Car won't start. What do ya'll think? Dead battery or out of gas? (vid inside)
08-31-2004, 10:44 PM
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Car won't start. What do ya'll think? Dead battery or out of gas? (vid inside)
Turn up the sound to hear the engine attempt to turn and then the clicking afterwards. It would be a spontaneous battery failure if it's the battery because I've been driving everyday. If it's not enough gas, that would be odd also because wouldn't I have been sputtering already prior to shutdown previously if it were that low?
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09-01-2004, 03:39 AM
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Well, what does your voltmeter gauge say when you turn on the ignition?
FYI... my OEM battery recently died after only about 3 years. Overnight it went from 12,5V to 8,5V and it wouldn't recharge. Can't start the car with such low voltage.
09-01-2004, 08:48 AM
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once i got so low, i couldnt start the car on an incline. i had to put the car into neutral
and let it roll off the incline. thank goodness it was only my driveway. but when i parked it, i got no sputtering sounds.
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