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Car won't start and jump starter nicked! FFS

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  • 09-03-2008 10:42pm
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    eringobragh
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    My Car wouldn't start today. Anyways used the jump booster pack to get it started and it starts fine but when i restart it, it won't start without the booster pack. I'm thinking the alteenator is gone. its a 1995 primera (180,000 ,miles). Also when i turn the lights on their flickering and other accessorie stuff inside the car isn't powering up / powering but getting loow voltage messages.. What do you guys reckon??

    To add to my woes this car pulls in with 4 lads, passenger sticks his hands out the window and nicks my jump starter, can you believe that!!!and me sitting in the front seat. i got the reg and reported it to the garda. Unfortuantley i wasn't quick enough to **** a rock through his back window. The car is a blue almera 95CW1312 ,...probably nicked as well.


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    Tipsy Mac
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    Could be the battery that's collapsed too, if you could get hold of a replacment one from a mates car to see if that solves it you can then concentrate on the altenator.


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    eringobragh
    Registered Users Posts: 3,668 ✭✭✭eringobragh


    i'll check that before i go any further but its less than a year old.


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    bbability
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    eringobragh wrote: »
    i'll check that before i go any further but its less than a year old.

    Age means nothing these days with battery's. Was it a cheap one?


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    eringobragh
    Registered Users Posts: 3,668 ✭✭✭eringobragh


    bbability wrote: »
    Age means nothing these days with battery's. Was it a cheap one?

    Porabably the previous owner got one and it was around 60yoyos juding by the receipt. I've no faith in cheap batts myselfm ill buy a VARTA optium if it is the Battery.


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    The tax man
    Registered Users Posts: 4,557 ✭✭✭The tax man


    eringobragh wrote: »
    To add to my woes this car pulls in with 4 lads, passenger sticks his hands out the window and nicks my jump starter, can you believe that!!!and me sitting in the front seat. i got the reg and reported it to the garda. Unfortuantley i wasn't quick enough to **** a rock through his back window. The car is a blue almera 95CW1312 ,...probably nicked as well.

    FFS that's some neck.:mad: Sorry to hear about it. Hopefully it wasn't a nicked car they were in.


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    eringobragh
    Registered Users Posts: 3,668 ✭✭✭eringobragh


    The tax man wrote: »
    FFS that's some neck.:mad: Sorry to hear about it. Hopefully it wasn't a nicked car they were in.

    TBH i though the jump starter fell on his car!! until i got out and saw the prick with the jumper pack in his hands, it was still connected |FFS . Yeah i'm not optimistic on its return but at least i got the reg


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    eringobragh
    Registered Users Posts: 3,668 ✭✭✭eringobragh


    Put a new battery in her today (which i'm returning tomorrow) and it worked ok for about an hour / 2 hours then everything went ..radio, lights, hazards. Car was still running but started to get sluggish. Now its back to sqaure one it won't start.

    I think the voltage when i was running the car straight after was 11.5

    So i'm thinking alternator . Any place that rebuilds them in santry / artane area.


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    eringobragh
    Registered Users Posts: 3,668 ✭✭✭eringobragh


    Changed altenator there the other day and shes alive again.

    Just a plug here to recommend Almax on the Cromwellfort road they did a good job on the altenator rebuild, took my old one out and he had one in stock already , great attention to detail and it was repainted . Very helpful as well:D


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