Marksman X Member 8 Member For: 14y 6m 4d Gender: Male Location: Bendigo, Victoria Posted 26/01/11 12:02 PM Share Posted 26/01/11 12:02 PM Background:Battery was disconnected for several days while modifications were carried out (new cooler and plumbing), got everything back together - tried to start it, and won't start.Here's the problem:Try to start the car, and everything works as normal, lights come on, fuel pump primes, kick it in the guts and it just 'ticks' off the starter motor. Everytime!Try to jump start it - nothing, does the exact same thing.Everything works, radio works - no security code, all the lights work, dash works, central locking works. I'm really quite confused?!The interior light dims quite alot when I try to start it ( right when the fuel pump is priming) - I'm thinking maybe a bad earth somewhere?The only thing I can think of is a bad earth, or it's simply because the headlights and foglights aren't hooked up ( taken off while installing new cooler).Suggestions? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/72891-car-wont-start/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worm A much better forum Silver Donating Members 3,808 Member For: 16y 10m 28d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 26/01/11 12:13 PM Share Posted 26/01/11 12:13 PM Sounds like a bad earth... Have you checked volts and current of battery?Try tighten the negative on again... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/72891-car-wont-start/#findComment-1075755 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksman X Member 8 Member For: 14y 6m 4d Gender: Male Location: Bendigo, Victoria Posted 26/01/11 07:04 PM Author Share Posted 26/01/11 07:04 PM I'm going to check it again when I get homw from work tonight - but I'm pretty confident the negative was tight. I reckon the bad earth would be elsewhere - just don't know where.I think I will re-flash the tune while I'm going to. Perhaps being without a battery for a few days has done something bizarre to the ECU and it's lost it's way?!It just doesn't make sense. Everything works - but it just 'ticks' off the starter like a car with a half flat battery would - but the battery isn't flat, we tried 3 of them, all from working cars. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/72891-car-wont-start/#findComment-1075775 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebxmple Member 1,322 Member For: 17y 4m 20d Posted 27/01/11 06:51 AM Share Posted 27/01/11 06:51 AM Did you remove the under battery pipe??? Isnt there an earth there? Make sure the earths on the right hand chassis rail and earth on block are all tight too. If jumper leads are good quality and theres no doubt with the battery,it definately sounds like an earth concern. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/72891-car-wont-start/#findComment-1075881 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ms700 Moderating Team 10,170 Member For: 22y 4m 19d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 27/01/11 12:18 PM Share Posted 27/01/11 12:18 PM On 26/01/2011 at 12:02 PM, Marksman X said: or it's simply because the headlights and foglights aren't hooked up ( taken off while installing new cooler).Suggestions?Id say that's your problem right there.Re-assemble your car completely, and get back to us. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/72891-car-wont-start/#findComment-1076009 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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