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voltage is ok, but nick where is this wire located?

hey nick, its around 14 when the car is running and its 13v when its off? like i said i its all working great but that battery light is on?

Hi there, recently the cable that earths my body to the engine block snapped and so i have created a new current going from battery to body and then from battery to engine block, now the car starts and everything's OK, except the dashboard light for the battery is on? This obviously indicates...

Hi there, recently the cable that earths my body to the engine block snapped and so i have created a new current going from battery to body and then from battery to engine block, now the car starts and everything's OK, except the dashboard light for the battery is on? This obviously indicates...

i found it, it wasnt the tdc, it was an earth that went from the body to the engine/gear box. It had snapped, so i did a new earth from the top of the battery to the body and also from the top of the battery to the engine block and it starts and everything fine except.... The battery light on...

ok cool ill check it out tomoz, under the gearbox :( thats going to be hard to get!

oh right thanx ill give tht a go

so a new earth from chassis to engine? not new earth from body to chassis?

Hi there, my car wont start and theres no tick over However i know its a bad earth because...If i have the earth going from the battery to the body (original setup) then the car wont even tick over. But as soon as i add a jump lead from the battery to the engine block (plus the battery to the...

Hi there, my car wont start and theres no tick over However i know its a bad earth because...If i have the earth going from the battery to the body (original setup) then the car wont even tick over. But as soon as i add a jump lead from the battery to the engine block (plus the battery to the...

Hi there ive found the problem but dont know how to fix it.. It was a bad earth. If i have the earth going from the battery to the body (original setup) then the car wont even tick over. But as soon as i add a jump lead from the battery to the engine block it starts perfectly. What does this...

Hi there ive found the problem but dont know how to fix it.. It was a bad earth. If i have the earth going from the battery to the body (original setup) then the car wont even tick over. But as soon as i add a jump lead from the battery to the engine block it starts perfectly. What does this...

Ok thanx for the help nick ill start doing that today and get back to u, becfore i even start thinking about the ecu or live wires out i want to check the tdc sensore (but dont know how it looks - someone said its on top of the gear box - can i see/get to it from the top?) and also test to see...

Hey @Elfy i did take note of your comment and went on to research the tdc but i cant seem to find it (i was looking in the dark with a torch) so maybe thts the problem. Ill give that a go tomoz thanx :D And @chapster5 what do u mean ive F*cked it? Is that the engine, whole electrics or just the...

Hey phil thanx for the help, my battery is full ive charged it up to 100%. The original earth was SH*T and my car wouldnt even turn over, but ill give it another go tomoz and get back ;D