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Opel zafira won't start
Townieboy01
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in Motoring
Looking for some advice before I go to a mechanic my 06 Opel zafira 1.9 diesel won't start in unless it's by jump or bump every morning I try and start it the battery is dead once I get it going it drives for hours until I turn it off I'm thinking it might be the alternator can anyone confirm if that might be the problem or am I looking at something more serious thank you
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Also if I might add before it stopped starting it was really sluggish to start then it stopped completely unless it's by jump or bump0
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Before you do ANYTHING else, give it a new battery.
If that doesn't cure it (I'm 99% sure it will), then start looking at how well the alternator is charging. But your symptoms shout 'dead battery'. How old is it? If the battery is more than 5-6 years old, make that 99.9%.If someone is nice to you but rude to the waiter, they are not a nice person.0 -
Agreed on the new battery. Also buy a cheap multimeter and check the voltage across the battery with the engine running, preferably a couple of thousand revs above idle. Your symptoms suggest it’s only the battery, but it could also be that it’s getting only very minimal charging if the alternator is on the way out.0
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Tried a different battery started fine for a few days then it was dead0
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Got a friend to put voltage tester on it and it's giving out a really low reading does that confirm alternator problem0
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gosh is he not skilled enough to use his equipment
and stop drip feeding
you have known your fault all along
you knew it was not your battery , because you tried another , you know your altenator is weak , so why ask0 -
Townieboy01 wrote: »Got a friend to put voltage tester on it and it's giving out a really low reading does that confirm alternator problem
If your friend has a voltage tester, have you measured the voltage when charging and the voltage with the engine switched off?0 -
FYI twhitehousecat only got him to check it before I posted that he checked it and I did say in my post that I taught it was the alternator but wanted advice before I went to mechanic and get ripped off0
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