unless it is the starter. If it's the starter, locate it, and hit it with a spanner while someone else tries to start it. Used to have to do this occasionally with an old Range Rover I used to have.

If you don't have a charger, see if you can borrow one. Or else I have one of these, works ok : http://www.halfords.com/motoring-tr...gers/halfords-fully-automatic-battery-charger

I also have something very similar to this : http://www.halfords.com/motoring-travel/tools-diy/inverters-power-packs/sip-rescue-pac-1600

Which would basically have allowed you to jump start the motor without another car. Very handy too.
 
My Focus has been playing up over last two weeks - always started first thing in morning then it was hit and miss for rest of day - sometimes started and others just clicking of solenoid - First thing I checked was battery terminals and on negative one the clamp nut wasn't fully tightened. - took about three turns and it's been fine since - (touch wood)

Dealers were last in there :(
 
MOOGLEYS said:
I would have it jump started to confirm it starts and then check the voltage from the alternator.
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OP knows nothing about cars, he wouldn't know what he's looking for.

Chances are it's the battery. OP mentioned they had recently bought the vehicle so it's probably been sat a while and has damaged. I had a battery do it early this year after getting my bike back on the road after winter.
 
Antony101 said:
It's only really the drive that's on a slope. It'll be getting sorted by whoever sold them the car, the car isn't worth the cost of an RAC membership.
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Wait, what? Surely a cheap old car is more likely to need RAC membership?

For the record the symptoms do sound like the battery.
 
Antony101 said:
It's only really the drive that's on a slope. It'll be getting sorted by whoever sold them the car, the car isn't worth the cost of an RAC membership. Thread was just to find out if it was likely to just be the battery as I assumed all the dash lights should have gone out when the ignition was on as they do in all the cars I've ever driven/owned.
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I think the reverse, breakdown cover is a very good idea on an older car, the op could well have it as part of his insurance, worth a look in the policy....
 
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