Urgent help! Nms tomorow and car wont start!! ** BAD UPDATE**
09-06-2011, 04:08 PM
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Urgent help! Nms tomorow and car wont start!! ** BAD UPDATE**
As above meant to be at nms tommorow just came over to get my car and soons i connected the battery up my speedo needle ect is moving slightly and making a clicking sound and when i turn they key im getting nothing atall doesnt even try to start !!!! HELP!
Last edited by scottyrs; 09-06-2011 at 10:05 PM.
09-06-2011, 04:29 PM
#3
saff cos ive took battery off charged it again but its says its full so i chucked the jumpe leads on and its went to start but im trying to jump it off a little 1.0 car so its taking ages got my mate comming in his van to try now if it goes then i must have a fooked battery??
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09-06-2011, 05:21 PM
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ah man you have some bad luck you mate..
09-06-2011, 07:12 PM
#14
Check you have reconnected the SEPERATE live to the battery, this is the feed to the starter itself, if you have just connected the square connector itself and not this this will cause this very issue, but you shoulden't have the clicking etc so something else may be wrong.
It sounds like the batterys duff to me if the above is ok, turn the headlights on... what do they look like, are they bright and quickly turn to a glow?
Martin
It sounds like the batterys duff to me if the above is ok, turn the headlights on... what do they look like, are they bright and quickly turn to a glow?
Martin
09-06-2011, 08:19 PM
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sideways all the way!
shit mate i feel sorry for ya,,that car gives you some grief,can you get hold of a trailer and trailer it nms?
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09-06-2011, 09:18 PM
#19
sounds funny but this ustedta happen with me.. battery charged but nothing when i turned the key..if not your battery give your altenator a few wacks with a hammer and providing your battery is charged up it will start straight up1
09-06-2011, 10:03 PM
#20
right where do i start!! got hold of another battery as my mates rebuilding his engine so doesnt need it for abit and it started straight up although i still had lights ect with mine so thought it was charged! then i wentto the garage brimmed the cossie for my trip tommorow and then driving home my power steering pipe exploded!!! it went all over engine bonnet wheels the lot 
cant explain how pissed of i am obviosuly im not going now think im getting rid of it
cant explain how pissed of i am obviosuly im not going now think im getting rid of it
09-06-2011, 10:11 PM
#22
because there fluid everywhere tried cleaning it the best i could but its terrible you can smell it burning when your driving and i didnt get a chance to clean it properly and i really dont want to drive all the way down there without power steering theres a grinding sound when i turn ect
09-06-2011, 10:13 PM
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this is the thing he does lol when its broke he wants to sell it.. but when its good he loves driving it and says he wont sell it . mate dont give up on it it didnt let you down before and served you good so keep it and get her fixed and enjoy it again!!! you no its worth it when you in it crusing
09-06-2011, 10:15 PM
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because there fluid everywhere tried cleaning it the best i could but its terrible you can smell it burning when your driving and i didnt get a chance to clean it properly and i really dont want to drive all the way down there without power steering theres a grinding sound when i turn ect
09-06-2011, 10:18 PM
#25
nah mate im not risking it ive also been told my cambelt is seriously worn its making a dodgy noise been advised to get that sorted aswell im just going to ring nms first thing and let them know and appologise and re-book but ive been offered a straight swap for a MINT fiesta rs turbo so i might just swap
09-06-2011, 10:21 PM
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fiesta rs turbos are nice but you seriously cant go to that coming from a cossie!!!!! dont let the problems put u off it! get it sorted and let it take time mate . and yeah dont risk the cam belt will cost you alot if that snaps so take your time dude and get it sorted dont give up on such a nice car!
09-06-2011, 10:27 PM
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right where do i start!! got hold of another battery as my mates rebuilding his engine so doesnt need it for abit and it started straight up although i still had lights ect with mine so thought it was charged! then i wentto the garage brimmed the cossie for my trip tommorow and then driving home my power steering pipe exploded!!! it went all over engine bonnet wheels the lot cant explain how pissed of i am obviosuly im not going now think im getting rid of it
cant explain how pissed of i am obviosuly im not going now think im getting rid of it
the cars letting you know that somethings wrong and at least done it while you was going home and not on a motorway.. Im sure theres loads of storys that can be told of things going wrong ,like my one.. set off to pick a airtec rs500 type cooler up lucky it wasnt far to pick up and just got round the corner and the diff went on me.. found to be one of the planet gears shit itself.. as before that i changed the shafts and thought one of the bolts span off and hit the under side of the car as thats what it sounded like, but as said it ended up being the diff. I thought after near 2 years of collecting parts, putting it all together, changing parts for better ones when they come up and things still going tits up, was time to sell it.. I nearly did, I put it on pistonheads and the add lasted about 2 hours i had to take it off.. and soo glad i did
09-06-2011, 10:29 PM
#28
i know what you mean mate but im seriously considering swapping its cheaper to run insure ect and needs nothing and its really is the cleanest one ive seen! where as mine needs setup tax is nearly out on it needs cambelt/tensioner ect and some paint to get it looking how i want and i just cant afford it tbh
09-06-2011, 10:31 PM
#29
Being brutally honest here mate, it sounds like you're not in a position to own a Cossie... I've never had one, but I've always been told to have a sizeable stack of salmon notes put away because they're require a fair bit of cash to keep tip top and running well.
If someone is willing to swap a genuinely mint Fezza Turbo (please check it and the paperwork over properly though), I'd chew their hand off in your position.
Cheers,
Grant
If someone is willing to swap a genuinely mint Fezza Turbo (please check it and the paperwork over properly though), I'd chew their hand off in your position.
Cheers,
Grant
09-06-2011, 10:33 PM
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fiesta rs turbos are nice but you seriously cant go to that coming from a cossie!!!!! dont let the problems put u off it! get it sorted and let it take time mate . and yeah dont risk the cam belt will cost you alot if that snaps so take your time dude and get it sorted dont give up on such a nice car!
keep at it and it will soon be worth it
09-06-2011, 10:34 PM
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Being brutally honest here mate, it sounds like you're not in a position to own a Cossie... I've never had one, but I've always been told to have a sizeable stack of salmon notes put away because they're require a fair bit of cash to keep tip top and running well.
If someone is willing to swap a genuinely mint Fezza Turbo (please check it and the paperwork over properly though), I'd chew their hand off in your position.
Cheers,
Grant
If someone is willing to swap a genuinely mint Fezza Turbo (please check it and the paperwork over properly though), I'd chew their hand off in your position.
Cheers,
Grant
09-06-2011, 10:35 PM
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i know what you mean mate but im seriously considering swapping its cheaper to run insure ect and needs nothing and its really is the cleanest one ive seen! where as mine needs setup tax is nearly out on it needs cambelt/tensioner ect and some paint to get it looking how i want and i just cant afford it tbh
09-06-2011, 10:53 PM
#34
every car at some point will need something.you might get the MINT fiesta but a day later the engine might blow , car might shit it self then what? then your fucked just keep the cossie mate takes time but it will get done sooner or later. its parked up so it aint in your way and harming you . personally i think later you will regret it mate .. the fiesta owner will no your car dont need much thats why hes willing to swap it.. well atleast he has a brain lol..keep it
09-06-2011, 11:17 PM
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as said mate keep it. cam belt is just a service item so its only the power steering to sort.
sometimes these cars test us. 2 weeks ago i went to change the oil on my focus ready for a track day and it blew a whole in the 4-2-1 manifold, a whole had rusted through the sump and the power steering was leeking from the high pressure pipe to pump joint. all sorted now and had to be creative to fix the power steering as you can't get just the seals and have to buy a pipe for £95 so i fixed it with an o-ring and ptfe tape.
stick with it, when its sorted and setup you'll be wondering why you ever thought of selling or swapping it with inferior fwd!
sometimes these cars test us. 2 weeks ago i went to change the oil on my focus ready for a track day and it blew a whole in the 4-2-1 manifold, a whole had rusted through the sump and the power steering was leeking from the high pressure pipe to pump joint. all sorted now and had to be creative to fix the power steering as you can't get just the seals and have to buy a pipe for £95 so i fixed it with an o-ring and ptfe tape.
stick with it, when its sorted and setup you'll be wondering why you ever thought of selling or swapping it with inferior fwd!
10-06-2011, 07:39 AM
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if you have had enough get the fezzer bought. At the end of the days these are just old fords ive spent a bit on mine this year so far. I went to put a new pas rack on then found one of the engine mounts nacked. Ive just bought some mounts. I went to free off the rear caliper slide on the osr. It bloody snapped. I had to bodge it so i could still use the car. Ive just bought some calipers complete with the caliper carriers. Went to do a front inner cv boot only to find the bottom ball joint to be fook. Just bought a bottom arm.
10-06-2011, 07:44 AM
#38
well ive been offered a straight swap glenn and honets the car is mint i havent seen one like it mate not a mark on it had a full resto every panel changed sprayed ect ect rebuilt engine approx 200bhp just thinking at this moment in time with me just moving into my flat ect it would be cheaper to run and i can still get to meets ect and best of all im still in a RS
10-06-2011, 09:02 AM
#40
A PAS pipe and cam belt inst the end of the world to be fair, but since you seem pissed of with it ide just get rid or store it for another day you may change you mind.
For me its got to the stage with old cars i dont enjoy them as i am too busy worrying about the next time there going to break down,
the other day i was driving my RS and i could smell burning so got paranoid about what it might be turns out some one was having a BBQ lol but i naturally thought my car was giving up kinda sums it up really
its going in the garage for a bit now until i get bored.
For me its got to the stage with old cars i dont enjoy them as i am too busy worrying about the next time there going to break down,
the other day i was driving my RS and i could smell burning so got paranoid about what it might be turns out some one was having a BBQ lol but i naturally thought my car was giving up kinda sums it up really
its going in the garage for a bit now until i get bored.