Morning. Had no choice but to warm up the Zed for the run to the office this morning, however, the engine won’t turn over. Turned auto lights off and radio etc., but I can hear the alternator clicking but nowt else. Currently looking for some jump leads. I had the alternator replaced last year but I don’t think the battery so maybe that’s knackered? Last few starts it’s been a bit laggy to turnover cold but absolutely fine when starting warm/after a drive.
Not turning over
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i'd suspect its new battery time, especially if you don't know how old it is.
Neens76 said:
I used a lidl special battery charger for a few years which was okay, replaced with a CTEK MXS 5.0 (Amazon link) a couple of years ago and it's been rock solid. Charged anything I've thrown it at so far, still going strong. In theory it'll "regen" if you ask it to, which they suggest doing once a year to maintain battery performance but I've never bothered.
Even though the battery and the charger are a must anyway, those were the symptoms of my car before Martin replaced the starter motor. Cold, it was a very slow affair whilst warm it was fine. The starter fixed that issue, but if the battery in your case is unknown than that is a cheaper and easier test in any case.
If the starter motor is starting to give up then only a really good battery will be able to turn it.
I changed the starter on Vall's a couple of years back and dismantled the old one just for interest.
This is what I found.
So much debris worn off the brushes that I'm surprised anything could move in there!
I changed the starter on Vall's a couple of years back and dismantled the old one just for interest.
This is what I found.
So much debris worn off the brushes that I'm surprised anything could move in there!
