Stereo dead after Jump Start

TequilaMockingBird

Well, a rather botched jump start - the jump leads went on fire

Switched them over to the right positions and the car started, but the stereo is dead and the clock etc have gone back to 0:00.

Is the stereo completely dead or does it need a fuse or something?

(Sorry - am thick on all things car related and you lot are CHEAP! )

KamiKazi

TequilaMockingBird wrote: »

the jump leads went on fire

TequilaMockingBird

Believe me, I agree...

Can one Facepalm themselves?

no1beemerfan

TequilaMockingBird wrote: »

Well, a rather botched jump start - the jump leads went on fire

Switched them over to the right positions and the car started, but the stereo is dead and the clock etc have gone back to 0:00.

Is the stereo completely dead or does it need a fuse or something?

(Sorry - am thick on all things car related and you lot are CHEAP! )

Ha! I lol'd when I read this! Your lucky the car started at all!

I'd check fuses 1st and take it from there OR get a mechanic to look at it!

Max_Damage

TequilaMockingBird wrote: »

Well, a rather botched jump start - the jump leads went on fire

I just have to ask, what in the hell did you do?

I'd be a bit more worried about the possibility of other electrical systems failing or being damaged rather than the radio.

TequilaMockingBird

Well, the poor bloke I accosted in the rain actually connected the leads, so I'm not entirely to blame..

The ones attached to my car went up when I tried to start the engine. His car, and the leads his end were fine. So he switched the smoking sparking molten plastic leads over on my car and it started.

I'm not sure it has any other electrics which could have been affected. It's a 97 corsa so most of it is practically wind-up . The lights are all working fine.

I have a new car I'm too chicken to drive and the only thing I wanted from the dear old corsa was the stereo.

Riskymove

sometimes after a dead battery you need a security code or soemthing liek that to reactivate radio (i.e. it acts like its been nicked)

I wrong terminalled a demo stereo that was fused years ago, fuse was blown but stereo was still fecked after replacing fuse, which was a bummer as it was free to me at the time :rolleyes:

TequilaMockingBird

Riskymove wrote: »

sometimes after a dead battery you need a security code or soemthing liek that to reactivate radio (i.e. it acts like its been nicked)

There's not a peep out of it to be able to put a code in. It's not a fantastic stereo by any means but it's a shame I can't use it.

zilog_jones

Did you check the fuses?

TequilaMockingBird

zilog_jones wrote: »

Did you check the fuses?

Er... where would they be then?:o

zilog_jones

There's usually a fusebox under the bonnet somewhere, and also somewhere inside (maybe in one of the footwells). I don't know your car specifically. Do you have the manual?

upandcumming

zilog_jones wrote: »

There's usually a fusebox under the bonnet somewhere, and also somewhere inside (maybe in one of the footwells). I don't know your car specifically. Do you have the manual?

Yea there'd be a compartment near the battery or at about your knees in the footwells.

TequilaMockingBird

zilog_jones wrote: »

There's usually a fusebox under the bonnet somewhere, and also somewhere inside (maybe in one of the footwells). I don't know your car specifically. Do you have the manual?

Ha ha I'm lucky if I have the KEYS!

Nah, no manual, I'm going to try and get rid of the car (somehow), maybe it'll spur me on to get in the new car. Thanks anyway though.

Anyone interested in a 97 Corsa, sans exhaust, and a slightly banged up 02 Siecento? Make me an offer. I'm running out of space here. A stereo would probably do it!

Tefral

There is normally a mini blade fuse at the back of the radio, this would be first port of call to check.

Its longside item 6 here:


Fuse looks like this


If this fuse isnt blown (youll know by looking through the coloured plastic if the wire is broken its blown) then check the manual to see where the fuse board is, normally at the back of the lid of this there is a legend to show what each fuse does, this is also in the manual. sometimes the fuse for the radio is also the one for the interior light.

TequilaMockingBird

Blimey, thanks for that. I'll have a look.

zilog_jones

TequilaMockingBird wrote: »

I'm not sure it has any other electrics which could have been affected. It's a 97 corsa so most of it is practically wind-up .

Like most cars from the '90s it has an ECU, various sensors for managing emissions, electronic fuel injection, etc. Are you sure it's running OK and there's no weird lights appearing on the dashboard?

cronin_j: I'd say it's the integrated stereo that the OP has, as opposed to a standard DIN unit.

Tefral

zilog_jones wrote: »

Like most cars from the '90s it has an ECU, various sensors for managing emissions, electronic fuel injection, etc. Are you sure it's running OK and there's no weird lights appearing on the dashboard?

cronin_j: I'd say it's the integrated stereo that the OP has, as opposed to a standard DIN unit.

The integrated ones more often than not actually have them now too to my suprise..

TequilaMockingBird

zilog_jones wrote: »

Like most cars from the '90s it has an ECU, various sensors for managing emissions, electronic fuel injection, etc. Are you sure it's running OK and there's no weird lights appearing on the dashboard?

cronin_j: I'd say it's the integrated stereo that the OP has, as opposed to a standard DIN unit.

No weird lights on dashboard. I don't know anything about the rest of it.

It is a replacement stereo, not the original, if that helps.

Tefral

TequilaMockingBird wrote: »

It is a replacement stereo, not the original, if that helps.

just means its more likely to have the small fuse at the back