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11-11-2009, 06:59 PM
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I'm posting a link for a friend I'm helping with his car. Just the other day he went to start his car and it would not turn over. On the screen came 5 Malfunfunction errors. ABS, ESP And several others. It has plenty of juice. But does nothing when you turn over the key. Anybody have any clues as to what it could be?
11-12-2009, 05:28 AM
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Just jump the car with an other car's battery and see what happens. If it works, you know the battery was dead.
11-12-2009, 06:46 PM
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How did I check the battery? I checked the battery by taking it out and hooking up my Christy load tester to it. The battery is fine, it's also brand new. He was driving the car and an hour later when he tried to start it. You turn over the key and it doesn't make a click or effect the lights or anything. I was thinking it was some kind of relay.
11-12-2009, 07:52 PM
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How did you do this? Normally the batteries are sealed and you cannot take a sample of the acid to determine the charge level? Just measuring the voltage doesn't tell you much, since there is no load connected.
Just jump the car with an other car's battery and see what happens. If it works, you know the battery was dead.
Just jump the car with an other car's battery and see what happens. If it works, you know the battery was dead.
