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Old 17-11-2018, 12:20 PM
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Default Mondeo mk4 battery wrong polarity

What a Muppet. I disconnected old battery and must have twisted it when putting it down. Anyway I put the new one in and got the +ve and -ve the wrong way round. Fans and the horn came on and I disconnected it. I realized to my horror the error I made. Lights and door locks work OK but engine won't start. Anyone got a good idea? Maybe immobilizer is unhappy
Old 17-11-2018, 12:49 PM
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Seen that a few times at when when people get the jump leads on the wrong way round. It can do serious damage to electrical systems. We had one in that needed 3 new ecu’s cost the customer thousands
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Reverse polarity protection diodes within the ecu will have blown fuses on those circuits. The diodes may have failed as well.
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