0114owl1867 Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 weird - it was the battery, alternator and starter are fine, jump leads on then it starts first time £45 lighter, now searching for a battery, thanks for all your advice everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0114owl1867 Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 Cars can be a ticking bomb.Its not a red Micra is it. no its an old beamer it was my workhorse but had to promote it to being my no1 as times got tough so had to let go of my newer one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0114owl1867 Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 parking facing downhill til i get a battery then - except no hills in manchester lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootsBooster Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 put it in reverse gear and then turn it over.maybe the starter motor thats jammed..should help How will that help? Your engine still turns the same way in reverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddycoffee Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 How will that help? Your engine still turns the same way in reverse That's an old trick, sometimes a starter motor has an engagement gear that gets stuck, if you put the car into a higher gear or reverse when you start the car it can unstick it. although this problem did sound like a battery problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willman Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 op's issue resolved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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