dead car battery

bulktrans

hi there,

need some advice, I came back from a holiday after couple of months and the car won't start .. the central locking doesn't work and the music system doesn't switch on .. when I turn the key nothing happens .. I guess the battery is dead and there is no power?

how much will the garage charge if I have to get the battery re-charged?

thnx

forgotmyname

Depends if you take the battery to them. If you call them out £40 +?

Join a breakdown company wioth homestart and wait a few days for it to kick in.

Or buy a new battery and fit it yourself.

Batteries dont like being left in a flat state, They build up a coating and lose some of its capacity.

So if its been a while a new battery will be needed.

Buy your own charger for less than £20.

londonTiger

it could be a number of different things, could be dead battery, dead alternator. Or it could be just a fuse that's shot.

Post on a forum dedicated to your make a model. A common car should have one. I have diagnosed many faults and fixed them myself by reading and posting on the fan forum of my car.

rxbren

jump start it and take it for a long drive

s_b

depending on make model year of car it might need the bsi awakening in a set procedure so poster either needs to read handbook or gain further advice before slapping a battery on it and givin it some or worse jumping it seeing as car battery flat
them days went with cortinas

SailorSam

One problem you may have if you disconnect the battery is possibly losing your radio code, Make sure you know it before messing about. I'd try a jump start.

s_b

SailorSam wrote: »

One problem you may have if you disconnect the battery is possibly losing your radio code, Make sure you know it before messing about. I'd try a jump start.

heres what will happen if its a ford built this last 10 years
http://www.petercoopercarrepairs.co.uk/ford_focus_alternator_smart_charging.htm

skivenov

forgotmyname wrote: »

Depends if you take the battery to them. If you call them out £40 +?

Join a breakdown company wioth homestart and wait a few days for it to kick in.

Or buy a new battery and fit it yourself.

Batteries dont like being left in a flat state, They build up a coating and lose some of its capacity.

So if its been a while a new battery will be needed.

Buy your own charger for less than £20.

All the above sounds fine to me.

On a separate note. Careful you haven't got the keys inside the car with a door shut when you hook power up to the battery as a lot of cars will lock themselves.

Standing at the end of your drive looking forlorn with a pair of jump leads in your hand can work well. There's still some good people in this world!

SailorSam

skivenov wrote: »

Standing at the end of your drive looking forlorn with a pair of jump leads in your hand can work well. There's still some good people in this world!

That may only work if the Op is a woman.

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SailorSam wrote: »

That may only work if the Op is a woman.

Wearing a tight blouse, knee length boots and a mini skirt, or hot pants.

Dave_C_2

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

Wearing a tight blouse, knee length boots and a mini skirt, or hot pants.

Oh Noes!
Not the tight blouse, knee length boots, mini skirt and jump leads again

Dave