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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: griffin on 11 May 2010, 18:37:39

Title: Dead as a Dodo
Post by: griffin on 11 May 2010, 18:37:39

Hi

Just went out to the car and tried to start it and nothing. No lights or anything. Tried using jump leads but nothing.

Any ideas where to start looking!

Cheers

Title: Re: Dead as a Dodo
Post by: henryd on 11 May 2010, 18:40:43

start at the battery and check positive lead down to starter is intact and earth lead to body and engine is making good contact and battery terminals themseves are clean

Title: Re: Dead as a Dodo
Post by: griffin on 11 May 2010, 18:41:42

Thanks, they seem nice and attached and well greeced.

Title: Re: Dead as a Dodo
Post by: henryd on 11 May 2010, 18:43:37

if you have a volt meter handy check battery voltage,it should be around 12.7 volts with everything switched off

Title: Re: Dead as a Dodo
Post by: charlie on 11 May 2010, 18:57:02

HAve you checked the big fuses beside the battery

Title: Re: Dead as a Dodo
Post by: charlie on 11 May 2010, 18:58:12

NO lights do you mean headlights or just dash lights

Title: Re: Dead as a Dodo
Post by: griffin on 11 May 2010, 19:19:38

I have nothing no dash lights, no clicks nothing!!

 :(

Title: Re: Dead as a Dodo
Post by: charlie on 11 May 2010, 19:39:56

does your key turn back by itself from the thrid possition

Title: Re: Dead as a Dodo
Post by: griffin on 11 May 2010, 19:50:08

yes! could it be an immobiliser problem?

Title: Re: Dead as a Dodo
Post by: charlie on 11 May 2010, 20:01:37

If it was a immobiser problem the lights would come on and the eml would flash while turning the key,i was thinking more along the lines of ingition switch/inginition barrel.

Title: Re: Dead as a Dodo
Post by: griffin on 11 May 2010, 20:07:02

Its strange as it worked fine this morning! I'll have another look tomorrow?

Thanks for the advice so far

 :)

Title: Re: Dead as a Dodo
Post by: charlie on 11 May 2010, 20:20:18

THe ingition barrel as a habit of snapping,I would take the switch off to see if there a little bit the ingition barrel stuck in there,if not try to see if ,the  switch  is working. assuming youve checked all fuses.hth :y

Title: Re: Dead as a Dodo
Post by: hoofing it on 11 May 2010, 20:39:27

When you turn the key to the start position do you feel the key being returned to position 2 ie do you feel the key spring back.

Title: Re: Dead as a Dodo
Post by: tidla on 11 May 2010, 21:46:28

to clarify. do the hazards work? battery tested and good?

Title: Re: Dead as a Dodo
Post by: Lazydocker on 11 May 2010, 21:55:51

As stated above, does the key make the positive clicks arount position 1 and 2 and spring back from 3?

Souns to me like that end of the barrel has snapped off and you're not actually turning the switch ;)

To add... If you turn the headlights on do they work as normal or not?

Title: Re: Dead as a Dodo
Post by: griffin on 13 May 2010, 19:36:09

Just wanted to thank everyone for their input, got the car started again today. Not sure what was wrong but turned the key today and she lived.... Strange!

 :D