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Title: result
Post by: saltyone on 28 June 2011, 17:49:12
got in the car this morning turned key dead as a doo doo (click click click ) starter motor me thinks so after hitting it with a hammer for 40 mins  i decided to get the 4th emergency service out of bed to fix it .. AA came out got his tool bag out and tested ...

AA..its the battery
me.. not its not
AA..yes it is
me NO IT NOT
AA.. YES IT IS
me .. ok fit  a new one
AA.. not got one will tow you to garage

left car with them  4 o'clock  phone rings car all done .
they fitted the battery the aa said it needed ..NOT THE BATTERY /was the starter so they fitted a new one .. car spot on now ...
total cost to me £25 as i have the aa parts and labour warranty . and as the battery had been fitted they could not send it back so left it on lol RESULT .  :y :y

coil pack playing up and guess who's paying for that lol got to love the aa warranty  :y
Title: Re: result
Post by: hotel21 on 28 June 2011, 19:36:31
Makes a change of some of the diagnosese we get coming into my current place...

RR's less than a year old sometimes, with 'the engine is seized'.

After jump leads applied, car springs into life.

Then find courtesy lamp in the rear switched on, causing the battery drain over quite a few days....   :D
Title: Re: result
Post by: CaptainZok on 28 June 2011, 19:56:03
Next door's sister had the AA out to hers a while ago, diagnosed as a faulty engine ECU. One fuse later and all was running perfectly.
Where do they find these muppets?
Title: Re: result
Post by: saltyone on 28 June 2011, 20:33:08
i must admit I've had some great guys come out but this one was a total jobs worth >:( . once i called them out to a sized calliper and he spent over an hour on it freeing it up  :y but he was an ex vaux mechanic lol
Title: Re: result
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 28 June 2011, 21:25:02
Keep an eye one it......I suspect it may re-appear or was more likely a bad battery connection.......
Title: Re: result
Post by: Filth_Mobile_Jim on 28 June 2011, 22:02:07
Result on the battery
Title: Re: result
Post by: Brikhead on 29 June 2011, 10:08:40
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RR's less than a year old sometimes, with 'the engine is seized'.
After jump leads applied, car springs into life.
Then find courtesy lamp in the rear switched on, causing the battery drain over quite a few days....   :D

Funny that, my 12 year old Vectra shuts down interior lights stereo etc. an hour or so after ignition off...
Title: Re: result
Post by: sticka_v8_init on 29 June 2011, 10:23:24
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got in the car this morning turned key dead as a doo doo (click click click ) starter motor me thinks so after hitting it with a hammer for 40 mins  i decided to get the 4th emergency service out of bed to fix it .. AA came out got his tool bag out and tested ...

AA..its the battery
me.. not its not
AA..yes it is
me NO IT NOT
AA.. YES IT IS
me .. ok fit  a new one
AA.. not got one will tow you to garage

left car with them  4 o'clock  phone rings car all done .
they fitted the battery the aa said it needed ..NOT THE BATTERY /was the starter so they fitted a new one .. car spot on now ...
total cost to me £25 as i have the aa parts and labour warranty . and as the battery had been fitted they could not send it back so left it on lol RESULT .  :y :y

coil pack playing up and guess who's paying for that lol got to love the aa warranty  :y


How much for the old battery ?? ;)