Corsa won't start..

DELETED_108974 · 6 Dec 2012 at 13:12

Hey guys,

Here is the situation

I was out last night and upon returning home I got out my car to open my garage, got back in my car within seconds and tried to start my car and nothing except a clicking sound. Tried to jump the car and still nothing was barely turning over.

Also my key fob will no longer lock the car after this incident. I am lead to believe it could be the battery or the starter motor.

Can anyone help?

Thanks!

LiE · 6 Dec 2012 at 13:14

Sounds like the battery.

2ZR-FE · 6 Dec 2012 at 13:16

LiE said:
Sounds like the battery.

+1

Scania · 6 Dec 2012 at 14:17

If you tried to jump it and had the same problem, I'd suspect a borked starter motor.

Unless of course, you suck with jump leads

Bit puzzled by the key fob thingy mind you....,

apeksdiver · 6 Dec 2012 at 14:20

Cold kills batteries, I would guess the battery too.

Cuchulain · 6 Dec 2012 at 14:21

apeksdiver said:
Cold kills batteries, I would guess the battery too.

Probably just needs warming up, it's a corsa, so I recommend opening the windows about 2 inches, filling the interior with petrol and flicking a match in afterwards.

Rich1988 · 6 Dec 2012 at 14:22

battery +1, if you have crappy jump leads or your battery is proper knackered you wont be able to jump start, put a voltmeter across battery should be about 12.9v, less than that and its not healthy. use a battery charger if you have one, clicking sound is your starter motor trying to turn but not having enough power.

Scania · 6 Dec 2012 at 14:39

Rich1988 said:
battery +1, if you have crappy jump leads or your battery is proper knackered you wont be able to jump start, put a voltmeter across battery should be about 12.9v, less than that and its not healthy. use a battery charger if you have one, clicking sound is your starter motor trying to turn but not having enough power.

I've started a fair few cars over the years that didn't even have a battery fitted, just clipped the jump leads to the positive & negative directly....

In other words, it should jump start even with a duff battery I'd have thought.

Amos91 · 6 Dec 2012 at 14:44

R420LA6X2/4MNA said:
I've started a fair few cars over the years that didn't even have a battery fitted, just clipped the jump leads to the positive & negative directly....

In other words, it should jump start even with a duff battery I'd have thought.

Dad's Astra wouldn't start even with jump leads. Was a duff battery.

iaind · 6 Dec 2012 at 16:08

R420LA6X2/4MNA said:
I've started a fair few cars over the years that didn't even have a battery fitted, just clipped the jump leads to the positive & negative directly....

In other words, it should jump start even with a duff battery I'd have thought.

I suspect this car would start in that manner, but having the battery connected could cause enough of a drain to drop the voltage. I've seen it before where a battery was so knackered the car wouldn't even jump start

Locky · 6 Dec 2012 at 16:17

As people as have posted, your battery is scrap and the jump leads you are using are junk.

Addicted · 6 Dec 2012 at 16:19

Battery.

I've also had my battery die in such a way that it couldn't be jump started!

DELETED_108974 · 6 Dec 2012 at 21:50

Thanks for the input guys!

Had it checked today and it is the battery. Managed to get it started in the end. Had the leads hooked up for a while longer before firing up the engine and it worked so just gotta replace the battery now!

Rich1988 · 6 Dec 2012 at 22:44

R420LA6X2/4MNA said:
I've started a fair few cars over the years that didn't even have a battery fitted, just clipped the jump leads to the positive & negative directly....

In other words, it should jump start even with a duff battery I'd have thought.

A car will start without a battery as long as it has a constant good voltage, (petrol) an old mechanical diesel will start and then run without any power input at all, if you have a bad battery it will drain out most of the current coming in from the jump leads so the car probably wont start or barely turn over