Guest morgs Posted April 9, 2006 Report Posted April 9, 2006 Hello there everyone. Just wondered if anyone could help my curiosity. I had a flat battery last week and jump started off a neighbours car. I'm not sure if there is a particular order in connecting leads, but after this, when driving, my engine warning light came on. Towed to the Ford garage where the diagnostics test told me that I required a new coil pack. Could the jump start have caused this or what other reason causes the coil pack to go? Quote
johnb80 Posted April 10, 2006 Report Posted April 10, 2006 The sequence for connecting up is +ve'e first then negative, disconnecting is the opposite. It doesn't matter electrically, it makes it slightly safer, if you connect negative first and then drop the positive lead accidentally, if it drops on to a metal part of the car you have a potential fir situation. I doubt very much that jump starting caused the failure of the coil pack. Regards - JB Quote
Guest neil_wiles Posted April 10, 2006 Report Posted April 10, 2006 Maybe having a read through this thread might help understand the coil pack issues. http://www.fordgalaxy.org.uk/ford/index.ph...wtopic=7874&hl= Quote
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