last saturday night the oil light came on so i pulled over and checked ev thing.All seemed ok,i rang a friend who said it could either be the oil pump or sender,i checked under the cap and thought i could see plenty of oil splashing about i could of been wrong though.so i decided to try and drive home i only got half a mile up the road, i was traveling at 2000rpm when the revs started to die,i dipped the clutch and the car cut out.I tried to turn the car over and it was turning as if the batt was flat(very weak and slow).i rang a friend who towed me home
The car has been left until today,me thinking that the car is seized.
i tried to unlock the car door and i couldnt because the batt seemed flat but it is only 3 weeks old.. so i had to open bonnet from outside .
once i was in to engine bay i took plugs out and rocked the car back and forth in second gear,and everything was moving so the car doesnt seem to be seized.
Also when i put the ignition on the was no dash lights but the rev counter was jumping up and down and the engine wasnt on
so what im asking is what do you ppl think is wrong i havnt dare try and start as i dont want to do any damage..

1 other thing is the car didnt seem to make any bangs,knocks,noises or lock up.
any info greatly appreciatted thanks Greg p.s 2wd saff cos 89

 

Have you checked the alternator?

Sounds like you just lost electrical power to me

 

but wouldnt the batt light come on?

 

not if the batteries run down cos the alternators fooked and not recharging it

 

sounds as if the battery cable has earthed out & cooked the new battery to me

Suggest check these as might be a quick fix
or the new battery is crap & given up the ghost


either way i would bolt another one on to see if it all came to life

or as above the alternator is dead but the above test would prove

 

why was the oil light on then???

 

was it the oil light or the battery light mate.maybe you didnt see it rite.it sounds like just a dead battery to me and you,ve caught the battery light out the corner of you eye and thot it was the oil.it would have started knocking if it was.

 

it was oil light

 

just fired her up and its knockin like a bitch any one know how much it will be for rebuild?