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Astra diesel 1.9 starting problem
My vauxhall astra won't start! on turning the key this morning all there was a clicking sound. so I thought battery. However I put the lights on and there was no dimming and electric windows seemed fine. so I thought starter motor. I put a battery pack on the battery and it cranked the engine slightly but still didn't start. (pack old and not fully charged).
Also during the cold weather the car was sluggish starting as only used 2/3 times per week. Yesterday car fine no issues.
Am thinking if I use jump start leads and it starts then it must be the battery?
any advice would be great.
Also during the cold weather the car was sluggish starting as only used 2/3 times per week. Yesterday car fine no issues.
Am thinking if I use jump start leads and it starts then it must be the battery?
any advice would be great.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.You are not putting what you are taking out out of the Battery Rich, to start is it the type that you top up? if so check the cells for water ( Distilled) is there a faint light on your dash! indicating Alternator problems, is the fan belt tight? the cold spell will knock 5 bags out of the battery & that's the time it will fail, Dev cars take a lot of turning over in comparison to a petrol.
Almost certainly battery, diesels take a lot more out of the battery than petrol cars. Also the colder it is the less power the battery can supply and at the same time as the oil is thicker it takes more power to turn the engine over, so it is a 'double edged sword'
If the car was only doing a few miles on each journey you are not replacing the power it took to start so the battery will always have problems.
Can you get battery charger on it and give it a few hours charge?
If the car was only doing a few miles on each journey you are not replacing the power it took to start so the battery will always have problems.
Can you get battery charger on it and give it a few hours charge?