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ZD30 - trouble starting, engine light on

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Dee
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ZD30 - trouble starting, engine light on

Post by Dee »

Went to start my car, acc, to wait for glowies, car makin a click click click click noise. popped bonnet to try to find out where it was coming from.

Ended up pulling out the jumper leads, tried to get it going for a while. Hilux didnt provide much power to charge the battery. But it sounded like it should have started from the amount of oomf it did have. (not full, but enough i think.)

tried that for 5 mins or so, and then sat back and waited for a while, had another crack and boom it started.

But the engine light is on?

Any similar problems anyone? Thought i would just ask see what i get back...

Its been running sweet until now... No build up of problem. Just went to work. At 7:30, went to leave at 5:30 and... damn...

Getting it looked at tomorrow ;)

for the record the elecs were doing funnythings before starting. Ie. clicking while in acc stopped when brakes where put on, clicking noise slowly slowed to a stop while in acc (dead battery?) no indicators/radio etc (probably dead batt again, as the indicators did work to start with, no radio/aerial response though)

Oh, and all you "get a 4.2" or "get a toyota" people,

:finger: yours in advance! :P
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Post by AndrewPatrol »

First guess, sounds like battery. How old is it? get out your hydrometer.
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Post by mabsydney »

Get a 4.2 :) :)
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Post by Dee »

well it turned out to be nothing :?

just had a bit of a spak attack yesty afternoon. Think the batterys had it!

Time for a new bat... :x

= more money on shit and less on mods! :cry: :lol:
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Post by Bighazza »

Yeah that clicking nosie is when the battery is :bad-words:

seems strange that it would wouldnt start with jump leads :?
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