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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

Hi there I had bad earth connection problems with my car for the battery. I moved the earth so it goes battery to engine block. Is this a bad thing? Now the car ticks over but wont start? Inside the car none of the electrics work but the immobilizer light flickers and the oil and temperature...

Hi there I had bad earth connection problems with my car for the battery. I moved the earth so it goes battery to engine block. Is this a bad thing? Now the car ticks over but wont start? Inside the car none of the electrics work but the immobilizer light flickers and the oil and temperature...

ok thank you ill give it a go tomoz, do u think it could be that? to me it kinda feels like its short circuiting but we havent changed any wires we have just changed the earth lead from the battery to the engine block because the original set up was poor?

tdc sensor? where would this be, sorry im new to this....

Hi there My car needed its starter motor to be replaced, so i got a new one. When trying to start it it still wouldn't tick over so this led me to a bad earth connection. I tested this by connecting from the negative battery to the engine block and the car started. I then tried all around the...

help please...... put in new starter motor but still nothing, nothing is even ticking now just a few ticks then nothing? tried to bump start and it just wont! battery have 13.3v so cant be battery(all lights come on like normal)? helppppppppppp

Hey guys rite I've got the starter motor off but wen I'm puttin it back in I'm havin a problem is there in tutorials because it won't go in properly does it like twist in or something need urgent advice.....

Hi there, the car wont bump start or jump start. When i turn the ignition the lights come on then they go off to say its all ok, but u can hear a ticking noise (theres no sparks i was using tht noise as an example). Im going to have to remove the starter motor this weekend so is there any...

Right at the moment when you turn the key you dont hear anything or feel anything, but the rev counter goes up and down? Then if u put your head at the bonnet, you will hear a noise that sounds like tapping or sparking coming from the battery. At the end of the day everyone told me its the...

Hi there, I have a clio v-reg 2000 1.4 This morning i went to start my car and it started to tick over but then stopped. My first thinking was that it was the battery that was flat. I then got some jump leads and jumped it but it still wouldn't start - just ticking over. I then charged up the...

Hi there, I have a clio v-reg 2000 1.4 This morning i went to start my car and it started to tick over but then stopped. My first thinking was that it was the battery that was flat. I then got some jump leads and jumped it but it still wouldn't start - just ticking over. I then charged up the...

Hi there, I have 2 problems with my Clio V-reg Mk2 Ph1. 1. The passenger window will go down when pressing the button on the passenger side but wont go back up - So i have to use the drivers buttons to put it back up. Anyone know how to fix this? 2. When using central locking, everything will...

Hi there, I have 2 problems with my Clio V-reg Mk2 Ph1. 1. The passenger window will go down when pressing the button on the passenger side but wont go back up - So i have to use the drivers buttons to put it back up. Anyone know how to fix this? 2. When using central locking, everything will...

Cheers, well at the moment i cant check the size bore because the alloys are still at a friends house waiting for me to pick them up, ill pick them up today and post the sizes. Do i really need the spigot rings then? Thanx for the help btw :D

Hi there, I have got Mark 2 Phase 1 Clio V-reg 1.4, and I have recently purchased some 16" alloys off my mate. They come with hub-centric rings but they are too small for my hub. I have taken them off for now (is this a good idea?) but i need to know what size hub-centric rings do i need so it...