That Bl**dy Starting Problem

[brawlski]

54 plate 2.3 ghia auto.

 

has the intermitant starting problem. dash lights flash and ticking noise comes from fuse/relay panel.

 

seems to start again after connection to a second power source i.e jump start. although not straight away need to let the car sit for a couple of mins before turning over.

 

the car is booked into the dealer this week. i tried to explain that i had been reading about relay 3 or 30 or 27 problems from this site but they just looked at me with glazed eyes and said we'll put it on the diag machine! i said yes but it's intermitant! so you probably wont get it.

 

some threads mention the auto G/box selector position as also being a factor? if the car is still under waranty can i force them to change the relays even if the problem doesn't happen there and then?

 

why does connecting the battery to a second power souce sort it out if the battery is not low on power?

 

i would love to get a soild answer from this so i could go to the dealer and say right this is the problem.

[Dave-G]

Sounds like a duff battery to me mate :lol:

[onslow]

Sounds like a duff battery to me mate :lol:

 

I agree,you only need one dudd cell and it all goes wrong,i had that once,it would be ok for say a week then next day come out and it would just click,had starter motor tested all fine,turned out to be a dudd battery and it was still holding its charge!!

[Andrew T]

Classic flat battery on a Gal. You might think a 2 year old battery shouldn't fail but a lot of us have had trouble with the OE Silver Calcium jobbies.