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nelle2808
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May 31, 2015, 2:13 AM
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2004 FORD FIESTA FINESSE
1.4 SEMI-AUTO,
52,000
Hi everyone hope you can help me, i have had some work on my car ie, head gasket done and some more stuff at ford itself all was great running well i was over the moon until few weeks later i got in it one morning and it wouldn't start, i got someone to give me jump-start and it fired up straight away drove around in it for a while and all was fine the next morning i went to start it and nothing again tried jumpstart and still wont start, swapped battery with mums car hers fires up fine and mine still nothing the lights on dash light up when i turn key absolutely nothing at all, any suggestions ? really need some help x
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Tom Greenleaf
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May 31, 2015, 3:17 AM
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Question? towards a guess for the trouble: Note - This car not sold to the US, TMK but not the issue I think.
When you say "nothing happens" do you mean not starting and not a noise at all? Also, does all power quit just for the time you turn key to "start" position? If so it would also likely reset a clock and radio settings a strong clue.
With the work the battery and again you replacing it the connecting ends may have had it? If stressed out, corroded or unable to tighten up and clean that would be the likely problem right there.
Note again: Not all jumper cables are all that good in fact most really stink. So that alone is inconclusive so still think cable ends are the problem. If you can twist then with pliers and they turn while tight even more so likely.
So: If that's on the right track you need to find out if whole new cables are available or high quality cable ends (huge difference in qualities out there don't cheap out) may be the way and be properly spliced in.
The other ends of each cable matter just as much.
Know this: IF you do this yourself always take negative cable off battery first, do what you need to and when done it goes on LAST.
Guess as said but most likely,
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nelle2808
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May 31, 2015, 4:41 AM
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Yes when i turn key there is no sound at all, the lights go out on dashboard and then come back on.
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Hammer Time
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May 31, 2015, 4:51 AM
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There is no question that you have a current supply problem from the battery. The question is why/ First thing to do is have the battery fully charged and tested for health. Check all the battery connections. If the battery is bad replace it. If the battery and connections test good, then you may have a parasitic drain on the battery overnight. I will give you a way to test for that but firsrt I need to warn you that is you continue to jump start a completely dead battery and relay on the car to recharge it, you will soon be buying an alternator. It is not designed to bring back a totally dead battery and will give out.
BATTERY DRAW PROCEDURE
There is a procedure for finding a battery draw like that.
You will need a digital ammeter and a jumper wire with clips on the ends to do this.
First rig any door switches so you can have a door open without triggering the interior lights and unplug the hood light. Remove one battery cable and attach the meter in series between the battery cable and battery post. Take the jumper wire and also attach it the same way. Leave the jumper wire on for at least 10 minutes to expire all the automatic timers. Now remove the jumper wire and read the meter. Anything over 50ma is too much draw. The way you locate this is to start removing fuses one at a time until the meter drops to normal level. This will be the circuit with something staying on. Determine what components are part of that circuit and check them individually until the problem is isolated.
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