#CANCELLED# - Sorting out Aaron May's Car at Eurotec 2010

[Dan 6511]

I might be coming up on the wednesday too.

[Aaron]

sounds like a great idea!

I should be able to come up weds.

P.S.

Here's video number 3:

[tourettes tony]

Far to much thinking Arron, give it to us mate, im up on wednesday night so a full day on thursday and mot friday job done TT

[Admin-bloke]

I will be there Thursday lunchtime, ready like a coiled spring ! .........well, not the rusty collapsed sort anyway..

[Admin-bloke]

The switch you pressed at the side of the door is just for the door lights on that door.

Yes the blue wire is the one for the o2 sensor. The "washer" as you call it is the bung that you just pull out towards you.

The car should at least crank the engine (ie spin it round to try and start).
From that sound it sounds like the battery is nor charged fully or a wiring issue.
If the key is stiff don't force it. Try moving the steering wheel to the left or right and try and move the key again.....

Take the car battery to a garage and ask for it to be 'load' tested.
Out of curiosity put all details of the battery on here to see if it is of oem rating or better and not an underpowered battery in the first place...

Call if you need help you should have my number........

[Dan 6511]

Yeah sounds like the battery is facked. Can you try to jump start it off your normal car? I just watched your old video from 2009, the car was running then, whats changed since then?

[Aaron]

The Battery is a Halfords "Advanced" Calcium maintainance-free battery that can cold crank 500 Amps.

[arranj]

and fairly new then? Reading 12-13 volts?

[delorean12uk]

Unfortunately, although battery technology has advanced over the last decade the worst thing you can do with a lead acid battery is leave them standing, if you know your not going to use them they should be regularly discharged and then charged up again otherwise they don't want to know when you put a load on them

[Aaron]

not really a new video, but you can see what battery i'm using.