Dead car

anksta

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anksta

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Just went out to go shoppin, tried to start my car nothin, no sound no movement nothing. I drove back to Leeds from Manchester last night and the battery light was flashin every now and then but I thought with me doing 40 miles or so on the motorway it would give it a bit of a charge but evidently not.

Just left it where it is for the time being as got no jump cables or anythin and I live on quite a short but very narrow street with a dead end so dont wanna be tryin to bump it down there.

If anyone know anythin I can do then I'd be very grateful, I have Green Flag cover but dont really wanna be spendin more money on it fixin it as its on its last legs and I should be gettin a new one in the next couple of weeks.
 
The light being on was telling you that the battery wasn't being charged. If you're lucky it'll just be the alternator drivebelt is slipping/has snapped but some sort of alternator fault is most likely. Cheapest and easiest fix will be to grab another one from a scrappy.
 
kaiowas said:
The light being on was telling you that the battery wasn't being charged. If you're lucky it'll just be the alternator drivebelt has snapped but some sort of alternator fault is most likely.
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is any of this stuff that Green Flag will fix at the roadside? Or will I have to get it towed. Cant really afford that
 
anksta said:
is any of this stuff that Green Flag will fix at the roadside? Or will I have to get it towed. Cant really afford that
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All Green Flag can really fix at the roadside is replacing the battery. As kaiowas says, it sounds alternator related.

It's part of owning a car. If you can't afford to repair simple faults, reconsider whether you can afford to own a car.
 
Good god. Charge the battery or stick a new one in for pity's sake, then take it down the garage if you don't fancy any DIY. :)

Edit: They'll most probably charge you, hence fitting it yourself being the better option.
 
[TW]Fox said:
All Green Flag can really fix at the roadside is replacing the battery. As kaiowas says, it sounds alternator related.

It's part of owning a car. If you can't afford to repair simple faults, reconsider whether you can afford to own a car.
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na its that my car is worth about 150 quid max and I've spent over 400 on it in the past year tryin to keep it on the road.

If Green Flag replace the battery wont I have to pay for that?
 
anksta said:
na its that my car is worth about 150 quid max and I've spent over 400 on it in the past year tryin to keep it on the road.

If Green Flag replace the battery wont I have to pay for that?
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AA tried to charge me £57 for a new battery, same one has been fine for about 6months. They said it was well and truely dead at the side of the road, but after a 200mile drive i had no probs
 
anksta said:
na its that my car is worth about 150 quid max and I've spent over 400 on it in the past year tryin to keep it on the road.

If Green Flag replace the battery wont I have to pay for that?
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almost certainly you will have to pay for the battery.
perhaps bangernomics tells you its time to ditch this one and get another?
 
so is the general consensus ring Green Flag then?

Dont mind doin that but dont want them turnin up and towin it some garage for another 150 quid job.
 
Get a battery charger? Leave it on charge for the night and then take it to a garage to get it checked out? Battery chargers are good investments :p If its could be low on distalled water depending if the battery is self maintaining or not. worth a check,
 
Green flag won't do anything useful. They'll give you a jump start at most which will enable you to drive somewhere to get it repaired properly.

Sounds like you don't have the technical knowledge to sort this out yourself so unless you have a mate who can help out this will most likely cost you.
 
yeah you're all probably right and no I dont have the knowledge to fix it, rang Green Flag, hopefully it'll just be somethin quick and simple, no idea really though.

Will update this once they've gone.

Cheers for your help
 
Wen my brothers car had a flat battery due to the car sitting there for a long period, i literally left the car on charge for the whole nite! By the morning, the car started absolutely fine! Jus invest in a battery charger ;) If not sell/scrap ** car and cycle around!
 
Could be alternator, or battery related.

Personally, I'd use a charger to recharge the battery, and then take it down to a local garage (or tyre/battery dealer) and get them to put the battery tester on it.

That will show Volts (high 12's, low 13's for a fully charged), but also how many amps it can deliver. If you can take your battery to them, they will probably test it free of charge for you. No point in replacing it without testing. It may even just need topping up if its not a sealed battery.

If the battery tests out ok after its charged, just try it. If it drains again then odds are its the alternator.
 
Ok, Green Flag came, jumped it, checked it was charging (it was) and topped the battery up with water cos he said it had none. He said leave it running for half an hour or go for a drive.

So I sat in it for aboiut half an hour, turned it off, tried turnin it back on, nothin. Gave it another few goes and it started, thought I better take it for a drive so me and my mate have just come bakc from a small cruise around rush hour leeds, about 20 minutes. Got back, turned it off, tried turnin it back on again, nothin.

So still in the same position I was 2 hours ago now pretty much, is this usual, i.e. does it take a bit for the water he put in the batter to mix with the acid or somethin? Or is it just screwed?
 
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