Car died...in a weird way
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Car died...in a weird way
Alright so im confused, its like midnight here and i dont wanna try to figure it out, i pulled into my spot at my apartment and i was sitting there for a minute and it just died
all my power was shut off, my tach rolled all the way to the right and stuck there (keep in mind its dead at this point) i turned the key and nothing, no response.
THEN i disconnected the neg battery cable for 10 seconds and replaced it then it was all good.....
WHAT HAPPENED!?
thanks in advance
all my power was shut off, my tach rolled all the way to the right and stuck there (keep in mind its dead at this point) i turned the key and nothing, no response.
THEN i disconnected the neg battery cable for 10 seconds and replaced it then it was all good.....
WHAT HAPPENED!?
thanks in advance
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Re: Car died...in a weird way
my car used to do that some times to its probaly a loose or dirty battery terminal connection or maybe a bad battery
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but why would disconnecting and reconnecting the battery chane that? if it were a shorted cell or battery issue a midtronics tester would havecaught that
im more concerned about the tachs behavior if i could get an explanation it could help me fix this
im more concerned about the tachs behavior if i could get an explanation it could help me fix this
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Re: Car died...in a weird way
My truck used to die randomly with similar effects... It confused the crap outta me...
Long story (and $400 in replacement parts) short, The Battery terminals were loose and it kept giving the code to the ECU that the Battery was dead... then the connections would jiggle back into place, and the ECU would read that the Battery was ok... Imagine this scycle happening several times a minute. Eventually the ECU wnt bad. replaced it, No more random dying sessions.
Try going to the car, turn the key over (Not all the way) and take the Battery terminal off, then reconnect it... You should hear a relay click... If you don't, the ECU may be bad... I could be wrong...
Anyhoo... try tightening your Termainals first, this could sieze further damage,if it is ehat I think it is
Long story (and $400 in replacement parts) short, The Battery terminals were loose and it kept giving the code to the ECU that the Battery was dead... then the connections would jiggle back into place, and the ECU would read that the Battery was ok... Imagine this scycle happening several times a minute. Eventually the ECU wnt bad. replaced it, No more random dying sessions.
Try going to the car, turn the key over (Not all the way) and take the Battery terminal off, then reconnect it... You should hear a relay click... If you don't, the ECU may be bad... I could be wrong...
Anyhoo... try tightening your Termainals first, this could sieze further damage,if it is ehat I think it is
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Re: Car died...in a weird way
So, any news? Did you try anything with the ecu or cleaning/tightening the Battery Terminals? Is the car still doing it?
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the ecu? thats a long shot lol
i took a look at the battery, clean, but i repositioned the cables, they have the 3 little tabs that keep it from spinning, so after i did that it didnt do it as much, what was making me made was the armature on my starter was dragging so it would start like a dead battery
ended up replacing the starter, cranked a lot better and i havent had the issue since
i took a look at the battery, clean, but i repositioned the cables, they have the 3 little tabs that keep it from spinning, so after i did that it didnt do it as much, what was making me made was the armature on my starter was dragging so it would start like a dead battery
ended up replacing the starter, cranked a lot better and i havent had the issue since
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That's cool. Congrats
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Re: Car died...in a weird way
been there done that
Stupid starter
at the gas station and they had the nerve to tell me i couldnt break her down fix 'er right there
thanks for nylon tow straps
hahahahahha
Stupid starter
at the gas station and they had the nerve to tell me i couldnt break her down fix 'er right there
thanks for nylon tow straps
hahahahahha
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